Andraly Horn, BS, LMT, RCST

Deep Tissue Therapy

Deep Tissue work combines my years of structural integration with a thorough knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy to gently differentiate the myofascial layers of tissue.  These tissues may become adhered due to injury, chronic holding patterns, and surgery.  Adhesions can block circulation and cause pain, limited movement and inflammation.  Deep tissue therapy works by gently breaking down these adhesions to relieve pain and restore normal movement. 

As I work, it is important for you to communicate when there is pain. This allows me to lighten my pressure to a more comfortable level for you.  When there is pain due to too much pressure, your body does not have the opportunity to relax and experience the letting go of tension and chronic holding patterns. When I treat, I am not just treating a tight muscle. I am focusing on the whole body and attempting to encourage your nervous system to relax and let go of chronic holding patterns.  If you are in pain while in a treatment, it is counterproductive to the therapeutic goal because your body will tighten up further in response.  My goal is to not only get your muscles to let go, but to also get your brain to let of the holding pattern.  Working in that range of “deep but not quite painful” is the best place to allow this to happen.

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy

BCST is a gentle yet powerful approach to treating a variety of dysfunctions that occur in the human body.  BCST is rooted in the osteopathic teaching of Dr. William Sutherland.  Many people have expanded this concept of the years, but the central guiding principle is that there are forces in the body that are constantly trying to move our bodies in the direction of health and healing.It has been called  Lifeforce, Chi or the Health of the body systems. As we go through life, physical and emotional stressors create barriers to the full expression of this vital energy.  Through BCST, I can locate these barriers and help your body remove them so that the Health of your body can express itself more completely.  For more info on this method see www.craniosacraltherapy.org.

During a biodynamic craniosacral therapy session the client will lie face up fully clothed on the massage table. The practitioner may sit at the head, side or foot of the table to begin the treatment. This work is rooted in relationships. First, to one’s self then to others. The practitioner must first settle his own mind and body. After this he may then place his hands on the head, shoulders, sacrum or feet of the client and then comes into relationship with the client’s mind and body. The client may feel that there is not much happening during this settling process, this is natural. It takes a few minutes for the mind to discharge all the chatter of our daily activities. Once the mind comes to a state of stillness or neutral the treatment truly begins.

A typical session may last between 45-60 min. After the session is complete the client may report a sense of calmness throughout their whole body. They may or may not have the symptoms or complaint they arrived with yet their body is still being treated from this new place of wholeness. It is suggested that a client receive at least 3 sessions to begin to feel the full effect of this work.

 "God has certainly placed the remedy within the material house in which the spirit of life dwells." A. T. Still