How Does CST Work?
The body manufactures cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. The bones of the skull, when moving appropriately (yes, they are supposed to move), pump the CSF down the spine. The sacrum (that bone between the hips) moves in tandem with the bones of the head. It flips the cerebral spinal fluid up the spine, creating the craniosacral rhythm. CSF protects the spine and it registers everything coming in from all the nerves that come out of the spine. When you experience an event that becomes registered in your muscle memory, it changes the craniosacral rhythm. Those events can be physical, emotional, or spiritual in nature. The body automatically adjusts to the new conditions and you continue to function. That is, until you don’t. By the time an adult decides to use Craniosacral Therapy, they usually have some chronic conditions set up in the body that haven’t responded to whatever form of treatment is being used to heal. This is why it is extremely beneficial for children to have regula
