Occasionally I treat a baby without needing to treat Mum too. But more often than not, I do need to treat Mum (and sometimes Dad!). Mum and baby are in a co-regulation loop – if something is upsetting baby then Mum feels out of sorts, and vice versa - if something is unsettled within Mums’… Continue reading Working with babies – mum often needs treatment too
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22 Qualities of a Good Practitioner
Over the past four years, I saw many practitioners for an issue with chronic dizziness*. These were both mainstream and alternative practitioners - some great and some not so great. Add to this all the stories I hear from clients, including breastfeeding mothers, about their experiences with practitioners. I began to take note of traits… Continue reading 22 Qualities of a Good Practitioner
A client’s story of separation… and connection
This separation story is one of the saddest I have heard. The parents were unable to have any contact with their baby for five days - other than watching over a video. The mother has given me permission to share their journey. I tell this story because the outcome is that mum and baby are… Continue reading A client’s story of separation… and connection
Expanding my services: Online treatments
Next month it is three years since I graduated as a craniosacral therapist. My practice has evolved in that time and in recent months, even more so. I am now literally expanding my services, offeringremote healing for babies who do not live in Perth. Hear me out…. Craniosacral therapy is essentially a touch therapy. When… Continue reading Expanding my services: Online treatments
The challenges of being sensitive
One of the challenges of being a craniosacral therapist is encountering the belief systems of clients (or with babies - their parents). I understand! Before I got into this work I, too, was sceptical – how can light touch do anything?? And how does the craniosacral therapist feel all those things? With the hands? Through… Continue reading The challenges of being sensitive
A Toddler Tells Her Birth Story
Did you know that babies and young children remember their birth? I recall my son saying, when he was a toddler "mum you punched me in the stomach when I was born". Now, I don't remember doing this, but I do remember the scramble to get him from the bottom of the birth pool, when… Continue reading A Toddler Tells Her Birth Story
Mirroring: body to body communication
"Children do not just mirror what they see and hear, but also what they feel in other people. As sensitive children ... we contact the internal space of our parent's body with the internal space of our body... we mirror constrictions and emotions that are held within the inner depths of our parents bodies" Judith… Continue reading Mirroring: body to body communication
Cranio for kids
School holidays are a good time to book your child in for a cranio treatment. Home visits are affordable and may suit those who don't want to bring all the family to appointments. It is a privilege to treat children, I love it as much as I love treating babies. Children are very much in… Continue reading Cranio for kids
Tongue-tie and Breastfeeding
A tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) occurs when the connective tissue (frenum) under the tongue causes restriction in the tongue movement or function. It occurs in around 8% of babies, is seen more often in boys and can be hereditary. Anterior tongue-tie occurs when the frenum is attached at the front of the tongue, close to the tip.… Continue reading Tongue-tie and Breastfeeding
Falling asleep during a session
Its quite common for babies to fall asleep during a cranio session. Occasionally an exhausted adult will also drop into sleep. Recently, I had a couple of kids fall asleep during the treatment - which is pretty special. Cranio helps the body to shift out of a "fight or flight" state into "rest and repair",… Continue reading Falling asleep during a session
Flow Cranio and Lactation 