Registered Cranio Sacral Therapist RCST

Please scroll down the page for information about the therapy and my work. The authorative source for the subject is the Craniosacral Association site at: www.craniosacral.co.uk

I trained and worked as an artist and art teacher/lecturer for many years. A fall down the stairs to my studio landed me in A & E - resulting in stitches and an inability to sit comfortably and feeling traumatised; a friendly midwife suggested I try CranioSacral Therapy and it worked! I went on to have many successful treatments for a variety of aliments. I felt inspired about this gentle approach to wellbeing and studied with the Institute of CranioSacral Studies.
Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CST) is a post-graduate qualification.

My particular interest in CST focuses on:

a) Mothers & Babies: from the beginning of pregnancy to birth with the goal of supporting families in their journey to general well-being. From my experience, I have been particularly struck by the benefits, particularly to new families, of offering treatment for the whole family (fathers too!)

b)Bodily Trauma: CST is of particular benefit for people with physical and/or
stress related chronic long-term conditions.

Conditions that may benefit from CST

Tension & Stress related
Headaches & Migraines
Chronic fatigue
Anxiety & Phobias
Bereavement
Anger Management

Women's health issues
Menstrual pains & PMS
Pregnancy
Menopause

Musculoskeletal conditions
Back & Neck Pain
Muscular aches & sprains
Frozen shoulder
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Bone & joint disorders
Sciatica
Whiplash
Sports injuries

Digestive problems - IBS
Allergies
ME
Eczema
Insomnia
Dental trauma
Post operative trauma
Authism


Infants & Children's Health Issues
(see also the section on Mothers and Babies)
Birth trauma
Colic & Glue ear
Asthma
Dyslexia
Bed-wetting


I am a fully insured member of the CranioSacral Therapy Association.
See Association website: www.craniosacral.co.uk

Millie Wood Swanepoel RCST
Tel: 077541 82082

RCST Registered CranioSacral Therapist

Life in Motion

All life needs movement to remain healthy. Without movement we become sick. Tissues waste away, cells clog up with toxins. As well as external movement, we express motion within us. Our bodies are full of rhythms and currents. The heart, lungs and intestines rhythmically expand and contract to function properly. Another subtle pulsation underlies these more obvious rhythms. It emerges from the core of the body; and is expressed as an inherent fluctuation of the Cerebrospinal Fluid, which bathes the Central Nervous System. The bones of the Cranium and the Sacrum, at the base of the spine, move to accommodate this fluctuation. Hence it is known as CranioSacral Motion.

CranioSacral Motion can be felt as a subtle tide like rhythm throughout the whole body. Every cell pulsates as it expresses the CranioSacral Motion. Freely mobile CranioSacral Motion is essential to the health of all the other systems of the body and to our physical, mental and emotional well being.

What is CranioSacral Therapy?

CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a 'hands on' therapy that uses no manipulation. The therapist listens, via the hands, to what is going on in you body and facilitates the body's vital force to bring about intrinsic changes and reorganiseation. In this way the therapist identifies and treats pain or tension in the body.

It is based on a number of findings about the body's subtle physiology, which were made by osteopaths in the USA nearly 100 years ago. These findings show that every cell in a healthy body expresses a rhythmic movement which is fundamental to life and which has been called CranioSacral motion.

At the core of the body the cerebrospinal fluid, which bathes and cushions the brain and spinal cord, expresses this motion as a tide-like ebb and flow, while the bones, organs and other structures of the body each follow their own particular patterns of m movement within this. This motion is so subtle that it is barely measurable with instruments. But the hands of a trained therapist are able to perceive it.

What happens during treatment?

During treatment, you will usually lie fully clothed on a treatment table, and experience the light touch of the therapist's hands. You may feel a deep sense of relaxation, and may possibly become aware of heat, tingling, pulsation or other sensations.

Treatments usually last 45 minutes, most chronic conditions benefit from a course of treatment usually weekly or fortnightly. Your treatment options will be discussed at you initial consultation, however most people usually feel benefit and relaxed after one treatment.

Using very gentle touch to release restrictions and enhance CranioSacral Motion, CranioSacral Therapists help restore health to the body. Treatment is non-invasive and can be done without removing clothes or nappies.

By restoring imbalances before they become chronically anchored, CranioSacral Therapy enhances healthy growth and future development. This paves the way for greater self-esteem and well being throughout childhood and later life.

Prices & Payments

Your treatment options will be discussed at your initial consultation.

Adults
First appointments (1 hour) £45
Subsequent appointments (45 minutes) £40

Children & Babies 2 months+
First appointment (1 hour) £45
subsequent appointments (45 minutes) £40

Babies - Birth to 2 months
First Appointments (45 minutes) £35
Subsequent appointments (35 minutes) £30
After aged 2 month price of treatment
will incraease to £40


Mothers & new born babies treated together
First appointments (1 hour 30 minutes) £55
Subsequent appointments (1 hour) £55

Family Groups - mother, father & infant or Parent & child
First appointments ( 2hour ) £75
Subsequent appointments (1 hour 45 minutes) £70

Payment is by cash or cheque with bankers card only please.

Booking Information & Contact Details

Appointments available as follows:
Monday 8.30 - 1.30
Gloucester Natural Health Clinic, 11a Kingholms Road, Gloucester GL1 3AY
01452 505 500
info@gloucesterhealth.co.uk

Tuesday 9.30 1.30
Cotswold Health Centre, 8a george street, Stroud, GL5 2SR
01453 767 600
infochchealth.co.uk

Wednesday 9am - 5pm
EMS pain relief sanctuary, 2 Market Street, Nailsworth GL6 0BX
07754 182 082
m.wood.swanepoel@gmail.com
www.ntpages.co.uk

Thursday 1pm -5pm
Fulcrum HOuse, 3 Grove Road, Redlands, Bristol BS6 6UJ
07754 182 082

www.milliewoodswanepoel.com

Friday 8.30 - 5.30pm
F21A, The Old Convent, Beeches Green, Strooud, GL5 4AD
07754 182 082

Leaflets giving further details are available at The Old Convent

Please leave a message and we
will get back to you as soon as we can.
07754 182 082
info@milliewoodswanepoel.com

Cancellations

Please give 24hrs notice if you need to cancel or re-schedule your appointment otherwise you will be charged the full cost of your treatment.

As the availability of sessions are strictly limited early notice of cancellations would be greatly appreciated.