What is the CranioSacral System?

CranioSacral Therapy gets its name from two areas of the body the cranium which consists of the skull bones that protect the brain, and the sacrum, which is the main foundation bone at the base of the spine.

The Craniosacral System includes the brain and nerves, which connects all the organs in our body.

Inside the cranium our brain floats in a clear fluid called Cerebro-Spinal Fluid (CSF). This fluid supports the spinal nervious system because it flows down our back through a sheath around our spinal cord, keeping the spinal cord lubricated.

Sometimes due to wear and tear, injury, or birth trauma or congenital defects, the outer layers of the sheaths covering our brain and spinal cord become tight and “kinked-up” just like muscles or tissue anywhere in the body.

This is common problem and can contribute to pain, numbness, dizziness, migraines, and conditions such as autism, acid reflux, or high blood pressure, for example.

The goal of CranioSacral Therapy is to induce the CSF to flow freely, and enable the spinal cord to move freely as well. This will help us maintain our health and keep us free from pain and disease and premature aging.

Once the craniosacral system is balanced, healing can take place in a more efficient way, by supporting the body's natural power to heal.

Quotes from My Articles about CranioSacral Therapy

"Natural medicine honors the balance of the natural world and teaches that the body’s ability for self-correction is the foundation of health; the ultimate instrument of healing. For CranioSacral Therapy, this is also a core principal, and the stillpoint technique is one of several used that can access the profound power and intelligence of the body to heal itself."

"CranioSacral Therapy does not evaluate patients through preconceived models and expected outcomes. Each patient, regardless of age or ability, is considered the true master of their therapeutic process, and responsiveness to their needs energizes and guides the therapy."

"During birth, as the baby traverses the birth canal, it receives a natural full-body massage. The pressure and curvature of the canal stretches and mobilizes its joints and muscles, awakens nocioception and proprioception, and promotes fluid exchange throughout the brain and body. Upon leaving the yoni, it receives a second natural massage as it adjusts to air pressure, light, sound, and contact with its mother."

"CranioSacral Therapy provides the Ten Step Protocol, an optimized sequence which treats the entire craniosacral system and its adjuncts through the release of connective tissue, sutural, and osseous structures, throughout the body."

"The accurate perception of tissue movement is fundamental to the understanding of CranioSacral Therapy. During training, by “following the tissue,” the student of CranioSacral Therapy is immediately placed beyond the limited three-dimensional awareness noted above by adding the element of time. Indeed, it is “craniosacral time” which so unitively strings together more points of perception, recognition, trust, allowing, presence, and listening, than are available through the practice of other therapeutic modalities."

"I believe human touch is the actual basis for all healing, because long before healing materials or rituals appeared, the initial response to another person in pain, sickness, injury, or on their deathbed, was to gather as many compassionate people as could be found and encircle the sufferer with human touch. In desperate moments, if even water is unavailable, human touch alone can easily transmit profound Life Force power through the conscious focused intention for healing."

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