The Tailbone and the Brain

The cranial sacral system of the body connects at two ends. It is the bones of the head, the membranes inside, with circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. The membranes that are inside the head are multi-layered. These layers of membranes anchor at the hole at the bottom of the skull, called the foramen magnum. 

The brain stem / spinal cord goes through this hole. The membranes are continuous around the spinal cord and go all the down to the sacrum, the bone below the spine. The membranes have 3 layers. And the innermost layer goes all the way down to the tailbone. This layer, the pia mater, also is the most inside layer around the brain. It follows the surface almost like a skin.

So here is my small thought for today. If you fall on your tailbone, which is so common, there is a shock wave that goes through this membrane and tightens around the brain. Most people do not think a tailbone fall is that significant, but I do. It impacts every system of the body. This is just one of the systems. And it is huge. This will heighten the fight or flight mechanism, which in turn has an impact on all the automatic processes of the body, for example breath rate and blood pressure.

We are such amazing and complex beings. One has to look at the details and at the same time step back and look at the whole. When we fail to do that, our ability to heal something stays limited. Namaste, and my best to our new graduates.