The Benefits of Co-Regulation with Craniosacral Therapy

When your nervous system has been under stress, it can be hard to calm down, even when you want to. This is where co-regulation becomes life changing.  

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) supports co-regulation by providing a steady, calm, and attuned presence that helps your nervous system settle and reset. Through gentle, hands-on contact, your body begins to sense safety and shift out of fight-or-flight. 

We all have  a deeper “Source” inside that shifts and centers when we sit with a peaceful listening observer-gently in physical touch.  The melding and bringing together of a different system that is balanced and peaceful is powerful.  The osteopathic approach taught at the Upledger Institute provides Certified Craniosacral Therapists with the techniques that work well.

Why Co-Regulation Matters

Many people with chronic pain, anxiety, trauma, or long-term stress live in a state of constant alert. Co-regulation helps your nervous system remember what balance feels like—often before you can do it on your own.  When a client feels the movement from stress to calm, they remember that they have access to their inner resources.  The real person is the “being”without all the stress.

Benefits of Co-Regulation in Craniosacral Therapy

• Helps calm an overactive nervous system

• Reduces chronic stress and tension

• Supports healing from trauma and overwhelm

• Improves sleep, digestion, and emotional regulation

• Builds your body’s ability to self-regulate over time

Over repeated sessions, this gentle support strengthens your own capacity for self-regulation, so calm and stability become more accessible in daily life.

Craniosacral Therapy doesn’t force change—it listens to your body and allows healing to unfold naturally, at your pace.

Sharon Hartnett CST-D

614 653-8111

www.craniosacraltherapistcolumbus.com

Serving Worthington and the Columbus Area.