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At The Hay Clinic we provide acupuncture, allergy, and intolerance testing. As well as Animal Healing, Aqua Detox, and Aromatherapy. We also have a therapist offering Beauty Therapy, and others practicing Bodywork, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Colonic Hydrotherapy otherwise known as colonic irrigation. cranio-sacral therapy as taught by the Upledger Institute. Dr John Upledger’s craniosacral therapy. Available here are Massage, Ear Candling, Essential Oils and other forms of Facial Rejuvenation or a Facial. We do treatments to help with infertility, and provide Healing, Herbal Remedies, and Hopi Ear Candles. Or, if you want something different we have Mediums providing Psychic Development and readings. Finally you can have Reflexology or Remedial Massage at the hay clinic centre for natural medicine.

CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the function of a physiological body system called the CranioSacral system.

The CranioSacral system is comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid which form the fluid-filled sac around the core of the nervous system - surrounding, nourishing, and protecting the brain and spinal cord.

Like the pulse of the cardiovascular system, the CranioSacral system has a rhythm that can be felt throughout the body.

Using a touch generally no heavier than the weight of a small coin, skilled practitioners can monitor this rhythm at key body areas to pinpoint the source of an obstruction or stress. Once a source has been determined, they can assist the natural movement of the fluid and related soft tissue to help the body self-correct. This simple action is often all it takes to remove a restriction. Other times, CST may be combined with other complementary therapies to help restore the body to it's optimum functioning level. A practitioner using CranioSacral Therapy has some key evaluation techniques available to help locate restrictions in the body, among these techniques are...
 

Connective tissue (fascia) is continuous in the Human body from the top of the head to the bottoms of the feet. It is layered with pockets between the layers containing the structures within the body such as organs, muscles, bones, etc. Normally, fascia is free to glide a millimetre or so and maintains a fairly elastic property.

Adhesions, and restrictions can be pinpointed by testing the free gliding ability of the body's fascia - feeling for areas that do not move as easily as others. The practitioner can feel the left knee restriction of our diagram person by taking hold of both ankles and gently pulling towards the feet, the fascia in the right leg moves easier and further than the fascia in the left leg, which is bound up in the left knee.
 

The CranioSacral Rhythm (CSR) is a very subtle rhythmical movement which is transmitted via the muscular, nervous, and fascial systems and can be felt anywhere on the body. The practitioner feels for the strength, amplitude, and quality of the rhythm in different places on the body to track down areas where the rhythm is impaired - this helps the practitioner find areas where healthy tissue function is restricted. A person with a left knee problem may have a healthy, ample rhythm all down the right leg but restricted rhythm from the knee down in the left leg. To the practitioner this indicates a restriction in the left knee or the nerve supply to that area.
 

In a typical CranioSacral Therapy session the client remains clothed and lies on their back (if possible) on the treatment table. The therapist may place their hands on key evaluation areas such as the ankles, head, neck, lower back, assessing the state of the client's CranioSacral system.

The treatment itself involves the application of very light forces applied by the therapist's hands. Limbs may be picked up and moved gently and slowly as the body tissues are allowed to 'unwind' themselves. A typical session lasts three-quarters of an hour - though half-hour sessions are usually better for children and infants.

CranioSacral Therapy was developed by Dr. John Upledger, an osteopathic physician and surgeon. From 1975 to 1983, whilst professor of biomechanics at Michigan state university, Dr. Upledger led a team of twenty-seven scientists in a research project to examine and evaluate the CranioSacral system. This research and extensive clinical application enabled Dr. Upledger to develop CranioSacral Therapy.

Babies and children can also benefit from CranioSacral Therapy. Because of it's gentleness, the first CranioSacral Therapy treatment could be done within minutes of birth. By correcting problems in the CranioSacral system early on in life it is hoped that the development of a variety of health conditions might be avoided later in life.