VISIONARY CRANIOSACRAL WORK®

Visionary Craniosacral Work®

A gentle path to nervous system balance, deep healing, and inner calm.

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.A Gentle, Hands-on Therapy

At K’intu Healing Arts in Portland, ME, Visionary Craniosacral Work® (VCSW) is offered not just as a therapy, but as a holistic practice that supports the nervous system, body, and spirit in returning to balance. Using a subtle, light touch, this therapy works with the craniosacral system—the fluid and membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord—to release tension and restore harmony.

What Makes Visionary Craniosacral Work® Unique?

Rooted in cranial osteopathy and expanded by Hugh Milne, VCSW blends technical skill with intuition, perception, and soul awareness. This approach honors your body’s inner intelligence—what Milne calls “the heart of listening.” Each session is attuned not only to anatomy, but also to energy, emotion, and your felt sense of being.

Benefits of Craniosacral Therapy

Visionary Craniosacral Work® may support:

  • Relief from headaches, migraines, and TMJD

  • Reduction of stress, anxiety, and trauma symptoms

  • Improved sleep, digestion, and hormonal balance

  • Release of tension in fascia and connective tissue

  • Greater clarity, calm, and emotional resilience

  • Support during recovery, transitions, or spiritual inquiry

To help create an open heart, a clear head and a free body.

What to Expect During a Session

Sessions last 60–90 minutes and are done fully clothed. Gentle contact is made at the head, sacrum, spine, or other areas to help the nervous system unwind. Many clients notice profound stillness, subtle movement, warmth, or emotional release. Each session is led by your body’s wisdom—we follow where it guides.

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Discover how Visionary Craniosacral Work® at K’intu Healing Arts can support your healing journey.
Serving Portland, Maine and the surrounding area.

CRANIOSACRAL FAQs

    • Visionary Craniosacral Work® (VCSW) combines traditional cranial osteopathy with intuitive, trauma-informed, and soul-aware practices, drawing on shamanic and holistic healing lineages. Sessions are spacious, gentle, and attuned to both the physical and energetic body.

    • Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy emphasizes the body’s natural rhythms and forces, often focusing on subtle energy and internal flows, with a slower, deeply listening approach.

    • Upledger Craniosacral Therapy is more structurally-oriented, with hands-on techniques to gently release tension in the craniosacral system, cerebrospinal fluid, and connective tissues.

    All three approaches work to balance the nervous system and support the body’s innate healing, but the style, pace, and focus differ slightly. VCSW integrates body, mind, and spirit in a way that is uniquely intuitive and personalized.

  • Somato-emotional release (SER) is a technique that intentionally works to release deeply held trauma or emotional memories stored in the body. While I do not offer SER as a specific protocol, all of my work—Structural Integration, VCSW, and abdominal therapy—is trauma-informed.

    This means:

    • Sessions are safe, client-led, and paced according to your comfort.

    • Your autonomy and consent are central throughout the process.

    • Techniques focus on supporting your nervous system, releasing tension, and improving function, while respecting the emotions and sensations that arise naturally.

    In other words, you may experience emotional release during sessions, but it happens organically rather than being the primary goal. The work is designed to help you feel grounded, supported, and resilient.

  • The typical recommendation is to have 3-6 weekly sessions before determining if VCSW will be beneficial for your healing journey. If you feel positively about the experience, you may consider moving to monthly or bi-monthly sessions for maintenance.

    Response to treatment varies by individual and intention, as healing occurs in layers. Many physical issues develop over time, so the process of unfolding requires the right approach at the right time, with the right practitioner, for the appropriate duration. If I am unable to support you in your healing, I will do my best to refer you to another practitioner.