As a parent or caregiver you may wonder what a CranioSacral Therapy session feels like before sending your child to a therapist.  Obviously, experiencing a few sessions yourself is ideal but his is not always possible.

When you are in pain, have muscle spasms, or are not feeling or functioning well your body automatically tries to protect the area that is in discomfort.  And we over think the whole issue, spending hours repeating thought of the past, present and future of our condition.  Over time this becomes habit and we can lose sight of how we moved and functioned originally.

Imagine being out for a walk on a dark night.  Suddenly, the lights go out and with no moonlight it is pitch black.  Your first thought is “I don’t know where I am.”  You feel disconnected from your body and are not sure how to proceed.    When unwell it is as if the lights have gone out in our bodies.  We move automatically, repeating movements and holding postures that are restricting, compressing, strained and inefficient.  Sounds like hard work!

To me a CranioSacral Therapy session is like shining a light onto and into yourself.  The therapist’s hands gently point out the obstacles in your path through the dark.  You can then slowly navigate your tight and painful areas to slowly freeing up a pathway so that you can once again move and function easily.  Noticing and acknowledging where you are restricted is the first step.  Trusting your body and the hands that support you  allows options to emerge.  You can shine a light on this area to acknowledge, soften, allow movement and relax tension in order to orient yourself to your feelings.

Once you shine your light on yourself, creating space and a clear path, then you can shine your light ahead of you to navigate through life’s obstacles with ease.

Copyright 2008  Brenda Rosenberg CST