Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
Accessing the inherent healing power of the body with gentle somatic touch.
There is are inherent, intelligent and unexplained forces that create and maintain the human body.
Every second, 10 million cells are destroyed in the body, and have to be replaced immediately and precisely, otherwise the body would explode or dissolve. There is no way to predict where the cells will be destroyed. And yet – every minute, our bodies continue to re-produce themselves and we don’t even notice.
When we were formed as embryos, we first existed as fluid dynamics – before genes and neurons, fluid dynamics impeccably shaped our bodies.
What are the mysterious forces that reliably create and sustain life? What goes awry when they no longer function and disease, dysfunction and pain take over?
These are the questions at the heart of the practice of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST). While these mysteries go unexplained by modern science, the founders and innovators in the field of BCST found that there are subtle fluctuations and movements in the body, and that when these movements are augmented by therapeutic listening, patients recovered from a host of conditions.
Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle therapeutic approach based on the Osteopathic discovery of micro-movements in the body. Through extensive experimentation, early osteopathic physicians determined that when this motion has full expression, many conditions improve. The name “Craniosacral” specifically indicates the importance of the central structures of the body including cranium, spine and sacrum.
At its start, the work was very manipulative, but later practitioners discovered that less and less intervention was needed in order to make substantial changes, and that creating a supportive environment so that the client’s system generates therapeutic change from within, was actually very effective. This more subtle approach to the work was called “Biodynamic” Craniosacral Therapy.
A skilled biodynamic craniosacral practitioner listens to the subtle pulsations of the system as the body tells its story. The body speaks through its rhythms, micro-movements and especially through its experience-managing patterns of physical shaping. With deep listening the practitioner encourages revitalization of the inherent healing potential of the system, and facilitates the release of resistance patterns. This approach emphasizes hearing the health of the system and encouraging its expression.
Craniosacral Therapy involves gentle hands-on work that honors the client’s own self-healing process. The intention is not to fix problems, but rather to encourage the emergence of new levels of order in mind and body. Practitioners know how to recognize the presence of the Breath of Life in many levels and locations of the body, and use appropriate methods to support and nurture its natural expression.
My BCST training blends the development of practitioner skills for subtle sensing with thorough study of anatomy, the autonomic nervous system, trauma, and innovative scientific research. Our programs emphasize personal growth as an integral part of the learning process, creating an experiential and evolutionary approach to learning this work.
This description is from the Colorado School of Energy Studies where I trained. energyschool.com
“Any one can find the disease, the call of the true doctor is to find the health.”
— Andrew Taylor Still, DO
“I consider the fluctuation of the cerebrospinal fluid to be the fundamental principle in the cranial concept. The “sap in the tree” is something that contains the Breath of Life, not the breath of air– something invisible…
There is a deeper layer of activity that has barely been touched upon. This deeper layer has to do with the energies that integrate the animated, living, homeostatic body. The day will come when they too will be catalogued and their laws understood.”
— William Sutherland, DO
APPLY NOW by emailing Sea Cummins [email protected] with subject line BCST COURSE
Training Dates
ANNUAL BCST INTRO
*This is not a pre-requisite for the full training.
My new annual introductory training gives a window into a full training is suitable both for practitioners of other modalities looking to add some BCST into an existing modality. The week will include theory and hands-on practice and will culminate in a 40-minute session that students can practice on their own.
- Dates: December 13-18, 2023
- Times: 9am – 5:30pm daily; ends at 4pm on Sunday
- Cost: $820
We have a 1.5 hour lunch break daily, except on Sundays.We have a 1.5 hour lunch break daily, except on Sundays.