The McKinnon Touch

Although craniosacral therapy can stand alone as a full practice, there are also many ways that craniosacral work can be used by therapists who practice multiple modalities. First and foremost, the work teaches you deep sensing skills for understanding the subtle nuances of the body. Change comes from within and often happens in small increments. The more we are able to sense the body’s movement toward health, the better we understand the result of our work. The development of palpation skills is a life-long practice for a massage therapist and in that regard, this work can inform all the areas of your practice. There will also be times in your practice when a subtle modality will be most appropriate for conditions that may contraindicate other forms of bodywork that could over-stimulate. Patient, subtle listening work can be very effective around acute or chronic injuries. A wide palate of touch skills used appropriately will bring excellent results with a wide variety of client issues. This class gives you some basic insight into the principals of osteopathic bodywork, a detailed understanding of the anatomy of the craniosacral system, assessment skills, and protocols for working with various condition. We  explore biomechanical and biodynamic work - working with the physical and energetic body, and we combine craniosacral work with other modalities.