Craniosacral Therapy Training Program

Peggy Reynolds and staff offer a two-year intensive training in Craniosacral Biodynamics. Successful completion of the course leads to a professional Certification in Craniosacral Therapy.

The professional training consists of seven 4-day seminars given over the space of one year, and four 5-day seminars given over the second year.

You can take the first year only but will not be eligible for your registration until you complete the second year.

Our approach to craniosacral work is a direct reflection of the teachings of Franklyn Sills, RPP, RCST, Director of the Karuna Institute in Devon, England and author of The Polarity Process and Craniosacral Biodynamics. Sills emphasizes the power of intentional, intuitive dialogue with the client’s system. Through practitioner/client interaction, the system reveals its shapes and patterns and mobilizes its own resources to return to its core blueprint pattern of health and vitality. Sills’ integrated approach to Craniosacral Therapy originates in the teachings of William Sutherland, DO, founder of Cranial Osteopathy, who viewed the Breath of Life as the foundation of healing.

Other important influences in our Craniosacral training include Dr. Ray Castellino’s pre- and perinatal research and methods, and Dr. Peter Levine’s “Somatic Experiencing” system for trauma resolution.

Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America is the source of certification for Craniosacral Therapy based on the “Breath of Life” approach taught by Franklyn Sills. This certification applies only to the Sills 50-day curriculum, not other Craniosacral courses offered around the country by other organizations.

A $250.00 non-refundable deposit will hold your place. The remainder of the class fees will be due 30 days prior to the course start date.

The first 4-day course is also intended to meet the course requirements of Ray Castellino and Myrna Martin’s Pre and Peri-Natal Birth Training. You will be expected to attend all of the classes and complete all the homework, which will consist of reading, study of anatomy, clinical practicum, and write-ups. You will also need to receive 10 sessions of craniosacral work from a Registered Cranial Sacral Therapist over the time of your study. The fee for these sessions is not included in the class cost. You will pay the therapist separately. Their approximate fees generally range from $80.00 to $150.00 per session.

Once you have completed what is outlined above, you will receive a diploma of completion, which entitles you to apply for your Registered Cranial Sacral Therapy status through the Biodynamic Craniosacral Association Of North America.

To learn more about CSTA/NA, go to http://www.craniosacraltherapy.org.

Training includes 50 days total spread over 11 modules. The first year covers Modules 1-5 and the second year covers Modules 6-11.

Year 1: Foundational Training

Includes 5 modules. Each module is 4 days—20 days in total.

Module 1

• History and Principles of Biodynamics
• Perceiving Primary Respiration
• The Midline as the organizing axis of the body and biosphere
• Perceiving the tide at multiple levels
• The Inherent Treatment Plan
• Still points
• Introduction to working with families and infants via live and video demonstrations

Module 2

• Patterns of experience
• Bones and membranes
• Augmentations skills
• State of balance
• Tissue field dynamics
• Deepening into skills working with families and infants- Relational field dynamics in family work

Module 3

• Cranial base patterns and whole body dynamics
• Cranial base anatomy structure and function
• Reciprocal tension membranes (RTM)
• Holding the whole
• Learning how this material is held both from the pre and perinatal time as well as in the present moment

Module 4

• Central nervous system motility
• The midline anatomy CNS motility
• Potency in the fluids
• The primal midline
• Venous sinus drainage
• Working with the family unit as a nervous system of its own

Module 5

• Deeper into the Inherent treatment plan
• Long tide as the ground of emergence for healing
• Rhythmic balanced interchange
• Stillness and perception
• Resolving repetitive movement patterns in adults, children, and infants

Year 2: Advanced Training

Includes six modules. Each module is five days—30 days in total.

We will be working with families in each of the following seminars as well as looking at the students’ holding patterns around early trauma.

Module 6

• Facial Dynamics
• Frontal, ethmoid, occipital, sphenoid
• Cranial base relationships
• We will explore how early needs met around breastfeeding affect these topics

Module 7

• TMJ
• Hard palate, inter palatine, Vomer
• Completions of the first year

Module 8: Visceral Work

A very simple approach is to appreciate the abdominal organs opening like a flower around the umbilicus and the heart expanding to fill the thoracic cavity. We will explore all the organs within their motility and mobility.

Module 9: Shock and Trauma

The first step is learning to recognize the signs of shock and trauma. We will explore tracking the clients’ nervous system and patterns held within the tissues and fluids. We will learn how to help the system move out of freeze and work with flight and fight. You will learn the verbal skills needed to work in this territory.

Module 10: Spinal Nerve Facilitation

Fulcrums in the vertebra and the vertebral disks cause great pain and dysfunction. This course offers skills to free the spine at all levels, bone, nervous system, and connective tissue.

Module 11: Birth Dynamics in Craniosacral Therapy

We will explore basic concepts and work with therapeutic skills needed to resolve birth trauma. This will include the stages of birth and related concepts.

Please see the Application tab below to pay your $250.00 deposit for the Introductory class via Zelle.

Fees for the training program are as follows:

Year 1 consists of five 4-day seminars totaling 20 days of training. The cost is $760.00 for each 4-day seminar, which is due on the first day when you arrive. The total fee for Year 1 is $3,800.00.

Year 2 consists of six 5-day seminars totaling 30 days of training. The cost is $950.00 for each 5-day seminar, which is due on the first day when you arrive. The total fee for Year 2 is $5,700.00.

The total cost for the entire 50 days of training is $9,500.00. If you pay this upfront, I offer a $500.00 discount.

A $250.00 non-refundable deposit will hold your spot. The remainder of the class fees will be due 30 days prior to the course start date.

Please read all of the info below before applying to the training program.

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Click the link below to download the fillable PDF application. Save your application and use your full name and the date in the file name (i.e. Craniosacral-Training-Application-Jane-Doe-2025-02-23.pdf).

Email your application to Peggy Reynolds (address is on the form) with the subject line: “Craniosacral Training Application – Your Name”.

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Please Read:

This professional training course is intended for practitioners in orthodox or complementary fields of medicine or therapy. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology is a prerequisite for admission. Experience in some form of body-oriented therapy is recommended. Spots in the course are limited. An interview will be required. Admission is at the discretion of the Teacher.

Program Requirements:

• Submission of the application form for the Craniosacral Biodynamics training program
• Practitioner Status in orthodox or complementary fields of medicine or therapy
• Training in and knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• At least two years of professional practice in your own field
• Training in, and appreciation of, practice management skills, standards of professional practice, and professional code of ethics
• An interview will be required

Highly Recommended

• Experience in a form of body-oriented therapy
• Personal experience of Craniosacral Therapy
• Experience with other holistic forms of therapy

Additional Info

Peggy Reynolds and staff offer a two-year intensive training in Craniosacral Biodynamics. Successful completion of the course leads to a professional Certification in Craniosacral Therapy.

The professional training consists of seven 4-day seminars given over the space of one year, and four 5-day seminars given over the second year.

You can take the first year only but will not be eligible for your registration until you complete the second year.

Our approach to craniosacral work is a direct reflection of the teachings of Franklyn Sills, RPP, RCST, Director of the Karuna Institute in Devon, England and author of The Polarity Process and Craniosacral Biodynamics. Sills emphasizes the power of intentional, intuitive dialogue with the client’s system. Through practitioner/client interaction, the system reveals its shapes and patterns and mobilizes its own resources to return to its core blueprint pattern of health and vitality. Sills’ integrated approach to Craniosacral Therapy originates in the teachings of William Sutherland, DO, founder of Cranial Osteopathy, who viewed the Breath of Life as the foundation of healing.

Other important influences in our Craniosacral training include Dr. Ray Castellino’s pre- and perinatal research and methods, and Dr. Peter Levine’s “Somatic Experiencing” system for trauma resolution.

Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America is the source of certification for Craniosacral Therapy based on the “Breath of Life” approach taught by Franklyn Sills. This certification applies only to the Sills 50-day curriculum, not other Craniosacral courses offered around the country by other organizations.

The first 4-day course is also intended to meet the course requirements of Ray Castellino and Myrna Martin’s Pre and Peri-Natal Birth Training. You will be expected to attend all of the classes and complete all the homework, which will consist of reading, study of anatomy, clinical practicum, and write-ups. You will also need to receive 10 sessions of craniosacral work from a Registered Cranial Sacral Therapist over the time of your study. The fee for these sessions is not included in the class cost. You will pay the therapist separately. Their approximate fees generally range from $80.00 to $150.00 per session.

Once you have completed what is outlined above, you will receive a diploma of completion, which entitles you to apply for your Registered Cranial Sacral Therapy status through the Biodynamic Craniosacral Association Of North America.

To learn more about CSTA/NA, go to
http://www.craniosacraltherapy.org.