This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA (AHNA Approval Code 672 through: August 15, 2011). Participants successfully completing both the Introductory and Advanced Craniosacral Therapy Training Programs will receive a GRCI completion certificate. Nurses will also receive 120 contact hours. 

This program has been reviewed, and is endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Association.*

*Nurses from states other than New York, including New Jersey and Connecticut, should be knowledgeable about their state's Nurse Practice Act.

Program Overview:

The purpose of this program is: to give students an in-depth, highly personalized training in Craniosacral Therapy and Somatoemotional Release; to help students learn to listen with their hands, minds, and hearts to patients’ stories;  to teach students how to help their patients release and resolve physical, emotional, and spiritual pain using CST;  and to stimulate further interest in this exceptional hands-on healing modality.

Educational Objectives:

1. Sketch the basic anatomy of the Craniosacral system and theoretical background of CST

2. Perform melding while sensing the direction of energy flow between student and a partner

3. Differentiate between the cardiac, respiratory, and craniosacral rhythms

4. Describe  the role of fascia in body and be able to release restrictions from pelvic, respiratory, and thoracic inlet transverse diaphragms

5. Palpate the craniosacral rhythm

6. Perform a sacroiliac release and lumbosacral decompression with dural tube traction

7. Release the nasal bone

8. Perform a frontal bone lift

9. Perform a TMJ/Mandible compression and decompression

10. Perform a maxillary lift

11. Perform a temporal ear pull

12. Perform a hyoid release

13. Perform an atlanto-occipital release with dural tube traction and visualization

14. Restate absolute and relative contraindications to performing CST

15. Perform parietal compression and lift with dural tube traction

16. Perform sphenoid compression and decompression

17. Discuss practical uses of simple CST techniques taught in this workshop—from reducing pain and stress to relieving sinus congestion and anxiety

18. Perform fascial glide on superficial, mid-level, and deep vertical fascial sheets

19. Practice remaining present for people undergoing powerful physical and emotional releases from old trauma

20. Differentiate between active and inactive energetic lesions in the body

21. Integrate the significance of facilitated segments in the spine

22. Release energetic lesions and facilitated segments

23. Assist patients in using their “inner healers” through dialoguing exercise and in conjunction with hands-on CST work

24. Integrate basic dialoguing principles – such as asking open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions – with hands-on work, utilizing the CS rhythm to determine the significance of a patient’s unconscious images

25. Integrate facilitating patients’ entering into unconscious trance states with CST hands-on work

26. Practice helping patients resolve uncomfortable, chronic symptoms by working to bring out the symptom’s underlying meaning

27. Discuss the association between childhood abuse and dissociation

28. Recognize the importance of personal healing if one is to help heal others

29. Perform unwinding of an arm or leg

30. Perform unwinding of the head and neck

31. Perform full body somatoemotional release in the supine position

32. Perform full body somatoemotional release from the sitting position

33. Describe the benefits and intentions of the small group somatoemotional release process

34. Practice CST and SER more effectively than she/he might have imagined possible, having experienced new realms of healing and consciousness

35. Perform CST with greater skill than prior to tutorial

Completion Requirements:

1. Attendance at all sessions.

2. Active participation in the course.

3. Completion of required readings.

4. Completion of two individual tutorials with Dr. Wish  (scheduled separately from the workshop periods, though they may be the day before a workshop for people coming from long distances).

5. Completion of course evaluation.

Disclosures of Conflict of Interest:

Dr. Ron Wish is the founder and owner of the Great River Craniosacral Therapy Institute. Mary Bradshaw, RN is the nurse planner for this activity. Both report no significant financial relationships with any commercial entity related to this CNE activity.