Craniosacral Therapy is subtle, but powerful, bodywork that uses light touch to locate and release restrictions, tension and pain in our physical and emotional bodies.
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle, hands-on bodywork technique that supports the nervous system by working with the body's natural rhythms. Using light touch, practitioners assess and release restrictions in the craniosacral system—the membranes and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord—to encourage deep relaxation and self-healing. This therapy is often used to relieve tension, support the body's ability to process stress and trauma, and improve overall well-being.
Because Craniosacral therapy is incredibly gentle and non-invasive, it is a modality that is appropriate for patients of all ages and health statuses. Additionally, individuals who gravitate to gentle forms of bodywork, or may describe themselves as highly sensitive persons, often find great relief with Craniosacral therapy. It is typically performed on a fully clothed patient.
How Craniosacral Therapy can help you:
Your body does its best self-healing work when the parasympathetic (rest/digest) division of your autonomic nervous system is in charge. The nerve roots for your parasympathetic system are located at the base of your spine (near your sacrum), and at the base of your skull (in your cranium) — hence the name Craniosacral Therapy. Focused primarily on the head, neck, and torso, these sessions are incredibly relaxing and offer deep restoration.
Modern life and daily stressors are constantly triggering the sympathetic (fight/flight/freeze) division of our nervous system, which makes it hard for us to get well and stay that way.
Through gentle and intentional touch in specific areas of the body, Craniosacral therapy helps promote regulation of the nervous system and encourages coherence between body, mind, and spirit. Many people fall asleep or into a deep meditative state during a session and report feeling less pain and more grounded for days and weeks after a treatment.
Craniosacral therapy can be used on its own, or combines beautifully in a comprehensive treatment plan with acupuncture, massage therapy, or other holistic or biomedical modalities.
What can Craniosacral Therapy treat?
These extremely gentle, full-body sessions are useful for a range of health and wellness concerns, including:
Anxiety and depression
PTSD & CPTSD
Insomnia
ADHD
Chronic fatigue
Fibromyalgia
Long COVID
Lyme Disease & tickborne illness
Migraines and headaches
Chronic neck and back pain
Stress and tension-related disorders
Jaw pain and TMJ Disorder
Concussions and traumatic brain injuries
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