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Cranial
Sacral
1hr - £50.00 |
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| Practitioners |
| Annie
Hall |
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Cranial
Sacral therapy evolved at the turn of the century
from the observations of an osteopath called William
Samer Sutherland.
Cranial
Sacral therapy is a gentle, non-invasive, yet effective
type of bodywork. It is a very light touch therapy
not focussed on relieving symptoms but on contacting
the health within to enable the body to heal it’s
self. Seldom does the therapist use more than five
grams of pressure. The therapist does not “fix”
anything in the patient, but is the facilitator
using the bodies own movements and patterns by tuning
into the cranial rhythm to help this process.
The
Cranial Sacral system
The cranial sacral system consists
of the membranes and fluid that surround and support
the brain and spinal cord. It extends from the bones
of the head (cranium) down to the bones at the base
of the spine (sacrum). The fluid within the membranes
is continuously draining and refilling.
The
filling and draining creates gentle, rhythmic, expanding
and contracting movements that can be felt anywhere
in the body by the trained therapist. These movements
are the cranial sacral rhythm. They occur at a rate
of about six to twelve complete cycles per minute.
The therapist gains valuable information about where
the body would most benefit from change by monitoring
the cranial sacral rhythm. The source of pain isn't
always obvious.
Benefits
for all ages
Cranial Sacral Therapy is helpful
for people of all ages. It has successfully been
used to treat such diverse conditions as headaches,
TMJ dysfunction, chronic middle ear infections,
vertigo, depression, back pain, joint immobility,
neck pain, sinus congestion, migraines, learning
disabilities, the effects of childhood trauma and
negative touch. In infants, it is used to treat
colic, sleep disorders, feeding problems, breathing
or digestive difficulties, various congenital, neurological
and genetic problems, plus the effects of forceps,
vacuum extractor or cesarean delivery.
A
typical session
You rest fully-clothed on a massage
table while the therapist monitors your cranial
sacral rhythm with her hands. She conducts other
gentle assessments and corrects the sources of pain
and dysfunction using gentle manipulative techniques.
This sets the stage for your body to most efficiently
use its own power to heal. Because the body exerts
considerable energy to adapt to its restrictions,
most people find the sessions to be deeply relaxing.
Somato
Emotional release
Our bodies cells have the ability
to self heal and the memories of traumas not processed
healthily are held in the tissues. Cranial therapy
is a way of unblocking this holding process. We
store our life experiences in our bodies. Because
the Cranial Sacral Therapy techniques are gentle,
but powerful, the effects go deep without stimulating
the body's defenses. They can easily unlock the
residue of trauma stored in the tissues. This unlocking
and facilitated resolution process is called Somato
Emotional Release. It is an integral part of Cranial
Sacral Therapy.
Somato Emotional Release uses
dialoguing and therapeutic imagery along with other
verbal, energetic and physical support techniques
to initiate change. These techniques promote the
discovery and gentle release of the restrictions
that contribute to pain and dysfunction.
After
receiving this process-oriented type of bodywork,
people report greater clarity, peacefulness and
insight along with positive change in their physical
symptoms.
