CRANIOSACRAL & MASSAGE

Soleil offers Craniosacral Therapy, a gentle yet profoundly transformative healing modality. They use additional bodywork techniques to support the client's experience. 

Soleil also offers Relaxation Massage (Swedish) for soothing, softening, and circulating. 

During your session intake, Soleil is happy to help you decide how much Craniosacral Therapy  or Relaxation Massage (Swedish) would be right for you. If you already know that there is one that you are more interested in then it is helpful to make a note when scheduling your appointment. 

Scroll down to learn more about these modalities.

One difference between Craniosacral Therapy (CST) and Relaxation Massage is in CST the client is clothed and oil is generally not used. If you would like your session to be primarily CST, please wear comfortable clothes. 

***Please note that Soleil does not offer deep tissue massage. If you are only interested in deep pressure work, Soleil may not be the right bodyworker for you. However, they have seen many clients be delightfully surprised at what deep relaxation and change the subtle work can bring.***

Soleil works in conversation with each client to create a session that benefits their concerns and is enjoyable to receive. They can combine multiple modalities to create an optimal session for the client's needs and preferences.

Soleil is additionally trained in Lymph Drainage, Acupressure, and Shiatsu. To find what uniquely benefits each client, they may incorporate these techniques with permission of the client.

Lymph Drainage is recommended for acute injury and inflammation.

Acupressure uses light touch to work with body systems and increase energy flow.

Shiatsu uses compression and joint mobilization techniques to release stuck places.

Bodywork is an incredible tool for healing from trauma, though touch often requires time and trust. Soleil is trained specifically in trauma focused techniques developed by somatic psychotherapists for bodywork and massage. Soleil is dedicated to dialogue with trauma survivors to create a path for receiving bodywork safely and comfortably.

is a gentle, hands-on modality that uses holding the body with very subtle movement techniques to increase the flow of the fluid tides in the body. It works with the fascial system of connective tissue to contact every part of the body with cascading effects. This drastically shifts the client's physical structure as a whole, and impacts the mind, emotions, and nervous system regulation. The technique is non-invasive and shifts stuck patterns at the pace that the client's body is ready for.

 CST uses touch to unwind the connective tissue and listen to the fluid tides of cerebral spinal fluid, which bathes the nervous system. This deep listening to the body allows for the source of pain to come to the surface and resolve at the body's own pace.

Headaches  ~  Spinal Injuries  ~  Back Pain  ~  Chronic Pain  ~  Digestive Issues   

Anxiety  ~  Depression  ~  Trauma  ~  Psychosomatic Ailments    

Jaw/TMJ Issues  ~  Sinus Congestion  ~  Joint Pain  ~  Injury Recovery  ~  And More  

Soleil is dedicated to creating a safe and supportive healing environment for clients to receive the most out of this transformative bodywork modality. 

According to a study published in European Journal of Integrative Medicine in 2015, 

"the establishment of a trusting therapeutic relationship enables CST to take clients into altered perceptual states; these in turn facilitate a new level of awareness regarding the interrelatedness of body, mind and spirit, together with an enhanced capacity to care for self and manage health problems." 

uses flowing, gliding strokes with moderate pressure to relax the nervous system, increase circulation, and reduce muscle tension.  

Soleil draws on their experience as a mover to generate flow in the massage. They utilize the receptive touch they've developed from Craniosacral Therapy to listen with their hands to what is occurring in the tissues and respond with nourishing care.

Relaxation Massage reduces stress, which supports the function and wellbeing of all the systems in the body. 

Our bodies need touch in order to survive and thrive. Touch deprivation is a disorder associated with higher anxiety, loneliness, and in extreme cases body systems may lose function. Many of us have been receiving far less touch in recent years due to circumstances in the pandemic. Many people also have trouble justifying receiving massage or bodywork unless they are experiencing an acute problem. 

Receiving touch is enough of a reason for massage to be beneficial. Safe and supportive touch is healing, human, and vital to wellbeing.