Have you ever had a physical injury that seemed to plague you long after the site had healed?
That’s not as unusual. Symptoms develop when our bodies are no longer able or willing to maintain our compensations. That’s why pain today may stem from an injury years ago. While we feel we’ve moved on from an accident or other challenging event, some of our tissues may have held on to the injury, pain, and emotion. Perhaps it was too much for the body to process then; perhaps there’s another reason. Regardless, what happens is our bodies take that unprocessed experience, that shock to the system, and wall it off, creating what’s called an energy blockage.
Life experiences are processed through your body; when overwhelming, they are held there. Our bodies work around these held experiences until the load becomes too great; that’s when we develop symptoms.
We have a remarkable ability to store what we can’t deal with in the moment, and then to work around what we’ve stored. Compensation is a useful and effective strategy, as long we have the resources to manage it. The body will try to compensate and adapt to bypass the hurdle, but over time the body systems get too taxed and symptoms (pain, stiffness, mood and behavioral disorders…) become too much to suppress and ignore.
CranioSacral therapy helps your body release the effects of held life experiences.
Craniosacral therapy (CST) allows you to bring your whole self into the present moment. During a CST session, your body is likely to choose to release an old holding pattern. It’s your practitioner’s job to recognize that moment, and gently work with your body to release that pattern.
CranioSacral therapy is precise, light hands-on work that supports your body’s innate ability to heal.
CST consists in light manual work on the tissues of the body, using gentle pressure to match any tension encountered in the fascia and connective tissues, and addressing restrictions wherever they present. Because your craniosacral system is deeply connected to all your fascia (the continuous, web-like stocking of connective tissue that surrounds and supports all your muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and organs), CST provides you with a whole-body treatment, addressing every system and allowing your entire body to unwind and release.
CST restores balance in your central nervous system, so your body will make better use of its resources to heal and repair tissue.
