Waiuku Craniosacral Therapy

10/11/2025

Spring scenes 🌸

I hope you’re also enjoying this beautiful spring in Aotearoa, or whichever season you’re in 🥰

29/10/2025

This young person came to see me while suffering from daily headaches that became gradually worse over a couple of months.

She'd tried Osteopathy and had been told there was a bulge in her cervical spine, but she didn't feel any improvement from the treatment, which was all focused around her head and neck.

The first thing I am interested in when someone comes with headaches is what's going on with their sacrum.

If the natural sacral movement is inhibited in any way due to tension, mis-alignment (being pulled to one side usually from a sore hip or injury), headaches often result.

Using the sacrum hold and and cradle (back of head) hold for two sessions, we noticed her spine lengthening back in to its natural state, like it had been compressed from above. This can feel to the client like they are stretching out, getting taller.

By the third session she'd had no more headaches, felt amazing and said this lovely statement.

26/10/2025

My friend has set up her own gallery and a shared art studio space in the centre of Waiuku - in the the beautiful space where I attended many yoga classes, workshops and other events at Yoga Lane.

Today is the last day of The Franklin Arts Trail and I finally popped down with my Mum Carol (standing at the entrance) to enjoy the beautiful works of our amazing local talents at the Waiuku Camera Club - including Keely herself. Her daughter drew the stunning expressive charcoal faces.

05/10/2025

There's been some fantastic new discoveries in nutrition science for people struggling with brain fog, bloating, tiredness and rashes/itchy skin, but don't have any diagnosed or obvious food intolerances.

Food incompatibility may be the culprit!

Article is 1 minute read :)

New data links everyday pantry staples to a raft of unexplained symptoms. Milk and bread top the charts, affecting 95% of tested individuals, while bloating, tiredness, rashes and itchy skin have been revealed as the most common symptoms among sufferers.

29/09/2025

Not an orange 🍊 but a free stress ball 😊 I went to a bloomin’ fantastic FREE course on Mental Health today called MH 101, provided by and funded by Te Whatu Ora (NZ Ministry of Health) & Te Pou

Aaaaand I got not one but TWO lovely gluten free food items provided!

‘Develop confidence to recognise, relate and respond to people experiencing mental health challenges’

The facilitators were outstanding - very culturally and trauma aware and held space beautifully with all support systems put in place for anyone needing it during the day -long course 💕

Anyone can sign up for these courses in person and they’re also available online. There’s an Addiction one that I plan to do next. 👏

An amazing free resource from the government to take advantage of… while you can I would say…!

23/09/2025

Mountains, forest and fungus 🍄‍🟫 Check out the one that looks like a brain.

22/09/2025

Castle Hill, with huge rocks worn away by millions of years of Canterbury winds… some look like remarkably like vertebrae!

16/09/2025

Somebody thought he’d chance getting a free session - the eyes say it all! 👀 😆

05/09/2025

04/09/2025

How are you?

Spring is here and I'd love to help you realign, restore & reconnect with your inner health and self ❤️

Come and see me in my therapy space in Waiuku for restorative, relaxing CST treatments.

Connect with me in person or online for coaching if you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed and /or in need of support.

Reach out with any questions :)

SPRING SPECIALS
Adult CST treatment 1 hr $79
Holistic Life Coaching Package $99 3 hrs
Baby/child sessions save $10

Get in touch or book online x

25/08/2025

Mackenzie’s story –

“Hi, I am desperate for help :( My baby is 7 weeks old and from two weeks she has spent most of her waking hours screaming/crying excessively. GP has said it’s colic and to just wait it out but we need more help”

When Mackenzie’s Mum brought her to me she explained that her labour had been extremely fast and that baby had been engaged for many weeks. In order to try to prevent premature delivery, Mum had been given a few doses of steroids, which had resulted in a lot of unpleasant side effects.

Since birth, Mackenzie would only sleep on her Mum, for very short periods. She was extremely jumpy and would startle and wake at any loud noise.

Feeding was an awful experience, with her gulping then choking on the milk, only to get so upset and hungry that they had to start all over. Anyone who has had a reflux/colic baby will know this vicious cycle well.

Poor little baby was a ball of tension, with her head and shoulders all bunched together, fists clenched in pain/frustration and her limbs contracted and rigid. Her cries were those of a baby in extreme distress rather than just a ‘normal’ upset baby cry.

During her first session I put my hands really lightly on the back of her neck and under her sacrum (lower back/tailbone area). Such a simple but effective treatment for compression in the cranial and neck bones, allowing the cranial nerves (Vagus in particular) space to function correctly.

Her little body started to relax in my hands, her arms started to flop out and she stopped feeding to beam up at Mum.

She had another session with me and two with an Osteopath. Since then Mackenzie has been ‘like a completely new baby’. She will lay in her bouncer, engage with her family, can go for walks in the pram, feed calmly and even sleep alone in her bassinet.

Thanks to my lovely client who recommended me to Mackenzie’s parents, you know who you are!
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