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Bree Anaka, RCST, BSW, BA
Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Educator
Equine Facilitated Learning Practitioner
Animal Communicator
Birthkeeper
To Book a Mobile Session or ask Questions contact me at
306-530-4733 or bree.anaka@gmail.com
Do you find yourself relating to any of the following:
Feeling in a constant state of overwhelm and lack of control
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Struggling with insomnia or feeling exhausted no matter the amount of rest
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Feeling depressed and finding minimal supports that help to alleviate it
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Unable to find motivation and joy for tasks that once excited you
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Stuck in a cycle of chronic pain
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Having ongoing digestive issues despite multiple dietary and lifestyle interventions
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Feeling detached and lost from who you are
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Seeking a safe space for deep rest and relaxation
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Feeling unseen and unheard when looking for health supports
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Several other modalities have been explored have left you feeling disappointed and discouraged
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If you said "yes" to any of the above, then Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy may be right for you
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is a gentle, light-touch therapy that supports the inherent healing abilities of the body.
How?
By supporting the body to feel safe enough to enter a relaxed state, where it can then start to access nervous system regulation. This safe, relaxed, regulated state is where we access our natural ability to heal. (It's why we are supposed to rest after a major medical procedure or illness).
As the nervous system settles, the fascia unwinds, the muscles release, cerebrospinal fluid resumes its natural fluctuations, and an overall return to balance is restored.
As your practitioner, my role is to listen to these subtle shifts and motions of the body and provide the support of gentle light touch and safe, neutral presence to help the body regulate, release, and repair.
Rooted in Osteopathy, there is a deep respect for the intelligence of the body and an understanding it is always working towards the greatest health available. When given the right space, it has the ability to heal physical, emotional, and mental concerns, no matter how long they have been there.
Why Does it Work?
When the body has been stuck in a state of hyperarousal/ freeze/ chronic stress/ unprocessed trauma for an extended period of time, it can need help remembering how to come out of these states and back to a place of regulation.
BCST supports this remembering using two key biological functions:
1) Our ability to co-regulate with one another
As your practitioner, one of my roles is to provide a safe, regulated nervous system for your system to connect to. This allows your system to start to find its own regulation, with the assurance that it will not be abandoned at any point in the process. I often use the comparison of my system being a Lighthouse that helps guide your system through the storm back to land.
2) The healing power of safe, neutral touch
As social mammals, we are wired to respond positively to safe, neutral, welcome touch. The touch used in a session enhances the innate healing abilities of your body. If my system is a Lighthouse guiding yours, my touch is like the life raft that provides reassurance you won't get pulled under the water.
All of this facilitates the space for your body to remember what it already knows how to do -- heal.
Feeling Ready?
"Touch comes before sight, before speech. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells the truth."
- Margaret Atwood
Who can Benefit from BCST?
Anybody, at any life stage, with any life experience.
Because BCST is always working with the body's innate rhythms and healing capacities, it is safe and gentle enough to support any health need, at any stage of life.
Some Common Areas of Support Include:
- chronic pain or tension
- stress, anxiety, insomnia, overwhelm
- pregnancy and postpartum support, including birth trauma
- infants struggling to sleep, latch, settle, bond
- digestive issues, respiratory issues, fertility issues
- unresolved trauma patterns
- migraines, concussions
- surgery preperation and recovery
- palliative care support
- a general desire for more rest and ease
What to Expect in your Treatment
All sessions are fully clothed on a massage table in a quiet, safe setting. I recommend wearing loose, comfortable clothing. Your body will decide the pace and order it wants to heal in. I will be with you the whole time to talk through what you are feeling and provide support for what arises.
There will always be time to talk before and after time on table, with self-care and treatment recommendations being provided. Try to give yourself space after the session to allow it to settle and your nervous system to remain at ease.
Treatment Options
Option One:
Sessions at my Acreage in Silver Creek
Initial Treatment: 75 minutes for $126.00 (price includes GST)
Follow up Treatment: 60 minutes for $111.00 (price includes GST)
90 minute Follow up Treatment (adult only): $170 (price includes GST)
Infant/Child/Youth Initial Treatment: 45 minutes for $85 (price includes GST)
Infant/Child/Youth Follow up Treatment: 30 minutes for $70 (price includes GST)
Booking:
Online: Follow this link
Location: 2263 Yankee Flats Road, Salmon Arm, BC
Payment Methods accepted: cash or e-transfer
Option Two:
In home sessions for clients living in the following areas: Sicamous, Blind Bay, Salmon Arm, Enderby, Armstrong, Vernon, Coldstream
Initial Treatment: 75 minutes for $160 (price includes GST)
Follow up Treatment: 60 minutes for $140 (price includes GST)
Infant/Child/Youth Initial Treatment: 45 minutes for $110 (price includes GST)
Infant/Child/Youth Follow Up Treatment: 30 minutes for $95 (price includes GST)
Booking:
direct: 306-530-4733 / bree.anaka@gmail.com
Payment Methods accepted: cash or e-transfer
Please note -Cancellation Policy: If you cancel with 24 hours notice or less, you will be charged full fee for the session. This honors the time I have set aside and the preparation I have done for your session. Thank you for understanding.
There is no direct billing available at this time for BCST. Please check with your insurance provider to see if you are covered for this modality.
"I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being." - Hafiz