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Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a form of healing which, through light touch, facilitates the body’s natural powers of self-healing. At the core of the craniosacral system are the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. These create subtle motions and tide-like pulsations throughout the whole body, which are sometimes called the breath of life.
When a craniosacral therapist uses his or her hands to feel the patterns of movements, he or she can become aware of what is happening in the patient’s system. This enables the practitioner to create a therapeutic relationship with the patient’s body (and their mind, which controls the body). Thus therapists can gently release tensions and restrictions from past (or current) illnesses, accidents, emotional trauma etc. Craniosacral therapy was developed from the same roots as cranial osteopathy. It does not use manipulation. Instead, it allows the patient’s body to dictate how each treatment should progress.
Life and Health Issues Helped
The life and health issues shown below have been noted as being helped by Craniosacral Therapy:-
| Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) |
| Autism |
| Back Pain, Scoliosis and Sciatica |
| Depression |
| Headache |
| Migraine |
| Panic Attacks |
| Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| Stress |
Craniosacral Therapy Blog
Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to the topic of this page that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
How to Help your Practitioner
You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.
The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for Craniosacral Therapy
Practitioners Organisations
The qualifications and requirements for a practitioner to be registered may vary markedly from organisation to organisation. We would strongly recommend that you visit the organisation's website to ensure that your chosen practitioner is registered with an organisation which has requirements with which you approve.
Craniosacral Therapy Training Schools
The practitioners organisations below will also accredit and approve Craniosacral Therapy training and courses. Please check that your chosen school is providing the course you are looking for.
Please access the organisation's website to find current contact details.
The organisations may have international members and relevance. Their country of origin is given.
| Embody | Great Britain |
| The Craniosacral Therapy Association of the UK | Great Britain |
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com to add to the List of Practitioners' Organisations.
Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner List
As the relationship between practitioner and the person consulted by them is a very personal one we would recommend that you check out their qualifications and, if possible, decide whether you have suitable empathy with them. This listing does not imply any special competence.
Practitioner lists for Craniosacral Therapy:-
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| The United States of America |
Lists of Practitioners and Practices
Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page
The full searchable practice list for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
The practitioners lists for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
