Craniosacral Therapy

What Is Craniosacral Therapy? John Upledger DO, founder of the Upledger Institute, developed craniosacral therapy (CST), which is a very gentle, relaxing and hands-on intervention that can help with many physical and emotional issues. Chiropractors, osteopathic physicians, occupational therapists, physical ... Read More

When a child's immune system is struggling, the conventional response is usually medication to suppress symptoms, but that approach treats the surface, not the source. Real, lasting improvement comes from addressing the underlying causes of immune dysfunction: what your child ... Read More

A Helpful Lens for Health and Wellness In energy medicine, the mind-body-spirit framework is often used to describe the different dimensions through which energy is expressed, exchanged, and experienced. While conventional medicine primarily focuses on measurable physical processes, energy medicine ... Read More

For decades, autism has been framed through a variety of lenses including genetics, behavioral, neurological, microbiome, metabolic, and more. But what if these perspectives are all describing different pieces of a deeper, unifying biological process? Dr. Robert Naviaux, a physician-scientist ... Read More

How Does the Nervous System Affect Digestion? Digestion is not simply a mechanical or chemical process, and gut health is not simply a function of how well someone digests food or what type of food enters and exits the system ... Read More

Many families don’t realize how deeply oral‑motor function, breathing patterns, and structural development are connected, especially when a child struggles with feeding, speech, sleep, attention or behavior. Research and clinical experience show that early patterns like breastfeeding challenges or chronic ... Read More

How to Avoid "Shiny Object Syndrome" Many parents today are actively looking for new health interventions to help their children feel better and thrive, especially children with chronic conditions, struggling with a multitude of symptoms, and developmental or behavioral challenges ... Read More

What Is the Moro Reflex? The Moro reflex, often referred to as the “startle reflex,” is one of the many primal/primitive reflexes present in infants from before birth. It is a physical reaction to sudden stimuli in a baby’s environment—most ... Read More

When I saw my myofunctional therapist in March of 2021 for a functional assessment, she told me, very kindly, that I did not swallow or breathe correctly. I was thinking, “How do you get to 40 and not know how ... Read More

My sons have healed from Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), acid reflux, asthma and eczema. I used to wonder a long time ago if these issues were related to each other and to their developmental delays, anxiety, failure to thrive and ... Read More

I have two daughters ages 13 and 10. My second daughter, Terrie*, has many labels including PDD-NOS (which is now an autism spectrum disorder), hypotonia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). She has come a long way in ... Read More