What Is BCST
BCST is a healing art that works with the energies that create and maintain health in the human system. It has its roots in Osteopathy, and while not a manipulative therapy, it has evolved to include influences from advances in neuroscience, human development, spiritual embryology, pre and perinatal psychology , Peter Levines's trauma resolution, Polyvagal Theory and Epigenetics . Practitioners use an educated gentle touch to listen for and engage with the expressions of health that are ever present in the system. BCST accesses an inherent vitality in the body that helps restore health in all dimensions of well being. BCST supports the nervous system regulations and allows the resolutions of conditions resulting from stress and trauma. It augments the health that is ever present, our original blueprint. When the nervous system can be supported to discharge shock and trauma while at same time experiencing inner resource and the ability to access one’s inherent health, personal strength, wisdom and resiliency. “ A healer does not heal you. A healer is someone who holds space for you while you awaken your inner healer, so that you may heal yourself.” Maryam Hasnaa Bcst is a mediation in realtion with great potentiality for healing and embodiment.
About OUR School
Sierra Mind Body Institute is a holistic educational organization dedicated to providing high-quality, heart-centered instruction in a supportive and dynamic environment. Our body-centered, experiential classes are taught from a biodynamic perspective, with small class sizes fostering an intimate, connected community and personalized mentoring. Sierra Mind Body Institute was founded in 2020 . We are located in Grass Valley California in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Our mission is to empower students to facilitate healing in themselves and others by developing embodied biodynamic skills of presence. Through the practice of Wu wei (non-doing) and Dynamic Stillness, we teach students to cultivate a receptive, whole-being listening state. We welcome students from all backgrounds, whether they have prior bodywork experience and want to deepen their practice or are new to health and wellness. Our vision is a world where all life is valued and can coexist sustainably. Our educational approach emphasizes: An authentic, supportive, and diverse learning environment that prioritizes relational learning over demand-driven instruction. Embodied teaching methods that build confidence through felt experience. We welcome guest teachers who are experts in their fields. Training students to shift their focus from dis-ease to the inherent health and intelligence present in every body. Cultivating presence, equanimity, and compassionate, knowledgeable body-centered awareness. Honoring students' existing knowledge and helping them access deeper understanding and confidence. We strive to embody our core principles and values, including maintaining inner health, engaging with integrity and honesty, practicing respectful communication, and valuing diverse perspectives. We aim to create a safe, inclusive environment where all feelings are welcomed, and everyone's voice is heard.
700 hours Training
The Practitioner training is composed of 13 seminars. In each 4 day seminar, you will enjoy a balance of meditative practices, theory , presentations , discussions , movement practices , experiential exercises and hands- on supervision on giving and receiving sessions. This is a 700 hour program , once completed you become a Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist RCST. You can register with our association;,Biodinamic Cranioscral Therapy association of North America BCTA/NA , you will have access to a lot of resources, tide talks, continuing education, an incredible community of international practitioners. These are the requirements to register with our association: 700 hours : 350 in class hours 150 hours practice sessions 150 hours of home study 40 hours clinical project 10 hours sessions received Take home final exam 2 student clinic days For more info on our association visit https://www.craniosacraltherapy.org/
ABOUT The Program
This course will be an opportunity to dive into the depths of learning Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy with the opportunity for becoming a Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist (RCST) with the BCTA/NA. This is a professional and personal transformational journey It will be a largely experiential journey diving into multidisciplinary areas of study and exploration. This will be a playground of learning and relating to each other in ways that honor each individual as well as our group field. We will emphasize creating a safe relational space with perceptual exercises, deepening practices in perceiving Primary Respiration, Tidal movements, and learning to sense the expressions of health emanating from the body and harmony in the environment. Along with anatomy, we will study spiritual embryology as a portal into wholeness, human development ,interpersonal neurobiology, the autonomic nervous system, the latest in neuroscience, epigenetic, polyvagal theory , Pre and Perinatal Psychology, Somatic experiencing and trauma resolution skills, Chi gong , Tai chi , Yoga, Continuum Breathwork , TRE , EFT and much more
Curriculum Overview
Seminar 1 Presence and Relational Touch History and Evolution of Biodynamic Craniosacral Safe therapeutic Touch and Relationship, Ethics of touch Nurturing touch / Toxic touch Practice of Presence, Safe holding Field ,Practitioner Fulcrums, Ritual of Contact The Breath of Life Intro to the three Tides, three Fields, three Settlings Holistic shift Inherent Treatment Plan Palpation and Perception, Role of Resources Course Overview , The four agrreements Seminar 2 Inherent Health, Sensing Primary Respiration, Orienting to Wholeness Three Tides, Three Settlings, Three Bodies The Breath of Life, Inherent treatment Plan Anatomy of cranial bones, spine and scarum Structural and functional relationship of cranial bones Motility and mobility Perceiving tissue fluid potency and resonance SBJ SphenoBasilar Junction Automatic Shifting Fulcrum Intro to basic trauma skills and verbal skills Intro to tracking sensations, felt sense with clients, Three ignitons : Conception, Heart, Birth , Reciprocal tension membrane Seminar 3 Balance and Stillness Biodynamic and Biokinetic Forces History and Health expressed through Primary Respiration Natural and Inertial Fulcrums Becker 3 Stages Process Inherent Treatment Plan Listening for Balance Whole Body/Whole Field Sutherland’s Fulcrum Mid, Long Tide explorations Stillpoints inhalation, exhalation Anatomy Reciprocal Tension Membrane and dural tubes Cranial bones, ventricles, Tour of minnow Practice management Resource oriented intake interview Basic Trauma skills Hypo-Hyper active states, Pre and Peri Natal Psychology : attachment Theory Seminar 4 Whole Body Dynamics Inherent Treatment Plan Wholeness Refining Listening and Contact Stillness and Resolution The Fascial Web Fluid Spine Expressions of primal midline Transverse Diaphragms Anatomy of Joints, Cranial Base and foramina, sutures, TMJ temporo-mandibular Joint Structure of treatment sessions, safety in practice Self Care, Dynamic Stllness and Holgraphic Paradigm Seminar 5Our Miraculous Journey Conception, Birth, Spiritual Embryology, Birth Dynamics The Original Matrix Embarking on a journey into form Embryology conception to 4 weeks Exploration of birth imprints/patterns Birth Sequence Birth Stages and Dynamics Medical interventions Impact of birth on Life Exploring our own experience from conception to implantation Introduction to Pre and PeriNatal Psychology Therapeutic approaches Intro to working with babies Intraosseous Patterns Orienting to Long tide Breathwork, Rebirting Seminar 6Meeting The World Facial Bone Dynamics Hard palate, hyoid bone dynamics Resolution of internal forces in facial structures Motions and emotions of the face Emotional expressions Shock in the Jaw Anatomy, viscerocranium, Cranial Nerves Working in Long Tide Intro to Social Engagement Nervous System Ethics Working with shadow, transference , countertransference Practice management, Non doing, Developing Presence and simplicity in sessions Define BCST through written and spoken word Tutorials Feedback sessions Seminar 7Nervous System I: Central Nervous System (CNS) Overview of Autonomous Nervous system Sympathetic nervous system Parasympathetic nervous system Ventricles of the brain and venous sinus system Sympathetic chain, amygdala Vagus and accessory nerves Encouraging venous sinus fluidity CNS motility Understanding nociception Nerve Facilitation and states of Balance Fluid Shock Brain stem activation Tone down nervous system, sea of stillness Listening to blood Practice management, tracking sensational verbal skills Setting up a successful private practice Manifesting your vision Seminar 8Nervous System II: Triune Autonomic Nervous System Anatomy of sympathetic, parasympathetic and Social engagement Nervous system Stephen Porges Polyvagal Theory Bonding and attachment Activation and Discharge of Autonomous Nervous System The CNS and Systemic Balance Peter Levine’s Trauma Resolution parasympathetic activation Becoming familiar with nervous tissue expressions of Health Practice development clinical and verbal skills, trust in body;s inherent Intelligence, diagnosing health and assessing changes. Seminar 9 Mini womb surrounds and Rebirt, repatterning Vertical Forces, One Center Three midlines, Primary midline, quantum midline, fluid midline Pelvis as a foundation of midline Pelvic anatomy, pelvic diaphragms, joints and pelvis viscera Midline development, anatomy of primitive streak to spine Atlas/occipital joint, cervical, thoracic, lumbar vertebraes, lumbosacral junction Vertebral patterns, spinal harmonics Oculomotor, trocheal, abducens nerves Occipital triad, occiput/atlas/axis relationships Cervical relationships Thoracic relationships Holistic spine Two poles sacrum and occiput Midline concept and felt sense Recognising health of spine Clinical skills with fluid, potency, augmentation, inertial fulcrums, states of balance, stillness Deepening skills around facilitating resources, presence, pacing and containment Seminar 10Connective Tissue Fascial connective tissue anatomy and patterns, workimg with joints Abdominal Viscera Working with scars Hypoglossal Nerves Horizontal and Transverse Structures Whole Body Whole Field Whole Body patterns Hip and Shoulder Joints as key nodes in fascial web Practice Development, skills of assessments, diagnostic baselines, recording treatments Tutorials and Feedback sessions Seminar 11Listening to the Viscera Viscera in a biodynamic Context Motility Of internal organs, heart, kidneys, digestive organs, pelvic organs Nociception and the Viscera Visceral Nervous system Fight or Flight response and the brain stem Limbic systems and emotions Individual organ expression The gut and umbilical effects Framing physiology of emotion and pain Practice management, verbal skills, facilitating integration Dealing with acute and chronic conditions, dealing with serious illness, relationship with short and long term clients Seminar 12Cellular Intelligence HPA axis Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Metabolic Fields and Thyroid Hormonal molecular fluid matrix Neuroendocrine system Understanding stress inflammatory response Immune System potency and the immune organs Deepening listening skills Practice development, building your practice, legal requirements, registration with BCSTNA and ongoing development Seminar 13Integration and Completion Ignition and Completion Working with conception, heart and birth ignitions Deepening stillness and listening Presentations of final projects Questions and Reviews Exam Review Completion of Student paperwork Practice management, greater therapeutic community, referrals, growing your practice Completion Ritual Graduation and Celebration
