This subtle, yet powerful treatment aims to realign imbalances in the musculoskeletal and craniosacral systems through gentle manipulation of the bones in the skull, spine, and sacrum. Just as the body has a respiratory rate and a heart rate, it also has a craniosacral rhythm. This rhythm is the filling and emptying of the brain with Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF).

As the brain fills and empties CSF, all of the paired bones in the body do an internal and then external rotation, and the single bones in the body—frontal, occiput, and sacrum, do an anterior tilt and a posterior tilt. These motions together effectively work as a pump to move CSF through the brain and spinal cord.

CSF is likened to liquid gold. It functions to innervate the whole body. It is the interruption and obstruction of the flow of CSF that cannot be repaired and causes paralysis in spinal cord injuries. Craniosacral therapy works to restore the proper flow of cerebrospinal fluid through the healthy brain and spinal cord, thus affecting the innervation of the entire body. Patients notice improved circulation, decreased pain, increased energy, improved digestion, and more after a session.