Craniosacral therapy is a subtle and profound healing form which assists the body's natural capacity for self-repair.  

Craniosacral therapy is extremely gentle and suitable for babies, children, the elderly, as well as adults and people in fragile or acutely painful conditions.  Treatment can help with almost any condition, raising vitality and improving the body's capacity for self repair.

Typically in a craniosacral session, you will usually lie on a treatment couch. The therapist will make contact by placing their hands lightly on your body and tune in to what is happening by "listening" with their hands.  Contact is made very carefully so you will feel at ease with what is transpiring.

During your session you will probably notice a sense of deep relaxation, which will generally last throughout the entire session. With subsequent treatments, this release of tension often times will extend into everyday life.  The treatments can address physical aches and pains, acute and chronic disease, emotional or psychological disturbances, or simply help to develop well-being, health and vitality.

Some of the conditions successfully worked with are:

Arthritis	Digestive problems	Insomnia	Spinal curvatures
Asthma	Drug withdrawal	Lethargy	Sports injuries
Autism	Dyslexia	Menstrual pain, PMS	Stress related illnesses
Back pain	Exhaustion	Migraine	Tinnitus and middle ear problems
Birth trauma	Fall or injury	Post-operative conditions	TMJ (jaw) disorders
Bronchitis	Frozen shoulder	Problems during and after pregnancy	Visual disturbances
Cerebral Palsy	Hormonal imbalances	Re-integration after accidents	Whiplash injuries
Colic	Hyperactivity	Sciatica
Depression	Immune system disorders	Sinusitis

Sometimes the benefits are not immediately noticeable but become obvious upon returning to a familiar environment. The treatments can involve resolution of past events and is often profoundly relaxing, deeply moving and exhilarating.

Craniosacral therapy developed from the work of an American osteopath, Dr. William Sutherland in the early 1900s. He discovered intrinsic movements of the bones in the head and further research revealed different rhythms in the body. As a result of detailed clinical observation, it became clear that these movements, which can be measured using delicate scientific instruments, are a direct expression of health and offer a way of working with the physical, as well as mental and emotional health.

Restriction of movement is directly linked to a reduction of the natural capacity to self-heal.   A limitation or absence of the movements suggests a reduction in the expression of health which may result in numbness, a sense of something missing or disease.  Using the hands to feel these movements allows craniosacral therapists to facilitate change in these areas of restriction.

Craniosacral therapy, developed from clinical experience, shows that health is something active and not just an absence of disease.  The results from this therapy can increase a sense of well-being which can help with many aspects of life, from strengthening the immune system to improving interpersonal relationships.