Sydney 2020, Australia | Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner Training Foundation Course

Body Intelligence Training offers a 2 year practitioner course in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy in Sydney, Australia 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.

Sydney 2020 Course Dates (2020 - 2021 - 2022)

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

Seminar	Scheduled Date	Planned Tutor/s
Sem 1	14-Oct-2020 - 18-Oct-2020	Liz Kirkman
Sem 2	02-Dec-2020 - 06-Dec-2020	Simon Gosling
Sem 3	17-Feb-2021 - 21-Feb-2021	Andy Pike
Sem 4	14-Apr-2021 - 18-Apr-2021	Liz Kirkman
Sem 5	09-Jun-2021 - 13-Jun-2021	Simon Gosling
Sem 6	04-Aug-2021 - 08-Aug-2021	Andy Pike
Sem 7	29-Sep-2021 - 03-Oct-2021	Liz Kirkman
Sem 8	24-Nov-2021 - 28-Nov-2021	Simon Gosling
Sem 9	02-Feb-2022 - 06-Feb-2022	Liz Kirkman
Sem 10	30-Mar-2022 - 03-Apr-2022	Andy Pike
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:

Free Online Zoom Conferences

Saturday 27th June 2020 2-330pm with Simon Gosling

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

in Person Intro

tbd 2020, 4-530pm and 24th May 2020, 4-530pm

at the Collective Healing Centre, Level 1, 199-201 King Street Newtown NSW 2042

For enquiries. Please call Wei Liu on 0405 495257 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

Sydney Buddhist Centre, 24 Enmore Road, Newtown NSW 2042

Fees & Payment

For the whole training sem 1 through sem 10 the fee is A$10,000. The fee for seminar 1 is A$1,000.

Payment

The training offers several ways of paying. For payment of the full course fee up front there’s a discounted fee of A$9,500. Or there are payment plans offered.

Payment Plan

Deposit of A$1000 (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 - Balance of discounted Full Course fee A$8,500 due immediately after the first seminar.

Payment Option 2 - 3 x Instalments
First Instalment A$3000 due immediately after seminar 1
Second Instalment A$3000 due immediately after seminar 3
Third Instalment A$3000 due immediately after seminar 5
Full amount comes to A$10,000 with the deposit.

Payment Option 3 - 20 x Monthly Instalments
20 monthly instalments of A$472 (includes 5% administration fee). First instalment is due immediately after the first seminar. Full amount comes to A$10,440 with the deposit.

Entry into a payment plan is deemed to be a commitment to paying the whole course fee. 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

Simon Gosling

Senior Tutor

Simon Gosling has been a practicing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist for 17 years. He studied with Franklyn Sills at the Karuna Institute in Devon, UK. He became Franklyn's personal assistant for 5 years during the formation of the biodynamic approach and assisted Franklyn on many advanced courses. At this time Simon also tutored with the CTET in London, UK. Simon has also taught in Spain, Australia and New Zealand. He now has a thriving practice in West Auckland where he lives. His practice interest is with pregnancy, babies and children although he has treated all ages in 25 years of being a health professional.
Liz Kirkman

Senior Tutor

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. Liz is a passionate advocate for those learning to better come into relationship with themselves and how this can then help others. She has thrived on the continued postgraduate learnings around emotions, the vagus and nervous system regulation, potency, stillness and pre and perinatal psychology, and seen her clients flourish when integrating this into her clinical practice. Working with all ages, she continues to be humbled by what people's systems share in the clinic room, from their embryological origins, pre and postnatal challenges and joys, working with grief, stroke, digestion issues, concussion and more. The last few years, deepening into this work with clients on retreat in Bali. For more on Liz please see craniowaves.co.nz
Andy Pike

Senior Tutor

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 clinics and private practice.

Andrew has studied post graduate manual and adjustment based therapy, traditional Chinese medicine and Japanese acupuncture, trauma release exercise (TRE) and teaches yoga therapy, breath-work, craniosacral therapy and stretch therapy. Andrew used to be a teaching faculty member in the Physiotherapy school at the University of Otago in New Zealand which enabled him to realize the rewarding nature of facilitating the development of students learning how to assess and treat physical conditions. However, his true joy and what he finds awe-inspiring is the tutoring of BCST student who acknowledge and put emphasis on felt-sense awareness and inner wellbeing.

Andrew runs a full time health clinic in the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia where he also teaches yoga therapy classes and workshops for most of the year.