It stems from osteopathic principles and is a client-centered, results-oriented approach to hands-on care that focuses on how the body actually functions in real life, not just where it hurts.

Instead of treating symptoms in isolation, it looks at movement patterns, nervous system regulation, posture, breath, and compensation—and works with the whole system to improve ease, resilience, and efficiency.

Sessions may include a blend of:

• Myofascial release

• Structural or postural work

• Craniosacral or nervous-system-based touch

• Gentle mobilization

• Breath awareness or guided movement

We work in all systems of the body, muscular, skeletal, lymphatic, fascial, visceral, cranial, pressure and fluids.

The work is responsive, not protocol-driven.

Traditional Massage:

• Focuses on tight or painful areas

• Often pressure-based

• Standard session flow

• Relief-oriented

Functional Bodywork:

• Focuses on why those areas are overloaded

• Pressure varies based on nervous system response

• Session evolves based on what the body shows

• Change-oriented (with relief as a byproduct)

Craniosacral therapy supports functional bodywork by addressing the nervous system layer that movement and structure sit on top of. When the nervous system is dysregulated, the body relies on compensation—holding patterns, shallow breath, guarded joints—even if the muscles and fascia are treated. Craniosacral work helps down-regulate stress responses, improve internal listening, and restore subtle rhythmic motion, which allows other hands-on techniques to be received more fully and integrated more easily.

In practice, this means functional bodywork becomes more efficient and longer-lasting: tissues soften without force, movement patterns reorganize with less effort, and clients gain better body awareness and self-regulation. Rather than “fixing” structure, craniosacral therapy creates the conditions for the body to choose more functional patterns on its own, making it a powerful foundation for sustainable change.