Cranialsacral Therapy

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Your Cranialsacral System produces a rhythm, similar to your Cardiovascular System. This rhythm is called your "Cranial Rhythm", and it can be felt by gently palpating several areas throughout your body. This is because as the spinal nerves exit the dural tube, the fascia surrounding each nerve blends with the fascia it encounters upon exiting the vertebral column. That fascia then blends into the fascia of your entire body, carrying that rhythmic pulse outward.

It is still a mystery as to what causes the pulse of the cerebrospinal fluid over the brain, which creates the Cranialsacral rhythm... though there are currently three theories as to its origination;

• Osteopathic (Sutherland's) Theory: Sutherland suggested the brain has itself has a contractile and rhythmic quality, moving in cycles of expansion and contraction.
• Upledger Theory: As the ventricles of the brain pump cerebrospinal fluid into the membrane system of the brain, the pressure from the fluid produced creates an expansion in the head. A nerve located in the sagittal suture monitors the expansion. When the head is fully expanded, the nerve fires to the ventricles to stop pumping fluid and the elastin fibers in the suture bring the bones back to the extension stage.
• ​Energetic Theory: That it is Chi or Electromagnetic energy. That the movement is created by our energetic force or spirit... believed to be the most ancient rhythm in our bodies.

The majority of our fascial fibers run vertically, but there are some locations throughout the body that have a dense horizontal structure, these areas are referred to as "diaphragms". By working with the diaphragms, the joints of the body and the bones of the cranium to release any fascial restrictions that are inhibiting the flow of your cranial rhythm, you can restore the flow of cerebrospinal fluid throughout your entire Cranialsacral System, which includes the central nervous system (brain & spinal cord) and the meningeal membranes to name a few of the vital structures. These restrictions can be caused by injury or trauma (physical, emotional or psychological), and releasing them has a dramatic impact on the health and well-being of your entire body.

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