Craniosacral therapy

Craniosacral Therapy acknowledges and works with the inter-relationships existing between the skeletal structure, the central nervous system and the cerebrospinal fluid. The cranium, spine and sacrum via their membranous attachments, create a direct link to the Central Nervous system. Membranes encapsulate the brain and spinal cord and attach to the inner surface of the cranium. This membranous structure then passes through the entire spine down to the sacrum. The membranes create a space in which Cerebrospinal Fluid can circulate around the brain and through the vertebral canal.

Dr William Garner Sutherland, an Osteopath and founder of the Craniosacral concept and Craniosacral Osteopathy, discovered what he called “The Primary Respiratory Mechanism” – a mechanism for self-healing.

This mechanism is present in every cell of the body as cellular breathing. This process initiates a motion and rhythm within the body which a trained practitioner can palpate, perceive, listen to and influence.

The cerebrospinal fluid is one of the significant structures that enables this life force to spread throughout the body creating a tide like motion throughout the body.