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Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy

The smartest thing in the room is the intelligence expressed in our bodies…..This is the underlying principle on which Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is based. BCST takes a whole-person approach to healing and the inter-connections of mind, body and spirit are deeply acknowledged. In the biodynamic paradigm, therapists are taught to be highly skilful at listening to the body’s inherent... Read More

The smartest thing in the room is the intelligence expressed in our bodies…..This is the underlying principle on which Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is based. BCST takes a whole-person approach to healing and the inter-connections of mind, body and spirit are deeply acknowledged. In the biodynamic paradigm, therapists are taught to be highly skilful at listening to the body’s inherent health mechanisms . The therapist typically looks for and encourages the forces of health to set the priorities of the session and to bring about natural adjustments from within the body’s own resources. It is hallmarked by a strong interest in the holism of the human experience where both the body’s anatomy and physiology are related to in real time with the subtle forces of life that act through the interface of the body’s fluids.  Subtle movements in the body’s fluid and tissue fields are being listened for and the natural movement towards stillness is seen as deeply resourceful. The simplicity of this therapy is its beauty. The practitioner takes up a position of being neutral and allows the process of the treatment to unfold. The practitioner is interested in facilitating the body towards deep intrinsic reorganizations across the body’s tissues, its fluid matrix and its energetic and emotional layers, so that there is a holistic movement towards greater health. The therapy creates a safe space for traumatic experiences to emerge and resolve smoothly without being overwhelming or re-stimulating.

Nicole Ainscough spent more than twenty years working in a high-stress hospital setting as a Respiratory Therapist in the Emergency Room and Intensive Care Nursery. Working with trauma made Nicole aware of the importance of human touch in supporting the health of the patient. When she began to study biodynamic craniosacral therapy, she was deeply impressed with how it affected the body and its healing.

Nicole is an approved teacher and Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist with the BCTA/NA. She is also a member in good standing with the NHPC. Nicole trained with Body Intelligence under Ged Sumner and Sheila Kean, both recognized leaders in the field. Craniosacral Therapy uses a sustained, very gentle, non-invasive touch to reorient the body towards health and is effective for all ages, including newborns and during pregnancy.

Nicole continues to learn every day from the amazing changes she sees in her clients. She is also studying with Natural Movement to become a certified elemental Chi Kung instructor. Nicole divides her professional time between her private practice based in Calgary, AB and teaching BI Meditation and Body Intelligence Foundations Trainings across North America.

Nicole Ainscough spent more than twenty years working in a high-stress hospital setting as a Resp... Read More

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