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The craniosacral system consist of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. It extends from the bones of the skull, face and mouth, which make up the cranium, down to the sacrum ,or tailbone. The Craniosacral mechanism involves a dynamic activity between cranial bones, meningeal membranes (membranes which envelope the brain and spinal cord), body fluids (cerebrospinal fluid, intra-cranial blood circulation), and total body connective tissue (fascia), which surround all organs, nerves, muscles, bones, etc. An insufficient mobility, and/or restrictions in those areas can lead to dysfunction of health, causing and maintaining persistent health problems. Effective treatment for:
Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle method of detection and correction that encourages your own natural healing mechanism to dissipate these negative effects of stress on your nervous system. |
The Therapy is performed on a person fully clothed. Using a light touch (generally no more than the weight of a nickel) the practitioner monitors the rhythm of the craniosacral system to detect potential restrictions and imbalances. The therapist then uses delicate manual techniques to release those problem areas and relieve undue pressure on brain and spinal cord. A Craniosacral therapy session can last from 15 minutes to more than an hour , and it can be used alone or in conjuction with other therapeutic procedures. Have you ever had a physical injury that seemed to plague you longer after the site had healed? That is not as unusual as you might think. Even when Craniosacral Therapy releases restrictions in body tissue, sometimes a release of emotional energy is necessary to fully discharge a trauma. In those cases,the therapist may gentle encourage a SomatoEmotional release. Research conducted in the late '70s by Dr. John Upledger and biophysicist Zvi Karni led to the discovery that the body often retains the emotional imprint of physical trauma. These imprints , especially of intense feelings that may have occured at the time of the injury__ anger, fear , resentment__ leave residues in the body in areas called "energy cysts". Although you can adapt to energy cysts, over time your body needs extra energy to continue performing its day-to-day functions. Then as years pass and the body becomes more stressed , it can lose its ability to adapt. That 's when symptoms and dysfunctions begin to appear and become difficult to suppress or ignore. |