CranioSacral Therapy
The Healing Power of Gentle Touch
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a light touch manual therapy that works to release tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction, and improve whole-body health and performance.
Few body structures have more influence over your health and well-being than your central nervous system. And few body systems have more impact on your central nervous system than the craniosacral system - the soft tissues and fluid that protects your brain and spinal cord.
By freeing the central nervous system to perform at its best, CranioSacral Therapy naturally reduces pain and stress, strengthens your resistance to disease, and enhances your health and well-being. And because it's so gentle, CST has proven effective for all ages.
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When you endure stresses and strains, your body absorbs them. But your body can only handle so much tension before the tissues begin to tighten, and potentially affect the brain and spinal cord. Unfortunately, this can compromise the function of the central nervous system and nearly every other system in your body.
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CranioSacral Therapy may help release those tensions to allow the entire body to relax and self-correct. Using a gentle touch, starting with about the weight of a nickel, we will evaluate you for strain patterns, then we will use distinctive light-touch techniques to release any restrictions we find.
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CranioSacral Therapy improves your body's ability to take better care of you. It has been shown to help people with a full spectrum of pain and dysfunction, including migraines and headaches, chronic neck and back pain, stress and tension related disorders, immune disorders, chronic fatigue, TMJS, Alzheimer's, regulating moods, better digestion, improving sleep, and many other conditions.
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A craniosacral session typically lasts about an hour. It takes place in a quiet, private setting. You remain fully clothed as you relax on a comfortable padded table. Each session is highly individual and is generally deeply relaxing.
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How does craniosacral therapy work?
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The therapist beings by gently touching various parts of the head and body to monitor the rhythm of the fluid that is flowing around your central nervous system. By carefully listening with the hands to locate areas of weak fluid or tissue motion, the practitioner can trace those areas of weakness through the body to the original source of dysfunction.
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Delicate manual techniques are then used to release those areas and improve the form and function of your central nervous system.
The treatment itself exerts a gentle pressure that does not exceed 5 grams (about the weight of a nickel).
Each session alleviates restrictions to restore inner flow. As a result, the entire body is integrated towards seamless communication and better ”team work”. CST helps the body awaken its self-healing ability, regenerates the vitality of the brain and nervous system, and the whole body.
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What can I expect from a session?
A typical craniosacral session takes place in a quiet, private setting. You remain fully clothed as you relax on a comfortable padded table.
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We start by gently touching various parts of the head and body to monitor rhythm of the fluid that is flowing around your central nervous system. By carefully listening with the hands to locate areas of weak fluid flow or tissue motion, your practitioner can trace those areas of weakness through the body to the original source of dysfunction.
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Delicate manual techniques are then used to release those problem areas, and improve the form and function of your central nervous system.
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What you experience from your own session is highly individual.
The sessions are generally deeply relaxing, creating feelings of warmth or gentle pulsing.
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​1 Hour Session: $100
In-Person and Online sessions available
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Somato-Emotional Release Therapy
Somato Emotional Release (SER) was pioneered by Dr. Upledger and is one of the many offspring of CranioSacral Therapy. Dr. Upledger developed this form of therapy as the result of years of documentation and clinical experience. He observed that emotions are not confined to the brain, the heart or hidden in silences. They have a profound impact on the body, health and general well-being.
During any bodywork session, when the physical release happens, images, emotions, memories and/or sensations, associated with the physical pain or trauma, might arise. This physical healing process is helped by allowing the emotional healing to occur at the same time. In Somato Emotional Release, therapeutic imagery and dialogue are used to facilitate the necessary release of the body’s memory. The session enlists the support of the person’s Inner Physician, Inner Wisdom, or any other aspect of their body and belief system. Then full healing can finally occur.
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Somato Emotional release has also proven helpful to transform life patterns. Many people come at a period of transition, i.e., wanting to change careers or at the end of a relationship. Other clients come to a session aware of a particular situation or behavior they wish to change. Unfortunately, their best intentions and efforts have not been enough and they seem caught in an endless and discouraging loop. Somato Emotional Release helps them connect the dots and make the change happen, sometimes with only a couple of sessions.
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When your body feels safe and at ease, it can do important inner-work, like allowing your breathe to travel deeper, open more space in the heart, and amplify the courage to deal with life circumstance, as well as difficult emotions and memories that come up. This unique body work helps acknowledge and work with feelings and memories that have been residing in the body and are ready to let go.
Soma-Emotional body therapy is a gentle noninvasive hands-on therapy performed on a massage table. This approach supports the body to allow its natural healing process to bring you back to vibrant health.
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1 Hour Session: $100
In-Person and Online sessions available
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Migraine Abatment
Craniosacral Therapy is used for several health conditions and provides many health benefits, including reducing stress, pain, tissue and muscle tension. Working with clients who suffer from migraines showed that ongoing Craniosacral Therapy helped stop or reduce the number of attacks, as well as their severity.
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Migraine is a central sensitization issue, a set of neurological symptoms. When pain sensitive nerves are irritated, a complex cascade of reactions occur that lead to vasoconstriction followed by vasodilation. However, by and large, there’s still a lot we don’t know. The environment and genetics appear to play a role.
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Since migraines stop people from working or working effectively, improving grades, from attending events for their kids, and even spending time with family and friends, Craniosacral can help clients who suffer from migraines
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1 Hour Session: $100
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