Services

CranioSacral Therapy is the heart of my practice. Your personalized session may also incorporate :

• Integrative Physical Therapy / personalized at home exercises

• Intra-oral Myofascial Therapy

• Reiki / Chakra balancing

• Ayurvedic Practices

• Sound Therapy

• Breath-work/ Guided meditation

CranioSacral Therapy (CST)

CranioSacral Therapy uses gentle touch to release strain patterns in the body-wide soft tissue network of fascia. This deeply nourishes both the MusculoSkeletal and Nervous Systems. By freeing these systems to perform at their best, CST is valuable in helping:

• Migraines and Headaches

• Chronic Pain

• Stress and Anxiety

• Difficulty Sleeping

• TMJ Dysfunction

• Fatigue

• Poor Concentration

• Digestive Issues

  and more

Additional CranioSacral Resources:

• An overview of CranioSacral Therapy from the Cleveland Clinic here.

• Discover CranioSacral and SomatoEmotional Release here

• CranioSacral Therapy for concussion and traumatic brain injury here

Migraine Support:

• https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/17677-craniosacral-therapy

• https://info.upledger.com/conditions/migraines-headaches-and-craniosacral-therapy/

  Cancer Support:

  Cancer Support

  Fibromyalgia:

  Fibromyalgia

  Touch: a remarkable documentary about CranioSacral and dolphin therapy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaJsUXpQIho        

Integrative Physical Therapy

Focusing on the whole person, integrative physical therapy combines traditional physical therapy techniques with complementary methods to promote healing and well-being.

Yoga

“Yoga offers physical and mental health benefits for people of all ages and abilities. If you’re going through an illness, recovering from surgery or living with a chronic condition, yoga can become an integral part of your treatment plan.” John Hopkins Medicine

I’m a 200- Hour certified yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance.

The benefits of yoga from Johns Hopkins Medicine here.

Meditation/Relaxation Practices

Vishoka Meditation is a complete system of meditation to help you reclaim your inner joy and keep your mind remain clear, focused, and joyful.

I’m a certified Vishoka Meditation instructor through the Himalayan Institute.

More about Vishoka meditation here.

https://vishokameditation.org/certified-teachers/carrie-ruffner/

Reiki

Reiki, a Japanese art form that promotes healing through gentle touch, is now one of the top three complementary in-patient therapies in U.S. hospitals .

I’m a certified Reiki Master.

Cleveland Clinic’s information on Reiki here.

Intra-oral Myofascial Therapy

Fascia connects to every part of our body in a 3 -Dimensional way. Tension held in the mouth and jaw not only affects nearby structures like the neck and shoulders, it can also influence pain in distal areas of the body.
<How intraoral myofascial therapy finally fixed my chronic shoulder pain - The Washington Post.pdf>

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the ancient holistic science of India which aims at bringing harmony to Mind, Life, Body and Spirit, emphasizing prevention and treatment of root causes.

I’ve studied with Ayurvedic physicians and educators including Dr Vasant Lad, Sonam Targee, and the Himalayan Institute.

Banyan Botanicals introduction to Ayurveda here.

Sound Therapy

Applying vibration using tuning forks and sound has been utilized for thousands of years to open the body’s energetic pathways and balance vital energy centers or Chakras. Today, institutes such as M.I.T and Columbia are researching how sound therapy can help patients with Alzheimers and other health challenges.

Personalized Home Program

I’ll provide you with some personalized home practices to help support your healing journey.

SomatoEmotional Release

SomatoEmotional Release (SER) is based on the concept that forces going into the body may at times be held rather than released, becoming an area of chronic pain or dysfunction. SER facilitates a gentle awareness and releasing of tissue memory, helping the body regain it’s natural balance.

Discover CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release here

Remote or add-on sessions :

Support your healing journey with a remote session :

• Practice or expand your personalized exercise program.

• Learn a meditation practice, breath-work or relaxation techniques.

• Begin or strengthen your Ayurvedic journey by learning daily routines to nourish your senses, discover your unique body type (Dosha), and how to use foods as medicine.