CranioSacral Therapy is an extremely gentle hands-on
touch therapy. The therapist sees you in your wholeness, and
makes contact with your healthy essence. Through the light touch
and relationships he/she listens to the priorities that are
being presented by you. Then, still using the non-invasive touch,
he/she identifies where and what kind of support to offer.
The intent is to bring balance, movement and ease.
Techniques are drawn from: Osteopathy and energy
work.
The Science
Every cell in your body expresses a rhythmic movement,
which is fundamental to life. It is called the craniosacral
motion. At the core of your body the cerebrospinal fluid, which
bathes and cushions the brain and spinal cord, expresses this
motion as a tide-like flow, while all the bones, organs and
structures follow their own particular pattern of movement.
This is a very subtle movement that hands of the trained therapist
are able to perceive.
How Does It Work?
In response to physical and emotional stress the
body's tissue contract. Sometimes, when the shock is severe,
the tissues stay contracted.
Any stresses, which are stored in the body, will
restrict the body's functioning and may create problems over
the years. The effect might be both physical (back pain, migraines,
digestive disorders) and emotional (anxiety, depression). The
therapist's hands are like a mirror and they reflect back to
the body the pattern it is holding, therefore providing an opportunity
to let go of the restrictive pattern and return to an easier
mode of functioning.
This happens at a deep subconscious level within
the body.
Working With Physical
Issues
This work can be used to deal with all sort of
physical ailments like: migraines, lower back pain, menstrual
cramps, TMJ, irritable bowel syndrome, pulled muscles.
Working With Emotional
Issues
A gentle and wonderful way to work with emotional
trauma, anxiety, stress, and depression. Through the work you
become more grounded, integrated and acquire inner resources.
Life-Changes
With regular sessions, clients see that their
life patterns shift for the better. They are more present and
grounded, and find more joy in living. These changes can be
profound.
During A Session
During a session you will usually lie fully clothed
on a treatment table and experience the very light touch of
the therapist's hands. This is an extremely gentle touch therapy,
involving no manipulation. The therapist listens through their
hands to the gentle and deep rhythms of your body and engages
in a delicate and subtle dialogue, which you might become aware
of. You will remain comfortable and in control at all times,
since your body will set the pace of work, and the therapist
is just facilitating and following what the body is willing
to reveal. You might find that the reason you came in for is
not what changes first. It could take a few sessions to get
used to what you are sensing and feeling. For this reason you
may need to consider having a series of treatments to gain the
full benefit of the work, and its cumulative effect.
Seize The Opportunity
CranioSacral Therapy offers you the opportunity
to be in touch with a layer of the body experience not normally
accessible in every day life. You might notice a sense of deep
relaxation, which will generally last throughout the session.
You might also experience your body as a 'teacher' leading the
therapist to contracted body areas of past injuries or emotional
events. With this delicate balance you might be able to begin
to explore these 'held' areas and unravel your body's story,
so releasing and allowing improved function of physical and
emotional levels.
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