CranioSacral Therapy I

Instructor:  Gloria Flores    

24 hrs       $337.00

 

Course Description:

This class is an introduction to the craniosacral system, its rhythm, and motion. The focus of the class is on developing light-touch palpation skills, supporting the inherent movements of the body and learning to be a fully present facilitator of the client’s process. You will learn a protocol to address the connective tissue system throughout the body, and how to facilitate healthy movement of the cranial bones. We approach this work from both a classical and esoteric perspective.

 

Recommended Reading:

Your Inner Physician and You - Paperback (Sept. 4, 1997) by John E. Upledger.

 

 

Module One - 3 Hours

                             Overview of CST I Class Material

                             History & Concept of CranioSacral Therapy

         

                             Anatomy & Physiology of the CranioSacral System

                            

                             Palpation - Lecture w/student participation

                                     

                             Palpating the CranioSacral Rhythm - Lecture, Demonstration

                             Student Self-palpation Practice

 

Module Two - 3 Hours

                             SQAR Lecture

                            

                             Using Neutral Energy for Blending & Melding

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                            

                             Palpating the CranioSacral Rhythm

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Ethics and Boundaries for the CranioSacral Therapist

                             Lecture with Student Participation

 

Module Three - 3 Hours

                             Listening Stations Lecture, Demonstration and

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                            

                             Cranial Vault Holds - Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Cranial Pumping Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

Module Four - 3 Hours

                             Still Point Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                            

                               Still Point Self-Help Technique

                                                         

                             Direction of Energy Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                               

Module Five - 3 Hours

                        Fascia & Diaphragms – Tissue Release Lecture

 

                             Pelvic Diaphragm Lecture and Demonstration

                            

                             Respiratory Diaphragm - Lecture and Demonstration

                                                         

                             Thoracic Inlet/Outlet - Lecture and Demonstration

                                                         

                             Hyoid Release - Lecture and Demonstration

                            

Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

Module Six - 3 Hours

                             Occipital Cranial Base 5-Part Release Technique

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                            

                             Mobilizing the Sacrum Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Dural Tube Rock & Glide Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                            

Module Seven - 3 Hours

                             Intracranial Membrane System - Frontal Bone

                             Frontal Lift, Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                                                        

                             Intracranial Membrane System - Parietal Bones

                             Parietal Lift Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                            

                             Sphenoid - Compression/Decompression

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange                       

 

Module Eight - 3 Hours                        

                             Temporal Bones – Mobilizing Temporal Bones                                                                  Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Temporal Bones - Ear Pull and TMJ Release

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                            

 

CranioSacral Therapy II

Instructor:  Gloria Flores  

24 Hours   $337.00     

 

Course Description:

Expanding on the previous course, students will gain deeper appreciation of the workings of the craniosacral system and how to support the body’s ability to self-correct, how to facilitate the body’s unwinding process, and how to facilitate the release of somatic trauma. Students will learn how to facilitate healthy movement of the bones of the skull, face and mouth and their relationship to the body via the connective tissue system. 

 

Prerequisite:

Completion of CranioSacral Therapy Level I

Students should receive at least one professional CST session

 

Recommended Reading:

CranioSacral Therapy: What It Is, How It Works by John E. Upledger, Donald Ash, Richard Grossinger, and Don Cohen

 

An Introduction to Craniosacral Therapy: Anatomy, Function, and Treatment - Paperback (Feb. 14, 1996) by Don Cohen and John Upledger

 

 

Module One - 3 Hours

                             Sutherland’s Cranial Base Dysfunctions

                             Lecture w/Student participation

                                     

                             Sphenoid Compression/Decompression

                             Sphenoid Flexion/Extension Lesions

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

Module Two - 3 Hours                                            

                             Sutherland’s Cranial Base Dysfunctions

                             Lecture with Student Participation

 

                              Sphenoid Torsion & Sidebending Lesions

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Sphenoid Lateral & Vertical Strains

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange                                

 

Module Three - 3 Hours

                             The Hard Palate Protocol

                            

                             Nasal Bones & Zygoma

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Maxilla - Flexion/Extension, Torsion & Shear, Disimpaction

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

Module Four - 3 Hours

                             Vomer - Flexion/Extension, Torsion & Shear, Disimpaction

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                                                         

                             Finishing Touches     - Temporal Bones, Mandible, OCB   

                             Lecture

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

Module Five - 3 Hours

                             The Energy Cyst and the Concept of Arcing

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Treating Energy Cysts

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

Module Six - 3 Hours

                             Significance Detector Lecture

                            

                             Regional Tissue Release  (CranioSacral Unwinding)

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                            

                              Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                             Unwinding on a Limb, On the Head/Neck                                

                  

Module Seven - 3 Hours

                             Facilitated Segments Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Treatment of Facilitated Segments

                             Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                            

Module Eight - 3 Hours

                             Fascial Glide Lecture and Demonstration

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

 

                             Whole Body Evaluation and Treatment

                             Student Practice with Partner Exchange

                       

 

                       

         

 

 

 

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