Learning to Listen Differently

Over the past year, I've found myself drawn into the study of craniosacral therapy and the wider field of body science. It hasn't changed everything I believed about my work, but it has encouraged me to ask better questions.

Much of my professional life has centred on conversation. Listening carefully, noticing patterns and helping people make sense of their experiences. Studying craniosacral therapy has added another layer to that way of thinking.

It has reminded me that observation is a skill in itself.

Small details can easily be overlooked for example the way someone sits down into a chair, the rhythm of their breathing, a subtle shift in posture.

None of these observations tell me a complete story, but together they contribute to a fuller picture of the person sitting in front of me.

What I've enjoyed most is returning to the role of student.

After many years in practice, there is something refreshing about stepping into a classroom again, reading anatomy textbooks, exploring new ideas and recognising just how much there is still to learn.

Learning has a way of refining how we see the world. Sometimes the biggest change isn't acquiring new knowledge but learning to observe what has been there all along.

That is what this journey has given me so far…….another layer of Curiosity.