Wainionpaa Equine Services

I’m very excited to announce that I am now certified in Craniosacral Therapy! I’ve spent the winter working toward this and am now taking on clients!

Craniosacral therapy uses light touch and manipulation of tissue to promote the release of tension through a horses cranium, cervical and thoracic spine, pelvis, and sacrum. It focuses on the craniosacral system which is made of membrane and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The flow of the cerebrospinal fluid can become restricted and dysfunctional through multiple types of tension. The gentle techniques of CST can help release these restrictions and can provide potential benefits to the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of equine health.

A busy busy craniosacral day yesterday! Four horses all new to Cransiosacral therapy. I love seeing how differently each horse responds to CST and massage. Some are more stoic, the signs of release smaller and harder to see. Some are dramatic and easy, showing off for everyone stopping by to watch (like Casper 👻). No matter how they express their feelings the relaxation and benefits are clear

It’s not everyday I work on one that makes me look short! Bravo was very brave for his first session but his preferred head placement was definitely on top of mine!

One of the benefits of Craniosacral therapy is the potential to improve facial symmetry! There are many cranial bones that are influenced by forces acting on them (halters, bridles, bits, tension throughout the body, horses playing, horses banging their heads of things since they’re such graceful creatures 🙄🤣). These bones can shift and the joints between them can have forms of conflict.

The gentle light touch method of craniosacral therapy can help reduce tension in the face and ideally allow the cranial bones to return to symmetrical unconflicted positions. This is something that’s hard to capture in picture, but the difference is often palpable!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but a thousand isn’t enough to cover the love for these animals