Night Sky Sangha

Craniosacral Therapy
Education & Practice Group

(First Session: Saturday January 25th - 10:30 am - 4:30 pm)

Welcome,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in our first Craniosacral Therapy Introductory Training program to be held at Pebble Hill Church in Doylestown, PA on Saturday January 25th from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm.

The program is designed to provide health practitioners and lay students with the basic foundations in applied anatomy and physiology, calibration of touch skills, and a specific therapeutic routine for performing simple and effective Craniosacral Therapy sessions for clients and friends.

We will demonstrate and practice elements from the core 10-step Craniosacral Therapy routine including:

Still Point Induction (CV-4) + Still Point Induction through the Legs/Feet

Diaphragm Releases – Pelvic, Respiratory, Thoracic, & Hyoid

Dural Tube Release - OOC & Sacral Traction + ASIS Press + Rock & Glide

Frontal Lift

Parietal Lift

Sphenoid Compression/Decompression

Temporal (Ear Pull) Release

Mastoid Wobble & Temporal Twist

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

Stillpoint (CV-4)

Our hope is to offer a series of training programs + practice sessions to support community members in learning the skills and having a place to receive and offer sessions for thier own well-being.

The cost of the program is $40 for the day for the use of the space, the facilitator is not receving any fee for offering his services. There will be a brief lunch break (bring your own or go out locally) and we will have water and hot beverages available. To register please email us at craniosacral@nightskysangha.org.

Our facilitator ( fJeff Padawerth) has studied somatic therapy and contemplative practices for a number of years including CranioSacral Therapy, Myofascial Release, Trager Work, Zero Balancing, Kripalu Bodywork, Reflexology, Porlarity Therapy, Matrix Energetics, and other modalities and has taught Craniosacral Therapy and related somatics skills through his former Simple Tools Community in New York City, Kripalu Yoga Center in Lennox, MA, the Medicine Wheel Massage School in Farmington, NM, and at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.

Here are several relevant links for you to do some casual self study and anatomy preparation prior to the program:

The Craniosacral System & Background -

The Cranial Waves: Touching the Pulse of the Soul (a great introduction to the work)

Primary Respiratory Mechanism

Understanding the Craniosacral System

The 10 Step CST Protocol

The Craniosacral System

Cranial Bone Movement

The Cerebrospinal Fluid

Craniosacral Movement Animated

Franklyn Sills Biodynamic Craniosacral Holistic Approach

Bones of the Skull -

Skeletal Anatomy

How the Bones Dance