Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST)

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy ? BCST, is a holistic therapy that uses gentle touch to facilitate the body's natural expression of Health. BCST promotes the body's innate ability to resolve stress and tension, allowing connective tissues to relax thereby improving fluid exchange throughout the body. This restores communication of vital information via nerve impulses, hormones and other biochemicals within the fluid system, critical for the maintenance of health and well-being.

Stress, tension - both physical and mental/emotional, injuries and trauma cause connective tissues to contract which diminishes nerve flow and fluid exchange reducing the body's ability to resolve areas of restriction; discomfort and pain result and the ability to regulate normal functions like digestion, immunity, and endocrine control is compromised.

BCST improves the ability of the nervous system to communicate effectively thereby impacting the whole body, allowing restricted areas to resolve and reintegrate the processes of self-regulation. BCST can affect very deep and primary patterns in the mind and body, providing the client with inner resource and space to explore both their physical and mental-emotional landscape and allow change on a very profound level.

BCST helps create the optimal conditions for health and healing, encourages vitality and a profound sense of well-being. It is effective for a wide range of chronic and acute conditions, including:

TMJ
Headaches
Neck and back pain
Shoulder, hip, knee, and other joint pain
Insomnia
Sinus problems
Stress/anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

It is gentle, safe and effective; suitable for people of all ages, including:

Babies:

Difficulty nursing, bonding, sleeping immunity, digestion, torticollis and birth stress. Even the most natural and easy birth can be stressful for the baby, the delicate structures around the base of the cranium are vulnerable to compression, distortion and dragging strains. The cranium protects the delicate nerves around the brainstem that control many of the reflexes babies need to suck, smile, swallow, vocalize and bond with caregivers. If your baby has trouble latching, opening the mouth, nursing on one side, cries or just has trouble settling and sleeping; BCST can help by relieving tension around the neck and cranium to restore the function of the nerves and calm down the nervous system. Babies usually respond very quickly to the treatment and only require a few sessions. More complicated problems such as distorted head shape, torticollis, or colic may require a bit longer.

Children:

Learning difficulties, sensory integration, injuries, allergies, sleeping, digestion, social integration, immunity. Children usually respond quite well and improving functional potential requires an individual treatment plan. The sooner the treatment is initiated the faster and better the result will be.

Pregnant women:

Back and neck pain, digestive problems, and other pregnancy related conditions. Tension in the connective tissues of the pelvic floor and lower back can slow down or even make for a long and difficult labour. Stress can cause contraction in the connective tissues and also affect the amniotic environment. BCST helps to tone down the nervous system and relax connective tissues and has been show to help ease and shorten labour. A happy mommy makes for a happy baby!

Adults and elderly:

Stress/anxiety disorders, tension, pain, injuries, headaches, neuralgia, headaches. BCST is quite effective at helping to balance the nervous system; it safely resolves even severe trauma affects. When the nervous system communicates and functions smoothly, health and well-being improve, you are more able to respond positively and adapt to your environment.