Cranial-sacral therapy is a gentle, hands on healing art that works directly with the body’s natural capacity for self-repair. It is based on the knowledge that the bones of the skull move rhythmically, filling and emptying by turns with a special substance called cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A strong flow of CSF is very important for cognitive function and overall health. It can  become stagnant by lack of voluntary motion, trauma, toxicity, and age.

CSF was called “liquid light” by William Sutherland, who first recognized its importance. My teacher considers it to be the bridge between the physical and etheric bodies.

CSF transports nutrients and hormones to the central nervous system, helps regulate circadian rhythms as well as ionic balance, and helps stem cells to proliferate or differentiate. It is of paramount importance in brain health, being the principal factor in the glymphatic system that cleanses the brain. 90% of this cleansing activity is thought to occur during sleep, however, cranial-sacral therapy also stimulates this cleansing through inducing still points.

Cranial sacral therapy is helpful for people of all ages, from infants to the elderly and infirm, bringing deep calm and relief, as well as for helping young and healthy people maintain and increase vitality.

“Life in the body and its manifested motion and movement is working as a unified whole mechanism to manifest health, to resist and combat disease, and to correct or adapt to trauma.”

~ Rollin Becker

The human body is composed of complex interflowing streams of moving energy. When these energy streams become blocked or constricted we lose the physical, emotional and mental fluidity potentially available to us. If the blockage lasts long enough or is great enough, the result is pain, discomfort, illness, or distress.

~ Robert Fulford