Unfolding into the NOW
The Embodiment
of the Sounds of Silence
…slowly releasing over the years.
1971 – 2024
The BEFORE
The AFTER
The original ordeal triggered by an intubation injury – The Sounds of Silence –
was followed by two unsuccessful back surgeries as well as orofacial/orthodontic trauma.
A diagnosis of degenerative disc disease and prognosis of the eventual fusion of the entire spine
never materialized thanks to osteopathic care.
However, ‘orofacial chaos’ within orthodontics and dentistry spans forty plus years.
The NOW
Evolution of Equilibrium
December 2023 +
Awakening
Danny Wright
My most recent breathing experimentation began in December, 2023, stimulated by reading James Nestor’s best-seller Breath. I have practiced a variety of ‘conscious’ breathing techniques over the years; and, during the past five years, I was proud to announce that I had increased my inhalation capacity to all 32-measures of Brahms Waltz, Op. 39, No. 3 in G-sharp minor. (This link takes you to the Waltz….test your inhalation capacity!) When I began reading Nestor’s book, I was shocked to learn that the exhalation was more critical than the inhalation! I was also mesmerized with his vivid storytelling and meeting historical ‘pulmonauts’ with astounding stories. I ended up purchasing fifteen books or audible files, and giving them to friends, family and doctors for Christmas.
This book was a gamechanger for me.
– My exhalation now surpasses my inhalation.
– This book led me to re-examine the world of Orthodontics,
the current arena of ‘Facial Development’.
I discovered there remains controversy and chaos, 40 years later.
– AND also the opportune time
for the interface of Cranial Osteopathy and Orthodontics.
2024
January – June 2024
In January, 2024, I discovered my Tongue was much more than a ‘taste-tester’.
The newly discovered function of this part of my anatomy is making a surprising impact on my chronic medical history.
I learned my Tongue had NEVER known how to rest….for 77 years!
And then I met Tasha Turzo, DO, ororfacial osteopath, in her book,
“The ALF Approach: Changing the Face of Orthodontics”
The swallow and the tongue became paramount.
In her world of interface between cranial osteopathy and functional dentistry,
the correct ‘resting tongue position’ and ‘functional swallow’
helps to stabilize and enhance cranial physiologic motion.
I was privileged to enroll in an osteopathic on-line course with Dr. Turzo during the Spring of 2024:
The Interface of Osteopathy, ALF and Myofunctional Therapy.
My understanding rapidly increased and medical puzzle pieces started falling into place.
I am here to confirm and bear witness to the disastrous and complex effects that can occur
with restricted physiologic cranial motion (palatal motion at the midline maxillary suture) from a dental appliance.
This restriction did, in fact, precipitate debilitating repercussions and reverberations
far beyond orofacial pain and uncommon reactions.
By June, 2024, this website had evolved.
Revisiting Orthodontics led into expanding and updating The Cranial Connection (1986) for the Patient.
July 2024
Tasha Turzo and Santa Cruz, California
July 8 – 12, 2024
Bluebird
Alexis Ffrench
COMING SOON!
I unveiled – and continue to discover – what amazing changes can and do evolve
as my body continues to be awakened and speak
. under cranial osteopathic care
…the primary form of medical treatment
for a diagnosis of “Unknown” –
Disorder unfolding into Reorder
Counter-Entropic
Self-Regulation
Beyond Words ?
The Silence is broken at this time of my life.
In the NOW, there are many words.
I Kiss the Rain
…washing me within and without.
Kiss the Rain
Meyers, arr. Hauser
I lived on RedBud Drive in Knoxville, Tennessee as a child.
Our front yard was covered in dogwood trees with only one redbud tree.
The side street that led into our driveway was uphill.
One afternoon after a summer rainstorm, I was running and playing in the street, splashing in puddles.
Standing in the middle of RedBud Drive, a shower began and rain was gently falling on my head.
As my eyes gazed west into the early evening sky, a rainbow appeared. My arms reached out to catch the raindrops.
Many times during my lifetime, this memory has washed over me with a deep sense of peace.
– my standing in the middle of the street,
– arms outstretched to touch the sky,
– absolute awe and wonderment of the blue sky peeking around billowy dark clouds,
– all dancing underneath a rainbow umbrella.
The rain kissed my face that day ….so many years ago.
And as equilibrium peeks from around the clouds into a blue sky underneath a rainbow umbrella,
I Kiss the Rain.
Once again, I am that little girl
…this time, standing in a shower of
Gratitude…
with one redbud tree in my yard in Phoenix, Arizona.
The NOW
