ABOUT LAURA DBB/CST, CLEC, HCHI, HCHD, Usui Holy Fire III Reiki Master
Laura Hanstad (she/her) is a Craniosacral Therapist/Dynamic Body Balancing Facilitator, birth doula, Hypnobabies childbirth educator, lactation counselor (CLEC), Reiki Master and mother of six serving the Twin Cities metro area. She trained in craniosacral therapy and myofascial unwinding through Dr. Carol Phillips' Dynamic Body Balancing, a rigorous 100-hour training program, plus has completed an additional 200 hours of training with Dr. Phillips and was a Teaching Assistant for her in 2024 as well as learned from other healers in the area such as Angel Phillips Permaloff, Adrienne Caldwell, Andrea Lindo and more. She has also learned Applied Kinesiology (muscle testing) through the Kinesiology Institute and is a student of Spinal Flow Technique.
Laura works with adults, infants and children in her home office in Maple Grove and offers in-home treatment throughout the Twin Cities for certain cases as well. She also offers virtual appointments for Reiki. This gives families various pricing and schedule options and comfort levels, such as a new mother who should not leave their home yet and needs assistance for themselves or their infant. Laura also has had eight apprentices train with her and are now working to serve all parts of the Twin Cities. Laura's background is in adult education and she loves teaching. Checkout her Events page to see how you can learn CST and Reiki for yourself! Fortunately, Laura was introduced to Reiki and craniosacral therapy at a young age and then through seeing the huge impact it could have during birth and with lactation, she decided to begin the training to support individuals in getting to the root cause of issues and find optimal well-being. She is a Usui Holy Fire III Reiki Master and is learning Reflexology. She is also offering the use of Healy frequency microcurrent devices. Learn more here! These modalities can be added to your care. Laura has worked with clients with a wide variety of symptoms/concerns ranging from lactation problems including pre and post-release for tongue ties/lip ties/buccal ties and tethered oral tissues for adults and children, to headaches and migraines, pain, constipation, tremors, autism, cerebral palsy, fetal positioning (such as creating space for breech and transverse babies to turn head down), speech, torticollis and hip dysplasia, mood and temperament, nervous system regulation, sports injuries and car accidents, and so much more! Her favorite specialities to work on are intraoral restriction (TMJD, facial injuries, tongue tie, etc.), cranial issues such as headaches, migraines, ear problems, optimal fetal positioning through uterine balancing (for breech, transverse, malpositioned babies) and nervous system regulation. To learn more about Laura's birth and lactation services visit All Things Birth.