• "A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his tongue" -Author Unknown
  • "Every boy should have two things: a dog and a mother willing to let him have one." - Anonymous
  • "Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies." - Gene Hill
  • A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. - Elbert Hubbard
  • "A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away." -Bil Keane
  • "A meow massages the heart." - Stuart McMillan
  • "There is more to life than increasing speed." -Mahatma Ghandi
  • "Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it." - J. Petit Senn
  • "If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong." - Pat Parelli
  • "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." - Winston Churchill
  • "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." -Roger Caras
  • "No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle." - Winston Churchill
  • "Agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." - George Eliot
  • "To err is human - to forgive, canine."
  • "Money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail." -Kinky Friedman
  • "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." - Anatole France
  • "I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am." - Unknown
  • "Horses - if God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself." - Author unknown
  • "Are we really sure the purring is coming from the kitty and not from our very own hearts?" - Terri Guillemets
  • "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." - Ben Williams

What is Craniosacral Theapy?

A Hands-on Process

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During craniosacral therapy, Dr. Strickfaden uses a light touch equivalent to a nickel's weight, and feels the rhythmic motion of the cerebrospinal fluid within the craniosacral system. 

She checks the rate, amplitude, symmetry, and quality of this wave-like motion in places where the craniosacral membrane barrier attaches to bones such as the skull, sacrum and tailbone.

Any restrictions or blockages are treated with light-touch adjustments. 

Craniosacral therapy is a gentle hands-on alternative medicine procedure for evaluating and enhancing the function of the craniosacral system (the system surrounding the brain and spinal cord). 

The craniosacral system influences the whole body by affecting the brain and spinal cord, as well as the brain's pituitary and pineal gland. As such, the craniosacral system serves as a core function in that the entire body's health depends on its well being. As a core function, the therapy has the ability to treat a wide-range of disorders and physical disability, including spinal cord injuries.

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The Craniosacral System:

The spinal cord is surrounded by a protective, three-layered membrane system (the meninges) that lies within the vertebral column. The craniosacral system consists of this membrane system, the enclosed cerebrospinal fluid, the physiological structures that control fluid input and outflow, and related bones.

 It is a semi-enclosed biological hydraulic system encompassing the brain and spinal cord. Within the system, the cerebrospinal fluid rhythmically pulses at a rate of about ten cycles per minute. This is independent of heart or respiratory rhythms.

Research indicates that the skull bones gently move continuously to accommodate the fluid pressure changes within this system. Any occurrence that interferes with the membrane's ability to accommodate the rhythmically fluctuating fluid pressures and volumes is a potential problem.

Craniosacral therapy's object is to find areas of restricted movement that compromise function and re-establish normal movement. Because the craniosacral system encloses the brain and spinal cord, it influences the entire nervous system, affecting many body functions.  These include the brain's important pituitary and pineal glands. These glands, in turn, have the potential to affect the body's entire hormonal balance.