What is Craniosacral therapy?

Permeating all the tissues and fluids of the body is a Vital Force known in Craniosacral Therapy as the 'Breath of Life'. The Breath of Life is the primary driving force around which embryological development occurs and continues to support cellular organisation throughout life. Thus it is thought to be an expression of Universal Intelligence at work within the individual organism. Every cell in the body pulsates as it takes up the potency of the Breath of Life. At the core of the human system lies a unity of structure and function called the Primary Respiratory System which disseminates the Breath of Life throughout the body via the tide-like fluctuation of the cerebrospinal fluid.

The various rhythms and tides generated by the Primary Respiratory System are essential to the health and integrity of all the other body systems. Restrictions within the Primary Respiratory System or elsewhere in the body inhibit itÕs capacity to take up the potency of the Breath of Life, thus diminishing our capacity for health and vitality. Craniosacral Therapists approach the body by listening to how it expresses itself at any given moment. This is done by resting the hands on the body and sensing the underlying qualities and shapes it holds. By using subtle responses to reflect back to the body how it is holding itself, restrictive patterns can be released. Thus the original intention to express Health, as conveyed by the Breath of Life, is restored.