20-23 April
Marea Larga, Madrid, Spain
Immersion Course part 4
THE MIDLINES
The axes of human organisation and function
Topics will include:
· The vertical midline – the axis mundi
· Ventral midline of the axial skeleton
· Dorsal Midline as the fluid core
· Quantum midline as a vibrational central conduit of the life force
· The spine - wholeness and segmentation
· Embryological and neurological segments
· The horizontal midline – the axis of our common humanity
· The umbilicus as a blueprint of connection
· The relational midline – 'Neuroception'​
22-23 May
Da-Sein Institut, Switzerland
Focusing for Cranial Practitioners
What is focusing?
Focusing is a body-oriented process of self-awareness. It is based in an ability that most of us have, or can develop - that of listening to what our subtle inner feelings are telling us.
In this workshop we will learn or deepen into the Focusing form and apply it in session work. There are three main ways in which Focusing can enrich our biodymanic treatment modality: self care, enhancing clients' body awareness and co-regulation.​
22-25 June
Marea Larga, Madrid, Spain
Immersion Course part 5
DYNAMIC STILLNESS
Ignition and Transmutation
Topics will include:
· State of Balance as a mysterious gateway
· “rhythmic balanced interchange”
· Dynamic transformation in the depth of stillness
· The Inherent Treatment Plan
· Back to wholeness – realizing original health
· Ignition – the spark in the engine
· Conception ignition and the 3rd ventricle dynamo
· Heart ignition and the embodiment of being
· Ignition of the Quantum Midline – vortices of potency
· The incandescent core of being
Potency and its Functions
2-4 September
Circle Cranio, Exeter UK
21-24 September
ACSI, Rome, Italy
29 September-1 October
Da-Sein Institut, Switzerland
The Potency of the Breath of Life is our gateway into the therapeutic interchange which takes place in BCST sessions. WG Sutherland told us that the Potency was intelligent and that you could rely on it to do the work for you without using any external force. Rollin Becker noted that the Potency condensed at sites of affliction and by doing so it contained the damage and maintained the best possible conditions for the whole organism, the whole individual. Franklyn Sills further distilled these notions into the Three Functions of Potency: Organizational, Protective and Healing.
My observation is that the Potency serves another function, an Adaptive function. In its Adaptive function, the Potency embraces and accommodates the moment to moment stream of experience that we encounter from the time of conception till our dying breath. It makes us fit for life. It bestows resilience
29-30 October
Da-Sein Institut, Switzerland
Cranial Nerves Unravelled
An in-depth introduction to the function and dysfunction of the Cranial Nerves
The twelve Cranial Nerves appear very complex and confusing. The aim of this seminar is to dispel this view by looking at the function not the structure of the nerves. The majority of Cranial Nerves are just like spinal nerves, only they emerge from the brainstem not from the spinal cord. A few have special functions, which are exclusive to Cranial Nerves. Several of the nerves perform multiple functions.
By and large our clients do not come to see us saying they have a cranial nerve problem. Rather they come because they have headaches, vertigo, rhinitis, heart palpitations, jaw and neck problems or digestive issues. Cranial nerve dysfunction could be the underlying causes of any of these symptoms.
In this seminar we will develop biodynamic palpation skills, for treating cranial nerves along their course from the brainstem to their target structures. There will be a lot of visual material and opportunities for group learning using 3-D models.
The twelve Cranial Nerves appear very complex and confusing. The aim of this seminar is to dispel this view by looking at the function not the structure of the nerves. The majority of Cranial Nerves are just like spinal nerves, only they emerge from the brainstem not from the spinal cord. A few have special functions, which are exclusive to Cranial Nerves. Several of the nerves perform multiple functions.
By and large our clients do not come to see us saying they have a cranial nerve problem. Rather they come because they have headaches, vertigo, rhinitis, heart palpitations, jaw and neck problems or digestive issues. Cranial nerve dysfunction could be the underlying causes of any of these symptoms.
In this seminar we will develop biodynamic palpation skills, for treating cranial nerves along their course from the brainstem to their target structures. There will be a lot of visual material and opportunities for group learning using 3-D models.
9 December
Da-Sein Institut, Switzerland
The Sinuses
On this clinical focus day we will take a close look at the sinuses located in several facial and cranial bones. The sinuses lighten the skull and make our voices more resonant, but their main function is to produce mucus that humidifies the inside of the nose. This mucus layer filters the air protects the nose from pollutants, micro-organisms, dust and dirt.
Blocked sinuses result in many common conditions such as loss of smell, rhinitis (constantly runny nose), headaches and ear infections or pain due to a blocked Eustacian tube.
We will explore the anatomy of the sinuses, connection between the ear and the throat and the autonomic nerve supply responsible for mucus production. Biodynamic treatment approaches will highlight compressive patterns of the face, the sphenopalatine ganglion, overproduction of mucus and Eustacian tube drainage.
26-28 April
Da-Sein Institut, Switzerland
Behind the Smile
The Polyvagal Theory of Stephen Porges reinterpreted for Biodynamic practice.
The cranial nerves behind Neuroception and social engagement.
Our feelings and emotions are revealed on our face and in the tone of our voice. Musculoskeletal structures of the face, the ear and throat share a network of nerves, known as the Social Nervous System. This system co-ordinates facial and vocal expression with the regulation of heart rate and breathing. It enables orientation, communication, co-operation and empathy. Healthy function of this system supports a wide range of emotional responses; malfunction can result in anxiety, depression, isolation and anti-social behaviours, which are all common features of traumatic and developmental stress disorders. Central to the Social Nervous System is the Vagus Nerve. This massive and intricate cranial nerve is best known for its rest and digest function. Not only is its motor output much more complex but the nerve is 80% sensory. Vagal input to our brains is instrumental in our perception of safety and our emotional flexibility.
Touch
30-31 October
AEBTC, Spain
27-28 November
Da-sein Institut, Switzerland
Touch is the primary tool of craniosacral therapists. Dr Sutherland, the originator of cranial osteopathy, frequently talked about ‘wise, seeing, feeling, thinking fingers’ and was convinced that ‘finger-seeing is the only possibility for reading diagnostic messages from the body’.
This workshop is inspired by the many and varied questions of students, graduates and long-standing cranial practitioners regarding what it is that they are feeling in treatment session. Also by the common statement “I don’t know what happened during that session but the patient’s symptoms disappeared”.
We will explore relational touch, diagnostic touch and therapeutic touch.