Cranio-Sacral Therapy
What is craniosacral therapy?
The term “craniosacral” consists of 2 latin words:
“cranium” – head
“sacrum” – tailbone.
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle bodywork, founded and developed by ostheopaths in XXth century into an independant therapy direction.
The craniosacral practitioners apply special hand positions, support the client on the way to self-healing with fine manual impulses, with a light touch. The practitioner is trained to work with the craniosacral rhythms, with the tissues and fluids of the patient’s body to initiate its self-regulation. By listening to the natural expression the Human health the practiotioner is giving the time and space to the body to realign itself, to get the access to its vitality, natural force, potency, ressources. When the access is established, then its possible to work with the trauma release, with the strengthening of the resilience and self-awareness, self-healing and self-balancing. This form of treatment can be used in people of all ages (from the newborn to the elderly).
How does Biodynamics work? What are the benefits?
Scientists have discovered that there are energy fields around each person’s body. The biomagnetic field by a calm person near you can actually affect the system of your body including cells, fluids, tissues and energy. your body starts to resonate with the other calmer person. This also relates to what happens in Craniosacral Biodynamics Session.
The therapists are trained to tune into this resonance and to “listen” to the subtle expressions of the body-mind. Rather than to treat specific symptoms or to fix something, the therapist supports the inner ressource and health that is always present, so that the patients’s system can balance and reorient itself to the healthy state, to the wholeness and inner peace.
The main principles of craniosacral biodynamics:
- Health is always present in the living body, also in challenging circumstances.
- Orientation to oneness and wholeness, supports the expression of health.
- Vital forces constantly generate, maintain and repair the body through all its life.
- During treatment we connect with the vital, dynamic forces of life.
What happens during the session?
A treatment usually lasts 60 to 90 minutes, but it can be shorter for children and the elderly. The client lies on a massage table in comfortable clothing. You can also work while sitting or moving (in case of pregnant women and kids). The initial discussion takes place before the treatment itself as well as after it for a feedback exchange and FAQ session. The whole body is treated very carefully and respectfully: the therapists makes light contacts with both hands in a few places on a patient’s body (very often on the head and sacrum at the base of the spine).
The patient can go in a very deep relaxatoin, sometimes into a trans-like state and may experience some waves, fluids flow, heat/cold, tingling, shaking of feet, hands etc., as the therapy can help an over-active nervous system to recalibrate itself, to experience greater peace, rest and wholeness, the connection to the deepest health.
This is particulary helpful to release trauma and recover from the everyday stress int he fast-paced environment.
The therapy can be accompanied verbally or take place in silence. The sessions are focused on health and self-healing empowerement. The number and frequency of treatments depends on the healing process.
What are indications for the therapy?
- Stress (burn out, nervousness, decline in performance, sleep disorders – insomnia)
- Headache, migranes and backache
- Accidents (e.g. whiplash)
- TMJ discomfort (the jaws joints)
- Sinusitis
- Visual and hearing disorders
- Digestive problems
- Circulatory disorders
- Chronic painful conditions
- Functional disorders of the autonomic nervous system
- Difficulty in concentrating
- Pregnancy support, childbirth preparation
- Crying babys, cholics, traumatic birth consequenes, sleeping issue
Testimonials
Nadya Thomassin is a very skilled, sensitive and professional Therapist. Her sessions are relaxing and healing. Her background as Yoga teacher and many studies are giving her work a depth and backbone to hold space for any process and transformation. I can really recommend her.
I had wonderful experience with Nadezhda Therapy hour. A lot of deep understanding of the Situation and myself came up. Relese of pain and release of what shall I do myself for the selfhealing. I went for the few sessions by Nadezhda and will bring my son for the healling sessions too. Very professional. Thank you!
I have had cranial sacral therapy sessions with Nadezda Thomassin on a regular basis for over one year which helped me a lot in the recovery from a severe bike accident and resulting problems with my knees and jaw. Nadezda is a very professional, kind and sensitive therapist who was able to guide me into a pleasant, deeply relaxed and receptive state for recreation as well as (self-)healing in every single session. I often drifted just on the edge of sleep state but was still aware of the great amounts of energy moving through my body. I loved working with Nadezda and the insights I got about my personal healing process through discussing the results of the sessions with her. I can highly recommend Nadezda as a therapist for this beautiful healing modality.
I met Nadezda on 31 July 2019. She is an excellent listener with true empathy. She understood my journey so far, and what my issues were. I felt assured that I was with a talented professional who was not going to give me a “one size fits all session”. The session was relaxed. I felt my muscles twitch on several occasions. I also had sensations of heat when her hands got close to certain areas around my head. At times I thought she was touching me only to discover she had moved to the other side of the bench. At times I felt I was levitating. A couple of days after the session I had more energy than before and needed less sleep. Nadezda has a natural talent and a calming presence. I am grateful to have found her.
Price per 1 HOUR
if you have an alternative insurance- The session lasts 50min up to 1,5 h
- 5-6 sessions are recommended for stable results
Price per 1 HOUR
If you dont have an alternative insurance- The session lasts 50min up to 1,5 h
- 5-6 sessions are recommended for stable results
WEDNESDAY
8am – 6pm
Praxis am Schaffhauserplatz
Hofwiesenstr. 3, 8057
SATURDAY
8am – 6pm
Praxis am Schaffhauserplatz
Hofwiesenstr. 3, 8057 Zürich
MONDAY, FRIDAY
4.30pm – 7pm –
nach Anfrage
Hofwiesenstr. 3, 8057 Zürich
Languages:
German / English / Russian
Medical insurance reimbursement:
i am recognized by the medical insurances from the EMR list.
COVID Rules:
the session is don in the mask (patient and prcationier both use the masks).
Cancellation:
24 hours notice is required for cancellations, sessions cancelled within 24 hours will incur the full treatment cost.