Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a hands-on body-based therapy with a somatic approach that has its origins in Osteopathy. It unfolds as a deep therapeutic process with effects on different levels: physical, emotional, mental, and energetic.
It promotes the body’s natural regulation processes, recognizing that the body has the ability to reorganize itself and move towards health and well-being when the appropriate conditions are present.
From an anatomical perspective, the work relates to what is known as the craniosacral system —which includes the skull, spine, pelvis, sacrum, brain, spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid, and meninges— although its perspective always considers the body as a whole.
This therapy understands the human body not only as a physical structure, but also as the somatic imprint left on it by our biography, emotions, thoughts, relationships and bonds. Therefore, by listening to the body's anatomy, the practitioner also listens to the bodily record of our lived experiences.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy promotes the regulation of the autonomic nervous system and the reconnection with the body and its health. It also has the beauty of bringing us back to our bodies, allowing us to listen and feel ourselves deeply, to connect with our own resources and vital force, giving us the possibility of profoundly changing the way we relate to ourselves, to our health, to our environment and the people around us.
Brief History of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
The foundations of the therapy were laid with the work of the osteopath William G. Sutherland, who in the early twentieth century explored the movement of the cranial bones and its relationship to our health.
Over time, various osteopaths continued to deepen this work, expanding the understanding of the body towards a more comprehensive view of its self-regulating and organizational processes. Building on these research, Franklyn Sills developed in the 1990s the approach now known as Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy.
