Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
THE BREATH OF LIFE
“Think of yourself as an electric battery.
Electricity seems to have the power to explode or distribute oxygen, from which we receive the vitalizing benefits.
When it plays freely all through your system, you feel well.
Shut if off in one place and congestion results.”
Dr. A.T. Still
What is Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy?
A brief history
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is a hands-on bodywork approach, that encourages the body’s natural healing abilities. It uses a soft assessing and healing touch, as it orients to the deeper forces of health and intrinsic wisdom in the body.
Because BCST regulates the nervous system and releases tension deep inside the body, it can be utilized to treat a wide range of physical and mental problems. It’s also known for helping people integrate underlying root causes and unsolved concerns in a deeply relaxing and profound way.
Dr. G. Sutherland, an osteopath, clinical researcher, and Professor of Biomechanics, observed already in the early 1900s that the cranial bones moved by the respiratory motion of the body. As an osteopath, he started out with a mechanical technique, using mild manipulations to correct physical imbalances. Over time he left the mechanical approach behind, and moved towards a method that encourages the body`s ability to self-correct.
Sutherland discovered that all cells in the body expressed a “rhythmic breathing,” of contraction and expansion. As a subtle movement, this breath can be palpated throughout the body. Dr. G. Sutherland called this movement the “Breath of Life”.
The Breath of Life
The Breath of Life is a “potency,” a power carried by cerebrospinal and cellular fluids throughout the body. It arranges the body to maintain all of the body’s systems working together.
The fluids, which are organized by the Breath of Life, provide a tide-like motion that can be felt through diagnostic touch anywhere on the body. If this motion becomes congested or restricted, the body`s primary orienting principle is obstructed and health is compromised.
This potency has an innate “knowledge,” or blueprint, which helps the body to maintain health and balance.
