Frequently Asked Questions

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Craniosacral therapy works to relieve tensions in all layers of the body caused from stress, strain, and physical traumas. When we suffer injury, our body works to repair our tissues but this often results in the fascia and tissue layers being tight or less flexible, causing restrictions which inhibit function and cause pain. At the center of influence in our body's health is our nervous system. These stresses and traumas create tension that affect the soft tissues and fluid of our brain, spinal cord, and nerves. CST has been shown to release tensions causing:

Migraines, Headaches, and Seizures

Chronic Neck and Back pain

Motor-Coordination Impairments

Infant and Childhood Disorders

Immune Disorders

Post-Concussion Symptoms

Chronic Fatigue

TMJ Syndrome

Scoliosis

Central Nervous System Disorders

Learning Difficulties, ADD, ADHD

Alzheimer's

Orthopedic Problems  

Somatoemotional Release also works to release tensions in our tissues as a result of emotional traumas. When we have a sympathetic state of fight or flight, and then feel helpless and trapped, our body stores that memory and energy in our tissues, causing us to feel stress, anxiety, anger, fear, etc. every time we have a trigger reminding our subconscious of that memory. This leads to pain and dis-ease in our organs and tissues and a life with emotional stress and pain. SER helps the client renegotiate life's traumas both big and small and thus free them from stress and tensions in the body (soma) and mind. Top examples are:  

Stress and Tension-Related Disorders

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Most CST/SER therapists are body workers that have added this element to their practice because they recognize that both physical and emotional traumas are trapped in body's tissues of the client's that they are working with. My background has been a progression starting from a study of emotional wellness first. I realized that while working with the conscious side of the brain is helpful, it is incomplete as it doesn't get to the root of why we have these knee jerk, subconscious based responses. After studying about trauma, I realized we all have little traumas that are the source of all our protective masks. I then realized that these stories are trapped within our tissues and this work needed to go hand-in-hand with helping to release that trauma response from the body. And lastly, I realized that while releasing and renegotiating single experiences were beneficial, what was missing was addressing the false perception acquired at the time of trauma. Without addressing this false belief, we continue to bring about other traumas into our life because we still hold the same false belief.   

This work is life changing because it believes in the principle that we treat the person not the disease. With that in mind, the client who this therapy works best with is the one who is ready to get to the root of whatever is bringing about dis-ease and to do what it takes to bring their body, mind, and spirit back to health, truth, and love. That means change, which takes courage. Honesty is required in sharing how they care for their body, what their thought processes are, or what traumas they have been through. When we drop the protective masks and find the true source of protection, we can bring about peace and healing.