Biodynamics is an attempt to always appreciate the whole of things and to support the fundamental health mechanism called Primary Respiration. It is natural breathing type of movement of expansion and contraction that expresses in the tissues, fluids, and potency. The body needs to have this movement within and between the structures in order for health to be flowing.

At the core of the body is the central nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. These neurological tissues are bathed and surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid expresses a natural ebb and flow to its motion, similar to tide movements in the ocean. As the body expands and contracts, the CSF has its tide-like motion that flows around the central nervous system. This tide-like motion can be felt through all the tissues and fluids in the body. So any blocks or restrictions to that natural ebb and flow can also be felt throughout the whole body.

Our bodies are shaped by our experiences in life. Bumps and falls, injuries, mental or emotional stress, and birth traumas are all examples of experiences that can leave their imprint in our biology. If these experiences are not cleared, they leave their mark resulting in a contraction of the tissues and a block of the flow of our natural resources and health.

Practitioners use an educated gentle, non-invasive light touch to listen for and to engage with the expression of health in the system. The system responds by bringing about its own internal adjustments and reorganizations within the body tissues, fluids, and potency.

The body knows how to heal itself. The intelligence of the system sets the priorities of the sequence in which it wants to unravel. Using the light, skilled touch, the body can and will open up fluid movement, reorganize tissue imbalances, release held tension and trauma, and improve pliability of the tissues. Once that has occurred, the area is freer to move back into its original primary respiration motion with an increase in potency, vitality, and life force energy. This results in an ability to express stronger health. In addition to that one area releasing its held or inertial pattern, it allows the entire organism to shift and unravel as the area of inertia releases its grip on the whole.

As the body is an interwoven matrix, allowing one area to dissolve its held tension, allows the entire organism to reorganize itself into a more balanced way. It is a whole person approach to treatment. The work encompasses every system and structure in the body.

Sessions are performed on a fully clothed body. It is recommended to wear comfortable loose or non-restrictive clothing with no belt. Biodynamic Craniosacral sessions begin with the practitioner placing their hands on the body at the ankles or feet to feel what is happening in the system. From there, the practitioner follows and supports the unravelling of the tissues and self-repair of the system with light touch in different areas of the body as indicated.

The list is very long and extensive of conditions that respond very favourably to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. From structural imbalances, stress reduction, to releasing held trauma that is preventing our healing, to overall relaxation and well-being. It is very helpful for all types of pain as it assists the nervous system in regulating itself and calming down a hyperactive pain signal. Experiencing less aches and pains, less body tension, more suppleness and flexibility to all the tissues allows for greater range of motion, mobility, and flexibility. Bringing about a greater awareness of our bodies and becoming more embodied is one of the great benefits of this work.