Canberra Craniosacral Therapy
Gentle treatment for headaches, stress, overwhelm, and that “I just don’t feel like myself” feeling.
When your body feels tight, crowded, overwhelmed, or strangely “off,” it’s more than annoying — it affects your sleep, mood, clarity, and your ability to get through the day.
At Canberra Craniosacral Therapy at The Body Lab, the goal is simple:
Unwind the deep tension patterns your body has been holding
Create space through the head, neck, spine, pelvis, and jaw
Leave you feeling lighter, calmer, clearer — and finally able to breathe again
And here’s the part that makes us different:
We combine Craniosacral Therapy, targeted nerve releases, AND acupuncture — no other clinic in Canberra offers all three modalities together.
It’s a fully integrated approach designed to calm your nervous system, ease pressure in your skull and spine, and restore balance from the inside out.👉 Make a Booking Here
What Is Craniosacral Therapy?
Craniosacral therapy (or cranial sacral therapy) is a deeply gentle, hands-on treatment using light contact on the skull, spine, and sacrum. It helps release compression patterns, improve the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, and ease tension that often shows up as headaches, jaw tightness, emotional heaviness, or neck strain.
Where most therapies work on muscles, this works on your nervous system — the part responsible for how you feel, think, sleep, and cope.
It pairs beautifully with:
Nerve Releases
A technique that frees irritated nerves around the head, neck, and spine so your body can move without that stuck, pinchy, zappy sensation.
Acupuncture
Used to regulate the nervous system, reduce hypervigilance, decrease tension, and support a deeper sense of calm.
This three-part system is unique to The Body Lab — and it’s why so many Canberrans book in when everything else has failed.
What Can Craniosacral Therapy Help With?
People across Canberra come in with everything from headaches to “I can’t explain it, but something feels wrong.”
Craniosacral Therapy — especially when combined with nerve release techniques and acupuncture — may help with:
Headaches & migraines
Anxiety, overwhelm, emotional tension
Concussion recovery
Sinus pressure & facial tightness
“Off,” foggy, or disconnected sensations
Jaw tension, clenching, clicking
Dizziness or vertigo
Neck tension & upper-back tightness
Sleep problems
Chronic illness stress or fatigue
Lingering tension after falls, injuries, or car accidents
When you’ve tried other treatments in Canberra and still feel “not quite right,” this integrated approach often provides the missing piece.
How Does Craniosacral Therapy Work?
Your skull is made up of multiple bones that subtly move with the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. When these joints lose mobility — from stress, injury, bruxism, trauma, or long-term tension — the whole system can feel compressed or overwhelmed.
Craniosacral therapy gently restores micro-movement, helping the skull, spine, and sacrum regain their natural rhythm.
But here’s where we take it further:
Nerve Releases
Tension in the head, jaw, neck, ribs, or pelvis often irritates nearby nerves. By freeing these pathways, your body feels less “electrical,” less jumpy, and much easier in movement.
Acupuncture
Regulates the autonomic nervous system, reduces inflammation, and supports the body’s natural healing rhythms — especially useful for headaches, sleep issues, anxiety, jaw tension, and long-standing stress patterns.
The three together support deeper calm, deeper ease, and longer-lasting change.
What Is the Craniosacral Rhythm?
Just like breathing, the craniosacral system has a natural rhythm — a subtle expansion and contraction that reflects the health of your central nervous system.
A trained therapist can feel:
where the rhythm stops
where it gets sluggish
where the system is overloaded
and where the body is trying to compensate
With CST + nerve work + acupuncture, we’re not just restoring the rhythm — we’re supporting the nervous system from every angle.
Not Sure If It’s Right For You?
You can book a free consultation call with Riccardo to talk through your symptoms, ask questions, and see whether the integrated approach (Craniosacral Therapy + Nerve Releases + Acupuncture) is the right fit.
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