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Adam has been studying the body and energy flow of the universe for the past 15 years. His initiation into this work began with the teachings of a Crone (Elder woman) in Boulder, CO, whom he would help garden and vacuum her apartment in exchange for lessons and guidance in Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. During this time, he began to practice Tai Chi while studying both eastern and western spiritual philosophies. Over the course of his adult life he has experimented with numerous meditation practices, plant medicines, yoga, qigong, stretching and physical conditioning to improve his sensitivity for energy flow and physiological understanding.
As a professional carpenter for over a decade, physical pain and tension have been a constant teacher and have greatly illuminated the importance of balancing soft practices with strength and conditioning training. Adam has followed the example of the great healers of Taoist and Buddhist lineages, continuously developing his body as a conduit for greater capacity of Qi circulation and spiritual development.
Adam Bear completed his Body Intelligence training in 2020 and is a registered practitioner with the BCTA/NA. He currently offers in-person Qigong classes, 1:1 Energy Cultivation mentorships for Men (in-person and distance), and Biodynamic Craniosacral treatments in his community on Whidbey Island in Washington State. He is a lead facilitator for Sacred Sons, an organization dedicated to Masculine Alchemy, guiding men towards physical and emotional healing and full embodiment of the masculine archetypes (sacredsons.com)
Adam lives on Whidbey Island with his wife and their two daughters.
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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 teaching yoga in groups and in private training In 2016 Almog recieved training to become a yoga teacher for pregnant and postpartum women, and began training women. At 2017 she decided to develop her therapeutic skills and her ability of touch, and began BCST practitionaer training in Body Intelligence. During the Body Intelligence training, she discovered that there are tangent lines between these two modalities of practice- something that continues to inspire and fascinate her. Today she treats adults, pregnant women, babies and mothers. She is now training as a lactation counsultant and aims to deepen into the field of infant therapy.www.almog-therapy.com
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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 this work she became interested in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, and what it had to offer her clients. Having previously worked in the media it was through her own experience of stress and anxiety that lead her to study alternative ways to find health and balance within, and since studying BCST with Body Intelligence she feels that all her years of study and understanding have come together. Teaching is something Amanda is passionate about having facilitated courses in Massage and Mind Body Medicine in Melbourne & UK and in more recent years supporting groups in Melbourne for Body Intelligence.
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Andrew Ewing is a practising Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Certified Compassionate enquiry practitioner and studies the spiritual tradition of Advaita Vedanta (non-duality). Following a successful career in Technology, he decided to move away from artificial Intelligence to real intelligence and spent 12 months Volunteering and living in an Ashram in Southern India (Bangalore.) In India, his introduction to Craniosacral therapy resolved a spinal issue that he was told he would need surgery by specialists in Australia. After successfully resolving this issue he began studying a 2-year Diploma in BioDynamic craniosacral therapy In India and completed his studies and certification in Australia with Body Intelligence. Using a combination of Craniosacral Therapy with compassionate enquiry has proven transformative for himself and his clients. When he gets a chance he loves to spend time in, on and by the sea and experience the deep ocean tides first hand just as he experiences the fluidity of each being. Andy feels very grateful to be bringing healing and a sense of wholeness to this world.
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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.
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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.
Irish Supervisor
Anita Hayes has a background in hospice nursing and is a graduate of CTET school in London. She works full time as a craniosacral therapist and practices in Co. Clare and Dublin. She was a full time carer for 11 years and is a founding member of Ciunas, a low cost complementary care centre in Co. Clare for family carers. She is the founder of the Irish Seed Savers Association and has worked extensively on food security issues. She is an avid gardener and a keen cook. She is an experienced tutor and supervisor in biodynamic craniosacral therapy.
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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 practice in Berlin, Germany, where she helps individuals connect to resource, resilience and vitality amidst all life circumstances. Anni found her way into Biodynamics on her journey towards a greater companionship with health and considers it a great honour to facilitate this deepening for others as well. She is a dedicated explorer and listener of the intuitive knowing of the body and it's expressions of wholeness in our everyday lives. Anni resources among trees and by bodies of waters in the company of her family, notebook and great poetry.
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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 in south Tel Aviv Yafo, treating mostly adults. He has two sons, and they both are big fans of BCST.
UK Supervisor
Beverley Katz qualified as a Craniosacral Therapist 17 years ago. She runs a busy private practice in London and works in a disability foundation; a charity that provides affordable complimentary therapy for disabled people and their carers. She is a past Trustee for the Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust in the UK and has assisted on its Living Anatomy course and for three years as an assistant tutor on its Foundation Trainings. She qualified as an approved supervisor for the Craniosacral Therapy Association of the UK in 2003. She is also a Chi Kung teacher running regular classes. She has a partner and two children.
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Bharti has been a complementary practitioner of various Ayurveda treatments, Myofacial Remedial Massage and Reflexology since 1998. Working in Central London and also in yoga retreats in Europe and Turkey. Bharti has been working as a BCST since 2012, when her outlook to how she worked in all her other therapies changed, bringing a 'Biodynamic Cranio' perspective to her sessions. She works with clients of all ages including babies, she is based in Melbourne. She has a special interest in treatments designed for chronic fatigue, stress related issues and many aspects of fertility and pregnancy support. Having grown up in a family that took yoga, meditation and massages as part of growing up, she has felt the benefits of different types of therapies from a very young age. She is passionate about helping to create accountability and better attitudes towards health, leading to body awareness and self empowerment. Her other interests include jogging, dancing, hiking, skiing when she can!, connecting with nature, travelling and watching thrillers and comedy shows!
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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 hope to become in the days yet to unfold. Like many others in the Healing Arts realm, I found my modality through my own journey back to body mind wellness. I have struggled with a chronic pain dis-ease for twenty years; and when diet and lifestyle change reached their limits on how they could help my health, BCST came into my life. It was through this that I gained a deeper understanding of how our compounding life experiences, traumas, tensions, and pains get stored in the body and cause significant dysregulation on the body and in the mind. I became increasingly curious about how regulating our nervous system, becoming more embodied and present, and learning how to let go of things no longer serving us can have massive positive impacts on our entire being. Since starting my personal BCST journey and supporting my clients, I have gained a profound respect for the inherent healing ability of the human body and the potential for wellness within us all. I truly love seeing how much people light up as they find relief from aches and pains, feel more centered and calm, and have a deeper connection with who they are.
Prior to finding myself in this current role, I was a social worker for nearly 10 years with focus on supporting children, youth and adults who have experienced high levels of trauma. This was a deep dive into understanding the vastness of the human experience and the power of resiliency within each of us. I held various positions during my career and have significant experience in facilitating difficult conversations, navigating the intricate delicacy of trauma resolution, advocating for client rights, and building up healthy support systems and community connections. I am forever grateful to all the clients I met during this time, as cumulatively they taught me how to be a stabilizing force in a sea of chaos, be present to listen deeply and fully, honor the unique journey we each embark on, and support someone in finding themselves again.
When I am not giving sessions, I can be most often found out in nature with my family. Our two dogs, two cats, and two horses keep us smiling and laughing through all of life’s ups and downs. We are incredibly lucky to live in the beautiful meeting place of the Shuswap and Okanagan Valleys of British Columbia. I love the natural world and am resourced when I am out walking amongst the forest, swimming in a clear lake, or taking in the view from a mountain top. In addition to BCST, I am currently working towards becoming certified in Equine Facilitated Learning. Horses are another Soul passion of mine and I am growing increasingly excited to be able to share their gifts and teachings with clients; particularly with children and youth.
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Bríd Simon is a Registered Craniosacral Therapist RCST® and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist BCST with the North American Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association. Having a deep interest in holistic modalities as well as complementary medicine over a 20-year span has helped shape her into the craniosacral therapist she is today. Bríd practice is in Ventura, California, and also shares her time as an assistant tutor with Body Intelligence. Bríd integrates Somatic Experiencing® techniques routinely into her sessions which help to provide a rich framework for understanding and addressing trauma in one’s nervous system. For more information please visit www.embodyourhealth.com
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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 Iyengar yoga practitioner and student of the Enneagram. As a youth Catherine suffered a debilitating back injury and while it didn’t slow her down for long in her youth, it did stop her for a number of years as an adult. Chronic pain can be a complex issue and it was only when she encountered BCST and began deeply connecting with the abundant health of her own nature that she felt truly healed. She is very happy to be back with Body Intelligence as an assistant facilitator.
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Christina graduated from Body Intelligence in March 2020. She has been registered with BCST/NA since then and is growing her practice in Nelson BC. Before that she has spent many years cultivating presence and embodiment through the practice and study of meditation and yoga. She has participated in numerous week long silent retreats and is currently also teaching Yin Yoga classes in Nelson. Christina has also studied trauma healing with Thomas Hubl, whose work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions with the discoveries of contemporary science and found many similarities with the study of biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Currently, Christina is training in the Buddhist tradition of mindfulness meditation, all of these modalities influence and complement her practice of biodynamic craniosacral therapy.
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Clara Cunningham is a BCST practioner. She began studying cranial sacral 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 and intimacy with nature and the raw elemental power of this earth that shaped her views of life, and the continuum of life. She currently works with prenates, newborns, infants, children, families, and individuals of all ages offering somatic process work, attachment and bonding support, birth work/education, BCST, and holistic resiliency. She offers experiences to groups and organizations facilitating womb surrounds, Systemic Family Constellations, trauma intervention, ceremony, guided wilderness experiences, and movement therapy for somatic reclaiming. Clara is currently teaching a two year personal development course in pre and perinatal somatic process work, and also assisting Myrna Martin In PPN trainings around North America. She has worked for many years internationally as a holistic health practitioner that included a variety of bodywork modalities including myofascial release, somatic experiencing, Chi Nei Tsang, meridian massage, teaching yoga/breathe awareness, and shiatsu. Clara has apprenticed for the past 15 years in Tai chi, sensory awareness, and pre and perinatal somatic process work with both Judyth Weaver and Myrna Martin. She is a facilitator and educator in Pre and Perinatal Somatic Psychology, also known as primary psychology.
Born with a natural curiosity and focus of living in the spirit, Clara’s path has woven through many heart-centered disciplines which have guided and manifested her course of life studies and learning of what it is to be truly human. She is currently the director of The Human Development Center which she founded in 2016 in Bellingham WA. Clara and her husband lead a simple and blessed life with a thriving practice. Inspired by the process of personal transformation to live clearly in truth, simplicity and love...Clara is devoted to the unfolding of the inner most nature in herself and others.
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Cristina Franco Carrión, graduated in 2008 as a Physiotherapist in Malaga and later certified as an Osteopath at the Madrid School of Osteopathy (EOM). She completed training in Myofascial Induction Therapy (Andrej Pilat). Subsequently, she trained at the Upledger Institute in Cranio-Sacral Therapy-Somato-Emotional Release and Meningeal Approach.
She had the opportunity to receive great teachings from José Luis Pérez Batlle, Diego Maggio (Advanced TCS Course) and Carol McLellan in the Obstetric CranioSacral Therapy training at the Upledger Institute in Mexico City.
“I received as a gift, the opportunity to participate as an assistant in CranioSacral Therapy I and II, a path that deeply nourished me and aroused in me the concern of wanting to continue traveling the path of teaching.
My professional training has gone hand in hand with my own personal process, an inseparable tandem that would mark the course of my steps, and listening to them, the clarity to continue on my path of self-knowledge.
I complemented my training in CranioSacral Therapy with training in Gestalt Therapy, and later, and after 7 years of individual work in consultation, in 2018, I opened FisioAzul as a multidisciplinary center, in which I have the privilege of sharing my day to day with three osteopaths, a clinical podiatrist-posturologist, a Gestalt therapist, a specialist in clinical Psychoneuroimmunology and a therapist specialized in perinatal therapy.
We are currently a reference center in the care of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in pediatrics and adults at the national level.
In 2019 I continue my journey as a teacher teaching Fascial Therapy applied to postural control at the University of Seville, a current collaboration.
In 2021, I had the great honor of participating as a volunteer with the Hands with Heart Foundation, in Costa Rica, contributing my grain of sand as a Physiotherapist and Osteopath, helping families at risk of social exclusion.
In 2022 I am certified as a Craniosacral Biodynamic Therapist (Body Intelligence Training) in Madrid, where I had the opportunity to meet Juana María Pascual Cifre and receive important teachings for my life and my clinical practice, a turning point that would provide me with the tools I needed on a personal and professional level to be able to relate to myself and my environment from a place of listening and authenticity”.
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Throughout life I’ve been always passionate about movement and bodies and the dynamics between what we sense, what we do, and how we feel. I’ve played many sports as a teenager and have studied and teach yoga and dance as an adult, focusing on release techniques, improvisation and contact improvisation. On this path I’ve also finished a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Therapy and worked mainly with toddlers and their families. At that time I also worked as a Doula and gave birth to my three beautiful children as well. After many years of movement research I was curious to deepen and explore stillness and reflection. I’ve been a BCST practitioner since 2015 and I work with adults, children and babies. I use all my resources and experience to acknowledge as much as possible of the human experience through craniosacral touch. I teach movement and dance, grow garden vegetables and work in my orchard and love spending time with my kids.
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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 with Body Intelligence in Galway. I feel like a global citizen who loves his place of birth, which is Silesia with all its specifics. I am father of two wonderful kids. My life is a colourful journey and I have been blessed with plenty opportunities to meet interesting people. I am an open-minded and curious individual who tries to find an inspiration in all circumstances. I studied Economics first and English for teachers at primary schools later. I studied as a massage therapist and Spinal Stabilisation instructor. Just recently, I was admitted as a student of Transpersonal Psychology (5 years Stanislav Grof Legacy training) starting in April 2021. I have taken part in numerous tantric and shamanic workshops. We are about to open a BCST Clinic in a Neuromedical Centre Arcada in Ostrava, Czech Republic where we plan on opening yet another branch of Body Intelligence training. I have my own clinic in a polish town, Pszow where I live with my family. My deepest passion is human beings and the body, mind and soul. I keep exploring the way we all experience our journey and how we see and understand the story of our life. The biodynamic approach fascinates me every session with my clients and teaches me to listen and respect the forces which create and organise the body.
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Since the birth of her daughter in 1995, Deborah has transformed an interest in health and wellbeing into a new career: training as a Counsellor, gaining a Reiki Mastership and completing Yoga Teacher training, before graduating from the Body Intelligence BCST course in 2011. Since mid 2012 she has worked at a busy Auckland dental practice, where she offers BCST to help to ease the process of re-shaping the jaw and face through the use of Orthotropics and functional Orthodontics; also helping people with TMJ disorders. This work then led to her teaching a post-graduate workshop on treating TMJ disorders and working intra-orally at a PACT conference during a 4 year stint as the PACT secretary. Deborah loves assisting people along the transformational path of their BCST training and was a regular helper on the Body Intelligence trainings for a couple of years after her graduation, then transitioning to assistant tutor. Deepening her yogic path, Deb took Sannyas in 2017, and continues to explore many forms of embodiment, including regular post-grad BCST workshops. In her leisure time Deborah loves walking barefoot on the beach in all seasons.
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Emily works as a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Professional Homeopath in central Edinburgh. Her personal experience of these transformative modalities led to a passion to support others on their paths to wellness, helping them negotiate life’s challenges and understand and embody their experiences along the way.
Emily’s biodynamic practice and day to day life continues to be informed and enhanced by over 20 years of qi gong, meditation and yoga which has deepened her awareness of the universal forces, fluid dynamics, stillness, and the relationship with the physical body.
Emily has a strong connection with nature and the seasons and spends as much time as possible in the great outdoors of her native Scotland. She enjoys daily sea swimming, walking and weaving with natural materials.
You can find out more about Emily’s work here: www.emilygibb.com
UK Supervisor
Ersie Kyprianou is a craniosacral therapist in Toulouse, integrating in her practice several years of experience in the fields of alternative medicine and psychoanalysis. After a degree in civil engineering she studied osteopathy, craniosacral therapy (Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust in London) and attended several training courses in alternative medicine. Ersie is a founding member of AFTCS (The French association of CranioSacral Therapy) and member of the Psychoanalytic Clinic College of the Southwest (France). Her other areas of interests in the professional field include qi gong, meditation and yoga. Ersie is from Cyprus; she loves the Mediterranean sea and hiking in the mountains.
Senior Tutor
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 Exercise Physiology and many years of teaching experience in schools/sports colleges. Gareth has an ever-growing fascination about the potential for transformation through bodywork. His main interests include: somatic meditations, yoga, trail running, swimming and gym. www.garethjtoner.com
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Gayle graduated from Body Intelligence’s Foundation Training in 2012. She went on to assist subsequent trainings and has attended many post graduate seminars with a focus on trauma resolution, the fascial complex and listening from the heart. She ran a full time BCST practise on Salt Spring Island for 8 years and then a strong desire to deepen her knowledge of the body led her back to school to complete a 2500hr massage therapy training program. She became a registered massage therapist in Sept 2019. She is now enjoying helping people connect to their forces of health and create more ease and balance in their systems with her Massage and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy practise in Oak Bay, Victoria. She resources with meditation, embodiment exercises and plenty of nature time.
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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.
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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 creating safe and sacred space for people to consider and undertake transformational change.
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Hannah Wasielewski is a registered craniosacral therapist with the North American Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association. She completed a 700+ hour Biodynamic Craniosacral Training with Body Intelligence and continues to work for Body Intelligence as a classroom assistant. She has furthered her education by studying advanced topics with teachers including Brian Tierney PhD and Steve Coleman CMT LAc. Her studies of energy medicine add a depth to her craniosacral work. She completed the Master of Intuition Medicine® Certification (MIM) from the Academy of Intuition Medicine® in 2018 where she continues to do advanced courses. In addition to her bodywork and healing studies, Hannah brings a highly developed sense of embodiment from her career as a professional dancer. In her undergraduate studies, she received a degree in Dance Science. She practices craniosacral therapy in San Francisco. For more information please visit www.craniosacralsf.com
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I have always had a fascination with the workings of the body at every level. I have practiced Body Work for over 20 years through a variety of modalities, including Reiki, Massage and Acutonics, culminating in my practice as a Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. Originating with my love of horses, my world of competitive riding and my own personal journey with chronic pain, I began a more in-depth exploration of how our bodies work, become injured and adapt to stresses: physical, emotional, and spiritual.
Finding the utmost healing and health in my own body through my Craniosacral training has focused my delight and driving passion for this work. It has enabled me to support my own health and wellbeing, to the greatest degree I have experienced since early childhood! I am excited to be the catalyst to assist others in experiencing the same. I live in a remote timber-frame house in the woods with 4 horses, a dog, a cat and my hubby! I loves the outdoors, am rejuvenated by nature and spends my days refining my practice, continuing to learn from my horses and hiking the trails on our
property. Get to know me better at www.horsecentred.com and www.heartofhealing.biz
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Hila spent her formative years as a therapist in a clinic where she trained and worked for five years in the field of Applied Kinesiology and NAET allergy treatment. During and upon completing her B.A. in movement and dance education at the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, she began working with and treating children and adults who have special needs through movement and later, in BCST. She has attended post-graduate seminars with Franklyn Sills, Ray Castellino, and Steve Hanes which have deeply influenced her approach to safely resolve trauma and the ways she supports babies, children, and the whole family unit. Hila loves singing, being outdoors, and in motion. She draws strength and inspiration from the major resource of her supportive family. She finds being a BCST practitioner as an organic progression of her years of training and work in health care and deep longing for well-being. Hila runs her private practice in Jerusalem and its environs.
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Hilary is a registered biodynamic craniosacral therapist based in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. She is passionate about the transformative power of learning. Her journey to BCST began with her keen interest in anatomy and rehabilitation as a physiotherapist. It was her passion for youthfulness, authenticity and creativity that lead her to pursue a career in teaching. She then went on to complete a Masters in Counselling Psychology. While working in this field for 12 years Hilary felt called towards somatic healing modalities. In BCST she found a therapy with the capacity to access deeply stored experiences in a gentle, supported and individual way. She is excited by the capability of BCST to enhance vitality and resources while also addressing both physiological and emotional states. She brings a sense of delighted discovery when discussing and practising BCST. At the same time she embraces a new way of relating to her own system and the broader fields. Further experiential course work in Qi Gong and meditation brings depth to her clinical work.
Hilary has immense gratitude and a sense of awe for the natural world around her. She is in the process of establishing her combined practise as an RCST and Canadian Certified Counsellor in Cochrane, Alberta.
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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 for 47 years. He teaches stillness meditation, beekeeping classes and assists Clara Cunningham in pre and perinatal somatic work. He has a deep interest in quantum dynamics and perceptual fields in relationship to stillness and accessing resilience/health. Hiraman and Clara founded the human development center in Bellingham Washington.
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I first studied craniosacral osteopathy, graduated in 2016 from Radek Neškrabal and then worked as an assistant in the training of craniosacral osteopathy with elements of biodynamics for the following three years. Since 2017, I have been a member of the Czech Craniosacral Association as a professional therapist. In 2018 and 2019, I attended two Roger Gilchrist seminars, which gave me an even deeper insight into craniosacral biodynamics and the neuroenergetic approach. I am taking training in craniosacral biodynamics at Body Intelligence Training in Ostrava. I practice at the Arcada Neurorehabilitation Center in Ostrava and provide therapies to adults and children with congenital defects, mental disabilities and autism. Another group of my clients are people in psychospiritual emergency and people addicted to drugs.
I came to craniosacral therapy at the time of my deepest existential crisis.I was divorced, my son was an addict, I had a severe autoimmune diseases, and my financial situation was on the verge of poverty. My original profession was IT consultant and SW tester. Everything was gone. During a very challenging psychospiritual emergency period 2012-2013, I went through a big transformation and craniosacral therapy brought me back to life, showed me the way. It saved my life.
My wish is to be here for other human beings who feel lost and don't know what to do next. Since 2018, I have been doing small courses of craniosacral therapy for ordinary people. Since 2020, I have also been conducting seminars for therapists and bodyworkers specializing in vagus nerve and Poylvagal therapy as well as fascia and extracellular matrix.
I am a mother of three adult children and have three grandchildren so far. I live in nature near Ostrava and my life has become simple and loving. Craniosacral therapy is my great love and passion.
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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 her teens and early twenties. She has completed several yoga teacher trainings and over ten years developed her own practice and teacher training in somatic yin for movers and bodyworkers that focusses on slow, enquiry based movements. The arc of Jade’s work in both touch and movement continued to deepen and decelerate and incorporate the subtle phenomena of stillness and nervous system regulation which naturally led her to biodynamic craniosacral therapy. She finds that both receiving and practicing BCST meets her needs for authentic, gentle connection and she appreciates both the depth of anatomical understanding it requires as well as the respect for the mystery of life. In 2020 after being an assistant tutor on BI trainings for five years she stepped into a role as a senior tutor.
Jade is consistently inspired by the wisdom that emerges from sacred witnessing through touch and the phenomena of dynamic stillness. As a lifelong learner her studies in BCST continue with Franklyn and Cherionna Sills at the Karuna Institute and with other postgraduate courses. She is also a Feldenkrais practitioner and a somatic counsellor in training. She hosts private retreats and trainings and has worked in osteopathic clinics in Dubai, ran a private practice and worked in detox and rehabilitation centres in Thailand and has consulted at destination spas around Europe and Asia.
Recently Jade has relocated her practice to Suffolk in the UK. She is an avid amateur potter, loves to celebrate the seasons and forage for wild food and participates in women’s mysteries, ceremonial circles and drumming. Her greatest passion is to be in the crucible of learning, to share, experience and understand more about our bodies and minds and guide transformational experiences relating to self and health. She has a passion for the work that is inclusive, anatomically nerdy and rooted in kindness and is devoted to empowering students and sharing experiences of being and belonging with a great presence of heart.
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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 clinic in Bangalore. She continued to upgrade her skills with further workshops and shared her knowledge and experience with spa therapists as a trainer. Jasetha completed the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy diploma with Body Intelligence Training in Mysore and has qualified at the Postgraduate level. She prefers working with BCST as it is gentle, helps people to trust the wisdom of their own body and its health. She works well with both adults and children in her clinic. Jasetha is part of the Body Intelligence tutor team. Her interests include yoga, chi kung, travelling, reading, theatre and dance.
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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 the work. Jason has been working in the health industry for almost 20 years. He is currently the owner director of a busy clinic in Auckland. Jason has a Diploma in Biodynamic Crainosacral Therapy from Resonance Training and a Diploma in Therapeutic Massage and Craniosacral Therapy at Wellpark College. Jason works with Mothers and baby's and has an interest in how embryonic forces of formation express in Crainosacral Therapy. He has an Advanced Diploma in BCST. He's the father of three young boys.
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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 for over 20 years. He plays the Violoncello and practices and teaches the Argentine tango. Since his childhood in the Austrian Alps he has kept a deep connection to the natural world and maintains a self sufficient life style exploring organic gardening methods, nutrition, food preservation and beekeeping. www.j-steiner.com
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Whilst working in the world of marketing, Juana began practicing yoga and later, following completion of her first massage course developed a keen interest in natural therapies. Juana continued her studies and training, covering Podal Reflexology, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, and other types of massage. Juana Ma. also has trained in various body therapies (Yoga Anusara Teacher) and techniques (Certified Infant Massage Instructor). While studying in Santander with Rene Daubagna and discovering Craniosacral Osteopathy with a classical approach, she became certain that Osteopathy was the answer and thereafter completed her training as an Osteopath and a natural progression to studying Biodynamics Craniosacral Therapy. Travelling to England, she studied BSCT with Franklyn Sills (Karuna Institute). She has taken classes from Katherine Ukleja, Mike Boxhall, Jim Feil, and Roger Gilchrist. Teaching has now become for her a whole life experience and she continues to deliver and develop this with enthusiasm, dedication and balance.
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Julia is a Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist living, working and playing on the unceded Coast Salish Territories*, specifically of the Lekwungen and W_SÁNEC peoples of Vancouver Island. She began her inquiry into health over 30 years ago through work, study, play, and travel while beginning her studies in meditation and alternative health practices. It was her own initiation into motherhood that began her exploration of health within living systems which led her to study and become a Registered Midwife. After 10 years of a full practice, she was involved with a car accident that resulted in a brain injury in which she was told she would not recover. This was her invitation, her call, to come back to Self and the finding and discovery of her true heart and soul’s purpose. She committed herself to a full recovery and return to health and was guided by a whole hearted belief in the body and mind’s innate wisdom to heal. After years of trial and experimentation, Julia’s commitment and tenacity did in fact lead to a much fuller recovery and BCST played a crucial role in that experience. It had a powerful and profound effect on her healing and inspired her to further her understanding of this work and hence began her training with Body Intelligence. Today, Julia continues to follow her heart and love and dedication to learning and continues to grow her roots in her practices of BCST, counseling, Sacred Healing Journeys and ritual, Women’s Circles, and the dynamic space of pregnancy and birth, in the prenatal and postpartum period. She is resourced by connection with family and friends, nature and lots of laughter.
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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 Steve Haines, Ged Sumner, Colin Perrow and Kathlyne Ukleja who offered me the context to deepen my understanding of this innovative path so that I could share it with others.
I trained as a dancer and artist (Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle & Goldsmith College, London), I felt guided to explore various spiritual paths such as the Tao, Vedanta, and the tantric non-dualist approach of Kashmir Shivaism. This influences my inquiry about reality and deepens my yoga practice. The discovery of Yoga Nidra has re-actualized my understanding of processes such as relaxation, stillness, energy, healing and transformation. I can meet these qualities in the discipline of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, which I chose for its inclusive and non-invasive approach, primarily interested in health and balance in the client's system.
In 2009 I founded Connective Studio in Nîmes (South of France), a community place to explore our daily-life and reality in new ways. In this location I offer yoga, marmatherapy, cranio sacral therapy and massage. Interested in non-dogmatic ways of teaching, I love to explore the subtle body, the action of listening, perception, energetic principles active in all movements of life and a quality of presence welcoming our dual forces into a unifying flow.Tutor
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 and animistic studies. She is deeply resourced by yoga and qigong, dancing as often as possible, and spending time with cedar trees. Truly inspired by craniosacral therapy, Kali is in reverence to the wisdom of the body and the healing power of stillness.
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Kjara began her health and wellness career in the fitness industry at an early age. In 2003, after a personal health crisis she explored craniosacral therapy through the Upledger Institute before attending a five year, (plus thesis) Osteopathic program in Vancouver. She has be practicing and teaching Osteopathy and craniaosacral courses for humans and horses since 2009, with extra focus on trauma recovery, particularly with frontline first responders. She has thriving practice in her home town of Salmon Arm as well as Vernon BC. Kjara loves all things dance, drum, horse, body and movement related. She lives on a acreage with her family and six horses and enjoys many outdoor activities as well as hosting retreats and drum and dance circles.
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Ladybird began studying with Body Intelligence in 2019. What inspires her the most is how BCST translates into living systems. She has integrated the practice into her work as a Palliative Care/ Hospice Care educator and consultant by bringing the “language” of biodynamics into supportive conversations about end of life and being with suffering. Ladybird is honored to be able to support the BI team and future students in this program and to have the opportunity to deepen her own hands-on skills and understanding of this remarkable practice. Ladybird currently lives in Bolinas, CA. She supports individuals, families, medical teams and caregivers to show up for experiences that are often hard to bear witness to by remembering, embodying, and responding from their deepest place of health.
She is involved with the following programs:
www.humaneprisonhospiceproject.org, www.mettlehealth.org, www.commonweal.org
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Laura Taylor is a holistic veterinarian in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Early in her career she pursued training in veterinary chiropractic, acupuncture and homeopathy. However her real love was craniosacral therapy and over a 15 year period she took courses in human CST (Upledger Institute) since training in animal CST was and still is uncommon. Her anatomy knowledge as a veterinarian enabled her to adapt human CST techniques to the small and large quadruped. Keen to learn other aspects of osteopathy Laura pursued courses in visceral manipulation through the Upledger/Barral Institutes. She also completed a part-time 2 year certification program in equine osteopathy in the US (Vluggen Institute). In 2009 Laura took part in the first Body Intelligence training offered in Canada. It was in this program that she truly found her ‘tribe’ and the training not only beautifully integrated all her prior knowledge in conventional and alternative medicine but also provided a language to the style of CST practice she had been doing with animals for years.
Her current veterinary practice is 100% BCST/visceral osteopathy along with some acupuncture and homeopathy. Laura’s scope of practice is limited to neurological and musculoskeletal cases and her case load is typically 50% equine and 50% small animals. She enjoys the variety and challenges of working on cats and dogs (everything from sporting dogs to geriatrics) as well as horses. Living in a part of Canada with a large equine population Laura is able to treat a variety of horses including pleasure horses, working ranch horses, retired geriatrics and sport horses from numerous equestrian disciplines. On a personal level she loves living near the mountains and enjoys hiking, biking, canoeing and photography.
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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 with massage therapists in college, later taking courses in holistic massage and anatomy, including relaxation and deep tissue massage, Trager and facilitated joint release, and Alexander technique. As her massage practice developed, she learned the importance of actively engaging clients in the healing process. Her search for deeper, more efficient and long-lasting healing modalities led her to the profound work of BCST. Lauren continues to balance her inner and outer work with human bodies and their environments, maintaining a fulfilling massage and craniosacral practice called Bodies of Water, and studying local watersheds in the Pacific Northwest. She supports her practice through yoga, Qi Kung, and spending time on and in the water.
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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
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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 oriented around Massage Therapy, Myofascial release work, Aromatherapy, Reflexology and Counseling. This later evolved to being immersed in the Biodynamic principles of the body’s own innate wisdom. BCST gave language to what she had always heard from the body. Now she enjoys teaching and sharing her experience and knowledge with those who also seek to have a deeper understanding of the supreme science of our organic and biological nature. Lolly has a busy practice in her New Zealand home town with a specific interest in working with the health of pregnancy, babies and children. Lolly’s warmth and authenticity is welcomed by her clients and students alike. Lolly is a mother of 4, lover of the outdoors and whenever possible is likely to be found climbing rocks or galloping a horse along a beach nearby.
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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 based on the principle that the life force (aka as Qi, Prana, the Breath of Life) will find its most optimal state of well being and will move towards a deepening of vitality as its natural rhythmic powers are supported and the constrictions of trauma, be it physical, mental, emotional or psychic, are softened and reduced. That all things throughout the multiverse resonate as an interconnected whole and that the infinite, unbounded, nonjudgmental nature of love and oneness motivates the path towards wellness and optimum functioning for all. It is her desire to increase the well being of all through self-awareness and resonance with nature and to bring wisdom and appreciation for the beauty and fullness of the earth as Gaia so to achieve a sustainable, peaceful and bountiful existence for all beings.
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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 approach to healing is informed by his previous career as a legal researcher and advocate on behalf of those at risk of abuse, including refugees, prisoners and vulnerable minorities. He became aware of the direct and vicarious effects of trauma in this work and is particularly interested in BCST as modality to help those suffering from PTSD. Mark is also a certified leadership coach specialising in the use of mindfulness for managing stress, promoting behavioural change and enhancing leadership. By taking a holistic approach that harnesses the intuitive power of the heart as well as the cognitive skills of the brain, he enjoys helping his clients challenge their conditioning, tap into their resources and find greater fulfilment in their lives. Mark is originally from the UK, but has also studied and worked in Hong Kong, China and Japan. He moved to Thailand with his partner in 2009 and they live in the beautiful valley of Pai near Chiang Mai. Alongside his work with Body Intelligence, Mark also facilitates mindfulness-based coaching programs for individuals and organizations: https://asianleadership.com/home/
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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 gestalt psychology, meditation and qi gong into her core foundation of craniosacral.
Marta has run busy private practice clinics in London, Ibiza, Switzerland and now Bali, including setting up and running a Craniosacral clinic at the well-known Bumi Sehat maternity clinic. She also works as a birth doula with midwife skills for home births, having assisted over three hundred births as a combined Craniosacral therapist & birth doula.
In addition to her private practice, Marta has been co-teaching biodynamic Craniosacral therapy in Bali for the past two years, finding it very inspiring and fulfilling.
She is very passionate about the Craniosacral model and in awe at the presence, depth of being and relating, and compassion that emerges during sessions as well as in teaching. Revealing and allowing the healing wisdom of the inner body, and the sacredness at the core of life to facilitate transformation and change. A deeper understanding and alignment to one’s purpose and essence is core to her practice and a commitment to the processes of trauma resolution, change, creativity and birth.
Marta also leads retreats and works as an intuitive sound healer. She loves all things related to dance, sacred chanting, walking and swimming in nature.
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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 show you that healing is possible. My name is Mary Gold and I educate clients on how the body stores emotions and trauma and teach the essential skills to release and heal those traumas. You already have everything you need to heal your body, mind and spirit. Through my training in Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Meridian Massage Therapy, Functional Nutrition & Lifestyle Practitioner, as a Certified Health Coach through Health Mastery Institute and as a mother of eight children, I provide a vast array of proven holistic techniques for balancing the autonomic nervous system, food education, vagal nerve toning, nutrition and bringing balance to your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health.
Most people who have experienced trauma are disconnected from their bodies. To heal, it is essential to learn how to feel the rhythms of your own body. Did you know that your liver moves in a figure eight? That your kidneys migrate ½ mile every day? That the fluid in your spine has a rhythm like waves of the sea? That these deep movements are the body’s way of saying yes and no? The body stores emotional experiences as a felt sense that shapes the way we perceive the world around us.
I will teach you how to listen to your body, how to feel the rhythms of your organs, to notice where you are in your body, in this moment, on this planet. This is the path to healing. You will learn how to track the movements, how your body expresses, how to resource health from within and how to trust what your body is saying. Your body holds every single thing you need, every moment, every memory as well as the knowledge to heal. I will show you how to access this wealth of knowledge and use it to transform your health.
My deep love and passion for cranial sacral therapy comes from a traumatic personal experience. My 5- year-old daughter broke her sphenoid bone in an accident. Western medicine did not offer healing and led me to search the outskirts of modern-day medicine. My daughter found relief of symptoms, wholeness and deep healing with cranial sacral work. And I found a calling that has led me to where I am today.
I run the Ceiba Healing Centre located in Flathead Valley of northern Montana, with a team of holistic practitioners. I have a strong foundation working with children and adult clients with head trauma, concussions/TBI and PTSD related to head trauma as well as clients with childhood trauma, grief and pregnancy/birth trauma. I offer monthly classes for clients seeking guidance for nutrition, accelerating their healing through detoxification group cleanses and embodiment practices. The primary goal of the Ceiba Healing Center is to teach you how to resource health through the breath of life, dance within your own rhythm and awaken the gift of stillness within the quantum field through an array of techniques designed to reconnect you with your own innate power to heal.
When your truth speaks, there is a pause in the rhythms of your body and this is where your light comes through. Allow me to offer support & hold space as you uncover your light and embark upon a healing journey within your own body.
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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 Ethiopaty and Polarity Therapy, before working as a sound engineer for 10 years, and a surf teacher for 3 years. Then came back to BCST 10 years ago in Toulouse with Body Intelligence. Travelling, nature, music, sports, and breathwork are major part of Mathieu’s life style.
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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 practitioner. BCST was a natural addition to his daily clinical practice. The wide field of BCST provides him with an exciting and endless research ground.
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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 is attracted to the gentle and non invasive approach of bcst and it's ability to connect into and support each persons innate wisdom and healing potential. She recently lived in Malaysia for 4 years and it was here that she undertook her craniosacral therapy Diploma and also had the opportunity to assist a training. Megan has a special Interest in working with chronic pain , anxiety and trauma. She lives in Melbourne with her two sons Liam and Luca and had a busy practice in Bentleigh.
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Migeul has always had a clear vocation for health sciences. This has led him to live his profession with passion, dedication and a lot of love, as well as most things in his life, such as his love of the sea. Shortly after finishing his Physiotherapy studies, he was attracted to Osteopathy, obtaining his certification as a D.O. He has delved into the exploration of tissues from Fascial Therapy, Visceral Osteopathy, Listening skills and CranioSacral Therapy. He is a restless, seeker and committed to the truth and to others, he defines his path as a continuous and fascinating discovery of the mystery of the human being, from the most scientific part to the most humanistic part; from meditation and personal knowledge to the vision of other health systems such as Chinese medicine or Ayurveda. He has also trained with Juan Bañuls, Carles Company, Mike Boxhall and Katherine Ukleja, among others. And in Kinesiology with Luís Rivas. Training in Biodynamic Craniosacral Osteopathy at Body Intelligence was, in his words, one of the most beautiful trips that he also had the pleasure of sharing with his wife. Currently he continues to work in his practice in his hometown and in the creation of an integrative health project in Dénia.
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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 body work in order to help others restore health and well-being. She completed Chiropractic school in 1989, which gave her a strong appreciation of alignment and insight into the workings of our miraculous body, but it was BCST that shifted her understanding of Health to something internal and individual.
She moved to Singapore in 1989 after chiropractic school, where she owned and operated a busy clinical practice for ~30 years. She completed a foundation training with Franklyn Sills in 2001, joined the Body Intelligence tutor team in 2008 and taught and traveled extensively throughout South East Asia, including India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Israel, and Australia.
Along with building a clinical practice in the Twin Cities she continues to teach in the 2-year foundation training for Body Intelligence Trainings. Her practice and teaching reflect her passion for anatomy, physiology and natural holistic health; she utilizes BCST, a therapeutic touch and promotes lifestyle habits that optimize health and well-being. She is guided by her intention to support that which within us is whole.
During the time spent abroad, she acquired some knowledge from ancient and traditional healing arts such as Ayurveda, TCM, Chi Gong and some of the more esoteric shamanic practices throughout South East Asia. Her teaching and travel experience has given her a deep appreciation for diverse cultural nuances and an ability to communicate complex concepts in a simple and direct way. She offers individual BCST sessions, teaches embodied meditation, yoga and holistic lifestyle practices at corporate events and retreats, and conducts therapeutic yoga/chi gong classes. She moved back to the Twin Cities to be closer to family and enjoys spending time with them and in the natural environment.
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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 psychology. Her background also includes fourteen years of experience in science and leadership education. She has had the opportunity to work in a variety of healthcare settings including integrative healthcare clinics, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities, home health services, physical therapy outpatient clinics, and private alternative therapy practices. She is currently a licensed physical therapist in the states of Montana and Washington, and certified in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and Nutritional Therapy. Nancy has a passion for teaching, training and motivating students to follow their curiosity and achieve their goals. She loves working with clients towards greater health and potential from a supported and holistic perspective. She has a special interest in emotional wellbeing, and nervous system regulation.
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Naomi Chuah lives in Langley, British Columbia, where she practices Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and is the owner of a thriving holistic health clinic. For most of Naomi's adult life she's been curious about health, both body and psycho/emotional. She engages in lots of reading, always asking questions, always looking, listening, wondering what works for people and why. This was especially the case as health issues came up in her family. Starting with treating on a physical level, she eventually threw herself into learning how bodies heal through profoundly being seen, heard, and met through the presence and empathy of another human being.
As a Body Intelligence Graduate, Naomi continues to learn through post grads, workshops and classes about attachment theory, trauma, and the human psyche, and the intricate paradox of meeting needs, providing safety, and at the same time building tolerance to sensation and discovering resilience for all of life's experiences.
During Naomi's time off she rambles in the woods, sits in creeks, and swims in the river behind her work. She feels deeply grateful for the experience of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and loves to offer this therapy to others who are engaging in their own healing. langleycraniosacral.com
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Natan Daskal is a BCST practitioner through Body Intelligence. He is also a Certified Massage Therapist, a Registered Somatic Movement Educator, and teaches experiential anatomy, somatic-based dance, and expressive arts therapy at the Tamalpa Institute. He has completed certification programs in somatic education from Moving On Center, mindfulness-based somatic psychotherapy from the Hakomi Institute, and is a student of Body Mind Centering.
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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.
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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. She has also studied Yoga and practices Vipassana meditation. She is currently studying Chi Kung. She is a part of the Tutor team for Body Intelligence Training in Asia. Nirali is passionate about Craniosacral Therapy and loves working with students and sharing her experience. She works with patients of all ages and needs at her clinic in Mumbai. She is also associated with a paediatric clinic for children with special needs. She enjoys travelling & exploring new places and loves adventurous activities.
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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, led her to the world of self-exploration through yoga and spiritual traditions, cognitive-behaviour based programmes and then to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy.
For Nupam, BCST has brought a whole new level of awareness to know thyself through the healing process and has given her a holistic perception of health and wellness combining both science and spirituality. She completed her training in 2017 and thereafter, has been assisting with Body Intelligence to continue and expand her knowledge & skills. She practices in Delhi NCR and loves working with clients to re-build their relationship with their body and how to support their Health through self-regulation.
Nupam is a certified 'Heal your life' workshop leader, which specializes in the use of thought-feeling processes for managing emotional wellbeing. She is also a certified yoga therapist and has studied yoga for more than ten years from traditional schools of different lineages in India and still continues.
She likes dancing, being with nature, loves her little nephew and explores with healing food and cuisines.
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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 body strongly affects our capacity to heal. In addition to craniosacral therapy, Oly enjoys other practices that deepen their connection to the body, whether it be somatic movement, being in nature, listening to music, or enjoying good food. They primarily work with the LGBTQ community of Berlin but their praxis is open to all individuals who treat queer spaces with respect.
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Pauline was born and bred in Hong Kong. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration and had worked in corporate companies for 10 years in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively. After changing her career into health and wellness industry, the first practice was with a group of chiropractors and sports medicine doctors in 2005. In 2007, she founded Integrated Energy – The Therapy Centre Singapore offering different complimentary therapies by a team of professional practitioners. Pauline has been helping patients with conditions, such as musculoskeletal problems, lymphedema (cancer patients) and emotional post-traumatic stress. In respect to the training background, Pauline is certified in Holistic Massage in 2004; Reflexology and Sports Massage Therapy (ITEC UK) in 2005; Myofascial Therapy (AGSHSS Australia) in 2005; Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) in 2009 & Combined Decongestive Therapy (CDT) in 2012 (Dr Vodder School International); Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) (Body Intelligence Training) in 2009 with Ged Sumner and Steven Haines. Apart from going through the 2-year BCST training, Pauline had also attended post-graduate courses with Michael Shea in 2011 & 2013, Katherine Ukleja in 2012 and Ged Sumner in 2016 respectively. She is a professional member of Pacific Association of Craniosacral Therapists (PACT) since 2009. Pauline was a tutor of holistic massage and aromatherapy therapy (ITEC UK) with Raffles Knowledge Pte Ltd and MBW Institute Pte Ltd from 2006 to 2008. She is always keen in promoting complimentary therapies through education and personal practice. She has strong interest in playing classical piano music and practicing yoga.
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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 of the Art of Living. She is a firm believer in alternative medicine, and practices Marma Chikitsa and Meru Chikitsa (spinal network analysis). She is passionate about taking this work everywhere. She lives in Bangalore with a busy practice, loves dancing, meditating and traveling.
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I first experienced Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) as client and was amazed at the profound effect it had on my wellbeing and in the part it played in healing a broken neck incurred in a cycling crash. BCST so deeply resonated with me that I wanted to deepen my understanding of this holistic therapy by training with Body Intelligence. I have been drawn to exploring meditation, the healing arts and embodiment practices for over thirty years. While I have walked many different paths in life, I found my passion with BCST and support my practice through Qigong and meditation.
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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 Craniosacral Resource Center, a clinic offering treatment for adults and children, in Dallas, Texas. As the host of The Craniosacral Podcast, he is in regular contact with some of the most prominent figures in the world of craniosacral therapy and related fields. His podcast and blog are followed in over 20 countries, bringing insightful interviews with practitioners and teachers to craniosacral therapists all around the globe. Ryan believes in a fluid, balanced, and non-dogmatic approach to the clinical practice of CST. He is married with two children, and spends time in nature hiking and backpacking whenever possible.
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Sarah Bury is a marine research scientist by training, with an understanding of biological and environmental systems. This training reinforced her beliefs in a holistic universe, where land, water and organisms are intricately and homeostatically linked, always striving towards equilibrium and balance. She has dedicated much of her life to understanding environmental processes and how the natural world functions as a single unit. Now, after 30 years of receiving biodynamic craniosacral therapy, she has a similar fascination and passion for understanding the body and all the processes that support the health and life force of individuals. Spending a large part of her life either on, or in, the water has given her a deep appreciation of tidal and fluid motions and life-force energies. As a biodynamic craniosacral therapist this has helped her to access full health and potential in herself and her clients. She specialises in working with clients who have experienced autoimmune issues, chronic stress and pain, and severe trauma, and believes being part of these transformational journeys, seeing people turn their lives around, is a privilege and gift.
Sarah trained in 2016 in Wellington and after qualifying, set up a clinic on the beautiful Kapiti coast just north of Paekakariki. She has assisted on the BI trainings in Wellington since 2018, and from 2020 has been a BI tutor assistant. The Wellington seminars are held at her Kapiti coast 24-acre rural retreat, where she and her partner and two adult children are following a lifetime ambition of living off the land in harmony and re-establishing the native bush and wetland habitats.
Senior 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.
Senior Tutor
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 polarity/craniosacral associates Canada with Andrea Axt. She trained as a lactation consultant and as an Ipec therapist (integrated physical emotional clearing). She has been in private practice since 2007 working with babies, children and families, supporting them in physical emotional and mental development. She practices meditation and has three children.
Assistant Tutor
Sierra Tanner is a certified biodynamic craniosacral therapist through the Body Intelligence School and holds a bachelor's degree in human physiology with specialized training in the somatic arts and trauma-resolution. She is continuing to pursue post-graduate studies with Dr. Jonathan Evans on resolving birth trauma in newborns and babies. Her treatments utilize highly attuned touch and deep stillness to help unwind both acute and chronic patterns of tension that limit the body’s innate expression of vitality. Sierra’s compassion and skillful attunement aim to offer a field of safety and connection for all that her clients have endured. She specializes in working with survivors of abuse and those in recovery from addiction as well as helping restore healthy function after injuries, concussions or surgeries. Her teachers Ryan Hallford and Dr. Brian Tierney both have over 20 years of experience in the healing arts and helped shape her approach founded on cranial work, somatics, attachment theory and trauma resolution.
Senior Tutor
Silvia trained as a Naturopathic Physician, Biodynamic craniosacral therapist, yoga teacher and a number of other alternative therapy modalities. In the past, Silvia was a professional performer, accomplishing a record deal under BMG and worked on West End shows in London. As a Naturopathic physician, she lectured on Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Westminster in London, coordinated and treated at The University of Westminster Polyclinic. She was the Programme Coordinator and tutor for the Body Intelligence Biodynamic craniosacral therapy training in Dubai from 2009 to 2016. Additionally, she runs naturopathic and Biodynamic craniosacral therapy consultations in various locations around the world. Furthermore, Silvia is currently the Vice President of the Global Initiative on Ageing Foundation (GIA) under the auspice of the UN and serves as a Board Member for CIFAL Málaga-UNITAR (United Nations International Training and Research).
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.
Tutor
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 way.
The cranial world was revealed to her through her work in movement the wish to explore how we feel deep and prefund healing and health in a gentle touch and minimum intervention from an inner motion of the body led her to the BCST training which she graduated in 2017.
specialising in treating babies and infants when the entire family unit is included in every meeting.
gone through several trainings in safe trauma treatments.
inspired by nature and her different teachers among them is steve haines one of the school’s founders.
I aspire to find good health and joy in each person I meet.
sivan is a yoga practitioner love to dance, gaga, belly dancing or simply in her living room, a new mom to aner, living on the Mediterranean sea and holds a cranial practice in pardes chana .
Assistant Tutor
Sophia Treanor is a practicing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, movement teacher, and performing artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Sophia completed the Biodynamic Craniosacral Training with Body Intelligence in 2018 and is delighted to be working with Body Intelligence as a classroom assistant. Sophia’s appreciation of the biodynamic perspective was ignited by a lecture-demo given by Ged Sumner, a life-changing session from Heidi Lauber, and Sophia’s own mother and Senior Tutor Dr. Marianne D’Amore. Sophia is the director of the emerging Six Viewpoints Institute and Mary Overlie Legacy Project. She teaches embodiment practices, movement, Six Viewpoints and Jean Hamilton Floor Barre internationally and is on faculty at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. In each area of study, Sophia is driven by the wonder of the infinite exchange between environment, perception and consciousness. Her practice centers around discovering a sense of possibility through reconnection with body and land.
Senior Tutor
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 graduated from Body Intelligence training, Mumbai in 2013. She is pursuing her higher studies and research work in this field and has attended advanced trainings with Body Intelligence in New Zealand and Australia. She has also been assisting the foundation trainings in Chennai and Delhi since. She completed Osteopathy from Sri Sri University, Odisha and is a visiting faculty for the Department of Osteopathy. Spandan specializes in working in the Orofacial region and has been collaborating with dental clinics for integrated dental treatments with her peers. She was instrumental in setting up the Department of Craniosacral Therapy in the Sri Sri Ayurveda Hospital, Bangalore. She recently completed her certification as an international yoga trainer with Yoga Alliance. She is also a faculty with the Art of Living Foundation. She is very passionate about her work and travels extensively across India creating awareness about this work, giving people an experience of BCST and addressing medical students and professionals alike about the relevance and necessity of Alternative Medicine. She lives with her husband in Bangalore and runs a busy practice there. She loves meditating, cooking, travelling, reading, meeting new people and watching cartoons amongst many other things.
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Sriya Rao is a wellness consultant, holistic health therapist and breathwork + meditation coach from India. She started her therapeutic journey as a Psychologist and soon ventured into holistic modalities seeking an integration of body and mind while enhancing vitality and reconnecting to inner resources. In 2016 Sriya completed a 2 year Masters in Yogic Science and began a small start-up of personalized yogic practice for adults, children and groups in Bangalore. In 2018 she graduated as a BCST therapist with Body Intelligence and practised as a travelling therapist in Vietnam, UAE and India finally moving to Torino, Italy in 2019 where she is currently grateful to share her practise with people from all walks of life. Sriya is passionate about integrating the ancient wisdom of eastern spirituality with the modern science of western therapies.
Assistant Tutor
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 many surgeries as an engineer; this experience caused her to seek out and explore more non-invasive ways to heal and cure the body, leading her to study BCST.Her spiritual curiosity began from the age of 12 and by the age of 15 she completed a Masters in few occult sciences .By the age of 21 she had become a Certified teacher with The Art of Living Foundation (AOL). It is with the AOL where she was able to deepen her spiritual roots and understanding, experiencing great heights in her practices.
BCST helped her to bridge science and spirituality. It helped to get more understanding on the body and connect dots of her experiences.
Tejaaswinny leads with a calm serenity that comes with years of meditating, and a deep intuitive understanding of the human body and healing, particularly in relation to trauma and the emotional body.
She is presently the Secretary of the Pacific Association of Craniosacral Therapists (PACT)
She loves being around oceans and rivers. Loves to paint and cook in free time.
Assistant Tutor
Wei is a registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist based in Sydney. She has a background in remedial massage, and has been working in holistic health for over 10 years. Wei has always been interested in natural therapies, and the power of our body’s innate healing intelligence. Over the years, she has also acquired knowledge on other modalities, including Indian Ayurvedic and Chinese Traditional Medicine. She is passionate about helping others to restore their sense of wellbeing, and a sense of sovereignty in respect to personal health - so there is more joy, inner peace and flow within. In life, Wei finds support in nature, dancing, and Qigong. She also teaches Qigong online. For more details: https://www.bodymindwellbeing