Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the function of the craniosacral system (the bones, nerves, fluids and connective tissue of the cranium and spine). Using an extremely soft touch, practitioners release restrictions in the craniosacral system to relieve pain, increase mobility, and down-regulate the autonomic nervous system.

For babies CST addresses a wide variety of infants’ complaints, including breastfeeding difficulties; poor latch; torticollis, crooked nose or face; plugged tear duct; colic; spitting up; constipation; high sensitivity; excessive crying; difficulty relaxing; cesarean birth; vacuum assistance; or unusually fast or slow birth. CST can also be used as a “well-baby tune-up,” to help facilitate baby’s natural ability to self-heal and self-regulate.

For mothers, CST addresses discomforts including muscular tension, neck and shoulder pain, pelvic pain, fatigue, anxiety and overwhelm. Safe, gentle touch enhances a woman’s psychological and physiological well-being as she adapts to the experience and demands of pregnancy and new motherhood.

A form of alternative medicine, aromatherapy is the practice of using the natural oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being.  Essential oils are a potent ally in any integrative medicine regimen where the mind, body and spirit are all equally valued and cared for. Work with our resident Essential Oil Therapist, Kaysi Contreras, for a customized aromatherapy session that targets your therapeutic goals and leaves you feeling both centered and revived.   

The MELT Method® (MELT®) is a simple self-treatment that reduces chronic pain and helps you stay healthy, youthful, and active for a lifetime. Just 10 minutes of MELT® three times a week is all you need to begin reducing the effects of accumulated tension and stress caused by daily living.

New research has revealed the missing link to pain-free living: a balanced nervous system and healthy connective tissue. These two components work together to provide your body support and optimal mind-body communication. MELT® directly addresses these two systems of your body in a way no other self-treatment can, including diet and exercise. You’ll see and feel results in the first session. The ultimate goal of MELT® is to improve your body’s ability to restore balance and repair itself, which can create remarkable, lasting changes. MELT® offers natural pain relief, allowing you to address the true cause of chronic pain, not just mask the symptoms.

Movement Therapy at Luma is an approach to healing the body which integrates movement and hands-on techniques from Body-Mind Centering®. Movement Therapy is designed to offer clients (babies, children, and adults) pain relief and enhanced well-being with the goal of creating greater ease of motion in daily life as well as in specific activities such as yoga, dance, and athletics.

Countless clients can benefit from this work, including those facing challenges from stiff, sore, and tight muscles, stress, digestion or vascular system issues, obesity, insomnia, back pain of all kinds, depression, anxiety, migraines and other headaches, and TMJ. The therapy is very beneficial for infants with reflux, torticollis, and/or sleep, bonding, and irregular developmental movement issues.

Private Yoga and Yoga Therapy sessions are tailored exclusively for the individual student. Our teachers excel in a variety of modalities and, whether you are a beginning student looking for guidance, a current student looking for a customized session to enhance your practice, or are recovering from an injury and looking to yoga therapy as a way to support your healing, our sessions will support your path to build confidence, protect from injuries and take your practice to a whole new level.