Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a light-touch approach that can create dramatic improvements in your
life. This therapy helps to release tensions deep within to relieve pain and dysfunction while improving the health and perfomance
of your whole body. Life expresses itself as motion. This hands-on approach involves "listening with the fingers".
An important function of the Craniosacral System is the production, circulation
and reabsorption of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). CSF is produced within the Craniosacral System and helps to maintain
the physiological environment in which the brain and nervous system develop, live and function.
Your central nervous system has a dramatic influence over your well-being and is directly influenced by the Craniosacral
System, the soft tissues and the fluid that helps protect your brain and spinal cord. As our bodies accumulate an excess
of stress and strains tension is created within the tissues which can ultimately tighten, potentially effecting
the brain and spinal cord. The body becomes patterned according to how our intrinsic resources of health are able
to deal with any stresses that we may experience. Any unresolved tensions, strains and traumas create sites of inertia in
the body which may accumulate over time. Events from those unresolved inertia are imprinted in the tisues like a video
tape which may keep replaying whenever stimulated.
CranioSacral Therapy can help release those very tensions so
that your body can relax and self-correct with a touch which is equivalent to the weight of a nickel.
Through the development of subtle palpatory skills, the craniosacral practitioner can read the story of the body by sensing
the patterns and qualities of primary respiratory motion. Once freed, the central nervous system can perform at its
best, eliminating pain, stress and further strengthening resistance to disease.
During a session the client reclines
on a treatment table fully clothed and listens to soft music as with a regular Reiki session. The practitioner then gently
feels the rhythm of the Craniosacral System and with light touch can help clear areas that may have reduced flow improving
symptoms of pain and dysfunction.
What Conditions Does CST Address?
CranioSacral
Therapy brings relief for:
- Migraines and Headaches
- Brain
and Spinal Cord Injuries
- Chronic Fatigue
- Fibromyalgia
- TMJ Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Central Nervous System Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
- ADD/ADHD
- Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder
- Orthopedic Problems
- Many Other Conditions
While there is no therapeutic approach that is appropriate for all conditions, Craniosacral
Therapy has shown a high level of effectiveness with an extremely broad range of conditions. It is often stated by
clients that they have benefited from this therapy more than from routine Western medical approaches and often remark that
it has been the most useful part of their treatment process.
The healing power of a gentle touch; when
CranioSacral Therapy techniques are combined with Reiki the client is able to enjoy a relaxing experience while allowing their
body to self-correct on an even deeper level.
