Ray Lacey's Page

I am an artist and CranioSacral Therapist living and working in Cape Town South Africa.
The focus of my work is the visual studies of elements and treatment protocols in the “art” of CranioSacral Therapy. One of the elements that I have wished to explore is the question: “Is Therapy Art?” There has been much written and said about art as therapy but little as yet about therapy as art.

I am involved with two NPOs – South African Healing Villages and Work for Love.
South African Healing Villages (SAHV) has been formed by a group of doctors and health care professionals to foster holistic health care in South Africa.
The organization is a response to the lack of options available to people, particularly in the state sector who are suffering from diseases that don’t warrant conventional medical intervention or where no such intervention exists, for example HIV positive people who are not yet ill enough to qualify for Anti Retroviral Treatment.
It is unique in that it facilitates initiatives in one geographical location that bring together the art of western medical practice with that of traditional African and complementary healing practices including massage and CranioSacral Therapy.
Massage training programmes have been run in Masiphumilele ( an informal settlement in Cape Town) by “Work for Love” with great success. CranioSacral Therapy has been provided for paraplegic children in the community free of charge – also with success.

The objectives of my work are :
•The creation a greater social awareness, understanding and appreciation of the value of touch and working with one’s hands – in this instance the practice of CranioSacral Therapy.
•The generation of financial resources for the wider practice of the therapy and training of practitioners. (Part of the proceeds from the sales of art works are used to help subsidise CranioSacral Therapy for disadvantaged communities.)
•To resource and empower people through modalities of touch therapy and the visual arts.
•The establishment of a therapy and training centre for CranioSacral Therapy in Southern Africa.

Art prints and charts are available from my website : www. craniosacral-art.com – I hope that you will take time to look at the site.

Best wishes
Ray Lacey RCST N Dip GA N Dip GD