Austin Training
Body Intelligence Training offers a 2 year practitioner course in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy in Austin, Texas for existing health professionals considering adding a new modality to their work as well as individuals wanting to start a career in an exciting and evolving therapy. Click on the links below to jump to the relevant section:
Venue | Fees | Payment | Intros | Tutors | Accreditation |Contact
Dates
- sem 1
scheduled for 23-27 October 2013 - sem 2
scheduled for 8-12 January 2014 - sem 3
March 2014 - sem 4
May 2014 - sem 5
July 2014
seminars 6-10 dates tbd
Times 9.30am-5.30pm
The course is designed so participants can attend the first seminar without committing to the full course. This seminar is an introduction into basic contact skills and relating to biodynamic movements and will provide an opportunity to experience the approach and appreciate the extent of the curriculum.
Venue
venue tbd
Fees
For the whole training sem 1 through sem 9 the fee is US8,500. The training is non-residential. The fee for the optional seminar 10 is US$755.
Payment
The training offers three ways of paying. For payment of the full course fee up front there's a discounted fee of US$8,025. Or there are two payment plan offered.
Payment Plan
Deposit of US$944 (non-refundable) is required upon acceptance (the deposit is the fee for the first seminar). Remainder to be paid according to the following payment options:
Payment Option 1 - 3 x Instalments
First Instalment US$2519 due immediately after seminar 1
Second Instalment US$2519 due 5 months after 1st instalment
Third Instalment US$2519 due 5 months after 2nd instalment
Full amount comes to US$8,500 with the deposit.
Payment Option 2 - 18 x Monthly Instalments
18 monthly instalments of US$440 (includes 5% administration fee). First instalment is due immediately after the first seminar.
Entry into a payment plan is deemed to be a commitment to paying the whole course fee.
Intro
Introductory Day
The Intro Day is designed to provide a taste of this exciting and evolving body therapy science. You will explore through self experiential exercises and contact sessions the nature of Health and how to feel the expressions of Health as subtle biodynamic motions in the body. We will discuss trauma and how its effects are safely resolved with BCST. You will have a chance to meet some of the course tutors and discuss the course structure and material.
intro dates tbd
Ged Sumner
Ged Sumner is a practicing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Chi Kung Teacher. He has also studied shiatsu, healing and attachment based psychoanalytical psychotherapy. He has taught Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy as a senior tutor for the Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust’s (CTET) practitioner trainings in London and as a senior tutor for Resonance Trainings courses in Australia and New Zealand. He set up the Fountain Clinic in London, a busy specialized craniosacral therapy clinic. He set up and coordinated the Living Anatomy course for CTET offering an holistic view of the body’s anatomy and physiology. He is a director of the Healthy Living Centre, a multi-disciplinary alternative therapy practice in London. He also set up and directed the College of Elemental Chi Kung offering Chi Kung classes, workshops, retreats and a Chi Kung Teacher Training program in Europe, North America and Australasia. See his Natural Movement website for current workshops. He is the author of 'Body Intelligence – Creating a New Environment' and co-author of 'Cranial Intelligence - A Practical Guide to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy'. He has a degree in Chemistry.
Sheila Kean
While working as a science teacher, Sheila became fascinated by complementary therapies following a treatment that completely changed her life-style. In response to this, she studied massage and then Craniosacral Therapy. Since 1986 she has had a busy practice in Stroud, UK. For many years she was a National Childbirth Trust teacher, working with couples prior to the birth of their children and her practice reflects this interest and experience. Sheila runs a massage school with her partner and has been involved as a teacher of Craniosacral Therapy since 1992, working in the UK, Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand. Sheila is deeply committed to imparting the simplicity and truth at the heart of this work. She aims to bring the wealth of information gleaned from her clinic practice into her teaching, equipping students to move into practice with confidence. She lives with her partner, has two children, spends her spare time gardening, walking her two dogs and going on holiday!
Colin Perrow
Colin Perrow is a renowned international teacher and pioneer of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. He has been a course co-ordinator at the Karuna Institute and was one of the teachers at the institute who helped to create the biodynamic approach. Colin has practiced Zen and Mindfulness for 30 years which enables him to bring clarity and humour to his work. His teaching is grounded in his 20 years experience of running a successful private practice in South Wales. Before he graduated as a Craniosacral Therapist in 1990, he was a successful healer and one of the leading practitioners of Kirlian Photography in the UK. This energy photography gave him valuable insights into the relationship between mind body spirit dynamics and the nature of health. This early research came to fruition in biodynamic cranial work and the creation of Heartfulness Trainings. This could be summerized in the statement; that in order for us to be well we need to attend to all aspects of our nature and life. Rather than a more traditional top down approach, where the teacher instructs the student into how their experience should be, Colin is particularly interested in teaching people to become aware of their own experience and to create a learning environment where this is supported.
Sarah Hovey
Sarah Hovey is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist in Victoria, B.C. She attended the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Vancouver, graduating in 1986 and is licensed as a Registered Massage Therapist in B.C. She has been studying and practicing Craniosacral Therapy since 1990 and teaching Craniosacral Therapy since 2001. She first started studying the Biodynamic approach in 2005 with Howard Jones in Vancouver, B.C. and took further training with Michael Shea also in Vancouver. She did her Foundation training in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy with John Chitty through the Colorado School of Energy Studies, in Austin, TX, graduating in 2010. An ardent student of anatomy and the mysteries of the natural world, Sarah finds herself endlessly fascinated by how the whole person is expressed through their body. The incredibly complex interweaving of physical structure, life experiences from conception to the present moment and our responses to those experiences, form the tapestry of this engaging work. She is delighted to be a part of the Body Intelligence Tutor Team, guiding students through the exploration of this healing art.
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GB Khalsa
I have been attending births as a midwife for 31 years. After a challenging birth in 2004 a suggestion was made by an attendee that a cranial sacral therapist be called to help the baby make a peaceful transition. I was transfixed as I watched the therapist work with the baby. I knew I needed to have this tool in my midwife tool belt. I began with a smattering of 4 day courses from numerous lineages of cranial sacral therapy. In 2008 it was my good fortune to participate in a 2 year Biodynamic Foundation Training with John Chitty. After reading Rollin Becker’s “Life in Motion” I am content with the idea that cranial sacral therapy holds a lifetime of instruction. I am looking forward to the next chapter in Austin, Texas in 2013.
Standards
Accreditation
Upon successful completion of the training you will be certified as a biodynamic craniosacral therapy practitioner.
The training is recognized by the Association of National Health Practitioner of Canada (NHCP) which sets competency-based standards for natural health disciplines and modalities in Canada.
Approved training of the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America (BCTA/NA) which sets standards in practice and education.
The training is accredited by the Pacific Association of Craniosacral Therapists (PACT), a professional body which maintains standards and protects both craniosacral practitioners and their clients.
The training is provisionally accredited by the Craniosacral Therapy Association (CSTA), a professional body which maintains standards and represents therapists in the UK.
The training is a member of the Complementary Therapists Association (CThA) representing complimentary therapists in the UK and Ireland.
Affiliation
The training is a member of the International Affiliation of Biodynamic Trainings (IABT) which is an affiliation of schools who operate to a commonly agreed set of standards in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy courses. Member schools offer the designation BCST (Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist) to graduates of its foundation training and also a post-graduate designation ABD (Advanced Biodynamic Diploma) indicating an additional 300 hours of training. For more on the ABD click here.
Contact
For any enquiries or a brochure please either email training@bodyintelligence.com or call GB Khalsa on 512-264-9727.
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