Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral therapy is a non-manipulative and non-invasive light touch therapy that regulates the nervous system to release held tensions, stresses, and trauma from the body. During a craniosacral therapy treatment, the body is brought into the present moment with a sense of safety, spaciousness, and mindfulness of sensations. Clients find it profoundly relaxing and leave their sessions with a sense of balance, wholeness, and well-being.

Biodynamic craniosacral therapy originated in cranial osteopathy and was invented by Dr. William Sutherland. He first noticed the cranial bones’ subtle movement and discovered that subtle motion is present in all body cells. He coined the term ‘breath of life’, also known as Primary Respiration. This is a life force present when we are born; it is the life force that drives us, and it does not stop throughout our lives.

In a session, I listen to this “breath” with my hands to help the body recognise where this expression of health is flowing and where it might be held. As a biodynamic craniosacral therapist, I listen with my hands in a nonjudgmental, noninvasive space of stillness. This treatment is soulful work because it honours that the body has innate intelligence and knows how to orient itself back to health.

I have been trained to provide a gentle listening, neutral, safe presence within deep stillness, all of which seem elusive in our modern world. These conditions set the benchmark for releasing stress, trauma, and health issues, which leads to a change in symptoms toward good health.