Lisa Schneider RMT, CST-T
Registered Massage Therapy
Featuring CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation
As a Registered Massage Therapist and certified CranioSacral Therapist, my focus is on treating the root causes of pain, tension and illness. Using primarily CranioSacral therapy (CST) and Visceral Manipulation (VM) as tools, I facilitate the body in the unwinding and releasing of patterns that contribute to dysfunction.
This type of session includes CranioSacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, and may include traditional massage techniques.
A bit about CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation
CranioSacral therapy and Visceral Manipulation engages with your body’s own self-correcting and healing processes. In the same way that your body knows how to heal a cut, broken bone, or from a viral illness, CST and VM facilitates or enhances your body’s natural healing ability when the trauma or disease processes are too overwhelming for your system to sort out by itself.
When your body has been overwhelmed by a stressor – whether physical (illness, injury or adhesions), or emotional (stress, anxiety etc..), it does its very best to minimize the impact and find a new way of functioning in order to compensate for the new area of vulnerability. As the body tries to compensate locally, the dysfunction can snowball as other parts of the body are affected by a ripple effect, leading to local or globalized chronic pain, tension, illness, mental health disruptions, reduced range of motion, and/or other problems with the efficacy of the systemic processes (musculoskeletal, fascial, immune, nervous, endocrine, digestive, urinary, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, reproductive, and integumentary) of the body.
Helping the body to release these restrictions through CST or VM not only addresses the original injury, but also the corresponding compensatory patterns. This enables the muscles and frame to readjust to a more balanced position, reducing the strain on not only the muscles, bones and joints, but also the systemic processes of the body that perpetuate chronic tension, pain and illness.
CST and VM are also helpful for maintenance of the body, helping to calm the nervous system during stressful times, and helping you to heal after acute injuries or illnesses, especially accidents, falls, concussions and illnesses in general. Getting treatment sooner rather than later after an injury, illness, or stressful time helps to fortify your body’s own innate healing ability to heal from the assault, preventing prolonged compensation patterns, and/or chronic pain or illness from setting in.
Conditions treated by CST include, but are not limited to:
Migraine or chronic headaches, chronic neck and back pain, jaw pain/dysfunction, motor-coordination impairments, colic, autism, ADHD, central nervous system disorders, orthopedic problems, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, scoliosis, infantile disorders, learning disabilities, chronic fatigue, emotional difficulties and mental health challenges, post-traumatic stress disorder, stress and tension-related problems, fibromyalgia, connective-tissue disorders, immune disorders, post-surgical dysfunction, digestive disorders and fertility impairments.
Conditions treated by Visceral Manipulation include, but are not limited to:
Acute disorders such as whiplash, chest or abdominal sports injuries and surgeries; digestive disorders like bloating and constipation, nausea and acid reflux, GERD; women’s and men’s health issues including chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, fibroids and cysts, dysmenorrhea, bladder incontinence, prostate dysfunction, effects of menopause; mental health challenges like anxiety and depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
For more information on CranioSacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, or any of my other services, please visit my website www.lisamschneider.com.
Fees for CranioSacral Therapy Sessions:
90 Minute Initial or Follow-up CranioSacral Massage Therapy Session- $210 + HST
75 Minute Initial or Follow-up CranioSacral Massage Therapy Session- $175 + HST
60 Minute Initial or Follow-up CranioSacral Massage Therapy Session- $130 + HST
45 Minute Follow-Up CranioSacral Massage Therapy Session- $110 + HST
Other services Lisa offers:
Somatic Bodywork (non RMT service) Click the link to learn more.
Shamanic coaching (non RMT service) Click the link to learn more.
