Is CranioSacral Therapy like a massage?
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This bodywork is very relaxing and is a wonderful way of preventing disease. It is different than a massage in that it is done over the clothes and uses about the weight of a nickel’s worth of pressure.
The body doesn’t register this amount of pressure as something to resist against so the therapist is actually able to address deeper layers of the body. This way of working allows the body to find its own way of self-correcting and self-healing.
The body doesn’t register this amount of pressure as something to resist against so the therapist is actually able to address deeper layers of the body. This way of working allows the body to find its own way of self-correcting and self-healing.
Why should I try CranioSacral Therapy?
CranioSacral Therapy can help you relieve stress that is stored in the body, prevent disease and help your body recover and heal from recent or very old injuries. CranioSacral Therapy makes it easier for your body to self-correct and heal. Have you ever felt really stressed and then afterwards it took a long time to recover? Or, maybe you seem to get sick often or suffer from sinus headaches? CranioSacral Therapy works directly with the nervous system so it can help your body be able to restore after a stress reaction. The craniosacral system houses your central nervous system which governs every process in the body. CranioSacral Therapy works with the structures of the body to remove abnormal tension and strain on the central nervous system which improves function. The techniques enhance fluid circulation in your craniosacral system which helps your body bring nutrients to your brain and nervous system and carry away waste products.
Did you know that when we are adults the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) gets replaced 4 times a day but when we get older, it is replaced only one time a day?
This can make a big difference on how much nutrition and waste products the brain and nervous system deals with. CranioSacral Therapy can improve the circulation of CSF as we age. When your system doesn’t have to work so hard to function, your immune system works better because it gets what it needs to fight or prevent illness.
How else can it help me?
CranioSacral Therapy also works with the fascia and connective tissue in the body. This can help your body heal from accidents or trauma you have experienced even from when you were a child. CranioSacral Therapy works gently with the body to discover the source of pain or dysfunction. The body can adapt and compensate incredibly around injured tissue, but even after it heals, the area may not be 100%. It takes a lot of energy to compensate. Often times people who are stressed or low on energy resources, experience symptoms because the body can no longer compensate. For example, people in their 50’s or 60’s may all of a sudden experience pain from an old football injury or whiplash from a car accident at 22. The light touch used in CST can detect and release restrictions that are causing the body’s need for adaptation. Once the tissue is released, the body doesn’t have to spend the extra energy to work around the restricted area and you will feel much better. Overall, CST improves movement in all parts of the body which encourages health.
