ABOUT ME

Brooke Holland CST-T, CMT

My love for hands on healing work was born in a birth clinic in Indonesia.  After graduating college I traveled around the world for a year - a cliched yet potent time in my life- and spent a few months volunteering at Bumi Sehat, a world renowned birth clinic in Bali, where I became witness to the transformational nature of birth and the healing power of touch.  

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When I returned home in 2014 I obtained my certification as a licensed massage therapist and enrolled in a pre-med program at a local community college, setting my sights on becoming an OBGYN. For the next 5 years I built my private massage practice, took night classes and apprenticed with a Doctor of Osteopathy in LA. 

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CranioSacral Therapy has its roots in the field of osteopathy. My apprenticeship helped me understand how subtle manual therapy can illicit profound healing - not on just a structural level but within the nervous system and emotional body.  

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I took my first CranioSacral Therapy with the Upledger Institute in 2016 and it immediately spoke to me. At first I struggled to understand how such a light touch modality could invite such profound physiological change, however after receiving my first session and experiencing the benefits myself, my curiosity was hooked. 

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When COVID took the stage I had a chance to rethink my academic direction. I took a huge leap of faith and withdrew my application to all the osteopathic medical schools I had applied to.  It became clear to me that   while changing course so radically was a huge decision to make, it was in complete alignment with my heart.  Nothing was lost as the years I spent studying pre-med became the strong academic foundation for which my intuition and technical skill is supported.  

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I now have a busy private practice in Santa Barbara where I specialize in pediatrics, pregnancy and postpartum, chronic pain and nervous system disorders. I love this work and enjoy collaborating broadly with physicians, chiropractors, lactation consultants, midwives, and other health practitioners to support the overall wellbeing of my clients. 

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CranioSacral Therapy is one stepping stone on the path to healing and Im grateful to hold that space for my clients. 

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While not working I enjoy playing music, teaching, discovering new hiking trails and swimming in the ocean.