CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

How would you, as an adult, respond to a stressful event?

Your heart might race, your breathing may become shallow and rapid, your blood might drain from various parts of your body, you could feel tense and agitated, and there may be effects on your digestive system, from butterflies in the tummy to nausea, vomiting or worse. Not pleasant!

Some babies find the experience of birth a stressful event and will react in the same way – with a racing heart, breathing changes, a tight diaphragm, muscular contraction, digestive shutdown and agitation.

Luckily babies are very resilient, but some remain in this state of shock, and go on to display symptoms such as poor sleep, restlessness, distress, and an inability to “switch off”. Once the system is in shock, it makes coping with life difficult, making everything in life more of a struggle.

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is based on the principle that by feeling the intrinsic flow of the craniosacral rhythm, the therapist can help relieve any restrictions in the flow of cerebral spinal fluid around the body which may be causing ill health.

The relaxing and non-invasive nature of the therapy which improves the sense of well-being and is enhanced by a gentle touch of the therapist.