A Trauma-Informed Approach to CST & SER

The concept of Trauma-Informed Care is becoming a much bigger part of the conversation in our communities, and rightly so! It is an experience that we all face as human beings. Our contemporary approach to healing and well-being is a shifting landscape, away from an old paradigm of being told by someone in a position of power how we feel and what we need - to a person-centred and collaborative exploration. In this 85 minute lecture we discuss the principles of trauma-informed care and how we can approach these within the CranioSacral Therapy setting. We discuss topics such as Window of Tolerance, Titration and Pendulation, Movement Release, Dissociation and a Mindfulness-based approach - and more! Subtitles in Chinese and Finnish are available.

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• By Erin Riley

All About Jung

A 3-part webinar series on Jungian Concepts and their application in CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release.

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CS1 Review / CS2 Preparation

Technique Review | Check Your Understanding Quiz | Further Learning Resources

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• By Erin Riley

CS1 Virtual Review / Q+A

Review of techniques of 10-Step Protocol.

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• By Erin Riley

CS2 Review / SER1 Preparation

Technique Review | Check Your Understanding Quiz | Further Learning Resources

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• By Erin Riley

CS2 Virtual Review / Q+A (Mouthwork)

Review of CS2 Mouthwork Protocol (Nasal Bones, Zygoma, Maxilla, Vomer, Palatines, Teeth)

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• By Erin Riley

CS2 Virtual Review / Q+A (WBE)

Review of Whole Body Evaluations (CranioSacral Rhythm, Dural Tube Evaluation, Facilitated Segments, Arcing, Fascial Glide)

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• By Erin Riley

CST Certification Prep

Overview of CST Certification Process, including tips for approaching and preparing for each phase.

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• By Erin Riley

CST and the Vagus Nerve

Insights and tools for working with issues of the Vagus Nerve and the Polyvagal System. In this 1 hour lecture we cover the following: Structural issues affecting the vagus nerve, issues of vagus nerve facilitation, Polyvagal Theory and its applications for CranioSacral Therapy and CranioSacral Therapy tools and techniques.

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• By Erin Riley

CST and working with ADHD in Women

Due to the unique physical, emotional and social challenges experienced by women with ADHD, we require a unique therapeutic approach in supporting these women. In this 75 minute lecture we cover the details of how ADHD is uniquely expressed in women, the specific symptoms they can experience and how CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release can support these women in finding a sense of balance and the opportunity to thrive.

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• By Erin Riley

CST and working with Hormones, Fertility & Pregnancy (Part 1)

This is PART 1 of a 2-part series looking at the CranioSacral Therapy applications for Hormones, Fertility challenges and Pregnancy. PART 1 covers CST and working with Hormones, Fertility and Pregnancy. (PART 2 covers Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery)

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• By Erin Riley

CST and working with Hormones, Fertility & Pregnancy (Part 2)

This is PART 2 of a 2-part series looking at the CranioSacral Therapy applications for Hormones, Fertility challenges and Pregnancy. PART 1 covers CST and working with Hormones, Fertility and Pregnancy. (PART 2 covers Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery)

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• By Erin Riley

CST and working with Kids

Overview of working with common challenges experienced by children and how we can adapt CranioSacral Therapy techniques to address their unique needs and anatomy.

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• By Erin Riley

CST for Headaches & Migraines

Insights and tools for working with complex headache and migraine presentations. In this 1 hour webinar we cover contemporary understandings of the underlying mechanisms, myodural bridge implications and how to treat this complex structure CST applications for treating and supporting our clients experiencing Headaches & Migraines

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• By Erin Riley

CST for POTS, Dysautonomia and Chronic Fatigue Ilnesses

Clinically we are seeing a significant increase in the number of clients diagnosed with POTS (positional orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), Dysautonomia and Chronic Fatigue illnesses. These issues are complex in presentation and extremely debilitating for the client, affecting energy levels, cognition, sleep, hormones, digestion and lifestyle capacity. CranioSacral Therapists are well placed to support these clients, however a careful approach is required as at times even the gentlest of techniques can be destabilising on the autonomic nervous system. This 75 minute lecture (originally recorded via live Zoom call) covers the details of these syndromes and disorders as well as how to modify your approach to support the complexity of the clients system. The lecture concludes with a Q+A. Subtitles in Chinese and Finnish (Suomi) are available.

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• By Erin Riley

CST for Stress & Anxiety

Insights and tools for working with Stress & Anxiety from a CranioSacral Therapy perspective. In this 1 hour webinar we cover the following: Nervous system impact of Stress & Anxiety; Hormonal response to Stress & Anxiety; CST applications for treating and supporting our clients experiencing Stress & Anxiety; Client education tools for self-treatment at home.

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• By Erin Riley

CST for TMJ Issues

Insights and tools for working with issues of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). 1 hour webinar covering understandings of the underlying biomechanical, postural and neurological mechanisms, review of TMJ issues and the stress response and CST applications for working with the TMJ.

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• By Erin Riley

CST: Images, Memories and the Imagination

What is happening on a neurobiological and cellular level? Perspectives on deepening our clinical practice and work with trauma. "Most psychologists treat the mind as disembodied, a phenomenon with little or no connection to the physical body. Conversely physicians treat the body with no regard to the mind or the emotions. But the body and mind are not separate, and we cannot treat one without the other." Dr Candace Pert In this 1 hour webinar learn about: Stored emotions and memories - what is happening at a neurobiological and cellular level? How does this impact our bodymind health? Working with Images, Memories and Imagination in the context of CranioSacral Therapy

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• By Erin Riley

CranioSacral Therapy and Carl Jung (Part 1)

Carl Jung was a Swiss Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst who developed analytical psychology. Among the central concepts of analytical psychology is individuation—the lifelong individual journey of discovering and living out who we truly are. This journey involves exploring both our conscious and unconscious elements (or figures) and Jung considered it to be the main task of human development. If our clients are willing and we as therapists are open to witnessing, this process can emerge through CranioSacral Therapy. In this 3-part series, we will explore key Jungian concepts of the collective unconscious, key archeypes, anima/animus, unification of opposites and alchemy. We will look at how we can work with these concepts both in our personal work and in the work we engage in with our clients through CranioSacral Therapy.

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• By Erin Riley

CranioSacral Therapy and Carl Jung (Part 2)

Carl Jung was a Swiss Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst who developed analytical psychology. Among the central concepts of analytical psychology is individuation—the lifelong individual journey of discovering and living out who we truly are. This journey involves exploring both our conscious and unconscious elements (or figures) and Jung considered it to be the main task of human development. If our clients are willing and we as therapists are open to witnessing, this process can emerge through CranioSacral Therapy. In this 3-part series, we will explore key Jungian concepts of the collective unconscious, key archeypes, anima/animus, unification of opposites and alchemy. We will look at how we can work with these concepts both in our personal work and in the work we engage in with our clients through CranioSacral Therapy.

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• By Erin Riley

CranioSacral Therapy and Carl Jung (Part 3)

Carl Jung was a Swiss Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst who developed analytical psychology. Among the central concepts of analytical psychology is individuation—the lifelong individual journey of discovering and living out who we truly are. This journey involves exploring both our conscious and unconscious elements (or figures) and Jung considered it to be the main task of human development. If our clients are willing and we as therapists are open to witnessing, this process can emerge through CranioSacral Therapy. In this 3-part series, we will explore key Jungian concepts of the collective unconscious, key archeypes, anima/animus, unification of opposites and alchemy. We will look at how we can work with these concepts both in our personal work and in the work we engage in with our clients through CranioSacral Therapy.

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• By Erin Riley

Cultivating Therapeutic Safety

Over my years in clinical practice I have had many profound conversations with clients on the importance of therapeutic safety and their experience of it. Some of these people have a trauma history, some are people who experience the world from a neurodivergent perspective, others are people who say they are simply seeking a moment of safety and calm in a chaotic world. Cultivating therapeutic safety is one of the most important skills we can develop as therapists. Not just within the therapeutic session, but through all of the interactions our clients have with us and/or our business. This 1 hour webinar looks at how we can practically and reflectively cultivate therapeutic safety.

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• By Erin Riley

Hormones, Fertility, Pregnancy, Babies, Kids

CranioSacral Therapy across the pre and post pregnancy early lifespan.

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Imagery: Exploring Our Creative Healing Potential

Imagery and creativity is all around us, if we slow down long enough to observe and reflect. In this webinar we look at how we can connect with the imagery of our everyday personal world and the insights we can gain.

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• By Erin Riley

Integrating CST into your Clinical Practice

Insights into how to best integrate CranioSacral Therapy into your current clinical practice. How many of you have felt SUPER excited after just finishing another CranioSacral Therapy class only to find you get back to your clinic and find it difficult to know how to integrate what you have learned into your current clinical practice? In this 1 hour webinar we chat about how CST can integrate seamlessly with your current clinical approach in both an acute and chronic care setting, how to integrate the CST evaluations with your current assessment tools, how to chat to your current clients about CranioSacral Therapy and start using this new approach with people who already like what you do!

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• By Erin Riley

Introduction to SER1 / Review

Overview of SomatoEmotional Release Level 1 Concepts and Techniques.

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• By Erin Riley

Nervous System Regulation

In this bundle of webinars we cover a broad range of topics affecting nervous system regulation and how we can approach the complexities that emerge for these patients.

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SER1 Review / Preparation for SER2 + SERTIP

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• By Erin Riley

SER2 Virtual Review / Q+A (Gestalt)

Insights into Perls (Gestalt Therapy).

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• By Erin Riley

SER2 Virtual Review / Q+A (Jung)

Insights into Jung (Analytical Psychology).

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• By Erin Riley

SER2 Virtual Review / Q+A (Psychosynthesis)

Insights into Assagioli (Psychosynthesis).

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• By Erin Riley

SomatoEmotional Release Case Study Presentation

Clinical case studies highlighting the uniqueness of the SER process in real-life.

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• By Erin Riley