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Dural Tube Overview

Cerebrospinal fluid flow with audio description.

Brain Cleansing During Sleep.

Why do we sleep? Recent research by Maiken Nedergaard and colleagues at the University of Rochester in New York shows that a major purpose of sleep is to help the brain cleanse itself of harmful materials. How does the brain…

CranioSacral Therapy and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Atypical structural change in a part of the craniosacral system, called the “choroid plexus”, has been shown to contribute to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).  CranioSacral Therapy can enhance choroid plexus form, which may lead to hindering AD onset or slowing AD…

CranioSacral Therapy. What is it? How does it work?

What is it?  CranioSacral Therapy is a light touch manual therapy that focuses on improving the structure of the body, in particular the central nervous system.   How does it work?  Lessening structural strain of the body’s biological network helps…

Follow the Arcs to Know Where to Go

“Arcing” is a CranioSacral Therapy (CST) evaluation method used to locate areas in the body that are causing dysfunction. These areas are called “active lesions.” An active lesion can produce wide-ranging health problems. Arcing is a hands-on way of discovering…

Keep the Flow Going

Craniosacral Therapy is an effective method that can lessen stress, balance the autonomic nervous system, and optimize cerebrospinal fluid production and flow. This can heighten the body’s “rest, digest and renew” state leading to optimal health, healing and well-being.

Neurons Get Help From Their Friends

Neurons use most of the energy produced in the brain. Yet, they don’t store enough energy to meet their constantly fluctuating needs. To do so they get help from their cell partners, called macroglia. There are two kinds of macroglia:…

Beyond Words

“No, look, ‘cat’ is spelled C-A-T. Now Tad, how is cat spelled?” “No Tad, I said the man went to the store. Now, where did the man go?” I was a child and these simple questions were tortuous. Language made…

Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow

This video shows the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is produced in the ventricular system, which is deep in the brain. The ventricular system is comprised of four specialized cavities that communicate with each other by way of channels….