Calgary 2021, Canada | Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner Training Foundation Course

Body Intelligence Training offers a 2 year practitioner course in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy in Calgary, Canada 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.

PLEASE NOTE: 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.

Calgary 2021 Course Dates (2021 - 2022 - 2023)

Times 930am-530pm last day 930am-4pm

Seminar	Scheduled Date	Planned Tutor/s
Sem 1	20-Oct-2021 - 24-Oct-2021	Ged Sumner
Sem 2	08-Dec-2021 - 12-Dec-2021	Sheryl Hamilton
Sem 3	09-Feb-2022 - 13-Feb-2022	Nicole Ainscough
Sem 4	06-Apr-2022 - 10-Apr-2022	Ged Sumner
Sem 5	01-Jun-2022 - 05-Jun-2022	Sheryl Hamilton
Sem 6	27-Jul-2022 - 31-Jul-2022	Nicole Ainscough
Sem 7	21-Sep-2022 - 25-Sep-2022	Ged Sumner
Sem 8	16-Nov-2022 - 20-Nov-2022	Sheryl Hamilton
Sem 9	11-Jan-2023 - 15-Jan-2023	Nicole Ainscough
Sem 10	08-Mar-2023 - 12-Mar-2023	Ged Sumner
Above dates may differ slightly due to operational reasons or unavoidable circumstances.

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Intro Talks

The Intro Talk 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.

Next Intro Events:

Online Zoom Conference

Monday July 19th 2021, 6-730pm Mountain Time with Angela Dechaine

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For general enquiries please call Angela on 780 216 2609 or email

Here is a link to an intro talk by Ged Sumner on the Fundamental Principles of BCST and the Body Intelligence Foundation training.

Venue

Serenity Now Wellness, 1934 9 AVE SE, Calgary

Fees & Payment

The fee for the BCST Practitioner Training Course (the “Course”) is C$10,000 (the “Fee”). The Course is offered by Relational Field Inc. and the Fee is payable to Relational Field Inc. The Course is comprised of 10 Seminars as outlined above. (See Policies: Course Criteria for additional information regarding the time to complete the Course, missed Seminars, and Withdrawal from the Course).

A non-refundable deposit of C$1,000 (the “Deposit”) is required to be paid to Relational Field Inc. upon acceptance of registration and prior to attendance at Seminar 1. The Deposit shall be applied to the Fee as full payment for Seminar 1. If the student elects not to continue the Course, no further payment towards the Fee is required. If the student elects to continue the Course, the Fee less the Deposit (the “Balance of the Fee”) subject to the discount or administration fee outlined below, is due and may be paid as follows (the “Payment Options”):

Payment Option 1 - the Balance of the Fee less a discount of C$500 for a total balance of C$8,500 is due immediately after Seminar 1. The total cost of the Course for Payment Option 1 is C$9,500;

Payment Option 2 – the Balance of the Fee shall be paid in 3 instalments. The total cost of the Course for Payment Option 2 is C$10,000:

first instalment of C$3,000 is due immediately after Seminar 1;  
second instalment of C$3,000 is due immediately after Seminar 3; and
third instalment of C$3,000 is due immediately after Seminar 5.

Payment Option 3 - the Balance of the Fee (plus a 5% administration fee) shall be paid in 20 monthly instalments of C$472 (inclusive of the administration fee). The total cost of the Course for Payment Option 3 is C$10,440. The first instalment of C$472 is due immediately after Seminar 1 and each remaining instalment shall be made each subsequent month on the fifteenth day of the month.

Entering into one of the above Payment Options is a deemed commitment to complete the Course and to pay the entire Fee.

If a student withdraws from the Course after entering into a Payment Option, any unpaid portion of the Balance of the Fee remains due and payable and no refunds will be given for Fees already paid (see Policies: Course Criteria for additional information).

No refunds will be given for Seminars not attended. (See Policies: Course Criteria for additional details regarding missed seminars or a portion thereof). Attendance at a Seminar may be denied if any instalments are due and unpaid. Certification upon successful completion of the Course shall not be granted until the Fee has been paid in full.

Late payments may be charged interest and administration fees (see Policies in the Main Menu).

You will be able to use your credit card to pay with PayPal

Tutors

Sheryl Hamilton

Tutor

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 College of Massage Therapy in Vernon BC. She teaches Visceral Manipulation for the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada, as well as several continuing education courses for RMT’s that she developed. Sheryl is also trained as a Spiritual Director and a student of Jakusho Kwong Roshi at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center in California. Her favourite thing is to meet the universe in the form of you and then play around together.
Nicole Ainscough

Senior Tutor

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 to hundreds of hours working in the Emergency room. Throughout her exposure to trauma and disease, Nicole has always been aware of the importance of human touch in supporting the health of the patient, in addition to the lifesaving interventions of conventional medicine. Nicole became interested in further study of BCST after witnessing how deeply the biodynamic touch supports health and healing. Nicole continues to learn every day from the amazing changes she sees in her clients. She is also studying to become a certified elemental Chi Kung instructor.
Ged Sumner

Senior Tutor

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 also teaches Elemental Chi Kung in the form of workshops and retreats. See his Natural Movement website for current workshops and his book on Chi Kung called 'You are How you Move: Experiential Chi Kung'. He is the author of 'Body Intelligence – Creating a New Environment' which explores felt sense anatomy. He is co-author of 'Cranial Intelligence - A Practical Guide to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy' which is a foundational guide to BCST. His book on felt sense meditation called 'Body Intelligence Meditation: Finding presence through embodiment' is offered as a meditation workshop programme internationally see BI Meditation website. He has a degree in Chemistry.
Angela Dechaine

Assistant Tutor

Years of yoga, meditation and conscious movement practice have led Angela to believe that we are meant to live a life of deep feeling and connection; to fully inhabit our miraculous bodies and contemplate who we are. The foundational principles of Biodynamic bodywork inspire her on many levels, both personally and professionally.
"I love nature. It is more than a love for nature, it gives me a sense of home and belonging, it gives me a sense of Self. Nature reminds me who I am, where I come from, and how significant my Life is. My body has rhythms and seasons, it ebbs and flows, it expands and retreats; it has this remarkable intelligence that I deeply trust and revere.” Angela’s interest in BCST emerged when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2013. BCST became a significant part of her post cancer treatment recovery as it made a profound impact on regulating her nervous system and reconnecting her to a sense of health; so much so she felt called to become a practitioner. She completed the BI training in 2017 and has been building her practice ever since. She loves supporting others to connect to the Health in their system no matter the ailment and to witness the remarkable healing that takes place with biodynamic touch.