“The river taught us how to listen with a silent heart, with a waiting open soul. - Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse
Cranial Sacral Therapy is a gentle method of detection and correction, which enhances the function of every system in the body through balancing the subtle, yet palpable tides and rhythms of the craniosacral system. This approach can facilitate the release of deep-held tension within the connective tissues and other structures that hold and transport fluids and surround the bones and organs.
Using gentle touch and methods of detection and correction, Craniosacral Therapy (CST) practitioners listen to the body’s subtle fluid impulses and rhythms. Fluids within the tissues, such as the cerebrospinal fluid, hold patterns of congestion or inertia brought about by injury, toxicity, trauma, shock or stress. These patterns prevent freedom of movement in our fluid body and the tissues subsequently become stagnant. Once a pattern of restriction is identified it can be followed and released to further allow the natural healing process of self-correction through the body’s own physiology.
CST was discovered over 100 years ago by Dr. William Sutherland, who had insight as well as experience of articulating movement within the cranial bones and its intimate connection to interrelated tissues and fluids at the body’s core.
The therapeutic goal of this modality is remarkably similar to that of Traditional medicine and its concept of Qi, described as a subtle energy which circulates throughout the body along pathways called meridians. Accordingly, when there is blockage in these pathways, then there is pain and disease.
Similar to acupressure, the craniosacral rhythm can be contacted at traditional acupuncture points and used to release and unwind meridians diagnosed by traditional medical diagnosis as imbalanced.
“Worms will not eat living wood where the vital sap is flowing; rust will not hinder the opening of a gate when the hinges are used each day. Movement gives health and life. Stagnation brings disease and death.” – Proverb in Traditional Chinese Medicine
CST effectively complements your body’s natural healing process and has been known to help alleviate a wide variety of problems including:
- Central Nervous System Disorders
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- TMJ
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches/Migraines
- Anxiety/Nervousness
- Insomnia
- High Blood Pressure
