In Craniosacral Therapy we listen to a person’s body with our hands and tune into a subtle rhythm which is present in all animals with a brain and a spinal cord. This subtle rhythm is most pronounced in the human body through the cerebrospinal fluid. We learn to detect a distinct rhythm which causes a widening and narrowing in the head and an outward and inward rotation of the body. This rhythm is used to evaluate and treat.
Craniosacral Therapy is a remarkable healing method that honors and listens to the wisdom of the body. Its benefits are that it is natural, effective, long lasting and enhances the body’s innate ability to heal itself.
The craniosacral system has a unique rhythm like that of your breath and heart, and can be felt throughout the entire body. Healthy craniosacral movement can be felt in the bones, tissues, membranes, organs and fluids of your body.
The physical core of this system includes the brain, the spinal cord, cranial bones, and wrapping of the brain and spinal cord, vertebrae, all of which are intimately connected by the dura, a strong continuous.
The craniosacral system consists of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. It extends from the bones of the skull, face and mouth, which make up the cranium, down to the sacrum, or tailbone area.
Since this vital system influences the development and performance of the brain and spinal cord, an imbalance or restriction in it could potentially cause any number of sensory, motor, or neurological disabilities. These problems could potentially include chronic pain, eye difficulties, scoliosis, motor-coordination impairments, learning disabilities and other health challenges.
I recently learned that the dura is continuous with the sclera of the eye. This makes CranioSacral therapy excellent for those with eye problems as well.
Hi Janice, thank you for your comment. I see you also do craniosacral therapy and have a very nice website.
I treat the dura by working with the eye in conjunction with the dura going to C2 which goes to the optic nerve. This is an advanced technique I learned through one of the courses I have taken or assisted through the Upledger Institute.
Also helpful are techniques developed by the French Osteopath and Physical Therapist Jean Pierre Barral discussed in his Cranial Nerve Manipulation book and taught in that class.