CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a soft tissue release therapy that targets the central nervous system.  It is a light-touch manual treatment that manipulates the membranes and fluid which surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord.  The name refers to the hydraulic system that extends from the cranium, down the spine to the sacrum or tailbone.  The healthy circulation of spinal and lymphatic fluids is vital to the proper function of the entire body.  Trained therapists gently place their hands on fully-clothed patients to feel the rhythm of the craniosacral system, checking key locations extending from the bones of the skull to the feet for restrictions and imbalances, and using delicate compression and traction techniques to gently encourage the body to enhance its own fluid pressure thus allowing the entire system to reflect normal, healthy mobility.

Trained at the Upledger Institute, Sharon is certified by the Institute and has experienced multiple layers of classes, examinations and practice since 2000.  The sensitivity and palpation skills that she has developed through learning and doing this work inform and enhance all her other hands-on therapies.
 

You will lie comfortably on a padded massage table, covered for warmth if needed.  The session will typically last anywhere from 60 to 75 minutes.  You will experience a deep feeling of relaxation and well-being.  The touch of the therapist is so light that at times it may seem that the therapist is hardly touching you at all.  Often clients fall asleep and many say that they have never felt so relaxed.  Sometimes during the course of treatment, you could experience a feeling of heat or a “hot flash”.  These temperature changes as well as occasional pulsing sensations and stomach gurgles can be perceived and are wonderful and welcome signs that the body has “released” restrictions it has been holding.