There are many benefits to craniosacral therapy. This therapy can help relieve pain, anxiety, trauma, stress, social anxiety. Migraines, inflammation, fibromyalgia, tinnitus, recovery for surgery and injury, pregnancy and delivery, birth trauma can be helped. The nervous systems can be restored to balance. Creative and learning performance can be enhanced.

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Everyone can benefit from craniosacral therapy, whether they would like to improve their existing Health or need to create more mobility, less pain or stress, recover from trauma and balance the system. Craniosacral therapy is holistic in nature and practice and also has been found to be effective in many specific circumstances.

In difficult times craniosacral therapy can foster deep relaxation and stress resolution, allowing the healthy as well as compromised system to move toward better potential and ease.

Young people often need support in their rapid growth and changes, physically and emotionally. Social anxiety and shyness can be eased as the nervous systems are calmed with cranio work and help with self-regulation.


Because this work can build health in the brain and the nervous systems, it can prevent and resolve chronic pain, including muscle aches, stiffness, neck and shoulder pain, migraine, fibromyalgia, inflammation. PTSD and other anxiety and stress related problems respond well to cranial work, as does Autism, ADD, Sensory Processing Disorders.


Injuries and recovery from surgeries can be addressed, and even those that happened long ago can still have an impact on us and craniosacral can help.


Dr. Stephen Porges, with his pioneering Polyvagal theory, impacting the Social Engagement Nervous system has worked with craniosacral therapist Stanley Rosenburg and has had success with autistic children. His 2011 book, The Polyvagal Theory addresses this work and the concept of Self-Regulation.
Dr. Diana Hoppe, MD, has written about craniosacral therapy as a benefit for stress management.
Dr. Andrew Weil, MD, refers also to craniosacral therapy as a viable solution to health concerns, including stress. The National Pain Foundation refers to craniosacral therapy as a viable complementary modality for treating Neuropathy.



Many of us have current and past injuries from sports, falls, strain, auto accidents. These create ongoing poor mobility, pain and anxiety that can often be completely improved, as I know firsthand, having resolved a longtime ago fall resulting in permanent disability that is no longer evident. Injured animals with pain, old age or stiffness can also benefit from CST.

Surgeries and outpatient procedures, including dental and cosmetic work can create continuing pain and anesthesia residue which may be cleared and balanced.

With mothers and babies, craniosacral is outstanding in alleviating many conditions related to pregnancy, delivery and postpartum. All levels of the birth process are eased with craniosacral help and support.



Resource building is key in craniosacral therapy as the system discovers its own blueprint of health and becomes centered and well, relaxed and empowered. Self-regulation, energy exercises, breath work and more are offered with CST.

Actors, dancers, musicians, singers benefit from cranio work because that work impacts anxiety, stagefright and stress by keeping the nervous systems balanced – fear of public speaking and test taking anxiety is alleviated for the same reason. In more precise ways craniosacral therapy can help with injuries and strains that often happen onstage or in concert. The vocal instrument of a singer can be expanded in projection and resonance, an actor can have far more effective range in using the body as an expression of character. In many Creative/Learning Performance situations, craniosacral work can be a valuable tool.


NATURAL FACIAL REJUVENATION

An exciting new system, that blends craniosacral and acupressure techniques is Natural Facial Rejuvenation. The process softens, balances and releases tension in the face and Social Engagement Nervous system. It smoothes puffiness, lines, and shadows, improving the entire appearance of the face. At www.rejuvenatemyface.com is a video with examples of this work and small descriptions of practitioners (including my own) when we first learned and practiced these techniques.