Clinics for Babies and Children

What is Craniosacral Therapy?

With very gentle touch, the Craniosacral Therapy practitioner pays attention to the rhythms at the core of the body, in the central nervous system and the fluids and membranes surrounding the spinal cord and brain.

This attention does not attempt to make changes, but in the informed listening to the body's story, the inherent health of the system is enabled to reassert itself.

As well as resolving symptoms, the return to healthy functioning at the core of the body enables us to experience the world as a comfortable place to be. We regain a deep sense of wellbeing, which informs our perception, experience and ability to relate to the situations around us.

In paying attention to the rhythms of the body, the therapist is able to help the body's own system to regain the ease of good health.

Craniosacral Therapy for Babies

Babies and young children often suffer from discomfort and pain for which it is difficult to pinpoint a cause. This may be the time when craniosacral therapy can help.

For young babies there is often residual strain from the experience of birth where the bones of the head mould to come through the birth canal. Forceps and ventuese assistance may exacerbate this, but fast births can also shock both baby and mother, or the shape of the mother's pelvis may put a strain on the baby's body that it can't undo alone. Some babies may find it difficult to feed because the movement of the other bones has affected the palate.

Babies who find it hard to settle may be suffering from shock in their system that makes it difficult for them to believe the world is safe. Babies that have had to be separated from their mothers at birth sometimes don't realise they are reunited.

Gentle attention to the baby's body language and the subtle movements within the baby's body enable the therapist to help the child and the parent or carer to develop the comfort and safety for the innate health of the system to right itself.

Craniosacral therapy focuses on the expression of health within the body, rather than on specific diseases, but there are a number of conditions that seem to respond well to the therapy.

Problems that may respond to Craniosacral Therapy include:

• Difficult or assisted birth
• Breast-feeding and suckling problems
• Sleep disturbance
• Colic and digestive upsets
• Excessive crying
• Difficulties with bonding
• Restlessness
• Head asymmetry
• Failure to thrive and weakened immunity.

Craniosacral Therapy for Children

The rapid pace of life, with environmental pollution, academic pressures and overexposure to the media, all create stress for growing children. This may be expressed through restlessness, slow development or generally not enjoying life.

Children are brought to the Craniosacral Therapy Clinics with conditions as varied as:

• Attention deficit
• Slow or difficult speech
• Sleeplessness and night terrors
• Lack of confidence
• Exhaustion
• Learning difficulties including autism
• Sinus and breathing difficulties
• Frequent illnesses

Craniosacral Therapy in Pregnancy

The rapid changes that the body makes during pregnancy are supported by craniosacral therapy, alleviating some of the discomforts that can be experienced. The growing foetus too benefits from the increased health and the release of tensions within the mother's body.

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