Craniosacral for Moms & Babies in Oakland

CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle and effective treatment for babies, promoting the realignment of bones and tissues and supporting their growth and development. Some babies come into the world with big stories that need to be listened to. We allow them to share these with us, give them permission to express and unfold, creating a greater sense of well-being. Many parents seek out CranioSacral Therapy for breastfeeding, sleep, and developmental issues, traumatic births, colic or digestive concerns, torticollis, or cranial malformation. Many families find that babies that receive the work sleep better, breastfeed and digest more efficiently, and can be generally happier.

What if my baby is sleeping or needs to nurse during our CranioSacral therapy session?

I can work with your baby asleep, in your arms, nursing, bottle feeding or crawling around. Babies are unpredictable, so I am very flexible in my approach to meeting their needs (and yours).

CranioSacral Therapy (CST) for New Mothers

Becoming a new parent is one of the biggest blessings there is.  It is also one of life’s biggest challenges. And while I work with babies to resolve physical restrictions, I also love supporting moms through this powerful transitional time.  I like to remind my clients that you are not only birthing a baby, but also a mother.  New moms deserve as much love and compassion and understanding as new babies.

Moms will do anything to help their babies feel more comfortable in their bodies but often totally neglect themselves.  I started doing mommy/baby sessions, so both moms and babies could feel better in their bodies.  In fact, I have discovered that working on moms actually accelerates a baby’s healing. If I come across an area on a baby’s body that is not releasing, and I treat the exact same spot on the mom, the baby learns how to release in that same spot. Yes…Babies and moms are THAT connected! I created a mommy/baby combined session in my Oakland studio for this reason. Both of you need support after birth.  

Now offering Postpartum Holistic Pelvic Care™ treatments!

CranioSacral Therapy (CST) For Pregnant Mothers

We all dream of having the perfect, healthy, relaxing pregnancy: eating only healthy food, doing tons of yoga, exercising, meditating and spending time connecting with the baby everyday.  But there are so many other things that need to get done!  The nesting urge takes over and suddenly you are obsessed with moving furniture, researching baby carriers, organizing your closets and managing an ever-expanding TO-DO list.

This is a great time to come in for a CranioSacral Therapy session.  I LOVE working with pregnant moms and facilitating a deeper connection with your baby and your body.  Structurally, we will work with the bones and tissue of your pelvis to help your body open and soften for birth.  We will dialogue with your body and your baby to get you connected for the journey ahead, and we will work with your emotions about the birth process.  We will also visualize your ideal birth and create a feeling of calm and readiness in your body and spirit.

Give yourself and your baby some yummy sacred time to slow down and connect more deeply!  Come on in!

 

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How CranioSacral Therapy (CST) helped my baby

In 2004, when I became a mother, my relationship to CranioSacral Therapy deepened. My daughter was a classic “colicky” baby. She cried a lot and needed to be held and bounced constantly for her first six months of life. At this time it dawned on me that maybe CST could help. In her first session, the therapist was worked with some physical restrictions in her cranium and in her body. She also made a connection that her little body was sensitive to the intense emotions my husband was feeling (lots of stress at work). As soon as we brought some of these feelings out into the open and he let her know that she didn’t need to hold his feelings, the whole room palpably shifted, and I could feel her little body relax. As my husband told her he was stressed, but she didn’t need to hold it for him, she reached her chubby little hand up and touched his face!!!! This is a moment I will never forget. After just a couple of CranioSacral Therapy sessions, she transformed into a happy, secure baby that hardly cried, could comfortably play on her own and generally felt more at home in her body. CranioSacral Therapy totally transformed my own family. It also showed me how merged and connected babies are with their parents, and the importance of supporting the whole family.

What is CranioSacral Therapy?

CranioSacral Therapy uses a gentle touch to evaluate and release restrictions in the soft tissues. Once the tissue is released, the body doesn’t have to spend the extra energy to work around the restricted area and you will feel much better. By freeing the central nervous system to perform at its best, CranioSacral Therapy naturally eliminates pain and stress, strengthens your resistance to disease, and enhances your health and well being.

As a skilled CranioSacral therapist, I listen with my hands to the subtle rhythms of the body, detecting restrictions and imbalances held in its various systems, especially the nerves, tissues and fluids. As shifts and changes happen in your body, I will ask you questions to continue to guide the process, and support you to connect with your body’s inner wisdom. Sometimes there are just physical changes, and sometimes during a session CST facilitates the gentle release of unprocessed emotion and trauma.