Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle but profound hands-on therapy suitable for babies, children, elderly and those who are experiencing fragile or acutely painful conditions. While the modern foundations of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy are often traced to the osteopathic work of Dr William Sutherland, what many histories do not make explicit is that this work did not arise in isolation. Osteopathy — the soil from which craniosacral therapy grew — was shaped by multiple influences. Dr Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of Osteopathy, emphasised the body’s innate capacity for self-healing and the unity of body, mind and spirit, principles that closely align with traditional Indigenous healing philosophies. There is historical evidence that Still spent time with Native American peoples, including the Shawnee, and was influenced by embodied ways of listening to the body and recognising its inherent rhythms. Dr. Andrew Taylor Still’s early life included living and working among the Shawnee Tribe at the Wakarusa Mission in Kansas. His exposure to Indigenous healing perspectives, bodywork and holistic conceptions of health are documented in historical materials from the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine.

In this way, Craniosacral Therapy can be understood as emerging from a much older lineage of holistic, body-based healing traditions that predate and inform its later Western osteopathic expression. Building on these osteopathic principles, Dr William Sutherland observed the articulation of cranial bones and the sutures ability to express motion. He called this inherent life force the Breath of Life . These subtle rhythms can be palpated by sensitive hands and identify inertia and congestion in the body and follow the body's natural priority for healing.

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Craniosacral therapy works with the whole body, musculo-skeletal system, the nervous system, the cardio-vascular system, the immune system, the organs, the connective tissue, the fluids and the energy systems of the body. Craniosacral therapy can help release trauma in the body, physical and emotional, re-establish and maintain optimal health.

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