CranioSacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy (CST)
is a gentle yet profound hands-on whole body therapy that addresses
connective tissue throughout the body. It is designed to relieve
physical and energetic restrictions and awaken the body to its own
innate healing processes. It is an effective way to address both recent
and decades-old trauma to any place in the body, with special attention
to the brain and spinal cord. Results of this work tend to be long
lasting.
A central theme in many Craniosacral Therapy sessions
is the enhancement of the flow of cerebral spinal fluid through the
brain and spinal cord, thus nourishing and cleansing the central
nervous system. Cranial Rhythmic Impulse (CRI) or Craniosacral Rhythm
(CSR) is a rhythm that pulses through the craniosacral system, just as
the heart has its beat and the lungs have their breath. By listening to
the client’s CRI and gently palpating the body, especially the bones of
the skull, a therapist helps relieve areas of restriction and free the
fluid to move into areas that were previously inhibited.
A
session is very calming and particularly useful for treating birth
trauma (for both mother and infant), traumas from accidents, migraine
cluster headaches, dizziness, sinus problems, and brain and spinal cord
injuries. Additional benefits can include improved eyesight, hearing,
and sense of taste and smell, not to mention the goal of diminishing
pain and improving energy, function, and a sense of well-being.
Craniosacral Therapy is also one of the few forms of treatment for
dental pain and discomfort not resolved through dentistry, particularly
TMJ disorder (dysfunction of the jaw joint).
Practitioners of
CST include massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and
even some medical doctors and dentists. They are trained in methods of
constantly assessing and reassessing subtle information from the
client/patient's body, energy system, and emotional affect, and
responding to current issues in the moment gently, appropriately, and
effectively.