Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is a gentle, profound, non-invasive, hands-on treatment for the whole body. The treatment is focused on supporting the health of the whole being, especially the nervous system.  The nervous system is what dictates all of the body’s functioning, constantly sending and receiving information about both the internal state of being and external conditions. BCST works with a client’s stated intention and acknowledges their whole system by supporting more physical and emotional fluidity- more part-to-part communication in the mind-body. 
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BCST is a gentle therapeutic approach based on the Osteopathic discovery of micro-movements in the body. And like the name “craniosacral” implies, the importance of the cranium, spine and sacrum are central to the hands-on work, which is most often done on a massage table with the client fully clothed. 
 
The beauty of craniosacral work is that it honors the client’s own self-healing process. The belief is that the health is never lost no matter what the ailment.  We use our ability to identify the parts of the nervous system that are not functioning optimally and our awareness of the “always available health” in the body to assist the system in bringing itself back into balance. This supports greater ease and helps the body decrease symptoms. When a therapist works with the underlying health in a client they are respecting the wisdom that every client has cultivated over a lifetime. 

BCST may be helpful in addressing such situations as:

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Impingement of cranial nerves or spinal nerves 
Left-right imbalance
Head injuries
Confusion 
Feelings of compression or pressure
Anxiety 
Depression
Circulatory disorders
Organ dysfunctions
Learning difficulties 
Neuro-endocrine problems
TMJ and dental problems

 

 

And trauma of all kinds—birth, falls, accidents and other injuries, physical, sexual or emotional abuse, loss/grief, surgery, anesthesia, P.T.S.D., among others.
BCST is also excellent as a preventive therapy because it can facilitate the resolution of imbalances within a client’s system that can later lead to illness or injury.

The above description is adapted from John Chitty and The Energy School and from The Biodynamic Craniosacral Association of North America.