Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle manual therapy that facilitates the body’s natural healing processes. It focuses on restoring the bony alignment of the cranium, spine and pelvis through the release of membranous and fascial restrictions around the brain, spinal cord and throughout the body. This is achieved by tapping into and augmenting the natural rhythmic pulsations of the cerebral spinal fluid. We also mobilize cranial bones to release pressure on cranial nerves and arteries, providing relief for headaches and facial neuralgias. ​
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Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle yet powerful manual therapy that facilitates the body’s natural healing processes.
The health and vitality of the human being can be measured by the quality and quantity of the Life Force that courses through and around it. One expression of this energy is the Craniosacral rhythm, expressed as a subtle fluctuation of all the tissues in the body.
Working with the cranial rhythms can release restrictions in the organs and tissues of the body, balancing our digestive, hormonal and muscular-skeletal systems. Aligning the cranial bones and related tissues release strain throughout the body including the TMJ, eyes and upper neck, offering effective treatment for such conditions as chronic pain, spinal and head injury, anxiety, PTSD and whiplash. It is also used in the treatment of endocrine dysfunction and hormonal imbalances. The gentle nature of Craniosacral therapy is well suited for those with chronic fatigue, compromised immune function and frail or sensitive beings.
Craniosacral Therapy is safe and gentle enough for children and babies in the treatment of colic, wry neck, chronic ear infections or learning challenges. CST is used as an assist during pregnancy and labour easing the postural strains on your changing body and opening the pelvis for delivery. It is also very helpful for conditions associated with aging, palliative care and end of life transitions.
I work with both a Manual Osteopathic approach and the very holistic approach of Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy. In Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, the cerebral spinal fluid that circulates throughout our brain and spinal cord is recognized as the master fluid of our body. Its rhythmic fluctuation expresses our life force and vitality. The pulsations of this fluid ripple through all the tissues of our body.
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The health and vitality of the human being can be measured by the quality and quantity of the Life Force that courses through and around it. One expression of this energy is the Craniosacral rhythm, expressed as a subtle fluctuation of all the tissues in the body. This is known as primary respiration, the breathing of the central nervous system and the body’s bioelectric field.
This rhythm reflects the trauma or pain of an individual’s life experiences but also contains the potential to transform and release these imbalances. Working with the fluid tide, we gently unwind not just the symptoms of the body’s traumas, imbalances and restrictions but the causal level and patterns as well, enabling lasting change and our inherent health to flourish.
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