A Typical Craniosacral

Session Therapy
A normal session takes about 1 hour.
During a typical session you rest fully-
clothed on a massage table while the
therapist monitors your Craniosacral rhythm
with their hands.
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The therapist conducts a gentle assessment
and corrects the sources of pain and
effective care
dysfunction using gentle manipulative
techniques.
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Rather than deciding how these changes
should be made, the therapist follows cues
of all
from the body on how to proceed. When the
therapist follows this gentle approach, the HOURS ages!
method is extremely safe and effective.
Monday – Friday
This sets the stage for your body to most
efficiently use its own power to heal. 8am – 8pm
Because the body exerts considerable
energy to adapt to its restrictions, most Saturdays
people find the sessions to be deeply
relaxing.
8am – 4pm
Many patients believe that life is difficult
and healing is painful. Craniosacral Therapy (Closed Sundays and statutory
helps them let go of that belief. The healing holidays)
process can be much more gentle and
subtle.

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 The Craniosacral
System
The Craniosacral system consists of the
membranes and fluid that surround and
support the brain and spinal cord.
It extends from the bones of the head
(cranium) down to the bones at the
base of the spine (sacrum). The fluid
within the membranes is continuously
draining and refilling.
The draining and filling creates gentle,
rhythmic, expanding and contracting
movements that can be felt anywhere in
the body by the trained therapist.
These movements are the Craniosacral
rhythm. They occur at a rate of about six
to twelve complete cycles per minute.
Since the brain and spinal cord are
contained with the central nervous
system, it is easy to see that the
Craniosacral system has powerful
influence over a wide variety of bodily
functions.
The therapist gains valuable
information about where the body
would most benefit from change by
monitoring the Craniosacral rhythm.
The source of pain isn't always obvious.
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How CST Works
The CST practitioner works with the
patient to assist the body's self-
correcting mechanisms. Generally
using about five grams of pressure, or
about the weight of a nickel, the
practitioner evaluates the body's
Craniosacral system.
The CST practitioner essentially helps
the body release restrictions - which it
has been unable to overcome on its
own - that inhibit the body's normal,
self-correcting tendencies.
While the focus of CST is to uncover
the source of the problem, symptom
relief also is achieved.
The length of time and number of
sessions needed is extremely variable
and depends, among other factors, on
the complex layers of injury and
trauma that may mask the original
cause of the problem as well as the
body's defense mechanisms
Due to its gentleness and
effectiveness, many people include
Craniosacral Therapy as a component
in their personal wellness program.
They report having more energy,
sleeping better and being sick less
often.
Benefits of CST
Craniosacral Therapy has been shown
to alleviate a range of conditions,
including:
infantile disorders, colic
traumatic brain and spinal cord
injuries
migraine headaches
chronic fatigue
motor-coordination
impairments
chronic neck and back pain
scoliosis
central nervous system
disorders
emotional difficulties
temporomandibular joint
dysfunction (TMJ),
learning disabilities
stress and tension-related
problems
post-traumatic stress disorder
and
Orthopedic problems.
The few contraindications to
Craniosacral Therapy are aneurysm,
intracranial hemorrhage, and other
conditions where altering intracranial
fluid pressure is not recommended.