The Craniosacral Training Program is divided into four phases. The following courses taught by Etienne Peirsman, are requirements in the Craniosacral Certification Program.
All of these modules and courses can be taken for Continuing Education credits. If you have studied Craniosacral work with a different instructor or organization you may be eligible to take the advanced level courses pending assessment and approval by Etienne Peirsman.
PHASE 1
Basic Course
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
26.5 PDA points for Acupuncturists have been approved by the NCCAOM
$460/ 410 early bird.
The Basic Course can be taken as a stand-alone program for bodyworkers who would like an introduction to Craniosacral Therapy and may not wish to complete the full certification program, or as the first class in the Craniosacral program series. You will learn how to become silent enough to listen and feel the inner movements of a person’s body. You will understand how to approach and interact with the Craniosacral System, and feel the specific cranial rhythm you are most comfortable with. You will study how the CS system relates to the whole body, enhance your understanding of fascial intelligence, and gain the ability to do a diaphragm-by-diaphragm release over the whole body. You will also learn basic cranial lifts and neck releasing techniques.
Each day during the training you will give and receive a practice session that covers the techniques demonstrated that day. By the end of this class, you will be able to give a full basic cranial session.
Basic Follow-Up
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
26.5 PDA points for Acupuncturists have been approved by the NCCAOM
$460/$410 early bird
(Pre-requisite: Basic Course)
This class will connect you with the 3 CS-rhythms and introduce you to the brain cycle. It will present unwinding techniques and teach you how to open the heart via the meridians as well as using a thorax release. You will learn how to create still-points, direct energy, and open the “avenue of expression” in order to connect with your clients using your “original voice.” You will give and receive a practice session each day.
PHASE 2
Sphenoid Class • 28 hours
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
26.5 PDA points for Acupuncturists have been approved by the NCCAOM
$580/$520 early bird
(Pre-requisites: Basic and Follow-up Courses)
Birthing pressures on the skull fixate its base into a certain position. The normal hardening of these bones gives each of us a skull that is locked in this ‘baby’ position. Without intervention, this position stays with us for the rest of our lives.
In this class you will learn techniques to increase the flexibility of the cranial base, allowing the brain to function in the maximum space available. You will gain the ability to release the trigeminal nerve, opening up new possibilities of intelligence for yourself and your clients. Finally, you will explore the structures that keep the dura in place, such as the ethmoid and coccyx complex.
Test #1 (2 hours) $100
This is a practical examination where the student demonstrates all techniques learned to date in the program.
Talking to the Heart
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
26.5 PDA points for Acupuncturists have been approved by the NCCAOM
$580/$520 early bird
(Pre-requisite: Sphenoid)
In this Somato Emotional Trauma Release class, students will learn to speak with their clients using their “original voice” as well as become able to recognize the intelligence and voice of cells and organs. You will gain the ability to speak directly to the structures inside the body without the interference of the chattering mind. You will also learn techniques for exploring and releasing constrictions in your own and your client’s Heart, allowing both of you to function more smoothly and express more fully.
PHASE 3
Mouth and Ear Work
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$580/$520 early bird
This class addresses TMJ Dysfunction and how the sympathetic and parasympathetic Nervous Systems are interconnected with our brain and impact our general well being.
Eye Work
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$580/$520 early bird
This class will look at function and dysfunction in the body’s visual system and how our vision relates to our defense systems and ability to fully relax. You will learn how to shift the direction of the energy that comes into your brain from your eyes, giving you a new way to use your vision. We will work with the brain nuclei, 6 layers of the cortex, and the unwinding of the drag tension that the cerebellum has on the visual cortex. This is a unique class presenting new developments in cranial understanding that are not being taught anywhere else.
Talking To Our Alarm Systems
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$580/$520 early bird
This Somato Emotional Release 2 class will explore the reticular alarm system and the total stress cascade response in the body. Typically when we experience stress, it is the result of the reactions in the systems which function out of the awareness of our conscious mind. In this class students learn how these responses occur, and how to take them off “automatic” and interrupt the stress cascade.
Baby Class
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$580/$520 early bird
In this Somato Emotional Release 3 class students will learn about the different stages of brain growth. They will re-experience conception, womb-service, delivery, and the first months with mom. They will also learn techniques for working with soon to be mothers, babies, and small children. The material presented in this class is thoroughly outlined in Etienne’s book “Cranio for Babies and Small Children”.
Deep Tissue Release
28 CE hours for Massage Therapists
$580/$520 early bird
Sometimes in order to adequately work on the craniosacral system (C/S system,) a bodyworker needs first to work deeply with the Ilio-psoas complex, other pelvic muscles, neck muscles, or the respiratory diaphragm. Students in this class will learn deep tissue techniques to release the myofascial holding patterns to gain access to the C/S system.
PHASE 4
5 Day Advanced Residential • 60 hours • $1200
In this 5-day immersion program students will work in groups of five deepening their practical skills. Each day every student will receive a full session from the other four members of their group working on them simultaneously.
Final Test • 4 hours • $200
This is a practical examination where the student demonstrates all techniques learned in the program.
Thesis • $200
The student decides what area of the cranial field interests them most and writes a 30 page Thesis
