HOW A SESSION IS PERFORMED

A CranialSacral Therapy session usually takes place in a quiet. private setting. We recommend that clients wear loose, comfortable clothing. Clients remain fully clothed, though most choose to remove their shoes. The session is performed with the client reclining on a massage or treatment table while the practitioner stands or sits, positioned at various times throughout the session at the client's head. middle torso or feet.

WHAT YOU MAY EXPERIENCE DURING A SESSION

Experiences during a CST session are as individual as the clients and practitioner themselves. They also may differ from session to session. At times, a client may deeply relax or even fall asleep: at other times. he or she may talk a great deal. recalling memories or expressing emotions. Some will remain still during the entire session. hardly noticing the practitioner's evaluation and treatment. while others will experience sensations within the body as this process is carried out.

At various times throughout the session. the practitioner will support a client's limbs and spine while facilitating release of accumulated tension. This process is called energy cyst release or tissue release. During this release. the client might recall circumstances surrounding a past shock. trauma or injury. Releasing and re-experiencing past hurts assists the body in reversing dysfunction and restoring the previous level of mobility. This entire process has been named Somato-Emotional Release.

WHAT YOU MAY EXPERIENCE FOLLOWING A SESSION

Just as individuals experience CST sessions differently. the immediate result can be diverse as well. This relaxed state may elicit the desire to sleep for many hours after a session. Others may experience an increase in energy. Reduction of pain or an increase in function may occur immediately after the session, or it may develop gradually over the next few days. Since CST helps the body resume its natural healing processes, it is common for improvement to continue weeks after the session. For some there may be a reorganization phase as the body adapts to the release of previously held patterns.