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Craniosacral Therapy

A light touch therapy that goes deep.

Dana has studied Craniosacral Therapy with the Upledger Institute since about 2015 and continues to deepen her studies every couple of years. She studied Esalen Massage at Esalen Institute in 2006. Her work has been influenced by these trainings and much more including Integrative Reflexology, Thai Yoga Massage, Lomi-Lomi, and several asian-style modalities. She offers primarily CST sessions these days, but she does offer an option which includes some massage at the end.

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Craniosacral Therapy with Dana Danielson

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY (CST) IS A GENTLE-TOUCH, whole body treatment, which works  to support a healthy central nervous system. Less force means your body is guiding the movement and this usually results in more effective and long lasting relief.  This work goes deep without pushing. 

Using a soft-touch, the practitioner releases restrictions in the craniosacral system, which has been shown to improve functions of the craniosacral system as well as many other systems of the body, such as digestive, musculoskeletal, respiratory, circulatory and more.

What is Craniosacral Therapy? Who is it good for?

More Description of CST from Dana:

I personally receive this work on a regular basis. I have found this practice offers me more lasting and sustainable relief from major issues, including chronic nerve pain due to various vertebrae problems in my lower and upper spine.

I have found these same benefits to be true for so many clients, as they have come to trust this process which might seem unbelievably subtle at first. Most will experience better sleep or rest.  Among many issues related to the Central Nervous System, CST can be tremendously helpful with stress and anxiety. As the nervous system enters a calm and quiet place, a sense of Inner Peace is usually felt. Many clients express during a session: “This is the deepest sense of relaxation that I have ever felt.”

This is a physical practice of touch. As the giver, my hands are assisting your body to do what it innately knows to do. Deep tissues will move. My hands follow and assist however they can support tissue to shift, release, open or unwind. It is not, in essence, “energy work”, however because we are physical beings and energetic beings, one can’t shift without the other also shifting.  And therefore energy will also move as tissue opens and releases. Most people describe these subtle sensations as a feeling of getting lighter, more open, and more clear.  

It is also true that emotions may surface during or after a session. Emotions are one type of energy that move through the body tissue. If you choose to, we may enter into Somato-Emotional Release work at any time in a session. This is a deeper level of CST, and just simply means that “we dialogue with the body.” It might sound something like: “Describe what sensations you are feeling in the body. Where is the sensation located?”  

The real challenge for most everyone is allowing their mind to be open to a different kind of process. Most people are familiar with massage that digs in and sometimes even hurts. And most people tend to believe, this is the only way to make a change. CST is something that feels much more gentle and subtle — at first! Over time many people will come to feel that these subtle shifts in the tissue actually become more and more obvious sensations.