What is CranioSacral Therapy?
Your craniosacral system is made up of the soft tissues and fluid that protect your brain and spinal cord, and it has an enormous influence on your health and wellbeing.
Everyday strains and stresses, injuries, disease, surgery or infection can all have an adverse effect on this system, and on the delicate tissues of your brain and spinal cord.
CST releases these tensions and imbalances, and helps to restore the healthy flow and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid.
It allows your central nervous system to perform at its best, naturally eliminating pain and stress, and strengthening your body’s innate self-healing capabilities.
What to Expect
You are fully clothed and laying face up on a soft, comfortable massage table. The practitioner, using gentle touch, evaluates your internal environment to sense where any imbalances or restrictions might be, and uses a series of distinctive light touch techniques to release and help bring balance.
What you experience from your own session is highly individual. The treatment is generally deeply relaxing, creating feelings of warmth or gentle pulsing in the area the practitioner is working.
CST combines beautifully with Massage Therapy, and you may choose a balanced combination treatment that has proven effective in helping patients find relief from migraines, headaches, depression and anxiety-related tension.
Benefits of CranioSacral Therapy
CranioSacral Therapy has been shown to be very effective in supporting both children and adults in their recovery from:
- Migraines
- Depression
- Concussions
- Grief
- Anxiety
- PTSD
Practitioner Training
CranioSacral Therapy was developed over 30 years ago by a Doctor of Osteopathy and Surgeon, Dr. John Upledger. His Upledger Institute has trained thousands of practitioners all over the world. Prerequisites for Upledger Institute training are being a trained and licensed health care worker.
Doctors, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and other professionals are adding CST training to help their respective patients.
