Almost anyone can benefit to some degree from craniosacral therapy from the elderly to babies, because of its gentle nature. In some rare cases there may be contraindications but if you feel that this might be the case it would be best to get in touch and discuss.

At the beginning of the treatment a tuning in process occurs, this is done at the feet where they are gently touched and the system is scanned. During the session gentle pressure techniques are used to assess the existence of possible disruptions and/or restrictions in your fascial system. Light touch and fascial release may help your muscles and organs naturally relieve stress, which improves function. Patients often report feeling a sense of deep relaxation. Given in the cranio-sacral name, contact is at some point made with the sacrum and the cranium, but not always as it depends on the clients systems needs. All sessions are carried out with the client fully clothed and a blanket can be provided to increase comfort.

CST is thought to relieve compression in the head, neck, and back. This can soothe pain and release both emotional and physical stress and tension. It’s also thought to help restore cranial mobility and ease or release restrictions of the head, neck, and nerves. It can be useful in helping with conditions such as anxiety and depression as it can help restore the balance of the bodies autonomic nervous system and allow a person to feel relaxed in a way that puts them back in better relationship with themselves.

I am a firm believer in the body’s ability to talk sometimes osteopathy can be an effective tool to get a healing process going, but what happens when there is a reoccurring issue? Sometimes this can be caused by emotional underlying conditions or trauma where by the body is trying to relieve built up tension or pressure or even trying to find a way to communicate its needs. When this is the case Craniosacral therapy can be a very effective tool in combination with  osteopathy to get to a deeper root cause and really get to the cause as opposed to the symptoms.

Sessions are £65 and last an hour but concessions for children and mothers and babies are available.