Craniosacral Concepts

Craniosacral – Concepts, Principles, History

This collection contains posts that are primarily about craniosacral concepts, principles of treatment, and history. This is a great place to grok the landscape of this field.


Concepts, like the difference between biodynamic and osteopathic approaches, help to understand craniosacral through contrast. Similarly, Principles, like joint play and skeletal correlations, help to put the treatment into a usable context. Finally, history and individual cases help to provide practical perspectives when conceptual ideas need to be grounded.

Integrative Craniosacral Manual

Many of the posts in this collection are sections from the manual on Integrative Craniosacral. It covers a wide range of topics including principles, methodology, anatomy, techniques, protocols, and worksheets. This video is a 5-minute review of the content.

This collection will continue to grow as sections are updated and revised for content and readability.

Tony Preston

Tony Preston, LMT has been treating adults and children since the early 90s. He has authored a number of texts on neuromuscular and craniosacral techniques. He has taught Neuromuscular Therapy for ASHA School of Massage and craniosacral the National Institute of Craniosacral Studies. He currently teaches seminars in Integrative Craniosacral techniques at The Body Guild.

Recent Posts

Neuromuscular Protocol – Adductors / Medial Thigh

This protocol treats the adductors in the medial thigh through NMT. Pelvic balancing and other…

4 weeks ago

Gracilis- Massage & Bodywork Notes

Overview Gracilis has a distinct pattern of warm, stinging irritation along the inside of the…

2 months ago

Ethmoid / Vomer Distraction

The ethmoid/vomer technique targets mobility between the inferior edge of the perpendicular plate and the…

2 months ago

Self-Care – Gracilis Muscle

Here, you will find strategies to relieve the warm, superficial pain of gracilis trigger points.…

2 months ago

Warm, Superficial Irritation Along Inside of Thigh

Want to skip ahead?Here's a link to my post about getting relief on your own.…

2 months ago

Gracilis – Functional Anatomy

Gracilis - medial view Overview Gracilis is a long, thin muscle on the medial aspect…

2 months ago