Testimonials:

I had a CranioSacral session with Emily today and her presence radiates loving compassion. My sore neck, congested sinuses and upset belly all responded by relaxing and releasing their tension. Thank you so much, Emily!

- K.G., wellness coach and bodywork therapist

 

I have found the experience of CranioSacral Therapy to be the most connected I have ever felt to both my body and my soul. After trying many different practices to heal my anxiety, I believed there was nothing that could help me.  My work with Emily showed me differently.  Emily is an amazingly engaged listener that is passionate about CranioSacral Therapy. I believe it would be difficult to find someone as genuine, patient and hardworking as Emily and I feel honored to have had time to work with her. I have completed four sessions with Emily and now feel stronger, more self-reliant and measurably less anxious. I owe a world of gratitude to Emily for her amazing work and optimistic attitude.

- K.M., college student

Your work was the necessary catalyst I needed to get into a position where I could and would take the next steps.  Your work also helped me to value myself more.  Your loving care, consistent kindness and respect for me in all I am and as I am, helped me get started and strive to stay grounded and be more assured.  I am grateful and full of appreciation for you coming into my path at such a crisis point.

-anonymous

Emily Lerner first performed CranioSacral  work on my daughter Clem [named changed to preserve confidentiality] when she was four days old.  Clem had been having some trouble latching onto the breast for feedings.  She had a small mouth and it seemed difficult for her to draw the nipple back far enough into her mouth.  A lactation consultant had raised the question of a posterior tongue tie (ankyloglossitis) but we were able to find one position in which Clem was consistently able to latch and with breast compressions was able to empty the breast.  After this first session with Emily, Clem was sleepy and conked out for most of the day.  That night she returned to her more frequent feeding schedule and when I was more alert and awake in the morning, the first thing I noticed was that Clem was opening her mouth much wider in order to latch, making it much easier for me to get the whole nipple into her mouth.  This was dramatically different from the previous days when I had to try to sneak the nipple into her tiny mouth a number of times before attaining a successful latch.  Now she was taking the whole nipple on every attempt!

 

Emily worked with Clem again on Clem’s 13 day of life.  During this session, I was amazed to watch Clem’s response to the therapy.  She was extremely peaceful and seemed to sleep through the session but every time Emily finished some CranioSacral work, Clem would immediately stretch her entire body including all four limbs.  Except when she was stretching, Clem was completely still.  This pattern of alternating stillness and stretching repeated itself three or four times: enough to be unmistakably noted as a pattern.  I was struck by the clear effect the work was having on Clem.   This time, instead of sleeping after the session, Clem was very alert and the following day spent more hours awake and alert than she had since birth.

 

Clem received her third treatment from Emily during her third week of life.  Again, she remained completely still with eyes closed during portions of the therapy that she had “allowed.”   The word “allow” refers to the fact that Emily would not pursue treatment on a body part if Clem gave signs that she wouldn’t welcome this.  Such signs included moving the body part away or pushing Emily’s hand away.  From what I could observe, the significant work of this session involved the pelvis.  Emily placed one hand on Clem’s pelvis while the other supported her spine.  After minutes of completely quiet stillness, Clem let out a loud sputtering snorting noise, almost as if she had been holding her breath.  When I asked, Emily explained that the dural membrane attachment at her sacrum had been released.  I must mention that since birth Clem snored and snorted often and quite audibly.  I couldn’t tell if there was some mild obstruction of her airway, maybe her tongue or just small nostrils but in any case this did not seem to cause any oxygen deprivation.  After the dural membrane release, Emily attempted to adjust the nose but Clem “declined” and Emily commented that she had wanted to address the snoring but that it was most likely more related to the pelvis than the facial bones.  A while after the treatment I noticed that Clem was breathing audibly/ snoring again and I thought no more about this issue until three days later when I realized I had not heard any snoring or snorting in days.  I asked my husband if he noticed a change and he couldn’t remember when he last heard her breathing noisily but that it seemed to be less frequent.  

Most recently, I brought Clem to Emily for a CranioSacral  treatment when she had a fever at eight months of age.  She had a runny nose and typical “head cold” symptoms.  When she spiked a fever, I called Emily and she saw Clem the next day after we came back from a visit to the pediatrician.  Clem had been diagnosed with an ear infection and was given a prescription for antibiotics.  After Emily’s treatment, Clem did not become febrile again and we were able to avoid taking the antibiotics.  

  - C.R., mother of two and family practice doctor

Just being in her presence is calming and comforting. She is kind, gentle and loving. I learned from her how to be patient and non-judgmental. The sessions I received from Emily helped me feel better, but more important than that, she touched my heart.

- A.M., registered nurse and massage therapist

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