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Cranial Influence - becoming a 'heavy pendulum'?

by Leon Chaitow, ND DO

While cranial osteopathy remains the bedrock of cranial manipulation, this originally 'orthopaedic' model has been overtaken (not completely but to a large extent) by far less eas...

Craniosacral Therapy

by Will Wilson

The term Craniosacral Therapy was originally coined in the 1970s by American Osteopathic physician Dr John Upledger.

CranioSacral Therapy

by Carolan Evans

Craniosacral Therapy is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the most gentle and yet powerful forms of holistic healing.

CranioSacral Therapy 21 years on

by John Page

Why are such a variety of healthcare practitioners excited about the tadpole-shaped bag that lines our skulls and spinal columns?

Craniosacral Therapy for Chronic Headaches

by Jonathan Lawrence

This article focuses on the Craniosacral therapy developed from the work of osteopath, William Garner Sutherland, a pupil of Andrew Taylor Still, said to be the father of Osteopath...

Craniosacral Therapy For Mother and Baby after Birth

by Jonathan Lawrence

In the modern world having a baby is as safe as it ever has been. Mother and baby survival is now an expectation rather than a hope. However modern interventions may make the proce...

Gentle Approaches for Arthritis

by Jonathan Lawrence

The author describes the two types of arthritis: osteoarthritis, caused by wear and tear on the joints, and rheumatoid arthritis, which is the result of a disease process that af...

Listening to the Living Process

by Matthew Appleton

A friend of mine began to develop scoliosis as a child and spent her early teens in a brace, as an attempt to prevent it from worsening. Now, in her early thirties, she has a sligh...

Structure and Function in Craniosacral Therapy

by Jonathan Lawrence

Craniosacral therapy owes a huge debt to those visionaries originally from the osteopathic profession, who combined an intuitive understanding of the nature of the human organism wi...

The Craniosacral Approach to Essential Health

by Michael Kern

Exploring the principles behind craniosacral therapy, which was developed by Dr William Sutherland and is rooted in osteopathy.

The Power of CranioSacral Therapy: Letting My Body Speak

by Caroline Ratner

There are very few times in our busy lives when we have the opportunity to just be held, safely, in silence with no need to give anything back but it is something we all need but m...