Craniowaves - Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy with Liz Kirkman

What is BCST?

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy respects the knowledge that we grew ourselves from a collection of cells. Through informed touch a practitioner assists the body's natural state of repair. This work stems from Osteopathy and has a rich basis in anatomy, however is non-manipulative. Clients have reported finding it particularly useful for balancing the central nervous system and our 'fight or flight' response which is aggravated in many of us, due to the stresses of our 21st century lives. The client remains fully clothed, lying on their back as the practitioner cradles certain parts of the body, depending on what their system requires - it could be the ankles, the head, the sacrum/tailbone. Through informed touch, the practitioner is able to facilitate changes in their client's system. These changes are paced at the priority of the client, rather than a 'here's where you're broken, I'm going to fix you' mentality. The practitioner listens to the whole, so often changes are global - even though you've come in with a knee issue, the hip and shoulder and perhaps the cranial base might have had to make adjustments before the knee can really release. Empowerment and a renegotiation with their own health occurs, which can express itself in a variety of ways from sleeping, to shaking, to deep relaxation and bliss. The system is held in a non-judgemental, neutral way. As it really appreciates this type of contact, shifts are often occurring in many parts of the body simultaneously or in quick succession. The body is given the opportunity to release what it no longer needs to carry.