CranioSacral Therapist Certificate Course

This course dives into the transformative technique of Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (OCF), developed by William Garner Sutherland. OCF uses the body’s primary respiratory mechanism and balanced membranous tension to diagnose and treat a variety of conditions. You’ll learn how to harness the movement of cranial bones, cerebrospinal fluid, and sacral mobility to address common ailments such as headaches, vertigo, TMJ dysfunction, tinnitus, and more.

What You’ll Learn

• Diagnose and Treat Common Conditions: Learn hands-on diagnosis and treatment techniques for conditions like headaches, vertigo, TMJ dysfunction, tinnitus, and more.

• Master Direct and Indirect Techniques: Gain practical experience in applying both techniques to address cranial and sacral restrictions.

• Understand the Cranial Rhythms: Learn how to palpate and interpret craniosacral rhythm to guide your therapeutic practice.

• Enhance Your Healing: Use OCF to treat both physical and emotional tension, helping your patients find relief on a deeper level.

• Refine Your Practical Skills: Develop expertise in a range of specialized techniques such as the Cranial Vault Hold, Frontal Lift, and Occipitoatlantal Decompression.

Description

Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (OCF) is a holistic technique based on the natural movement of the brain and spinal cord. Through this course, you'll explore the principles of inherent motility, cerebrospinal fluid, and the cranial and sacral mobility, essential to diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions.

Developed by William Garner Sutherland, OCF allows practitioners to address both structural and emotional imbalances by manipulating the cranial and sacral bones. You’ll learn how these movements affect health and how to use your hands to detect and treat restrictions in the cranial and sacral systems.

This course will guide you through direct and indirect techniques that enhance the body’s healing processes, teaching you how to work with the craniosacral rhythm. Whether you're treating headaches, chronic pain, or emotional stress, OCF offers profound benefits for your patients' well-being.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently use OCF in your practice, improving patient outcomes and expanding your therapeutic toolkit.

Who This Course is For

• Healthcare Providers: Enhance your treatment methods with advanced cranial osteopathy techniques.

• Physiotherapists: Add OCF to your toolbox for treating musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.

• Chiropractors: Integrate cranial techniques into your chiropractic practice.

• Massage Therapists: Offer clients deeper relief with craniosacral therapy.

• Oriental Medicine Practitioners: Expand your knowledge of the body’s energy flow and physical structure.

• Personal Trainers: Improve your understanding of bodily movement and its relationship to wellness.

Course Content

• Introduction

• History of the Craniosacral Concept

• Understanding the Primary Respiratory Mechanism

• Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (OCF)

• The Craniosacral skeleton

• Key landmarks of the skull

• The Four Major Sutures

• The brain

• Applying Direct and Indirect Techniques in OCF

• Exaggeration and Disengagement

• TECHNIQUE STYLES

• Understanding Cranial Rhythmic Impulse (CRI)

• Common Indications and Contraindications for OCF

• FLEXION AND EXTENSION OF THE SPHENOBASILAR SYNCHONDROSIS

• CRANIOSACRAL MECHANISM

• Mobilizing sutural restrictions in the skull

• Connection between mental, emotional issues, and physical tension

• Activity for proprioceptive perception

• Practice exercise on membrane tension

• Palpate poise and rhythms on yourself

• Practice for palpating cranial rhythm on a subject

• Placing Your Hands

• Palpation of Rhythms

• Interpreting the Craniosacral Rhythm

• The Sill Point (Craniosacral Therapy – CV4 technique)

• Interparietal Sutural Opening (V-Spread)

• Practice: Still Point Induction on the Cranium: CV4

• John Upledger’s Ten-Step Protocol

• Cranial Vault Hold

• Fronto-occipital Hold

• Sacral Hold

• Frontal Lift Technique

• Decompression of the Occipital Condyles

• Occipitoatlantal Decompression

• Parietal Lift

• Decompression of the zygomatic bone

• Treatment of the sphenobasilar synchondrosis, or SBS

• Temporal Alternate Release technique

• Mastoid Wobble

• Vomer pump technique

• Step-by-Step for Mobilizing the Palatine Bones:

• Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation

• Alar cartilage release technique

• Ethmoid Pump Technique

• Palpation of the zygomatic bones

• Application for the Alveolar Processes

• Flexion and extension dysfunctions of the ethmoid bone

• Frontonasal suture and its treatment techniques

• Metopic Suture Rhythm technique

• Treatment of the eyeball

• Medial pterygoid muscle release

• Suprahyoid muscles release

• Suboccipital Fascia