Our central nervous systems are surrounded and cushioned by a system of fluid and membranes known as the craniosacral mechanism. By resolving imbalances in this physiological system, restrictions in the central nervous system are released, leading to a calm mind and a body that can return to its greatest level of potential.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is gentle and non-invasive yet a deep and effective way of working with the body’s inherent power to heal itself. Changes are not imposed from the outside, rather the client’s system is given the space and stillness necessary for these changes to happen from within. The result is a deep state of harmony within body and mind.
A little background –
The presence of subtle rhythms in our bodies was discovered by osteopath Dr William Sutherland over 100 years ago after an insight he had while examining cranial bones. Contrary to popular belief, he realised that the cranial sutures are, in fact, designed to express small degrees of motion.
After many years of research and experimentation he concluded that the motion present is produced by the body’s inherent life force, which he referred to as the ‘Breath of Life’. This motion is closely connected to our cerebrospinal fluid, the central nervous system and its surrounding membranes, as well as the cranial bones and sacrum.
The Breath of Life generates subtle rhythms. It is the relationship between these rhythms and the inherent stillness that underlies them which is regarded as fundamental to our health. During the course of our lives our bodies become patterned and conditioned according to how we deal with stresses or traumas. These patterns are commonly caused by factors such as physical injuries, emotional and psychological stresses, birth trauma and toxicity.
The emphasis in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is to help resolve the trapped forces, which involves the practitioner developing finely tuned skills of palpation and perception to sense the body’s subtle rhythms and any pattern of inertia or congestion.
Who Can Benefit?
People may come for Craniosacral Therapy because they have acute physical problems like headaches or bad backs, or long-standing problems both physical and emotional. Others come for ongoing support in their busy lives and for help in meeting life’s challenges.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is so gentle that it is safe and suitable for people of all ages, from babies and the elderly, and also people in fragile or acutely painful conditions. It is often appropriate when other therapies may be unsafe such as during pregnancy, after an operation, accident or injury.
Whatever your reason for considering it, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy will help to still your central nervous system, enabling your body to release stress and tension and experience deep relaxation. A gentle but deeply effective approach to healing, it helps create optimum conditions from within so you can return to true health and balance.
