Craniosacral therapy
People of all ages who are looking to increase and maintain their own inherent state of wellness and balance.
It has been a help to:
Children
Working with learning difficulties, birth traumas, body alignment, behavioral & physical challenges and body awareness.
Adults
Looking for stress and pain relief, recovering from illness, injuries, and surgeries, looking to find the quiet within and get in touch with their natural state of well being, and make shifts in both physical and psychological patterns.
Elderly
Looking for extremely gentle, non-invasive, support for the pain which can accompany the structural and energetic body through aging.
Client responses
Cocoon Craniosacral is a highly effective form of preventative maintenance and restoration for our bodies. There are also many chronic and acute conditions that can be addressed, such as:
STRUCTURAL AND MUSCULAR DISORDERS
The bony skeletal structure, when in alignment, reduces pain and inflammation, people with the following conditions have been supported through this work:
Back and Neck Pain Muscle Pain Post Surgical Rehabilitation Arthritis and Joint Pain General Stiffness and Immobility
LIFE FORCE AND IMMUNE SUPPORT
As the body’s structure begins to align and the life force or (qi) begins to move more harmoniously, the bodily fluids can likewise begin to move and strengthen the immune system, some people with the following conditions have been supported in this way:
Tendency for Colds and Flus Lyme Disease Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cancer Rehabilitation
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS
When the parasympathetic nervous system takes over, the deep rest and relaxation can work to soothe and calm the sympathetic nervous system. People with the following conditions have been supported through this work:
Multiple Sclerosis Alzheimer’s Parkinson’s Adrenal Fatigue Meniere’s Disease
PYSCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Entering a state of deep stillness, can allow a transformative mind space to be present . . . this respite from worring thoughts, overwhelming emotions and the busy “doings” of everyday life leaves the client open to quieter thoughts and inspirations. Repeated visits to this state of being can build a capacity to achieve this state on one’s own, and awaken the innate healing capacity of the client. People working with the following conditions have been supported by this work:
Stress Depression Anxiety Nervousness Sleep problems Restlessness Anger ADHD Autism
benefits
The treatment
Who is it for
Emily Pearl Alfano, B.Sc., RYT, AADP
Private & Group Therapeutic Yoga/Health Coaching/BioMat & Reiki Energy Healing Sessions
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
Craniosacral therapy, traditionally focuses on the cranium, spine and sacrum, which collectively have a direct connection to the parasympathetic nervous system (the system of rest and digest). When the craniosacral system is contacted and adjusted, there is a possibility for deep relaxation . . . and hence structural, energetic, and emotional shifts to occur. Thus allowing relief from physical, mental and emotional pain, and blockages.
COCOON CRANIOSACRAL
Focuses on the state of mind of the practitioner, who can create a safe transformative space through a state of inner stillness . . . and quiet presence. In such a state, the capacity to listen to the needs of the client’s body becomes acute, allowing one to recognize the shifts and changes which wish to occur through gentle hands on contact . . . which literally makes a space for the body to unfold into wellness. The wisdom of the client’s body guides the practitioner’s contact and movements, slight mircro-adjustments, acupressure, and gentle weaving motions, affecting the entire postural system, allow bones to re-align, muscles to relax, and fluids (blood, cerebral spinal, lymph) to flow more freely and effectively through the body.
“I had no idea the type of work Stacey does existed. I have a hard time with traditional bodywork as I find it can traumatize my body into protecting itself. Stacey brought me into a deep stillness where I felt so safe I could feel my body literally unwind.
Without pushing or shoving, my body relaxed and easily moved back into alignment. It was incredible! I felt my hips shift themselves back into place. I felt the energy move through my stiff left leg and bring more sensation there.
I came onto the table out of alignment, in pain, and slightly disoriented. I left feeling lighter, completely integrated, and with a greater understanding, acceptance and love of myself. And the stillness she creates can be re-accessed. I can close my eyes weeks after our session, and bring myself back to that inner peace.
Like myself and my clients, many people spend years meditating to get to that place of stillness and peace and connection… and self love, that Stacey can bring people to in one session.”
“In my experience of a Craniosacral session with Stacey, she was able to sense more than one of my old injury sites, using extremely effective osteopathic holds. She instinctively understands the deeper elements of the healing potential of stillness and is able to hold a steady space for the health forces to manifest. I feel Stacey works at a very advanced level naturally due to her years of study, her practice of other modalities, and by teaching children, which easily translates to working successfully with adults. I have no hesitation in recommending Stacey’s healing touch.”
-Charles Ridley
Founder of the Dynamic Stillness School, and Stillness Touch
Author of Stillness: Biodynamic Cranial Practice and the Evolution of Consciousness
“The work I’ve done with Stacey has been extraordinary. While my experience of a session might be different from time to time, what is always consistent is the complete trust I have in Stacey and her work. Unlike other healing therapies I have experienced over the years, there is no agenda. Nothing is ever imposed...instead her touch invites me into my own process of healing. How this exactly happens is beyond me…but I can say with certainty that Stacey works out of the highest integrity. Through our work together I have been consistently supported in both subtle and dramatic ways.”
- Social Worker, 47 yrs
“I trust Stacey completely. I feel that she is in conversation with my body and soul. I feel the healing she facilitates makes possible a rebuilding and a reimagining of my well being. I feel loved, nurtured and healed in places of deep old wounds. After the treatment, over subsequent weeks, I became aware of issues that I wasn’t previously aware of and have begun to address them on all levels, physically, emotionally and spiritually. She opened doors to my own inner resources and to the place where my body builds itself.”
- Educator/ Art-Therapist, 55 yrs
“I feel like I am in the real world . . . I am calm”
- 70 year old woman
“How do you do that . . . I was in pain . . . and then it was gone.”
- General Contractor, 33 yrs
“I feel that I am in a safe place.”
- 90 year old woman
“I can actually feel my legs.”
- 10 year old girl
“I feel like a totally different person... I'm happy.”
- 13 year old boy
“It’s the strangest thing, I can never tell whether it is you or my body that is making the adjustments . . .”
- Business Man, 33 yrs