Our Tutors

“To touch is to give life.” – Michelangelo “This quote relates so much to me and the craniosacral practice. I believe in the power of touch, which is safe and nurtured, the relational touch that meets the whole person, not just parts. I intend to offer a safe, gentle, and... More Info

I am a settler of Finnish and British descent, living as a guest on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh lands. I come to craniosacral therapy from my life as a professional dancer and artist - bringing my awareness, creativity and embodied anatomy studies to sessions. As a craniosacral therapist and... More Info

Almog started her journey in the world of body and mind in 2008, through the practice of Yoga and meditation, and has been practicing Shadow Yoga ever since. Almog continues to deepen in this field and to walk the path under the guidance of her teacher. In 2012 Almog began... More Info

Based in Melbourne with her family, Amanda has worked in the wellness & allied health sector for almost 3 decades. With a background in remedial massage, health coaching, palliative care and holistic counselling, Amanda has worked with peoples pain, stress , anxiety and trauma for years and it was through... More Info

Andrew is a registered biodynamic craniosacral therapist, physiotherapist, yoga therapist and breath-work teacher specialising in the treatment and management of post traumatic stress. Based in the Sunshine Coast of Australia he has extensive experience having worked in various settings such as hospitals, yoga schools, neurological care units, military outpatients, university... More Info

Anna Bidgood is a Holistic Health Practitioner based in Melbourne, Australia and has been practising in the healing space for almost a decade. After a personal loss and serious health crisis herself, Anna sought natural therapies to regain her health and then trained to bring healing and health to others.Today Anna... More Info

Hailing from a background of dance studies and performing arts, Anni fell in love with movement at a young age. This love has led her to explore dance as artistic practice as well as somatic movement as the first language of the body. Since 2022 she has a Biodynamic Craniosacral... More Info

Avner came to the world of Craniosacral after years as a publishing poet and a researcher of creative collaboration. He sees BCST as the healing art of sensing through touch. He is thrilled by the anatomical and emotional subtleties of the work, and by the clinical power of wise embodied listening. Avner works... More Info

I think the best place to start would be that I have a deep Soul passion for helping others on their wellness journey and regaining their sovereignty of Self. I have compassionate curiosity for your life story, how you have come to be where you are now, and who you... More Info

Catherine has a background in sport, theatre, and dance. She is a practicing Registered Massage Therapist and a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist (BCST). Catherine has an understanding and deep interest in how a person can move with ease through life. As such she is a certified Pilates instructor, a long standing... More Info

Christina is passionate about helping people resolve disturbances in their nervous system so they can heal and transform their lives. She is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and biodynamic craniosacral therapist and teacher, serving Nelson and Kootenay Bay, BC. She has spent years practicing and studying meditation, yoga, and craniosacral... More Info

Clara Cunningham is co-director of The Human Development Center. She is a biodynamic craniosacral therapist in Bellingham, WA. She began studying craniosacral therapy 20 years ago while working as a care provider for children living with disabilities and in hospice. Growing up in Alaska gave Clara a deep respect for... More Info

Courtney (any pronoun) is a craniosacral therapist and bodyworker based outside Minneapolis, Minnesota and originally from Boston, Massachusetts. With a background in medical biology from the University of New England and nearly two decades of experience working with nonverbal and medically complex individuals, Courtney has developed a profound respect for... More Info

David is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Qi gong movement teacher in Edinburgh and West Lothian. He began his journey with therapeutic work and tai qi, qi gong and meditation and philosophical study and inquiry around 30 years ago although worked in construction commercial management for many years supporting family, often... More Info

I was born in the Czech Republic and my ancestors come from Austria and Poland. I loved backpacking to all corners of Europe, and I spent 4 months in India once. I lived in Ireland twice for longer periods of time where I first experienced and then studied Biodynamic CST... More Info

Although originally trained as a lawyer, Frank Talbott has pursued a path of spiritual learning for decades. The mystery of the human being has continually drawn his attention and study. He has spent decades passionately engaged in the study of the human being as a mystery of Mind Body and... More Info

Gareth runs a thriving practice in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. He is senior tutor on Northern Ireland and other European BI Trainings. He was the long term co-ordinator and supervisor the Body Intelligence Clinics in Belfast and Dublin. He is a Certified TRE Provider (Trauma Releasing Exercises). He has an MSc in... More Info

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 since 1995. He is the director of Body Intelligence Training which offers BCST courses internationally. He regularly teaches postgraduate workshops. He... More Info

Gilda Shannon is a registered biodynamic craniosacral therapist, facilitator and workshop provider in Ottawa Canada. Gilda has fifteen years of experience working with intergenerational groups as a facilitator and leader. She has a gift for calling her clients to come into deeper relationship with their bodies for healing. She loves... More Info

Hi, my name is Hila Kay, I was trained and certified to be a Cranio Sacral Therapy (BCST) practitioner at the International School of Body Intelligence and now teach in the same establishment. I was first exposed to CST as a teenager (which was not an easy time in life, to... More Info

Michael Hiraman Reynolds is a BCST and neurofeedback practitioner working with children, families, individuals, and couples in Bellingham Wa. Hiraman has been a beekeeper and gardener since his late teens. He lived in a monastery in India through most of his twenties and has had a meditation and equanimity practice... More Info

Jade has been interested in everything about the body, healing and traditional medicine since she was young, regularly receiving massages from her Malaysian Grandmother who shared simple techniques with her on how to listen through her hands. Inspired by those early experiences Jade trained in Shiatsu and Thai massage throughout... More Info

Jane remembers first bumping into the ‘Breath of Life’ whilst teaching Developmental Movement Therapy. Having long been fascinated by the “livingness” of natural systems she jumped at the chance to attend a Body Intelligence Foundational Training in 2013. Since its completion she enjoys practicing BCST from her private practice in... More Info

Jasetha holds a Masters degree in Social Work and has worked in the NGO and corporate sectors for 9 years. In 2006, she left the corporate world to follow her passion of holistic healing. She trained and was certified in massage therapies from Thailand, UK and set up her own... More Info

Jason first studied Crainiosacral in 1998 with Joseph Marzal (the Pacific Somatic Institute). Joseph Marzal's work with Shock and Trauma was a great influence and also a big reason for Jason moving into the Biodynamic Crainosacral style of treatment, it helped with questions he had around more mechanical approaches to... More Info

Jeanine comes from a primary teaching background where she nurtured the love of reading and music with her students. As a life long learner, her curiosity for the healing capacity of our bodies through alternative therapies became a focus. She is trained in Qi Gong, a Reiki master, and completed BCST... More Info

Jodi Vousden is a Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist in Nelson BC. She has always known that spending time outside, and exploring wild places whether on foot, skis, paddleboard, or bicycle keeps her grounded and nourished. She has spent many years working in community recreation and teaching advanced leadership training courses... More Info

Josef Steiner runs a busy Biodynamic Craniosacral practice in Naduir, Galway. He trained in BCST at Karuna with Franklyn Sills. He has been involved as a tutor for Body Intelligence Ireland with Steve Haines from the very beginning. He has studied Aikido for 30 years and has been an Aikido teacher... More Info

I discovered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy in a 15 minutes-session during a silent retreat about 15 years ago. This experience has deeply transformed my perception and experience of touch, I was at that time suffering from a long-term head injury. Following this first experience, I studied with senior tutors such as... More Info

Kali Navada is a yoga teacher, Thai massage practitoner and holistic nutritionist. Since graduating from Body Intelligence Institute in 2019, she has been offering BCST on Saltspring island and Victoria, BC. Her passion for transformation led her down many paths including Vipassana meditations, plant medicine ceremonies, priestess initiation, ancestral healing... More Info

I was first drawn to craniosacral therapy in 2014 to support newborns as they transitioned at birth. As a homebirth midwife I find that craniosacral therapy offers crucial support to little ones as they initiate their first breath and adjust to life outside of the womb. I have combined the... More Info

Lauren is a practicing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist based on Quadra Island, British Columbia. She completed her BCST training with Body Intelligence teachers Ged Sumner, Steve Haines, and Sheila Kean. Her bodywork practice emerged organically from a background in biology and environmental studies, particularly marine and freshwater ecology. She began studying... More Info

With a profound commitment to bodywork and authentic connection, Laurie Mac Donald brings over 20 years of experience in wellness, movement, and therapeutic practice to her role as a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy tutor.  She is dedicated to helping students to tap into the innate health of the body's systems, facilitating... More Info

My name is Lenka Plecháčková, I am a human being, a wife and a mother of two beautiful daughters. My journey through life is many and varied and rich, one of my great passions is self-discovery and finding my own integrity through body therapy, study, life experiences, working with altered... More Info

Liz Kirkman lives and works in Wellington, New Zealand. Hailing from a performance background, spending almost 20 years teaching embodiment through performance and voice and through physical work as a fitness instructor of barre, HIIT and TRX. She has assisted on the Body Intelligence trainings since 2013, presenting since 2015.... More Info

Lolly Dadley-Moore, has over 25 years’ experience as a Natural Holistic Health Practitioner, specialising in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Her passion for assisting people to bring health into their lives has driven her to continue developing as a Therapist, Educator and Supervisor. Lolly has a background in manual body therapy strongly... More Info

Ludmila completed her Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapty training in 2022 and has her own practice in Nový Jičín, Czech Republic. She is a civil engineer by original profession and has worked in the field for several years. Health problems and the search for alternative approaches to treatment led her to change... More Info

Maggie McGhee lives presently in Vancouver. Graduated from Body Intelligence foundational training, BCST, Vancouver 2013. Has been Assistant Tutor for Body Intelligence Vancouver trainings several years; has her own practice. Thirty years studies as a dancer and performer of contemporary, contact improvisation, west african, afrocuban, kizomba, afro and other dances.... More Info

Malena completed her training in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy with Body Intelligence Training in 2023. She's also trained in face massage and herbal medicine, and currently continues her studies at the International School of Advanced Osteopathy in Barcelona (IIOA). In 2024, she opened her practice in Vercors Nord & Grenoble and... More Info

Dr D’Amore has been practicing her dynamic blend of acupuncture, nutritional counseling, chiropractic, meditation, yoga and Tai Qi for more than 30 years in Newport Beach, California. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy brings the dimensions of wholeness, resonance, stillness and vitality to her practice in one complete package. Her philosophical foundation is... More Info

I am an intuitive healer practicing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and Reiki Intuitive Energy Healing offering a gentle presence and support to people who would like to connect to their inherent health. I resonate deeply with practices that support embodiment, stillness and awe which have supported my own self discovery and... More Info

Mark is a Senior Tutor with BI and a Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist based partly in northern Thailand and partly in Spain. He discovered his passion for energetics and bodywork through Vipassana meditation and Reiki, before finding a natural affinity with BCST and its powerful integration of anatomy and intuition. Mark’s... More Info

Marta is a Spanish Biodynamic Craniosacral & holistic therapist with fifteen years of clinical practice. She originally trained in BCST at Karuna Institute in UK, with Franklyn Sills, and has undertaken further postgraduate courses. Marta also weaves together specialist training in SE® trauma resolution, biomagnetic therapy, applied kinesiology, family constellations... More Info

Is your courage stuck inside you? Has trauma rendered you disconnected from your body? Have you searched everywhere for answers only to be left with more questions? Are you tired of being in pain? Are you seeking to reconnect with your own sacred ability to heal?  I am here to... More Info

Mathieu has been running a private clinic in SW France ( Bordeaux Region ) since 2016, also assisting and translating courses for Body Intelligence since 2019 in Nimes / France. BCST infused his life since very early as his father has been in the field for more than 40 years. Mathieu studied... More Info

Matthieu has been running a private clinic in SW France (Toulouse region) since 2010. He's been assisting / translating courses for Body Intelligence since he graduated in 2016, teaching the theoretical knowledge as well as the depth of clinical practice. Matthieu is also a qualified Traditional Chinese Medicine and Bowen... More Info

Maureen is a registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, completing her training with Body Intelligence in 2018. She is an Aucklander with a clinic set amongst native bush and birdsong in Titirangi.  She loves to work in the field of craniosacral therapy where, again and again, she can experience the awesomeness of... More Info

Megan has 20 years experience in the holistic health industry as a remedial massage therapist , Rolfing practitioner and more recently as a biodynamic craniosacral therapist. Her interest in BCST developed over many years of receiving the work and experiencing such profound and lasting changes in her own healing. Megan... More Info

Dr. Schrauth currently lives and has a bodywork practice in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Since young she was interested in natural, holistic, health, she followed her instincts to pursue the source of Health. She studied Yoga with a variety of teachers, which led her to study various types of... More Info

Nancy Siegel lives and works in Missoula, Montana. She specifically chose her training in healthcare to develop a broad perspective of therapeutic practice, including ideas and practices from both ‘mainstream’ and complementary medicine. Her background includes training in physical and massage therapy, craniosacral therapy, nutritional therapy and pre- and perinatal... More Info

Natasha is currently based in Sydney, Australia. She discovered the profound and healing effects of biodynamic craniosacral therapy many years ago when a friend recommended it. This experience prompted a curiosity that eventually led her to seek out a school to learn this modality of body work. Learning this technique... More Info

Nicole has a thriving Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy practice based in Calgary , Alberta . Prior to her transition into the holistic side of medicine, Nicole worked for 23 years as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. For many years, her primary focus was working with newborn babies in intensive care, in addition... More Info

Nikita Vasa is a registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Meru Chikitsa practitioner from Chennai. She runs 'Om Sante' a healing space that helps alleviate Chronic Pain and Trauma by offering modalities based on the principles of Health, Safety and Embodiment. A meditation, breath-work practitioner, and volunteer associated with The Art... More Info

Nirali is a practicing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist in Mumbai, India. She qualified as a Physiotherapist in London, UK. Her interest in Craniosacral Therapy started during her physiotherapy training and she completed two seminars in Mechanical CST in UK and USA. She completed her Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy training in Mysore, India.... More Info

Nupam has graduated in marketing and sales management and worked successfully in the corporate sector for more than seven years. In 2008, she left the corporate world to follow her inner instinct to discover 'what she really desires to do in her life'. Her inner calling and passion for learning,... More Info

Oly (they/them) is a licensed Biodynamic Craniosacral therapist and Heilpraktiker (Naturopath) living in Berlin, Germany. They were born and raised in the Bay Area, California and studied dance at Bard College. Oly is interested in healing forms that work with practices of embodiment, believing that our relationship to our sensing... More Info

Pauline was born and bred in Hong Kong. She started her first practice in 2005 in chiropractic and sports medicine clinics in Singapore. In 2007, she founded Integrated Energy – The Therapy Centre http://integratedenergy.com.sg in Singapore. Pauline is a certified therapist in holistic massage, reflexology, aromatherapy and sports massage (ITEC... More Info

Peter works as a biodynamic craniosacral therapist and yoga teacher in Vsetín, Czech Republic. In the past, he held various professional roles, such as a nutrition consultant, personal trainer or manager in a multinational company. For the past 15 years, he has been deeply engaged in studying yoga, nutrition, ayurveda,... More Info

With a background in kinesiology and remedial massage, Pia has worked in the wellness industry on the Sunshine coast for over 10 years. Her first experience of Biodynamic craniosacral therapy came when her now 14 year old daughter was just 7 weeks old. Seeing the support and benefits of this and... More Info

Poornima is a physiotherapist graduated from RV Institute, Bangalore in 2015 and took Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy training in Bangalore graduating in 2017. She has been assisting trainings in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad. Pursuing advanced training of Craniosacral Therapy in Body Intelligence. She practises and teaches meditation. Also at the faculty... More Info

Over the years, Priya has accumulated rich experience in holistic health and wellness, working with mothers, babies, teens and individuals seeking physical and emotional healing. She is the founder of Spaciousness. Priya is born and raised in the UAE. She is the mother of twin boys. Her dedication to empowering... More Info

Ryan Hallford has been actively involved in the teaching and practice of craniosacral therapy since 1998. While having studied and appreciated many styles of cranial work, he has always gravitated to the biodynamic approach because of its capacity to unlock remarkably deep resources for healing and transformation. Ryan operates The... More Info

Healing has always intrigued me. When I was a teenager I witnessed both Grandmothers suffer with their health (one mental health the other physical). Witnessing their experiences sparked my curiosity about what is health and how can we live it. A desire to assist others in finding health naturally led... More Info

Sheryl Hamilton has been a registered massage therapist in Canada since 1997. Before that she was a body worker in the Kripalu tradition. She has taught in the Massage Therapy program at the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences in New York, and anatomy and neuroanatomy at the Okanagan Valley... More Info

Shirley has been practicing as a physiotherapist since 2000, specialising in physiotherapy for babies and children. She worked for 11 years in a child development clinic and at a kinder garden for children with special needs. She has studied Craniosacral Therapy at the Upledger Institute and continued to study at... More Info

Simon has been involved in complementary medicine for most of his adult life. With early trainings in yoga, reflexology, tai chi and spiritual healing, Simon became a shiatsu practitioner in 1987 and did the cranial training in 1994-5. Being deeply immersed in the emergence of Biodynamics, studying and then assisting... More Info

Sivan began her journey into the world of healing at 2007 in the ILM training A method that developed from Moshe Feldenkrais work and bio energy techniques. From 2009 guided and thought the students of the training and worked as a therapist Since 2014 she has been following her own... More Info

Spandan is a Dentist by profession and came across Craniosacral Therapy in 2007 when it helped her overcome a major back injury. She went on to learn Biomechanical Craniosacral work in 2007 from the Stanley Rosenberg Institute, Denmark and The Upledger Institute, Florida. She came across Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and... More Info

Tejaaswinny Naakra currently lives in Melbourne Australia where she practices as a Certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Yoga and Yoga Philosophy Facilitator. She is a Certified Facilitator for Energy Medicine and Lecher antenna, and has a background as a BioMedical Engineer. She has worked in multi specialty hospitals in India and assisted... More Info

Trevor (he/they) is a bodyworker and cultural worker who is deeply invested in supporting movements for collective care and liberation.  Their work acknowledges that the conditions of our lives, ancestral through preconception and into present time, have an impact on our bodies, relationships and communities. Trevor believes that bodywork is... More Info

Ursula, a former midwife/nurse, came to Biodynamic Cranial Sacral therapy by accident. From the very first session she was captured by this gentle, respectful, healing modality. She is aligned with the BCST principles of the body's own innate wisdom and it’s ability to heal and return to balance. With her background... More Info

Zabrina has been a horse lover and involved in horse care for over 40 years, starting with learning to ride and care for ranch horses in the Rocky Mountains of Northern British Columbia. Eventually her passion for horses steered Zabrina into the English riding world, with lessons, clinics and horse... More Info