CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is gentle touch that touches deep. CST, developed from Osteopathy, soothes the nervous system, unwinds adhesions in the delicate CranioSacral System (a primary and core system of the body), and relieves pain and tension throughout physical and physiological structures.

This hands-on modality - a practice of deep listening to your body’s “inner treatment plan” - works with the body’s CranioSacral (cranium to sacrum) system, the body’s inherent self-healing mechanisms, cerebrospinal fluid, “energy cysts” held throughout the body, and SomatoEmotional Release.

People tend to leave feeling profoundly relaxed, deeply reset, and with insights or breakthroughs in their physical, mental, emotional, and/or spiritual health.

Developed by Dr. Bruno Chikly - MD, DO, LMT - Lymphatic Drainage Therapy (LDT) relieves the lymphatic system of build-up, toxins, and stagnation by working directly with the lymph’s movement.

Because the lymphatics are always involved whenever there is an injury, LDT helps with recovery from injury, inflammation, and toxin build-up. Further, the lymphatics are the body’s waters of transformation, aiding in vital functions including immune response.

Discovered and developed by Jean-Pierre Barral, who later created the Barral Institute, Visceral Manipulation (VM) works with the viscera/organs to release tension held in surrounding ligaments, tendons, tissues, and in the organ itself. While symptoms may present locally (i.e., tension around the organ itself), pain patterns often present elsewhere in the body - for example, tension around the liver often presents as pain around the right shoulder.

Because pain and tension felt at the surface of the body is often a spiraling-out effect of tension held deeper in the body (like a rose blooming), VM helps to unwind the root-tension patterns held in deeper layers of the body by working with the organs themselves.

Therapeutic Dialoguing is effective both in hands-off, online/distance settings and in conjunction with manual therapy techniques.

Therapeutic Dialoguing allows for unwinding of physical tension and chronic pain, emotional struggles, and mental loops. The main modalities used to address all of these systems of the body simultaneously are:

Heart-Centered Therapy - developed by Alaya Chikly of the Chikly Institute - as well as techniques from SomatoEmotional Release, Gestalt Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Somatic Attachment, inner child work, internal parts work, and a deep understanding of the interweave of physical and emotional health.

Trigger points are specific locations in the muscles that are stuck in contraction. When trigger points have developed, they cause an “energy crisis,” in which the contracted spot both demands more energy and resources from the body to maintain contraction, while also being unable to receive the nourishment due to the armor of the contraction.

Trigger points can be tender to the touch and/or spicy when pressed on… in other words, they light up sensation that is often intense!

Further, trigger points often cause referral patterns, meaning you can feel pain, discomfort, or symptoms in a different location than the source of the issue. For example, trigger points in the neck often cause headaches — once the trigger point in the neck is relieved, the symptom of the headache will dissolve.

Esalen Massage is one of the best massage modalities, along with CranioSacral Therapy, for addressing trauma held in the body.

Founded at the renowned Esalen Institute in California, Esalen massage uses long, flowing, and soothing massage strokes to weave the body together, move blood and stagnation, and soothe you into profound relaxation and bliss.