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Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist | Birth Doula | Childbirth Educator My work is biodynamic in nature, working from the inside out.

Hi, I'm Lisa Lee, a Registered Craniosacral Therapist, Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, Certified Body Ready Method℠ Birth Pro, with years of therapeutic practice in yoga, meditation and somatic healing. My approach to holistic health is integrated in the essence of METASOMA, our innate expression of health. My focus is neurological in essence, interweaving the science of healing. My service is heart-to-heart, centring in our inner core. My role is to meet you where you are, honouring your innateness, empowering your uniqueness. With sincere heart, I strive to hold a safe pace for your body, mind and heart to be heard and healed. Visit www.metasoma.com.au to find out more about my services, blogs and more resources.

27/10/2026

BEFORE MY MIND HAD WORDS FOR AIR, MY BODY STORED THE TERROR OF DEATH!

In , our work leans on the central vault of the cranium—the sphenoid, the vomer, the ethmoid—acting as a deep archive for our earliest imprints. The vomer, forming the delicate partition of the nasal septum, is intimately tied to our very first entry point of breath.

During my recent masterclass with Etienne, under the gentle hands of my practice partner, Anna, her presence met the fulcrums of my sphenoid and vomer. My nervous system didn’t just remember—it re-enacted!

Without warning, a violent spasm of coughing tore through my throat. I began to choke profusely. My vagus nerve flared in a terrifying surge, firing primitive survival signals through my brainstem as a suffocating weight slammed into my upper chest. Instinctively, my own hand pressed hard against my sternum—desperately searching for a biofeedback anchor.

And then, the implicit memory broke through the tissue: I relived the experience of being resuscitated! It ripped me open into an awareness far beyond words.

This was not a visual thought. It was a raw, visceral wave of confusion immersed in survival and intense fear. Yet, amidst the terror, a pristine clarity pierced through my consciousness. As I struggled for air, a profound question flashed through my mind: IS THIS MY FIRST OR LAST BREATH?

When an infant is born into shock, that pre-verbal panic gets locked into every fibre of tissues. It becomes a lifelong brace, confronting the deepest human fear: I AM NOT GOING TO LIVE!

It was only because of the undeniable depth of the field held by Etienne Etienne Peirsman , coherent with Anna’s Anna Reece relational presence, my body didn’t recoil into shutdown. Her hands didn’t flinch. She trusted my process! My nervous system finally realised it didn’t have to face the deepest terror by itself, rebirthing the truth : RELIVING MY BIRTH GIVES ME AGENCY TO EXIST!

Slowly, the vagal surge crested. The compressed vomer eased. My sternum softened under my hand, and for the first time, that tiny, suffocated baby inside me took a full breath of present-moment safety, releasing quiet tears of return 🕊️

22/10/2026

BEFORE WE HAD WORDS TO DESCRIBE OUR FEAR, OUR BODY RECORDED IT 🤍

Following on from my earlier post on how fear locks into the SBS and sphenoid—what does it actually take to meet that deep, implicit bracing?

Under these hands, we aren't manipulating muscle or forcing tissue to relax. We are cradling the primary fulcrums of the cranium—listening to the subtle fluid tide beneath the bone.

For a long time, I used to think I had to carry the weight of the world to earn my place in it. I didn’t realise my nervous system had made a silent promise long ago: "I have to do more, be more, and hold it all together to stay safe."

This is the echo of early life. When an early environment lacks emotional attunement, a young nervous system learns one primary lesson: safety must be earned through absolute self-reliance.

In practice, when clients arrive with acute anxiety, hyper-vigilance, or an inability to rest, on the surface it may look like ordinary modern stress. But when we drop beneath the narrative, we find the persistent echo of an early imprint—a quiet, background fear of "I'm not doing enough."

In Craniosacral, we don't try to talk you out of your fear. We meet the exact tissue where your body still holds it.

That listening depends on the depth and stillness of the therapeutic field. I cannot meet the depth of your fear or early shock unless I have traversed that terrain within myself.

As deep dural tension unwinds from the base of the skull down the spinal column, your system finally recognises something profound:

THE ADULT IN YOU IS NO LONGER TRAPPED IN THE STORY OF A CHILD.

Your life does not require you to burn out to prove your worth. Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is allow your nervous system to pause and be met.

✨ Has your body been carrying an old story of survival? What would it feel like to let your system pause and be met today?

💭 Next post: Confronting my own fear—the moment a deep pre-verbal memory unravelled.

16/10/2026

FEAR LEAVES A DISTINCT SIGNATURE WITHIN OUR CRANIUM

“Just shake off fear.” “Don’t think about it.” “Fear is just an illusion.”

We hear these platitudes all the time. But anyone who has experienced deep shock or trauma knows the truth: Fear is real!

One of my deepest takeaways from learning with Etienne Peirsman is that fear isn’t an abstract emotion—it sits physically within the cranium.

Fear is a psycho-somatic reality. Whether from childhood trauma, inherited beliefs, adult or infant, the body doesn’t separate the psychological from the physical.

When fear takes root, the entire cranium braces around it.

WHY THE SBS IS THE PLAYGROUND FOR FEAR

At the centre of the skull lies the Sphenobasilar Synchondrosis (SBS)—the central joint where the sphenoid meets the occiput. It is the primary fulcrum and shock absorber of our head. When ongoing threat enters our life:

1️⃣ THE STRUCTURAL LOCK 🔒
The sphenoid and occiput jam toward one another, compressing the SBS. This dampens the subtle micro-movements of all 22 bones of the skull.

2️⃣ THE ENDOCRINE LOOP 🔄
The sphenoid cradles the pituitary gland. When fear twists or compresses the sphenoid, it impacts this central endocrine seat—creating a feedback loop where cranial compression continuously signals alarm to the nervous system.

CAN FEAR TRULY BE MET?

Fear is not the enemy—it is a protective, intelligent mechanism.

Trying to “think” our way out of a compressed skull rarely works because the tissue itself is locked in survival. Its bracing is just waiting to be embraced. 🤍

In Craniosacral, fear does not need to be forced, fixed, or overcome. The moment fear in tissue is met with absolute neutrality, presence, and zero judgment, the bracing pattern stops working so hard to protect you.

When the SBS decompresses, the fluid tide reorganises, and fear dissolves out of the bone back into living movement. 🌊

Have you felt a physical lock in your head or jaw when fear is present, no matter how hard you try to “think positive”? 👇

✨ Coming up: Stepping onto the table during Etienne’s course—when a pre-verbal memory unravelled and I faced the deepest fear of human nature head-on.

12/10/2026

WHAT’S THE DEPTH OF THIS WORK? 🕊️✨

There is a world of difference between studying a technique and surrendering to the intelligent depths of a living field.

Over the past 14 months, my dedication to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) has led me into its deepest folds. Sitting in the presence of a true master, Etienne Peirsman has been a sacred invitation to embody what I have always known:

WE ARE AN OCEAN OF PRIMARY RESPIRATION WITH NO SHORELINE. 🌊

Under Etienne’s holding, the body returns to an inner landscape beyond words—woven into these milestones along my path:

🌿 Returning to the Quiet Threshold: Reclaiming the body’s original temple, releasing cellular armour, and remembering how to be born anew.

📖 Read blog: BORN IN A TEMPLE: THE SACRED GRADUATION

💧 The Sacred Fluid Geometry: Reaching back into the embryonic blueprint, laid down in stillness before the mind ever constructed its first defence.

📖 Read blog: THE EMBRYONIC POTENCY IN THE WOMB SURROUND

👁️ Unspooling the Sentinel: Releasing hypervigilant tension in the optic pathways, whispering to the nervous system that it is safe to land softly upon the earth.

📖 Read blog: EYES: THE PORTAL TO TRUTH

🤍 The Keystone of Belonging: Meeting the sphenoid at the centre of the cranium, untying ancient knots, and discovering that our bones hold the blueprint of love.

✍️ Sphenoid Blog Coming Soon!

BCST was never born to manipulate or fix. A true master never attempts to alter the body—he sits in unwavering alignment with your original blueprint.

Instead, he embodies a space so vast and quiet that the Health within your system finally feels witnessed—permitted at last to lay down its shield and rest back into Wholeness.

Etienne’s presence is a living anchor—a gentle reminder of the unblemished Health that was never lost, only waiting to be remembered.

I am filled with immense gratitude for this incredible 14-month journey, deeply honoured to be held by such mastery.

From the ocean of my heart, thank you, Etienne Etienne Peirsman . 🙏✨

📖 Explore all blog reflections via the link in my bio.

08/10/2026

THE INNER WEEPING OF THE JAW

During the Sphenoid course with Etienne Etienne Peirsman , we went deep into intraoral work—releasing the pterygoid and masseter muscles from the inside out. These are the primary jaw muscles we use to chew, clench, and—at the very beginning of life—latch, suckle, and draw nourishment into our bodies.

At the heart of this work sits the Sphenoid: the central keystone bone of the skull. Cradled gently within its body lies the pituitary gland—our master gland, responsible for releasing oxytocin, the hormone of love.

Intellectually, I have always known my birth story: four gruelling days of labour. A young, frightened, exhausted mother—sedated and berated by midwives for not being able to breastfeed. Her body in deep pain with chronically cracked ni***es, and my newborn body in deep tension from the harsh pull of cold forceps. Both of our systems were forced into survival; she could not give what she was not supported to offer.

But the mind’s knowing is distant compared to what the body remembers.

As gentle hands reached inside my palate to meet those deep jaw muscles, contacting the subtle rhythmic pulse of the sphenoid, a wave of grief washed through me unlike anything I had ever known.

It was not a thought; it was an inner weeping of the jaw. An ancient, silent ache stored where the biology of love meets the mechanics of survival.

In that stillness, a sacred truth surfaced:

IF MY TISSUES HAD NOT HELD THE BLUEPRINT OF LOVE, THEY COULD NEVER HAVE FELT THE LOSS OF IT!

Every cell in our body is designed to receive love—to be nourished by milk, soft touch, safe containment, the uninterrupted gaze of a mother, and the flood of oxytocin meant to bathe our developing nervous system.

My grief was not proof that I was broken. It was living proof that my tissues were created for connection. If the blueprint of love were not already etched into my anatomy, the absence of it would have carried no weight, no pain, no tears.

THE BLUEPRINT OF LOVE IS ETCHED IN OUR BONES 🤍

05/10/2026

IN THE STILLNESS OF SPHENOID: WE FIND LIGHTNESS & JOY

Standing beside the armillary sphere in the gardens at Regent’s - a symbol of the central axis, alignment, and attuning to nature’s slow rhythms - felt like the perfect threshold for four days of profound transformation 🏛️✨

Under the guidance of master teacher Etienne Peirsman we stepped deep into the living architecture of the cranium—unfolding how the sphenoid bone, tentorium sellae, and pituitary stalk interact within primary respiration, and much more!

Attuning to the living motion of the sphenoid and her surrounds in fluid tide, we bridged precise anatomy with heartfelt touch and neutral presence. Instead of seriousness and heaviness, deep transformation required lightness and joy!

In the stillness of the sphenoid, craniosacral touches pure light, reminding us that ape joy is the true light of this inner work. 🌿🤍

Heartfelt gratitude to Etienne for his depth of wisdom, lightness of humour, and joyous of warmth, to Lizette and Carolyn for holding such a seamless, nourishing container, and to all my wonderful colleagues for the shared wisdom, practice, laughter, and deep connection as we grow and glow.

Leaving London grounded, grateful, and carrying this light forward along the path of inner work ✨

04/10/2026

THE WINGS OF POTENTIAL 🧠🦋

Deep within the skull lies a butterfly-shaped bone holding the wings of our potential—and the key to untethering our nervous system: The Sphenoid.

Our sphenoid masterclass with Etienne Peirsman Etienne Peirsman is profoundly rich! Here are a few glimpses, starting with “Brain Stacking”—how this bone acts as the structural hinge for our central nervous system.

How the evolutionary layers of the brain sit directly over the sphenoid:

1️⃣ The Survival Brain (Pons & Brainstem): Rests on the clivus—the sloping bony junction where sphenoid meets occiput. This area governs survival drives, autonomic tone, and fight/flight/freeze states.

2️⃣ The Emotional Brain (Limbic System): Wraps around the sphenoid body near the sella turcica, guiding relational safety, memory, and emotional processing.

3️⃣ The Thinking Brain (Neocortex): Rests its frontal lobes over the expansive lesser wings of the sphenoid.

When birth dynamics, physical impact, or emotional tension locks the sphenoid in a strain, it maintains dynamic dural tension across these stacked layers. The pons stays compressed, keeping the nervous system on alert.

When primary respiration and fluid motion are restored, these neural layers can finally “unclutch.” The survival brain settles, allowing you to shift out of hypervigilance into deep somatic stillness—unfurling the true wings of our potential.

How does this crucial hinge become compressed in the first place? How do our earliest days shape its freedom and brain development?

More to come in the next post on the sphenoid and the mechanics of breastfeeding!

As I immerse deeper into the profound teachings of Etienne, I am filled with gratitude for this gentle, transformative work. I look forward to sharing more deep-dives with you in upcoming posts and longer journal pieces on the blog. ✨

29/09/2026

THE HIDDEN SOUL OF NAPOLI

They call it L’Oro di Napoli—the Gold of Naples. But the real treasure isn’t found sparkling on the surface.

Coming here, the initial intensity of the city—the centuries of weathered stone, the graffiti, the clashing street noise—was confronting. She forces me to stop and absorb her raw, unfiltered reality.

Yet, there is a profound grace hiding in this contrast. I stayed with the intensity, and Napoli revealed her truest magic.

I walked past ancient, plain doors into dark courtyards that suddenly opened up into quiet sanctuaries.

I stepped into a bustling train to find accordion notes bursting into the air, live strings echoing through vaulted stone and alleyways, and sacred domes reaching into the infinite.

Naples doesn’t keep her music, art, and devotion in separate rooms—she lets them spill out everywhere. The light here shines so much brighter because of the darkness she cuts through.

She taught me not to just look at the outside. Step in, and live in the reality of life. 🏛️✨🎻

15/09/2026

REACHING THROUGH THE ARCHWAY: RESILIENCE & PRESENCE

Stepping through centuries of weathered sandstone to begin today’s work at Transform Trauma Oxford.

Historic archways carry a conscious transition—moving from the weight of the past into the glory of presence.

Within the quiet depth of this reflective inner space, the heavy structure of ancient stone stands as a testament to resilience, holding space for both what has endured and what is ready to heal.

Walking beneath these vaulted corridors reminds me of the sheer grandeur of our existence: how we can carry history within us while continuously reaching through the archway to return to resilience, as open and free as the sky above.

Boundless gratitude for this surround as we transform trauma together.

14/09/2026

TRANSFORM TRAUMA : A POWERFUL GATHERING IN OXFORD

Synthesis is truly the heart of this conference. From the powerful conversations on stage to translating those dialogues directly into hands-on somatic work, the energy here is extraordinary.

I am deeply honoured to be here and to hold space alongside such an incredible team: and Anja 💖

Seeing our CST taster sessions completely booked — our hearts are so full! — highlights just how vital nervous system regulation and somatic practices are in today’s mental health landscape. 🌿

A special heartfelt thank you to Dorine, whose dedicated effort brought us all together. Be sure to catch Dorine’s upcoming panel discussion, as well as her workshop with Lizette! They are true champions bringing awareness to the vital role of CST in mental health. 🌟

Immensely grateful to for curating this space, and to my brilliant colleagues for walking this path together.

Integrating, connecting, and moving forward together! 💫

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