In a beautiful Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy session recently, the client and I both enjoyed resting in a peaceful state of dynamic stillness. As I held the person’s body, I was aware of an ongoing sense of discharge, as if their cells were discharging some very old trauma. A prickly, slightly cold sensation seemed to exude […]

William Garner Sutherland, founder of Cranial Osteopathy, spoke of the Breath of Life, a mysterious presence still at the center of Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy today. “The “Breath of Life” is the spark, primarily, and not the breath of air.” Sutherland declared in his book, Contributions of Thought. The Breath of Life as described by Sutherland […]

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, or Craniosacral Biodynamics, is a hands-on bodywork modality. How can we even begin to think about applying it in everyday life? First, it is helpful to understand what distinguishes Craniosacral Biodynamics from other forms of Craniosacral Therapy. Biodynamics involves orienting to deep, universal forces, which cranial osteopath Rollin Becker referred to as […]