Welcome to parenthood! Becoming a parent is a time of profound change and upheaval. It's filled with such joy, excitement, anticipation, but also with stress, overwhelm and many decisions. We love supporting new parents through their journey during every stage and helping them find the calm amidst the chaos. Read on to learn how craniosacral therapy can help you with conception, navigate pregnancy and prepare for birth, and support yourself and your little one in the fourth trimester and beyond. Our practice grew out of a thriving doula business, so we have been supporting new families for ..read more

Our lead therapist and owner, Kelly O'Brien Pahman, has a special place in her heart anyone suffering from a traumatic brain injury  (TBI) or navigating life post-concussion. The confusion, irritability, lack of focus, chronic pain and overwhelm that often accompanies a TBI isn't just a list of symptoms to her  — they are memories of a very difficult time in her life, as well as what led her to first experience craniosacral therapy. If you are facing a brain injury for sports, after a car accident, fall, or other injury, read on to find out how craniosacral therapy can help you ..read more

When Chelsea Hall’s baby, Selah, was diagnosed with a tongue tie at two months old, they had a surgical release done right away, but they didn’t see the results they were hoping for.  “The tongue tie grew back and grew back stronger. Her symptoms continued — fussiness, gas from swallowing a lot of air, not eating full feeds, overall body discomfort. She was just on edge,” says Chelsea. Before getting another release, her pediatric dentists recommended trying craniosacral therapy, and so they began the process two weeks before the second revision was scheduled. “We did two weeks of workin ..read more

"I slept 11 hours last night! Wow! Working on that sleep deficit for sure." That's a message we recently received from Lori, a client who came in to address constant burning pain she was feeling in her feet. That pain was also keeping her up at night. Now, Lori notices that not only is her pain less, but she's sleeping better too! The value of a good night’s sleep can be hard to quantify, but we all know that feeling of going without one - groggy, slow, irritable and distractible. Multiply that one night by dozens, and you can really start to feel the long term effects on your health and well ..read more

Are you stiff, limping, leaning to one side to avoid a persistent ache in some part of your body? It’s a common reason we see folks in our office. Often, their doctor doesn’t see anything particularly amiss. They’ve tried physical therapy, and it helped a little. The chiropractor made it better, but still not quite. And massage is nice, but sometimes it’s even too painful to try! Enter craniosacral therapy. This gentle-but-powerful therapy has the ability to release tension in the body and help aches and pains begin to release and heal. Whether you’re suffering from neck pain, back pain, hip ..read more

More and more, parents are realizing how transformative ,craniosacral therapy can be for their children. For many, bringing their children in for CST sessions has helped them amplify the work they’ve been doing in other areas, like a steroid shot giving their body a boost along the way! Just a few of these areas we’ve noticed lately are mentioned in this article: speech therapy, nervous system regulation, learning differences and concussion support. Craniosacral Improving Speech Therapy Outcomes for Children We have relationships with several speech therapists throughout Grand Rapids, especia ..read more

It’s almost every day that we get calls from Florida, Utah, Wisconsin and even overseas, asking us how to find a qualified craniosacral therapist near where they live. They love the descriptions, testimonials, blog posts and information on our site, but can’t travel to where we are in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Although we have had clients that drive hours to see us specifically, we know that’s not realistic for every client (especially if you are on another continent!). So how can you find a craniosacral therapist near you who is trained, professional and experienced? Read on for more informati ..read more

One of the most daunting aspects of dealing with a tongue tie can be assembling your team - the folks that can help you work through all the different aspects of tongue tie. What if you had the dream team at your fingertips and could ask any question you wanted to about tongue tie? Well, we've done just that! We did a series of 6 Facebook live videos with four amazing tongue tie experts - Courtney Joesel of Building Blocks Therapy Services, Tami Teshima of Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, Shira Johnson of Shira Johnson Lactation, and of course, our own Kelly O'Brien Pahman of Craniosacral Center o ..read more

At the Craniosacral Therapy Center of Grand Rapids, we are a kid-friendly practice! In fact, we specialize in treating infants, toddlers, young and older children with craniosacral therapy. But most parents, when they first hear about it, feel a little bit panicked and think: wait, does my child have to sit or lay completely still? In fact, many families come to us stressed because another provider expects their child to act like a little adult - walk in to the room, unafraid, lay on the table for an hour without wiggling or talking, and submit to whatever treatment is offered without questio ..read more

Nerve pain is a common reason people come in for craniosacral therapy, and for good reason — not only is it intensely painful and debilitating, but it can be really difficult to treat. Many of our patients have been told by doctors that there's nothing that can be done, short of high-doses of pain medication and hoping it goes away. Thankfully, we've had a lot of success in treating people for different types of nerve pain. So today, we're sharing our top three posts on treating nerve pain with craniosacral therapy. Healing Nerve Pain and Nerve Damage Through Craniosacral Therapy If you have ..read more