Healing Services
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY & SOMATIC HEALING
Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a very anatomically precise modality that’s approached energetically. Although the foundational core of CST is anatomy it incorporates a much more subtle listening at the hands of the practitioner. The body communicates its needs in order to best find balance and the practitioner has the anatomical precision to gently guide it in the right direction.
Our Craniosacral System covers the area from the cranium (head) to the sacrum (tailbone), consisting of tissue, membranes, and cerebrospinal fluid that help protect the brain and spinal cord. Over the course of our lives, the body takes on many stresses, be it, physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual, which can compound and eventually compromise the function of the Central Nervous System along with nearly every other system in the body.
In this whole body approach, the work is to gently release restrictions, move stagnant energy and explore underlying emotions as the body unwinds. It’s from this state of deep relaxation that proper functioning is restored.
While CST can be experienced in silence, there are many times when we integrate Somatic Healing in order to address, make sense of and release significant trauma of all kinds. This practice includes therapeutic dialoguing with the subconscious parts of ourselves.
Craniosacral Therapy is beneficial for: Anxiety, trauma and depression, Brain & Spinal cord injuries, Headaches and migraines, Concussion, Chronic stress, tension and fatigue, Disturbed sleep patterns, PMS and hormonal imbalances, Autoimmune conditions, Somatic symptom disorders, TMJ, Sports injuries, Arthritis, Traumatic birth
Craniosacral Therapy also includes a therapeutic process called SomatoEmotional Release(SER). Somatic Healing is a restorative modality that connects us to parts of ourselves deeper within the mind. This includes our Soul as well as the body as whole.
From birth(and even before birth), parts of us were required to adapt to certain circumstances, experiences and surroundings. This affects our behaviours, patterns, beliefs and thoughts and how we then view and engage with the world. These adaptations may have supported us for a time but later in life cause disruption, disturbance within, and even disease.
When the body experiences shock, distress, hurt, or trauma (whether acute or chronic) a common response is to either fight, flight or freeze. If in those instances we were unable to process, discharge the physiological response, the imprint of the experience can become stuck. This can result in physical pain, repetitive triggers, emotional turbulence, and/or mental confusion.
When connecting to ourselves by way of Somatic Healing, we gain understanding and make meaning of the past experiences and are then able to renegotiate a healthier more productive and pleasant future.
The journey is a practice in releasing. By doing so, we increase our tolerance for difficult bodily sensations and suppressed emotions and we become more at ease, happy, clear and free.
For answers to common Craniosacral Therapy questions along with additional resources, please see the FAQs.
75 mins $175
REIKI
Reiki is a gentle, non-intrusive energy healing technique that energetically balances, heals and harmonizes the body - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. With a light hands on touch, or simply hovering over the body, Universal (Rei) Life Force Energy (ki) is delivered through the hands of the practitioner to your body, improving the flow and balance of your energy to support healing. Reiki differs from other touch therapies in that there is no pressure, massage or manipulation involved.
Reiki promotes deep relaxation (many fall asleep during a session), stress reduction and symptom relief to improve overall health and well-being. You may experience the energy in the form of sensations like heat, tingling or pulsing where the practitioners hands are, or experience the energy moving throughout the body as sensation.
Reiki is beneficial for: Chronic stress, tension and fatigue, Anxiety, trauma, depression, Promotes natural healing, Pain relief, Stimulates the body’s immune system, Support in times of emotional distress, Compliments & supports traditional medical treatments & therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, Sleep disturbances and more.
75 mins $125
Yoga Nidra Meditation
Yoga Nidra means, Union through Sleep or Yogic Sleep. This meditation practice is done laying down and will lead you into a state of restful being, where your senses, intellect and mind will relax. When this happens brain activity reduces and the body goes into a healing state. It is said that 1hour of Yoga Nidra can give the same benefit as 3-4 hours of sleep. This meditation will consist of breath work, body scan and visualization.
Some benefits of Yoga Nidra are; reduced stress, improved sleep, diminished symptoms of anxiety and depression, reduced pain, fatigue, PTSD/trauma.
60 mins $75
Guided Meditations
30 MINUTE GUIDED MEDITATIONS
Metta/Loving Kindness
This meditation is a wonderful way to generate kindness and love. It involves sending goodwill, kindness and warmth towards others and oneself by silently repeating a series of simple mantras.
Ho’oponopono
This is a beautiful Hawaiian meditation of reconciliation, restoring self love and forgiveness. It involves acknowledging a wrong, forgiving, gratitude and extending love.
Relaxation/Stress Relief
This meditation will bring awareness to your breath, senses and present being. Then using the breath to travel through the body releasing tension and gradually moving inward to the stillness within.
30 mins $50
Please Contact Me to inquire & schedule your personal Guided Meditation
Relax, restore, and re-energize your mind, body and soul with Restorative Yoga and Reiki. This practice emphasizes mindful rest and stillness and gentle postures, utilizing props and blankets to ensure the body is fully supported, completely relaxed, and wholly prepared to receive the deep peace, balance, and healing that comes through a gentler practice and a non-invasive form of hands on healing. Reiki (Universal Life Force Energy) will be incorporated throughout the practice to balance and harmonize your energy, complimenting the healing and relaxation of your mind, body, and soul, through these gentle postures.
This is an offering for groups, Available upon request.
Max 8 People: 90 min group session
90 mins $480
Please Contact Me to inquire and schedule your group session