Ina de Brún

A treatment with Sara was a wonderful cradling ~ a letting go of tension into a more natural and harmonious balance. Just lovely! Thanks Sara.

Tom Farrington

I have had a number of treatments with Sara and definitely had benefit from them. I would definitely recommend Sara’s gentle approach.

Fiona Ross

I felt so much more balanced after my Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy session with Sara. She has a natural healing gift and I really liked the holistic approach, in that it wasn’t just about the treatment process but was a very person-centred approach. Thank you Sara!

Michelle Ryan

I had a lovely experience with Sara in her Craniosacral therapy. Calming and relaxing treqtment and good for your well being overall. thank you..

Emmeline Raj

I loved my remote craniosacral therapy session with Sara Devoy! I really appreciated her sensitive, caring, respectful approach. Her kind and calm presence made me feel safe and allowed for very deep work to take place – perhaps deeper still than in-person sessions. I felt held and heard. It was beautiful and transformative.

Eleanor Reilly

Sara has a lovely relaxing, caring and present energy, and helped me so much in overcoming fear around childbirth with her holistic and intuitive approach. She also helped my daughter as we felt she had ‘unfinished business’ after a difficult birth. When Sara left my daughter wanted to hug her – the first time she’d ever done this!Our second session was via Skype and although I was a little skeptical about doing this kind of work online, it worked well. In fact I credit the guidance she gave me during that session with the unexpected but magical speed of my second labour! Sara helped me reframe my experience of childbirth and I am extremely grateful for her help.

Tiggi Halliday

I love Sara’s approach and techniques, and would highly recommend her. I had been experiencing boundary and sleep issues with my son, but after just a couple of sessions I’ve seen great improvements. She helped us in a gentle yet deeply powerful way, which has left me feeling stronger and more confident in myself and parenting abilities. This in turn has had a very positive influence on my son. Thank you Sara, for your support, encouragement and beautiful healing energy!

Grainne Warren

Sara is a wonderful therapist. Her person centred approach put me at ease from the very beginning. The craniosacral therapy session left me feeling calm and balanced, giving me space to fully relax and recharge. Thank you Sara!

Pommy Harmar

had the most powerful session with Sara. She is a truly talented and skilled practitioner with a deep understanding of healing. I wish she lived near me so I could have more!!1 CommentLikeCommentShare

Muriel Laradi

Thank you Sara Devoy for this craniosacral session I had with you ! I feel so grateful and privilegied… Time was suspended, thanks to your dedication. You listen so well to the body, find right words and know how to create the space for healing. Afterwards, I felt deeply relaxed, fully connected to my body, light and “full of free space inside” if it makes sense… You do a light work, dear Sara I highly recommend your work

Rita Holding

I had the most amazing treatment with Sara this past week. The setting is safe and peaceful and Sara is an amazing gentle therapist. I have no doubt that continuous craniosacral therapy treatment with Sara with help to improve the functioning of my nervous system and relieving pain. Highly recommended, thank you Sara!

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Pre natal bonding takes a few minutes each day and can involve singing, journaling, art, cooking , talking. Listening and finding other ways to creatively acknowledge your little one. 

Dr William Emerson who I studied with for many years makes clear that the sensory interaction of mum and baby produces health-giving hormones and enzymes that promote homeostasis.

i) lower level of adrenaline/higher oxytocin

ii)stable blood pressure

iii) lower heart rate

iv) greater output of growth hormone

v( increased myelination??  Important during pregnancy for brain development

vi)reduced pituitary and adrenal and sym adrenal responses ( Bovard)

Vi stimulation of anabolic processes

Reduces catecholamines levels in labour

Decrease stress response to labour

Shorter labour

Pain decrease..c section decreased

Decreased post partum

Little crying 

GET in touch to book a free call to see how I can help.

I have PDF for parents

PDF on pre natal bonding 

PDF on something else they can sign for

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 Whether conceiving a baby naturally or with assistance; craniosacral sessions offers insightful  and invaluable support.  It  is essential to  calm the  nervous system  to  optimise your health  to conceive and nurture your baby. 

In a series of sessions couples explore the path to conception with compassion and openness. Clearing the path for a positive pregnancy  takes many forms and the experience of both partners is relevant. There may have been previous pregnancies, miscarriages or  a challenging  labour. Grief or even aspects of  the couple’s  upbringing and birth  can be factors.  Online or in person  sessions for  aspiring and pregnant couples, deepen their connection and understanding.  Parents are born too!

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If you would like to find out if TSR three step rewind is right for you call me to book a short 20 minute call. ( Please note that this is a chance to meet each other and ask questions about the approach rather than an actual session!)

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Although it is never too late to do restorative work, having some sessions  early in life is such a wonderful gift.  Craniosacral  mother and baby sessions are ideal in the early weeks and at various milestones.  Clingy or challenging behaviour at many stages of childhood can often be traced back to this  formative phase. Craniosacral sessions  are joyful for all concerned; a chance to acknowledge what  has happened and  to deepen your bond.

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Craniosacral therapy and Integrated baby therapy, (IBT)  is blended in sessions.  IBT acknowledges babies as sensitive and aware beings who need to express and integrate some of their earliest experiences from their birth and life in utero.  The field of Pre and Perinatal psychology help parents make sense of their child’s  behaviour and body language. Babies and children  tell their stories in many ways,  as well as offering gentle craniosacral work,  I observe and mirror gestures, cries and behaviour during specific play. IBT work is particularly helpful for mobile and older children who don’t necessarily want to stay on a table! 

Children instinctively like to show the impact of their pre and perinatal experience and given the right environment find their own resolutions. Babies  and children of all ages are included in the conversation and working with the family as a unit is ideal.  Adoptees and their families benefit from this heartfelt approach as well.

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Perhaps you have physical symptoms that you want to address;  a tight neck or a sore shoulder?  Or difficulties with sleep, anxiety or feelings of overwhelm.   As our minds and bodies are so connected Craniosacral body work offers an experience of safety, stillness and calm that recalibrates the  nervous system over time. Your intention for the session is vital. 

( An advantage of online work is that you can choose to rest for longer after I have left the zoom call.)

*   Within 48 hours of an INTRODUCTORY Craniosacral  SESSION,  a 20 minute phone call is offered to reflect on your experience and to look at how you might like to continue to work together.   For the  low waged I am willing to discuss concessions. Deciding to have a series of session and then review can be the most helpful approach. 

“Stillness is vital to the world of the soul…

The fragments of your life will have time to unify, and the places where your soul-shelter is wounded or broken will have time to knit and heal.  You will be able to return to yourself.  In this stillness, you will engage your soul.”   John O’Donohue     

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Like a spring unsprung, there was a surge of joy as I reconnected with therapeutic work. In 2015 I travelled frequently to Switzerland to train with  Dr William Emerson, founder of Pre and perinatal psychology and to the UK to study Craniosacral Therapy with teachers I had admired back in 1990 whilst training as a Polarity Therapist.

It continues to be a privilege to witness clients re-discovering their potency and aliveness. Craniosacral therapy settles our nervous system and  when combined with  pre and perinatal psychology the insights are extraordinary.

As Mary Oliver writes in her poem The Journey;

One day I “ finally knew what I had to do and began… there was a new voice which I slowly recognized as my own… I was determined to do the only thing I could do…”

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Registered Member of the Irish Association of Craniosacral Therapists (IACST), Qualified Polarity Therapist and Integrative Baby Therapist and Pre and Perinatal practitioner. 

Sara sees her work as supporting people to find their innate stillness and authentic spark. Her whole-bodied, whole-hearted approach to wellness, that attracts  all age groups, accentuates health by settling the nervous system.  Treatments suit a wide range of physical and emotional conditions  and can be used as a wellness  maintenance programme. 

  Vitality  –   Stillness  – Self-compassion

For over  thirty years Sara has been exploring how our earliest experiences and the way we are born impacts babies, children and adults alike.   Our physical health, emotional resilience, self-talk and relationships are all influenced.  Pre and perinatal psychology training  deeply informs Sara’s work and  helping parents and babies is her speciality.  Adults, children and babies alike benefit  from restorative sessions that allow them to slow down and discover their own pace.  Sara offers an online group for pregnant and new mums called Mothering YOU.

 “I am much more interested to discover what is right with you rather than what is wrong with you.. It is our birthright  to rest and reconnect with our stillness. “ Says Sara.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Pre and Perinatal support for mums and babies, Birth recovery.

Shock, grief/anxiety/ and all who respond well to a gentle touch.

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Dr William Garner Sutherland  (B.1873) one of the early  Osteopaths who discovered the Craniosacral  rhythms within the body wrote,

“  within the cerebrospinal fluid there is an invisible element that I refer to as  the Breath of Life….. is it really necessary to know what makes the fluid move? Visualize a potency, an intelligent potency, that is more intelligent than your own human mentality.” 

Whether online or in person, clients speak of a rekindling of their innate spark; of renewed purpose, vitality and joy.  ( See testimonials)

CST can treat

• Colic/Reflux in babies
• Pregnancy related ailments
• Reproductive Problems
• Back pain
• Joint pain
• Sciatica
• Headaches/Migraine
• Digestive Problems/IBS
• Sports injuries
• Neck/Shoulder pain
• Arthritis
• ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Sleep Problems
• Anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Stress, Trauma and Depression

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