Positive Therapy Craniosacral

“It’s so gentle and yet it can be really powerful”

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LISTENING HANDS TO HEAL THE BODY.

Interviewer: Eleanor Gibbons Author: Kate Stuart

Eleanor Gibbons’ journey to craniosacral therapy began as a personal path towards healing from physical pain. This had such a profound effect that she left her career in law to retrain as a craniosacral therapist. The passion in Eleanor’s voice shines through, “We have listening hands,” she says, which are used to identify blockages in a person that they may not be aware of. The power of touch and deep listening cannot be overstated. The aim with craniosacral therapy, ultimately, is to find peace and stillness within – this is body-led work, to get to the root cause of pain. The treatment is so gentle and yet it can be really powerful and suit most people. Eleanor’s favourite part about her work is the stillness that someone can meet. The person experiencing the craniosacral therapy is “reorganising something, seeing something from a different angle, processing something” that they didn’t realise was there. The Irish Association of Craniosacral Therapists (IACST) is a voluntary-run organisation, kept going by the will of the therapists and love for what they do. The IACST is calling for more regulations within the field to ensure an authentic experience for those seeking out this form of therapy. They have set incredibly high standards for themselves, so you know you’re in good hands. Eleanor and the team propelled IACST to formulate their own regulations and procedures. They have cherry-picked the best elements from different modalities of therapy to create an experience of true healing.

Eleanor is based in Ashbourne and also has a clinic in Donegal. You can find out more about her and her work at @the_still_ room_

You can find out more about the Irish Association of Craniosacral Therapists at iacst.ie