Louise Bryant Craniosacral Therapy

15/03/2026

Happy Mother's Day you amazing women 💝🌹✨

“The woman in me is exhausted... But...”Poet Jan Brierton shares a powerful piece "But" from her book Everybody Is A Poem, a reflection on the many roles we ...

12/10/2025

Delighted to be offering the following Equine Assisted Workshops Slieve Aughty Centre

Booking essential as places are limited

Contact me on 087 6363717 to reserve your place

11/10/2025

This gave me full body chills...
"👁️ Did you ever wonder why the baby’s taken across the room? Why the cord is clamped fast, the mother left shaking, the lights so bright it feels like judgment?

Did you ever feel the stillness—the eerie quiet when the father’s hands are empty, the grandmother’s not in the room, and the newborn is nowhere near a breast?

It’s not just medicine.
It’s not just policy.
It’s a ritual.
And it’s not ours.

🧬 They inject pig-derived Pitocin to mimic the hormone God designed to flood a woman’s brain in labor. But it doesn’t reach the brain. It only contracts the body.
The love doesn’t flow.
The imprint doesn’t land.
The bonding doesn’t seal.
Just pressure. Just force.

💉 Synthetic love.
⚡ Counterfeit release.
🧠 Neurological silence.

And while the woman is watched but not touched, while the baby is wiped but not suckled, while the father is praised for being “supportive” but not leading—
they cut the thread.

👶 The mother-baby dyad was made to reflect divine intimacy. To pass down trust, peace, protection.
But when it’s broken—
the body remembers.
The child stores the grief.
The mother learns disconnection.
The father fades from view.

That’s how it starts. But it doesn’t end there.

Then come the bottles.
The cribs.
The high chairs.
The eight-hour separations called school.
The praise of independence that is really just early detachment.
The lie that the nuclear family is enough. That Mom runs the home. That Dad is just for weekends. That children are safest raised by strangers in buildings funded by gods they do not know.

🕳️ We are not looking at broken systems.
We are looking at precision-engineered fragmentation.

And you feel it. You’ve felt it all along.
That something was taken before you could name it.
That someone was missing even while you were being told you had “everything you need.”

But listen: the lie only wins if we let it.
And we won’t.
We are pulling the babies back to the breast.
We are restoring the mother's voice in the birth room.
We are putting grandmothers back at the table.
We are praying over the placenta.
We are keeping them close at night.
We are burning the counterfeit and walking in the design.
This is not soft work.
It is a holy war"
- written upon the heart of almost every midwife

- author - Cardinal Birth Midwifery Service

🤎🤎👼🏼🤎🤎

28/06/2025

21/06/2025

☀️ Summer Solstice: A Time to Pause, Breathe, and Realign 🌿

The Summer Solstice marks the longest day of the year — a powerful time of light, energy, and renewal. Just as nature reaches a peak of fullness, it invites us to do the same.

But with all the outward energy of summer, it's just as important to reconnect inward.

💆‍♀️ This is where CranioSacral Therapy can support you.

CST helps you:
🌞 Balance your nervous system
🌞 Release tension and emotional buildup
🌞 Feel grounded and present
🌞 Align body, mind, and spirit — just like nature does at solstice

✨ Let this be your reminder: as the sun stands still, so can you. Slow down. Recenter. Realign.

Book your solstice session and step into summer with more clarity, ease, and light. 🌻

19/06/2025

🧠💆‍♀️ How CranioSacral Therapy Supports Your Nervous System 🌿

In today’s fast-paced world, your nervous system is constantly working — managing stress, emotions, sleep, and how your body reacts to pain.

CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on technique that helps your body shift out of “fight or flight” and into “rest and restore.”

Here’s how CST supports your nervous system:
✔️ Releases deep tension stored in the body
✔️ Calms overactive stress responses
✔️ Improves flow of cerebrospinal fluid around the brain and spinal cord
✔️ Helps regulate mood, sleep, and energy
✔️ Supports healing after trauma (physical or emotional)

With just a light touch (about 5 grams!), CST gives your body permission to unwind — naturally, safely, and deeply.

✨ Think of it as a reset button for your whole system. ✨

Ready to feel more balanced and grounded? Let’s book your next session.

17/06/2025

🧠✨ How Does CranioSacral Therapy Work? ✨👐

CranioSacral Therapy (CST) works by gently supporting the body’s central nervous system — the system that controls everything from stress response to digestion to pain.

Using a soft touch (about the weight of a 10-cent coin), a CST practitioner helps release tension and restrictions in the craniosacral system — the membranes and fluid that surround and protect your brain and spinal cord.

When this system is in balance, it promotes:
✔️ Deep relaxation
✔️ Better sleep
✔️ Pain relief
✔️ Nervous system regulation
✔️ Improved mental clarity

It’s subtle, but powerful — your body does the healing. CST simply creates the space for it to happen.

✨ Less tension. More flow. Deep healing from the inside out. ✨

Have questions or want to try a session? Drop a comment or message me anytime!

10/06/2025

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on therapy that focuses on the central nervous system — primarily the brain, spinal cord, and the surrounding cerebrospinal fluid and membranes (called the craniosacral system).

For more information contact me on 087 6363717 or visit my website www.cstloughrea.com for booking an appointment

05/06/2025

🧠🔔 Your Brain’s Alarm System & the Power of Craniosacral Therapy 🔔🧠

Did you know your Reticular Activating System (RAS) is like your brain’s personal alarm system? It filters information, heightens awareness, and keeps you alert to what truly matters. But what happens when that system is overloaded — constantly firing from stress, trauma, or overstimulation?

That’s where Craniosacral Therapy (CST) steps in. 💆‍♂️💆‍♀️

CST gently supports your nervous system, helping to reset and regulate the RAS. By calming this internal “alarm,” many people experience:
✨ Deep relaxation
✨ Clearer focus
✨ Reduced anxiety
✨ Better sleep

Think of it as turning the volume down on the noise of daily life — and finally giving your brain space to breathe.

Curious how this subtle therapy can create big shifts in your wellbeing? DM me or book a session to experience it for yourself. 🌿

07/05/2025

I’m so grateful for the thoughtful feedback from those who’ve attended previous workshops. These sessions are designed to support therapists in deepening their practice through embodiment, reflection, and community.

🗓️ Next workshop: 14th June
🎯 Topic: Exploring Embodied Boundaries for Professionals
📍 Location: Slieve Aughty Centre, Kylebrack

If you’d like more information or to reserve your place, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 087 6363717

02/05/2025

I recently had the pleasure of facilitating a workshop for a group of dedicated therapists, and I’m so grateful for the thoughtful and inspiring feedback I received. It’s always a privilege to create space for reflection, connection, and growth within our profession.

Our next equine assisted workshop is coming up on 14th June, where we’ll be diving into the essential topic of boundaries for professionals.

If you’d like more information or would like to join us, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Louise 087 6363717

19/02/2025

Mindfulness is a powerful tool for mental health & well-being 🧠✨

By practicing mindfulness, you can:�✅ Reduce stress and anxiety by calming the mind�✅ Improve focus and concentration in daily tasks�✅ Enhance overall mental clarity and emotional balance

Take a deep breath, slow down, and be present. Your mind will thank you!🙏