The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work, Vol. 1: Origins, Destination Points, Unfoldment [Paperback]

Hugh Milne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 18, 1998

Originally published as a single volume, The Heart of Listening has been re-issued as two separate volumes because of public demand for a more concise, portable edition. Milne, a third generation Scottish osteopath, begins by explaining the visionary approach to healing, and how it may be applied to the realm of craniosacral work. He explains the importance of meditation, centering, and the cultivation of heartfulness in the development of compassionate practice. Milne introduces the reader to the story of visionary work—its genesis, evolution, philosophy, and practice—and explains how a grounding in meditation, sensitive touch, and intuitive perception can lead to a remarkable unfoldment in skill development.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The Heart of Listening, a welcome book to those of us teaching in this field that is so difficult to put into words, embodies the uniqueness of its author, who offers a rare combination of being a highly skilled healing practitioner and biomedical."
-Don Hanlon Johnson, Ph.D., Director of Somatics Program, California Institute of Integral Studies

"A wonder of a book. So many wisdoms and books within books. A book for all people."
-Betty Balcombe, Visionary Healer and Author of As I See It and The Energy Connection

"The Heart of Listening is an impeccable work that demonstrates the healing and teaching power found in the human physical structure. Milne provides profound psycho-spiritual insights and makes a significant contribution to physicians, health professionals, and individuals who seek ways to understand the unlimited resource of healing found within the human body."
-Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropologist and Author of The Four-Fold Way and Signs of Life

About the Author

Hugh Milne is a third-generation Scottish osteopath. He spends most of professional time teaching visionary craniosacral work in Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, and Switzerland. He was born in 1948 and received his professional training at the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy in London. Repeated and startling clairvoyant revelations before and after graduation led to a determination to learn more about working with the inner eye. This search for higher teachings took him to India, where he lived for seven years. Hugh spent the last fifteen years developing his teaching work. He lives in Big Sur, California, where he is the director of the Milne Institute.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books; 1ST edition (June 18, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556432798
• ISBN-13: 978-1556432798
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.6 x 11.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring. It will transform your therapy practice., January 10, 1999

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Justine Robbins ([e-mail]) (Stephentown, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work, Vol. 1: Origins, Destination Points, Unfoldment (Paperback)

Milne,a 3rd generation Scottish osteopath, has the celtic gift of healing through word and touch. He shares the long multi-cultural history, precise techniques and profound implications of cranial work with quiet passion and reverence. His approach is an extraordinary blend of clinical expertise and spiritual authenticity. A must for any therapist using this approach.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work Vol 1 Reader Review, August 20, 2006

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S. Daane-Froehlich (Wyoming) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work, Vol. 1: Origins, Destination Points, Unfoldment (Paperback)

Well written with a good index, bibliography and footnotes for each chapter. The author's analogies are also quite helpful as it is really a book that tries to teach a feeling, hands on, touch subject. The diagrams are accurate and easy to follow. At times there are references to techniques that are in the next volume. Volume one deals with the background, history and cerebral/philosophical aspects of craniosacral work. These aspects are a key to how the author practices craniosacral work. This is not just a technical manual of how to shift bones. It deals with energetic aspects of healing as well. As I am a veterinarian, the medical aspects were easy to follow. I cannot speak to how someone with less anatomical training would see the text.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to meditate, April 25, 2009

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Stuart Kester - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work, Vol. 1: Origins, Destination Points, Unfoldment (Paperback)

As an aspiring Yoga practitioner since the 1960s I've approached meditation from many directions and with varying degrees of success. Hugh Milne's book, which serves as a basic text for his discipline of Visionary Craniosacral Work (VCSW), is an amazing collection of lore from many valuable sources and a self-help tool for many aspects of the practice. But for a serious student of VCSW there can be no substitute for an accredited guide. His coaching in meditation here, however, is the very best I've ever seen in print. Following his step-by-step instructions in breathing methods (he gives several) and visualization, there is hope for many of us to achieve the state of clarity that Hugh equates with samadhi. For me, that alone would be sufficient justification for acquiring this book.