Make the most of life

Cranio-Sacral therapist Vivienne Moss explains the benefits of this treatment

Reading some articles about complementary and alternative medicine you might get the impression they are a cure all, and in others merely a placebo. In essence their approach is that of working with the whole person. This allows for the individuality of each human being. The body is the only expert on itself — each individual is unique, each needing different things at different times. Symptoms are the body’s way of asking for help.

Cranio-Sacral Therapy - from the words Cranium (the head) and Sacrum (the base of the spine) - a subtle, yet potent, hands-on therapy, has evolved since its early beginnings in osteopathy over 100 years ago. It aids the body’s own self-healing processes, offering it the chance to resolve some of the legacies of life’s happenings which can become locked in the body tissues, often without us even realising it.

The Cranio-Sacral System, made up of bones, membranes, and fluid, acts like a breathing mechanism, expanding and contracting from the first breath of life, and even before, to the very last. Restrictions in the body can affect the quality of this motion.

One of the earliest influences on that system is that of our birth. The very nature of birth has a stimulatory effect on this system. In the first ten days or so after a baby is born a parent will often witness the changes in the shape of the head of their baby, as the baby’s body adapts to the effect of birth. Whilst the body does have the ability to adapt to survive, sometimes the nature of our birth can leave a lasting effect.

In time, as the body continues to deal with the physical knocks and emotional stresses in everyday life, these adaptations can come at a cost to the quality of our life. In some people signs of the body’s struggle can show up earlier than others.

Cranio-Sacral Therapy gives the body, the person, the chance to see what it needs, a chance to assimilate what has happened to it, a chance to release restrictions in the body that have come about as a result of life’s happenings, restrictions which can have an impact on the proper functioning of the body and to the quality of an individual’s life.

Life’s happenings leave their imprint. Cranio-Sacral Therapy, suitable for people of all ages and stages of life, brings the gift of making the most of life’s happenings.

You can obtain more information or advice about Cranio-Sacral Therapy from the Craniosacral Therapy Association. T: 07000 784735; www.craniosacral.co.uk

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