Massage therapy is the systematized manipulation of soft tissues for the purpose of normalizing them. Practitioners use a variety of physical methods including applying fixed or movable pressure, holding, or causing movement to the body. Therapists primarily use their hands, but may also use their forearms and elbows.

The basic goal of massage therapy is to help the body heal itself and to increase overall well-being.

When muscles are overworked, waste products such as lactic acid can accumulate, causing soreness, stiffness, and even muscle spasm. Massage improves circulation, which increases blood flow, bringing fresh oxygen to body tissues. This can assist the elimination of waste products, speed healing after injury, and enhance recovery from disease.

Therapeutic massage can be used to promote general well-being and enhance self-esteem, while boosting the circulatory and immune systems to benefit blood pressure, circulation, muscle tone, digestion, and skin tone. It has been incorporated into many health systems, and different massage techniques have been developed and integrated into various complementary therapies.

​CranioSacral Therapy differs from massage in that the client remains fully clothed and there is no manipulation of muscle tissue. The CranioSacral practitioner is actually creating 'movement' of tissues (fascia) through applying gentle pressure, but the tissues being accessed are internal, and movement is subtle. The amount of pressure used is about the weight of a nickel, and for this reason CranioSacral is considered a "light-touch" therapy.

The main goal of a CranioSacral treatment is to optimize the CranioSacral rhythm in terms of its rate, quality, amplitude and symmetry. This is done by locating and releasing fascial restrictions in the body, particularly within the cranium, around the sacrum (tailbone) and throughout the length of the Dural tube (along the spine.)

The CranioSacral practitioner achieves this by monitoring the CranioSacral rhythm to detect the location of potential restrictions and imbalances, and then delicately applying gentle manual techniques to release those problem areas.

The results of the treatment will last, as long as the origin of the injury or stress is no longer present. Often, what we sense as pain, discomfort and/or immobility is actually the body’s method of protecting itself in reaction to some other source of stimulus, stress or injury.

* In terms of addressing the real origin or source of your symptoms, this will naturally occur over the span of several sessions as different layers are resolved.