I’m John Bustle, a massage therapist since 2001. I focus on addressing the root cause of issues to eliminate their effects, believing that tackling the cause removes the problem. No matter how imbalanced your body feels, it holds the blueprint for restoring balance. I tailor every session to the individual by listening to both the client and their body.

Craniosacral Therapist
Reiki Master/Teacher
Massage/Connective Tissue Manipulation

What is CranioSacral Therapy?

CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on approach that releases tensions deep in the body to relieve pain and dysfunction and improve whole body health and performance. It was pioneered by Osteopathic Physician John E. Upledger. Using a soft touch no greater than 5 grams - about the weight of a nickel - practitioners release restrictions in the soft tissues that surround the central nervous system.

How does CranioSacral Therapy Work?

Few structures have as much influence over the body's ability to function properly as the brain and spinal cord that make up the central nervous system. And, the central nervous system is heavily influenced by the craniosacral system - the membranes and fluid that surround, protect and nourish the brain and spinal cord.

Every day your body endures stresses and strains that it must work to compensate for. Unfortunately, these changes often cause body tissues to tighten and distort the craniosacral system. These distortions can then cause tension to form around the brain and spinal cord resulting in restrictions. This can create a barrier to the healthy performance of the central nervous system, and potentially every other system it interacts with.

Fortunately, such restrictions can be detected and corrected using simple methods of touch. With a light touch, the CST practitioner uses his or her hands to evaluate the craniosacral system by gently feeling various locations of the body to test for the ease of motion and rhythm of the cerebrospinal fluid pulsing around the brain and spinal cord. Soft-touch techniques are then used to release restrictions in any tissues influencing the craniosacral system.

By normalizing the environment around the brain and spinal cord and enhancing the body's ability to self-correct, CranioSacral Therapy is able to alleviate a wide variety of dysfunctions, from chronic pain and sports injuries to stroke and neurological impairment.

REIKI

Reiki (Ray-key) is a beautiful healing art offering beneficial, calming, balancing and stress-reducing effects.

Definition of Reiki

Reiki is a spiritual healing art. A Reiki session usually lasts 60 to 90 minutes in length. The session is performed by a Reiki Practitioner or Reiki Master Teacher (RP or RMT) using specific hand positions. During a session, the client is fully clothed on a massage table or in a chair. Reiki sessions or classes are a great investment in yourself.

Reiki is:

A subtle and effective form of energy healing.
Practiced in every country in the world

Being used in hospitals, hospice as well in private practice and in self-care.

Reiki is not:

Affiliated with any particular religion or religious practice

A Reiki session may help ease tension and stress and may facilitate healing on all levels - physical, emotional and spiritual. A 1st degree or level I Reiki class is a great gift to give to yourself.

John Bustle, LMT

Breath & Bodywork