Gillian Lee Craniosacral Therapy

08/06/2026

When visceral and nerve and vascular function is compromised, it's interesting to look at the whole body.. everything is connected!

02/06/2026

Very best of luck to the leaving cert students..
Starting tomorrow.
This doesn't define you .
Just do your best, that's enough!!
And also to Junior cert starting this week too.
Relax..will all be done soon.
Summer break next.!

30/05/2026

We've had a very smart face-lift.
Blackrock, Cork!

15/05/2026

When I touch the abdomen..theres more going on than most understand.
Some good accurate body work can help with many symptoms and areas that feel "off".
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Abdominopelvic Interrelationships: Analysis by the_drjoe

“Your abdomen isn’t just organs packed together - it’s organized by a giant membrane called the peritoneum 🎯 This is how your gut is suspended, protected, and given room to move.

*What you’re seeing in this sagittal view:*

*Peritoneal sacs - the spaces:*
- *Greater sac*: The main peritoneal cavity. It’s the big pink space holding most of your intestines, stomach, and liver.
- *Lesser sac*: The “omental bursa” behind the stomach. It’s a separate compartment connected to the greater sac through the *epiploic foramen*. Surgeons care about this because infections and fluid can get trapped here.

*Peritoneal folds - the connections:*
- *Lesser omentum*: Connects liver to stomach and duodenum. Holds the portal triad - portal vein, hepatic artery, bile duct.
- *Greater omentum*: Hangs off the stomach like an apron. Fatty, mobile, and called the “policeman of the abdomen” because it walls off infections.
- *Transverse mesocolon & Sigmoid mesocolon*: Attach transverse and sigmoid colon to the posterior abdominal wall, carrying blood vessels and nerves.
- *Mesentery*: The fan-like fold attaching small intestine to the back wall. Everything you eat passes through it.

*Pouches - potential spaces:*
- *Rectouterine pouch*: The deepest point in females. Fluid, blood, pus collects here.
- *Uterovesical pouch*: Between bladder and uterus.
- *Rectovesical pouch*: The male equivalent.

*Organs shown*: Liver with *caudate lobe*, stomach, *third part of duodenum*, pancreatic body, uterus, re**um, urinary bladder, p***c symphysis.

Why this matters: Peritonitis, ascites, and tumor spread all follow these spaces. Know the peritoneum, and you can predict where disease will go.

What’s crazier: that your small intestine is suspended by a 6-foot-long mesentery, or that the greater omentum actively moves to contain infections? Ever thought about how much organization is inside your belly?”

- thedrjoe

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11/05/2026

🌿🌿 May Momentum for Manual Therapists 🌿🌿

May is a time of growth, renewal, and forward movement. As manual therapists, it’s an opportunity to build on our foundation and continue evolving in our practice.

Presence and refined palpation are essential—but as Jean-Pierre Barral emphasized, they are only the beginning. Meaningful, lasting outcomes come from continually deepening our anatomical knowledge and clinical understanding.

Often called “the missing link,” the modalities developed and taught through the Barral Institute can help unlock new possibilities for effective, lasting treatment results.

Whether you’re just beginning your journey or have years of experience, this season invites you to keep growing, learning, and refining your skills.

🧠✋ Explore our virtual and in-person courses:
https://www.barralinstitute.com/courses

11/05/2026

15/04/2026

Not my writing, but beautiful summary of reflexology during pregnancy!

Pregnancy is beautiful, but it can also be uncomfortable.

Reflexology offers gentle, natural support for women through every stage, from easing stress, morning sickness to helping the body adapt to physical changes.

One area I’ve seen incredible results with is p***c symphysis pain. Two of my clients arrived with it, one barely able to walk without discomfort, and after reflexology, the pain disappeared.

The body truly wants to find balance, sometimes it just needs the right nudge.

Reflexology can support:
🌿 pelvic alignment
🌿 lower back tension
🌿 hip discomfort
🌿 swelling
🌿 sleep
🌿 emotional overwhelm
🌿 overall relaxation for mum and baby
🌿 giving birth

Pregnancy doesn’t have to be endured.
Your body is doing something extraordinary, and it deserves care that feels safe, gentle, and deeply supportive.

***csymphysis

15/04/2026

Good reminder!
Thank you Upledger uk!

Twenty five plus years of CranioSacral Therapy and I keep coming back to this...

(Technique is the easy bit!)

When we get the ego out of the way, we stop imposing and start listening. And a body that feels genuinely listened to does things that still make me catch my breath, even now.

Openness means arriving at the table without a plan, without needing to be right, without your own story getting in the way of theirs.

It means your hands can actually hear what the body is saying, rather than what you might have expected it to say.

Dr John understood it completely. It's woven into everything we teach.

And I really believe that clients feel the difference… even if they can't name it.

That’s (at least a part of!) our secret sauce!

23/02/2026

Happening on 22nd March.
Many therapists, minimum cost and not so many spaces left.
Come try..

27/01/2026

This is a wonderful consideration for Craniosacral therapy for your new born.
Babies develop at a very fast rate ,particularly in the first year.
Giving them the optimum space for brain and nervous development is a true developmental assist.
Craniosacral therapy.
My hands to you .
Working with you and your families since 2004.
(Credit to Dr Martin Rosen for image)