The Spinal Flow® Technique is a gentle hands-on healing modality that focuses on healing pain, illness and dis-ease by releasing spinal blockages caused by unresolved stress. The technique combines science with holistic healing. Developed by Dr Carli Axford (former Chiropractor of 20 years, had her own practices offering Spinal Flow before spreading the word and taking her training all over the world) She came to realise we did not need to crack, manipulate and place more pressure onto already inflamed areas of the body. The intelligence was inside us and our bodies knew how to heal and release these blockages. Rebecca has learnt directly from Carli.

The technique is designed to help your brain connect with your body through the 7 gateways of the spine. These gateways surround your nervous system. This comprises your brain, spinal cord and a complex network of nerves. Think of it as a tree, your brain is the top of the tree, spinal cord is the trunk and the nerves are the branches. What happens when a tree is not nourished through it’s core? Your nervous system is the most important organ of your body, it is your master controller for everything.

As early as birth we start to experience and accumulate stress in our bodies. There are three most common forms of stress that are stored as spinal blockages. Emotional stress from past traumas, chemical stress from the foods we eat and the products that surround us and physical stress from accidents, postural strain or sustained sitting, just to name a few. When we are unable to process these stressors in a timely manner they become stored within our nervous system, which is housed within the spine and this leads to blockages. Our bodies are actually trying to protect us when this happens, by enabling us to cope with our daily lives, but when this carries on over a long period of time, these blockages, which are areas of hardness and stiffness within the spine, can eventually lead to pain, illness and dis-ease. Blockages in the spine correlate with diseases of the internal organs. This happens because the blockages are disrupting full communication between your body and brain, the nerve signals are not able to reach all parts of your body. When there is full movement and flexibility within all the 7 gateways of the spine, the nerve signals flow out with abundance and supply the organs and cells of your body and this results in health and well-being. Ultimately we want to get your nervous system out of fight/flight into rest/digest mode.

Spinal Flow Healing

The human body has everything it needs inside of it to release these blockages, particularly the 33 access points. Practitioners learn where these are located on the body, and how to make contact with them to release spinal blockages. These points are mainly located on the sacrum (triangular area bottom of the spine) and sphenoid (head), this is where a substance called dura mater is closest to external touch. Making contact in these areas starts communication between the brain and the body. 

We all have a Spinal Wave within us, where the wisdom in our body is stored, this travels all the way down from our brain to our tailbone (coccyx) via the cerebral spinal fluid. This will increase the flow throughout the 7 gateways of the spine, releasing layers and blockages in the process, and then your body does the rest!

THE 3 TYPES OF SPINAL WAVE

✨BREATH - the flow of breath expands and travels freely up and down the spine releasing stress 

✨MOVEMENT - the body may want to allow the wave to travel freely through movement

✨PERCEPTION - there may be a subtle flow of breath or movement or both and this can be sensed more internally

THE 7 GATEWAYS OF THE SPINE

The 7 gateways of the spine are the main assessment tool used in the Spinal Flow Technique. Each gateway holds different symptoms and stories of an individual's life experience, particularly with regards to stress & trauma. See the chart below.