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 hands-on type of bodywork that is practiced on a fully-clothed patient. When the Craniosacral Therapist places their hands on a patient’s body, they are looking for what is called the Cranial Rhythm. The Cranio Rhythm is a lot like your pulse, but slower and far more subtle. This rhythm is produced by the flow of your cerebral spinal fluid (the fluid that nourishes, cleans and feeds your spinal cord and brain). If a therapist locates any areas where the rhythm is moving quickly or not at all, there may be a restriction and the therapist is equipped with tools to help release anything that might be in the way.
How Craniosacral Therapy can help you:
This work invites your body to engage in its natural ability to heal itself. Your body does its best self-healing work when the parasympathetic (rest/digest) division of your autonomic nervous system is in charge.
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. 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.
Through gentle and intentional touch in specific areas of the body, Craniosacral Therapy helps promote regulation of the nervous system and encourages coherence and connection 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:
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Anxiety and depression
Insomnia
ADD/ADHD
Chronic fatigue
Fibromyalgia
Lyme Disease & tickborne illness
Migraines and headaches
Chronic neck and back pain
Stress and tension-related disorders
TMJ Syndrome
Concussion and traumatic brain injuries
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.
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