CranioSacral and Feldenkrais Method® for Infants and Children
Children are natural explorers, and through their curiosity, we find a way to inspire more movement choices
CST and Feldenkrais sessions help children to balance any imbalances due to falls, birth trauma, even habits of rest that cause flatness on one side of the head, developmental differences, and diagnoses. We work on multiple levels, helping kids adapt, learn, grow and change. This will affect their movement, their thinking, their ability to adapt to the changes that occur as they grow.
The work we do is structural, fascial, and is a beautiful way to meet and maximize the incredible neuroplasticity that children have.
Depending on the age, sessions usually range from 25-45 minutes. Sessions can be very slow and quiet, or more playful and movement oriented depending on what will best meet the child where they are. No session is the same, because every session is person-centered.
Examples of what progress has happened in one visit incorporating CST and Feldenkrais:
From stuttering to not stuttering in one session (5 year old).
From only turning head one way and not being able to tolerate cuddling, to being able to look both ways and spontaneously cuddling the parent (1 year old).
From not moving legs to not staying still for diaper changes.
From being afraid to walk, but walking carefully holding two hands, to walking spontaneously holding only one hand.
From snoring to breathing more easily (intraoral CST) (age 8).
It is such a relief, parents tell me, to come here. The highlight of the week to be in a space in which their child is seen as a whole person, not a diagnosis. I see what they are doing well, what is possible. Of course, I keep in mind the difficulty, but the attention and work is on what is possible, and that is often more than what parents have been told is to be expected.
The work we do is structural, fascial, and is a beautiful way to meet and maximize the incredible neuroplasticity that children have.
Depending on the age, sessions usually range from 25-45 minutes. Sessions can be very slow and quiet, or more playful and movement oriented depending on what will best meet the child where they are. No session is the same, because every session is person-centered.
Examples of what progress has happened in one visit incorporating CST and Feldenkrais:
From stuttering to not stuttering in one session (5 year old).
From only turning head one way and not being able to tolerate cuddling, to being able to look both ways and spontaneously cuddling the parent (1 year old).
From not moving legs to not staying still for diaper changes.
From being afraid to walk, but walking carefully holding two hands, to walking spontaneously holding only one hand.
From snoring to breathing more easily (intraoral CST) (age 8).
It is such a relief, parents tell me, to come here. The highlight of the week to be in a space in which their child is seen as a whole person, not a diagnosis. I see what they are doing well, what is possible. Of course, I keep in mind the difficulty, but the attention and work is on what is possible, and that is often more than what parents have been told is to be expected.
Whether there is a birth injury, a diagnosis such as cerebral palsy, developmental delays, issues with coordination, or sensory motor issues, Feldenkrais Method can help your child maximize and improve their ability to learn. Children are allowed to find their own way here, work in their own timing, and through touch and movement, changes take place.
Please contact me to discuss whether this is a good fit for you and your family.
Recommended reading
I recommend reading Kids Beyond Limits, by Anat Baniel. Anat Baniel was one of Moshe Feldenkrais' students, and her advice to parents as to how to work with their children is incredibly powerful and helpful.