03/20/2026
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) works with 3 key functions of our biology:
1) Our Natural Healing State - The Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
The PNS, commonly referred to as the "rest and digest state" is our natural healing state. When we can access this branch of our nervous system, our bodies re-allocate resources from keeping us alert, activated, and more outward in the world, and direct them towards rest, regeneration, and repair. It's why medical professionals tell you to rest after major medical procedures or sickness. In a BCST session, we support your system to remember how to access this healing state; once there, we support your body in titrating the optimal pace and order it needs to heal during the session
2) Gentle, Neutral, Safe Touch Enhances the Healing Abilities of the PNS
As social mammals, we are wired to respond positively to safe, gentle touch. In fact, we need it to survive. As infants, it is the touch of our caregivers that signals to us the world is a safe place to grow and thrive. We never lose this need for safe touch, and our bodies enter a deeper level of relaxation, rest, and regulation when we receive it. The nature of the touch used in BCST is gentle, light, neutral, and safe. Because of this, it even has the ability to heal experiences of unsafe, invasive, and unwanted touch.
3) As Social Mammals, We Were Never Meant to Heal Alone
Our species evolved to be connected with one another. For countless millenia, we have had a close knit tribe to lean on to help process big life experiences - grief, loss, trauma, fear, confusion, despair, etc. It was through the support of others that we could process and transmute experiences so we could heal from them, rather than holding onto them and having them get stuck in our system. In BCST, the practitioner provides the support of a neutral witness, listener, and space holder for the body and mind to let go of experiences and return to balance and health within. Talking is invited, but is not always needed; often just knowing you aren't alone is enough.
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