Colleen Pycroft Craniosacral Therapist

21/12/2025

The subtle power of fascia seems to finally be getting the media attention it deserves! Our skilled therapists will be able to feel and feedback on your body's 'holding patterns', helping you release aches and pains, even from injuries received decades earlier.

'Fascia, the connective tissue that holds together the body’s internal structure, really hasn’t spent all that long in the limelight. Anatomists have known about its existence since before the Hippocratic oath was a thing, but until the 1980s it was routinely tossed in the bin during human dissections, regarded as little more than the wrapping that gets in the way of studying everything else. - Physically, it’s made up of collagen, though 70% of it is actually water – and it hydrates through compressive movement, which pumps fluid through the fascial layers, keeping them supple and gliding smoothly. It also contains nerve endings that allow it to sense movement, pressure and temperature – and can influence posture, movement and proprioception. “It’s constantly talking to the brain about what the body feels,” says Kilian. “It’s not a thin layer – it’s a massive, functional sensory organ system that holds us together.”
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/24/secrets-of-the-body-what-is-fascia-health-foam-roller

02/12/2025

Breast cancer rarely arrives without warning. Research shows that up to a year before diagnosis, the body may begin showing subtle signs that something isn’t right. These early changes often go unnoticed, but paying attention to them can make all the difference.

Symptoms may include unusual fatigue, breast tenderness outside of your cycle, skin texture changes, or mild but persistent discomfort. Some women report feeling different in one bre*st, heavier, warmer, or slightly swollen, even before any lump forms. There may also be changes in the ni**le, such as dryness, slight inversion, or discharge.

The immune system may begin reacting to abnormal cell growth long before a tumor is large enough to detect. This internal response can affect energy levels, hormone balance, and inflammation, which can show up as vague symptoms that are easy to overlook or dismiss.

Regular self-exams and clinical screenings are essential. Mammograms can detect abnormalities months before they’re felt, and ultrasound or MRI scans may reveal patterns missed by touch alone. If anything feels unfamiliar or unusual, even without pain, it’s worth getting checked.

Family history, lifestyle, and age all influence your personal risk. But awareness is your strongest defense. Early detection improves survival rates dramatically, often allowing for simpler and more effective treatment options.

Your body speaks long before a diagnosis does. Learning its language, through observation, checkups, and questions—could help detect changes before they become life-threatening.

Stay informed. Stay proactive. Because early action saves lives.

25/11/2025

21/11/2025

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough once thought impossible: they reactivated the brain’s natural glymphatic cleaning system, causing Alzheimer’s plaques to shrink or vanish entirely in early studies. This system acts like a nighttime washing cycle, flushing out toxins and metabolic waste while we sleep.
In Alzheimer’s patients, this cleaning process slows down, allowing toxic protein clusters — especially beta-amyloid and tau — to accumulate and damage neurons. Scientists discovered ways to stimulate the cleaning network using targeted sound waves, controlled light pulses, and non-invasive neural stimulation.
Once activated, the brain began clearing plaques on its own, without drugs or surgery. Early results showed improved memory, reduced inflammation, and better neural communication in affected regions.
This breakthrough suggests the cure may not come from outside the brain — but from awakening the healing power it already contains.
Craniosacral is well
Known for helping to boost CST in the ventricles and helping to regulate the flow of healing energy in the whole body.

13/11/2025

Quantum physics hints your past, present, and future are one

It sounds like science fiction, but quantum experiments suggest that time might not flow the way we think. Instead of a straight line from past to future, moments could all exist together, constantly interacting.

This means your choices today might ripple across time, influencing what has already happened and what’s yet to come. The universe may be more like a web than a timeline, where cause and effect aren’t always predictable.

For you, this is a mind-bending reminder: every action matters more than you think. Even small decisions could have echoes far beyond what you see. Life isn’t just happening in the moment—it’s part of a much larger, interconnected reality.

It also shows that reality is far stranger than our brains are wired to understand. Time may not be fixed, and the future might already be entangled with the past. The key takeaway? Stay curious, stay aware, and remember that every choice has the power to shape the story of your life in ways science is only beginning to uncover.

07/11/2025

Here’s something Craniotherapy and physiotherapy can help with. 👌

According to a recent study, forward head position and blood flow to the brain are clinically observable by taking the carotid pulses and can lead to debilitating symptoms within the brain.

The carotid pulses are weaker when the head is in a forward position; however, the carotid pulses are stronger when the head is over the spine.

When the head is forward over the spine, the brain may not receive sufficient blood flow and oxygen due to compression of the carotid arteries. If this compression is severe enough, it can result in cerebral ischemia (CNS dysfunction). Clinically, we see disturbed sleeping patterns, increased anxiety, and mental N sluggishness.

The March 2000 Mayo Clinic reported that prolonged FHP also leads to myospasm, disc herniations, arthritis, and pinched nerves.

Dr. Alf Breig, a Swedish neurosurgeon and Nobel Prize recipient, describes how the loss of a normal cervical lordotic curve creates dysfunction and disease.

Through cadaver studies, Dr. Breig demonstrated that neck flexion could stretch the spinal cord 5-7 cm causing tensioning of the meninges (covering of the brain and spinal cord) and elicit measurable pressure on brainstem nuclei (nerve control centers) which control all basic life functions. (Breig, Alf.
Adverse Mechanical Tension in the Central Nervous System: An Analysis of Cause and Effect. 1978. Almqvuist & Wiksell
International, Stockholm, Sweden. Pg. 177.)

New studies show that correction of cervical lordosis may be associated with an immediate increase in cerebral blood flow.

01/11/2025

27/10/2025

Science has discovered that all living beings emit faint visible light—a biophotonic glow that vanishes at death. This subtle luminescence, invisible to the naked eye, reveals that life itself radiates energy, harmony, and consciousness. It is the silent pulse of creation within every cell.

Every heartbeat, every breath, generates photons through metabolic processes. Yet beneath the biology lies something even more profound: a light that mirrors the ancient teachings of the soul. Across cultures, sages spoke of an “aura,” the luminous body of spirit. Science now touches the edge of this mystery with modern tools.

These biophotons are more than byproducts of life—they are communication signals, connecting cells through frequencies of light. The body does not merely live; it shines. The same divine intelligence that animates stars flickers within us, whispering that existence is radiant at every scale.

When the body dies, this glow fades—not as disappearance, but as transition. The energy does not end; it changes form, moving beyond visible spectrum into realms unseen. What remains is essence, eternal and expansive.

This phenomenon bridges the measurable and the mystical, the physical and the spiritual. It reminds us that the boundaries between science and soul are thinner than we imagine.

To live consciously is to brighten that light—to let awareness and love increase the radiance that life already carries within. Every act of kindness, every moment of gratitude, amplifies that glow.

We are not beings seeking light; we are light remembering itself.

07/10/2025

A groundbreaking study from Wuhan University is turning everything we thought we knew about Parkinson’s disease upside down. Researchers now believe the disease may not start in the brain at all, but in the kidneys.
The study found abnormal clusters of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) proteins, the same ones heavily linked to Parkinson’s, inside the kidneys of affected patients. These proteins are known to trigger neurological damage when they build up in the brain. However, in animal experiments, healthy kidneys successfully cleared these proteins. When kidney function was impaired, the α-Syn proteins began to travel to the brain, setting the stage for Parkinson’s.
Shockingly, even people with chronic kidney disease but no neurological symptoms were found to have α-Syn buildup. This discovery suggests the kidneys might act as an early “reservoir” for toxic proteins, which could later spread through the bloodstream or nerves and affect the brain.
Though early and based on limited data, this research could completely change how we understand and treat Parkinson’s. It raises the possibility that monitoring and protecting kidney health might one day help prevent or delay the onset of this devastating condition.

25/09/2025

23/09/2025

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Heartfelt thanks to everyone!

Via beatricetreats

💜 Grateful to be part of this inspiring and heart opening event, the CSTA’s first Craniosacral Conference, ‘From the Heart’, organised by the Craniosacral Association, Jo Coole, Jane Shaw, Lizette Villaverde, Sarah Nesling and Giulia Vaccari sharing their insights and talents, all in the surrounds of the light and atmospheric Colet House. Well done and thank you to all involved and looking forward to the next one!💜✨🙏🏼
Image credit - Tim Kirkpatrick

Craniosacral Therapy Association UK - CSTA Andrew Radley - Body-Based Coach and Therapist Gerri McLoughlin - Craniosacral Therapy Craniosacral Collaborative Cranio in the Community Circle Cranio - Jo Coole Jane Shaw Natural Health Ashby Cranio Dawn Goodes Therapies Giulia Vaccari

18/09/2025