Description
Craniosacral III: Body Dialogue
Deepen your understanding of trauma, healing, and whole-person care in this advanced CranioSacral Therapy seminar. Designed for practitioners ready to expand both clinical skill and therapeutic presence, this training blends current trauma theory with practical, hands-on tools you can immediately integrate into your sessions.
You’ll learn how to create a safe, supportive environment that allows for emotional release while maintaining clear professional boundaries. Through guided practice, you’ll strengthen assessment skills, refine therapeutic listening, develop appropriate and compassionate dialogue, and explore the role of somatoemotional release as a powerful support in trauma resolution. The course also addresses how to recognize and triage emotionally intense situations and determine when outside referral is appropriate — helping you work with confidence and integrity.
As the culminating class in a three-part series, CranioSacral Therapy Level III integrates the full range of skills developed in earlier trainings. Building on CST II, this seminar focuses on advanced palpation and techniques for identifying the origin of restrictive patterns. You’ll explore how craniosacral therapy can support healing on all levels — mind, body, and emotions — while learning to apply your existing tools more effectively in real clinical scenarios.
The training combines lecture, demonstration, and extensive hands-on practice, including a supportive multi-hands learning format that enhances both perception and collaboration. Throughout the weekend, you’ll refine subtle palpation skills, deepen energetic awareness, and gain practical strategies for managing complex treatment themes that arise in practice.
Learning Highlights Include:
- Advanced palpation & multi-hands evaluation
- Trauma physiology & body-memory release
- Energetic assessment & treatment
- Somato-emotional dialogue techniques
- Mid-tide & long-tide palpation
Prerequisite: CST II – Cranial Connection
This seminar is ideal for practitioners who want to integrate advanced clinical skills with deeper emotional and energetic awareness, creating a more comprehensive and confident approach to craniosacral therapy.
Date: May 30-31, 2026
Location: Seattle, WA
Cost (WA Sales tax of 10.55% is included in total): Professionals 608 Students 443
Class Format: 3 days
One day online lecturing— prerecorded videos will be available a week to 10 days before class starts
Two days in person generally 9-5:30 with a break for lunch.
Dr Faith Christensen graduated from Bastyr University in 2001 and practiced in Seattle, Chicago, Central Utah, Colorado Springs and now resides in Brooklyn, NY. She began teaching Craniosacral Therapy in 2000 with Integrated Bodywork Institute, as an adjunct faculty at Bastyr University, and through Vita Vis. Dr. Christensen has studied with Alain Gehin, DO, Nancy Soliven, MD, DC, Nancy Patterson, ND, LM, Upledger Institute, and Claudia Kohn, DO. She has published six manuals for various Craniosacral classes, gemstone therapy, Surviving Cold and Flu Season Naturally, Honoring The Wisdom In Nature: Messages From The Plant Kingdom and lectures on health and bodywork.
Dr Faith brings both scientific precision and deep reverence for the body’s innate intelligence — rooted in the belief that when the body is supported to truly integrate, the whole person becomes free to heal.
Preregistration Policies
- Minimum Attendance: We need at least 10 preregistrations before April 4, 2026 for the class to run. If the minimum isn’t met, you won’t be charged and the workshop will be canceled.
- Commitment to Attend: Preregistering means you’re committing to attend if the workshop is confirmed. Preregistration is nonrefundable and cannot be canceled, so please be sure you’re available before signing up.
- Payment Details: This form is for preregistration only. When the minimum is reached by April 4, 2026 your card will be charged on that date. You’ll receive an email beforehand either way. Please make sure your card does not expire before that time. Your registration includes both the in-person workshop and online materials.
- In special cases Refunds are available up 14 days before the first day of class minus a 100 cancellation fee. No refunds are offered past that date as class materials will have been distributed to students. Contact Dr Christensen directly to discuss.
