Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive yet profoundly beneficial holistic approach to treating and releasing tension and trauma held in the body. These symptoms may have been caused by stress, injury, illness or mental trauma, causing the system to become overwhelmed and unable to heal on its own.

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This inherent healing ability is supported by the practitioner, who listens with their hands, much like a counsellor listens to your words with their ears. They make light contact with different areas of the body, engaging with the nervous system, the cerebrospinal fluid and the subtle rhythms being expressed, thereby detecting blocks and quietly assisting the system to release and find its way back to optimum health.

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Craniosacral Therapy addresses the root cause of the issues, not merely the symptoms, and its origins go back to the late 19th Century, with the 'Father of Osteopathy, Dr Andrew Taylor Still. He, in his turn, learned a great deal from the Shawnee Indians, a tribe of American Indians with whom he spent time. Their approach to health and healing included bodywork and Dr Still often used the phrase "Taking an Indian look" at something, so the roots of Craniosacral Therapy can be said to reach far back through time.