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The
BENEFITS of Biodynamic
Craniosacral Therapy and other modalities on this
website can be experienced firsthand--if you are
thinking of the resolution of pain or physical or
emotional trauma, improving good existing Health,
enhancing creative work and many other applications
and would like to talk to me or make an appointment,
give me a call or contact me on my contact page.
Victoria
Behrends - (760)-753-1493
If
you are in San Diego area you can work with me
in person, or we can do effective additional
distance work.
Everyone
can benefit from Craniosacral Therapy,
whether they would like to improve their existing
Health, or need to create more ease and mobility, less
pain or stress, recover from injury, trauma and/or
balance the system. Craniosacral Therapy has been found to
be effective for all ages and many unbalanced conditions
including chronic pain, sensory processing disorders and
memory loss. Craniosacral can also enhance the creative
work of artists, writers, performers, and students'
learning. Moms and babies, children,
teens and adults benefit greatly from Craniosacral
Therapy to restore the body to its best potential. Older
people often find more energy and fluidity.
In difficult times
Craniosacral Therapy can foster deep relaxation and stress resolution, allowing the healthy as well as
compromised system to move toward better potential and
ease.
I just
feel so much better after easing up in a session.
J.T.
------Young people
often need support in their rapid growth
and changes, physically and emotionally. Many
circumstances for teens are overwhelming and difficult and
support can be key in getting through and enjoying young
years. In my work with young people as a teacher,
especially in Theatre, I knew that they often felt as if
they carried a huge weight on their shoulders, thinking
that they could solve the problems of the world--it can be
a wonderful and fearful time....and then there's always
the burden and thrill of romance. School is demanding and
extra activities-sports, the arts, all leave little time
to just be, enjoy, and rest now and then. All these, along
with social anxiety and shyness can be eased as the
nervous systems are calmed with cranio work and help with
self-regulation, and stress management skills.
I
don't feel as shy and scared with friends at school as I
used to. N.M.
My
work with Mrs. Behrends has helped me to calm down,
focus, and change how I feel about high school. B.K.
 
------ Because this work can build health
in the brain and the nervous systems, it
can prevent and resolve chronic pain, including muscle aches,
stiffness, neck and shoulder pain, migraine,
fibromyalgia, and inflammation.
------PTSD and other anxiety and stress related problems
respond well to cranial work, as does Autism, ADHD, and other Sensory Processing Disorders.
------Injuries and
recovery from surgeries can be addressed, and even those that
happened long ago can still have an impact on us and
craniosacral work can
help.
"I'm
feeling much less fuzzy now several weeks after my
surgery. I couldn't get past that feeling until CST
seemed to regulate my body back to normal, away from
pain
and reaction to the experience. MB
"Feeling
better after my knee surgery--the craniosacral work
beat down the pain after." TT
"Several
months after my baby was born, I still didn't have
any energy but Victoria's work brought it back!" PF
------ Many of us
have
current and past injuries from sports,
falls, strain, auto accidents. "I
can't believe how well I can move now." F.G.
These create ongoing
poor
mobility, pain and anxiety that lasts way too long and can
often be completely improved, as I know firsthand, having
resolved a longtime ago fall resulting in being told I had a
"permanent disability" that is no longer true.
"After
many years of stiffness, I can move more freely and am
taking long walks again after working for several
months with Craniosacral Therapy and other resources
offered in my sessions." T.C.
------ Wounded Warriors
both current and veteran, with physical, and PTSD
injuries have often found relief with the Upledger
CranioSacral protocol for many years that is continued today
in several styles of craniosacral therapy and the somatic
experiential therapies that can be part of the process.
see Upledger article
 
------ Surgeries
and outpatient procedures, including dental and cosmetic
work can create continuing pain and anesthesia residue
which may be cleared and balanced.
"I have
had the pleasure of receiving treatments from Victoria for
several years, and it has helped me so much." V.E.
------ Resource building is key in craniosacral therapy as the
system discovers its own blueprint of health and becomes
centered and well, relaxed and empowered. I offer
self-regulation, energy exercises, breath work and more as
part of CST sessions, with a focus on positive changes and
skills that the client can take with them.
"I
have learned to breathe in a way that allows me to focus
and move away from stress on a daily basis. What a
difference ! "M.L.
"How
can I describe the difference in how I feel ! Now I know
what I can do to "resource myself", when
I need to, thanks so much." DB
------ Creative/Learning Performance
in sports and the arts and in
education can be developed further and elevated with CST. see Creative/Learning page
"When
I take my college exams I don't worry now
and I can concentrate and remember what I have
studied MUCH better than in the past, thank you so much
for the help !" F.S.
"I'm
learning to play (the violin) much more completely than
in the past, thank you." BB
Actors, dancers,
musicians, singers benefit from cranio work because that work
impacts anxiety,
stage fright and stress by keeping the nervous systems
balanced-- fear
of public speaking and
test taking anxiety is alleviated for the same reason.
, 
------ In more precise
ways craniosacral therapy can help with specific injuries
and strains or stage fright and stress that often happens
onstage or in sports activities or in concert
performances.
------ The vocal
instrument of a singer can be expanded in projection and
resonance, an actor can have far more effective range in
using the body as an expression of character, the musician
can build stronger confidence.
"Healing,
energy, and compassion. If you are in need of feeling
all these at once, working on yourself with Victoria
is your answer. I
sing on Broadway 8 shows
a week with one day off. The demands are extraordinary
on my body and my voice. I was tight, tired, and
rundown. After seeing and working with her, my
breath was flowing free, my voice stronger and my body
felt more alive and relaxed once more." R.Lowe.
 
------The athlete, especially the
young athlete can "become" the sport. In many Creative/Learning Performance situations, craniosacral therapy and Comprehensive
Resource Modeling combined makes a huge difference. see
Articles and Creative/Learning pages on
this website.
"My son's performance in Soccer was greatly improved
with some of the techniques used to bolster his
confidence." S.T.
"So
proud ! My kid learned to hit the ball and not jump away
from it !" Proud Dad
" My
swimmer killed it !" GW
 Craniosacral
for Animals
------Another application of
craniosacral therapy is treating animals of all kinds.
Many craniosacral folks work with horses and Equine
Craniosacral Therapy to improve their performance and help
facilitate healing injuries in working horses. I have
worked specifically with dogs, cats and birds and the
occasional neighborhood raccoon (from a distance:), for
years, as a volunteer and professionally and with our own
family members: with past doggies Mac, Ruby, Taz,
present birds, Mozart, Lou, and cats,
Tigger, Niles and now our dog Kooper, adopted from the
terrific Rancho Coastal Humane Society.
Animals respond quickly and seem to really enjoy the
cranial touch, often healing faster from surgery and
benefiting from reduced stress.
" I
have had the pleasure of receiving treatments from
Victoria for some time now, and it has helped me so
much, especially after extensive dental work. She has
also worked on my dogs, specifically Cherokee,
my little rescue female who
had a tough dental extraction a few
months ago and the
craniosacral work was very effective
with her recovery." V.E.
" A
lot of pain for Catface, our family cat, was eased after
surgery."
" We
have a BIG dog and Victoria worked with his inflammation
without hurting him (or being scared by him). I was
impressed. " CF
Kooper
and Me
Cherokee and Isaac
Niles
  
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