What is Cranio Sacral Bodywork?

Cranio Sacral Balancing is a super gentle and deeply relaxing type of bodywork that comes from Cranio Sacral Osteopathy.

With soft, careful touches, the practitioner tunes into the natural rhythm of the brain and spinal fluid, helping it flow smoothly. The focus isn’t on force or fixing but on listening to the body, feeling what’s happening and allowing it to heal itself. This method helps bring the whole body back into balance. By using gentle hand techniques from the head (cranium) to the lower back (sacrum), it can release physical tension, emotional stress and blocked energy.

When the brain and spinal fluid flow freely and the bones move as they should, the body works better. This affects important systems like hormones, immunity, breathing, the nervous system, circulation and the lymphatic system. A Cranio Sacral Balancing session gently supports these systems, helping the body find its natural harmony again.

How do blockages in the craniosacral system even occur?

Emotional, mental or physical stress can cause the tissues to tense up or create movement restrictions in the craniosacral system. This can weaken, slow down or disrupt the craniosacral rhythm. As a result, the mobility of the skull and brain membranes is affected and the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (brain and spinal fluid) is reduced. This, in turn, can impact blood circulation, the function of the central nervous system and may lead to physical discomfort or an imbalance in both body and mind.

Why should I get a Cranio Sacral Balancing session?

Cranio Sacral Balancing can be helpful for both acute and chronic conditions, such as:

  • Migraines

  • Neck, spine and pelvic pain

  • Pain caused by accidents or injuries

  • Tinnitus

  • Stress, anxiety, tension and burnout

  • Insomnia and chronic fatigue

  • Birth preparation

  • Learning and concentration difficulties, and more

This method is also successfully used for babies and children to help with:

  • Excessive crying (colic babies)

  • Releasing birth trauma (e.g., forceps, vacuum-assisted birth, multiple births, long or very fast labor)

  • Bedwetting

  • Concentration and learning difficulties

  • Delayed motor development

  • Aggressive behavior

  • Jaw and dental pain, orthodontic treatments

Treat yourself to a Cranio Sacral Balancing session every now and then, just to slow down, relax and take a break from the stresses of everyday life.

Doing something good for YOURSELF is important!

Legal notice

Whether participation in energy work is suitable for your physical and mental condition is for the client to decide, at their own responsibility. Please be aware that energy work can trigger self-healing processes and there may also be initial aggravations of symptoms.