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Louise Egan www.louiseegan.nz, Dip. BCST, RCST,
Jackie Butler www.jackiebutler.nz , Dip BCST, RCST,

https://www.bodyintelligence.com/about/what-is-biodynamic-craniosacral-therapy

17/09/2025

Buy NZ eveyone. What better place to start than your feet ♡ Love these guys

16/09/2025

10/09/2025

Appointment now available
9am, Friday 12th Sept
Soul Time Cottage, Invercargill

03/08/2025

🌀 Therapeutic Skills in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy 🌀�
How we support the body’s natural healing processes

In the Body Intelligence training, we learn many skills, but one of the deepest layers is the development of a healing approach — the ability to sense what the body needs and how to provide a safe space for integration, release, and return to balance.

💠 What do therapeutic skills mean?�
They are abilities that go far beyond simply doing techniques. These are subtle yet profound qualities that allow us to:
�✨ Listen to the body without trying to change it
�✨ Recognize when non-intervention is the most appropriate response
�✨ Support the system’s self-organization and innate intelligence
�✨ Accompany the client through trauma release without retraumatization
�✨ Be present in silence, without the urge to fix anything

Healing touch doesn’t come from pressure or manipulation — it arises from calm, attuned contact that connects and regulates the nervous system.

🌿 In biodynamic craniosacral therapy, we speak of the therapeutic field — a space in which the body begins to seek balance on its own, once we offer enough safety and trust.

📍 Therapeutic skills are not born from effort — but from presence.

29/05/2025

Science shows that we can amplify pain, but critically, we can also unlearn pain. There is something you can do to change your pain experience and retrain your nervous system.

It’s important to be creative. You’re unique and need to experiment to find out what works for you. There’s no one answer that fits everyone.

08/02/2025

15/12/2024

All our very best wishes for your new wonderful Academy

03/07/2024

The brain appears to rely on synchronized waves to wash out waste products, including toxins associated with Alzheimer's disease.

09/06/2024

I'm really pleased to share that I'm running a Breathing Clinic in Dunedin, Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 June at Taste Nature. 90 minute Breathing Assessments with capnography can be booked by calling 027 278 3499 or emailing breathingclinicnelson@gmail.com Appointment availability is limited. I'm in the region for 3 weeks and will also be offering assessments from Ettrick which is 90 minutes from Queenstown, Dunedin and Wanaka while I'm there.

03/08/2023

Southland Pop-up Clinics

01/08/2023

When I visit Invercargill I make sure to get a session with Sylvia-Ruth Watson. She is an encyclopedia of healing knowledge and I've enjoyed lasting improvements to my health following her acupuncture treatments. Thanks Sylvia-Ruth 💚💛

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Q What’s this ‘Cranio’ all about then? This is a gentle whole body therapy where the practitioner does not manipulate or adjust bones or tissue, instead, gentle holds and light touch enable the therapist to listen to the body and it's systems. In this therapeutic space, the body seeks to bring itself back into regulated balance and health.

Q Ummm, I’m confused, are Cranio, Craniosacral Therapy, BCST and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy the same thing? Why yes, they are the same thing! We use all of the above terms interchangeably - in our communications, they all mean the same thing which is... Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (What a mouthful! That’s why we shorten it)

Q So what does the word Biodynamic have to do with it? The word Biodynamic refers to the form of Craniosacral Therapy we use. There are other forms of Craniosacral Therapy which differ in their approach to the modality. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapists support the body’s innate wisdom to align with its original health blueprint - an organising intelligence that informs the interaction and the synergy of all body systems.

Q Can Cranio be used to treat my condition and where can I find more info? Watch this clip from Steve Haines, International teacher of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Crank up the volume, its recorded at a very low level. https://vimeo.com/8959937 Prefer to read about it? Have a stroll around this site for more info: https://www.biodynamic-craniosacral.com/about-bcst/what-is-bcst/

Q Who are the ‘Cranio On Tour’ therapists? Great! a chance to talk about ourselves...

Louise Egan Dip. BCST I studied and worked within the field of holistic healing for over 25 years before happily embracing Craniosacral as my preferred natural therapy. My partner Simon and I have made Nelson our home with my parents and sister's family nearby however Southland has long been my heart land (having lived and worked here in the past) and I am thrilled to be back, sharing this therapy with you all. You can contact me on my cell: 022 601 2213

Jackie Butler Dip. BCST; Womb Surround Process Workshop (Myrna Martin) “I look forward to seeing this therapy evolve as the scientific community deepens its understanding of the body’s innate ability to heal itself”

I like to keep things simple; a quiet place to live, good friends, solitude and togetherness in good balance and taking pleasure in the small things. That’s the art of living to me, cultivating a state of inner peace.

Most mornings I wake up to birdsong, it's infinitely preferable to an alarm clock and enables me to start my day with gratitude, to face life’s challenges from a place of being fully resourced.

It’s a conscious choice to live this way and to work in the therapeutic field. It’s part of my job description, and really, my life description, to cultivate a calm and centred presence in myself, so that I can empower my clients in the same way.

I’ve been driven to do this work by my life experiences and inner compass and it gives me great pleasure to witness a client realigning to their own blueprint of peace, health and harmony.

I currently have a mobile therapy clinic in Tasman and Nelson and regularly travel to clinics throughout Canterbury, Otago and Southland, New Zealand. In addition to treating humans of all ages I also work with animals and have an interest in the field of epigenetics and intergenerational patterns impacting the body. You can contact me on my cell: 021 067 1519

Katerina Orsakova, Dip.BCST, et Mgr. (Major in teaching English and P.E. Czech Republic) Working with children has always been an exciting and refreshing experience for me and I originally studied to be a teacher. I found that I could be working with people in a more profound way and that led me to study and practice this beautiful, breathtaking therapy which I would like to spread and share with you all. I have a small practice both in New Zealand and The Czech Republic, have co-run a Mums and Bubs Clinic in Tasman and especially love to work with children and babies. I tend to my 8 year old daughters ailments with Cranio and it is so wonderful to see them resolve so quickly.

Q Err, you haven’t answered all my questions, can we talk? More questions? Excellent, we’d love to chat to you personally. Message us via facebook or on our cell phones and we’ll get right back to you.