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How Does CranioSacral Therapy work?

 

CranioSacral Therapy  is based on the idea that the body’s craniosacral system—comprising the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord—has a rhythm that can be felt and influenced by a skilled practitioner. By gently manipulating this system, CST  can help the body heal itself, reduce pain, and improve overall well-being.

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During the course of our lives our bodies become patterned, shaped and conditioned according to how we are able to deal with life's stresses and traumas. If stresses or traumas are overwhelming, they become locked in the body as sites of inertia - until such a time as we are able to access resources that allow them to be processed and released. These sites of inertia effect the natural rhythmical movements of the craniolsacral system, and so hinder the ability of our essential blueprint for health to manifest at a cellular level. Common causes of inertia are physical injuries, emotional and psychological stresses, birth trauma and toxicity. Due to an accumulation of these stresses, tissues can become imprinted with the memory of unresolved blocks.

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The emphasis in CranioSacral bodywork is to help resolve the trapped forces that underlie and govern patterns of disease and fragmentation in both body and mind. This involves the practitioner "listening through the hands" to the body's subtle rhythms and any patterns of inertia or congestion. Through the development of subtle palpatory skills, the practitioner can read the story of the body, identify places where issues are held, and then follow the natural priorities for healing as directed by the patient¹s own physiology.​​​