Craniosacral therapy for sensitivities

Do you know where to find a craniosacral therapist? My doc wants me to find one. Though he said to find one and he’d check them out to make sure they were up to snuff

Hmm ok… I’ll keep looking around the internet.

The best craniosacral therapist I have had was trained at the Upledger Institute, with a background in physical therapy. You could ask Upledger for recommendations in your area.

I also have seen some excellent craniosacral therapists trained in biodynamic craniosacral therapy.

I would not see a chiropractor for craniosacral therapy, as their approach is different, but that's just me.

All craniosacral therapists are not created equal, and they have a variety of methods and goals. Training programs vary considerably. One practitioner might be amazing for you, but another might do nothing, so I would suggest trying a few practitioners if the first one doesn't work out.

I saw one craniosacral therapist who focused especially on the skull, upper neck, and glymphatic system. (It was incredible how much the bones of the skull can move!) She was marvelous for issues like headaches and head and neck tension. I saw her regularly (probably twice per week) for two years and stopped because I moved away.

Another craniosacral therapist I adored was Upledger trained with a physical therapy background. She worked on the whole body, including organ systems and gentle alignment adjustments. Her sense for what was going on in my body was incredible (like she was able to tell me that my liver tendons were inflamed after multiple MDs couldn't figure out what my pain was from, and help navigate treatment decisions). She was highly skilled and could resolve symptoms within an appointment. If her treatment made me dizzy (which can happen with craniosacral therapy, as they stir things up which have been stagnant or tense) then she could fix it in less than a minute before I walked out the door. I also saw her regularly for two years until I moved away.

Next, I have been seeing a biodynamic craniosacral therapist who focuses on embodiment and also has Ilan Lev training. She hardly moves her hands at all, yet impacts the body strongly. She guides me verbally in a way that deepens my connection with my body and allows me to work with the sensations without fear - absolutely essential for nervous system healing. A few times on the table, I developed spinning vertigo, and she guided me to lean into the sensation, find the edges of it, and work on making it smaller. Since then, I have been able to manage vertiginous symptoms this way, until I stopped having them altogether. My partner, who has very different issues (mainly joint pain), also sees her and is consistently amazed. She's like a physical therapist, chiropractor, meditation coach, and somatic therapist all in one.

All three have been very different but very helpful.

My lymphatic cranial sacral therapist was and is THE BEST tool in my lyme tool chest!!!!

I had a good experience yesterday and she noticed that my nervous system is unbalanced (she used other words), so I will go there about every three weeks for a while.

And today I told my boss at work where I have worked for about 6 months about my illness. It went very well and he was understanding. I got okay to do a short daily meditation a month ago, and today I asked if it was fine if I did it twice a day during work time and it was no problem.
Which is good as I need to do a lot of work to calm my system down. I will do mostly DNRS and recently started with palming for my eyes also, so will mix between things.

I am also curious if this therapy might reduce inflammation in that region of the body?

Oh wow- more time on the body-very interesting.

My little sis is trying it in January for central nervous system balance=improved immune system too. Although never tested, I suspect she also has Lyme/toxin issues. I am interested in following her and your &girlfriend’s success with it.