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Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy with Newborns, Infants & Families

A Comprehensive Training Series: Two In-Person Intensives

This training series offers skilled practitioners a deep, embodied exploration into the art and science of supporting newborns, infants, and their families through Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST). Rooted in over 20 years of clinical experience working with babies, children, and families, this program integrates pre- and perinatal somatic psychology, trauma-informed care, attachment psychology, and interpersonal neurobiology, presence, relational attunement, and the baby’s innate wisdom.

This training series offers skilled practitioners a deep dive into the art and science of supporting newborns, infants, and their families through Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Whether you're new to working with babies or seeking to refine your clinical skills, this program will ground you in both the subtle perceptual capacities and the precise anatomical knowledge necessary for this sacred work.

Training Structure

This training offers two distinct ways to engage, based on professional orientation and scope:

Full Training Participation

Open to:

Craniosacral therapists
Massage therapists
Parents (present or future)

Full participants receive immersive training in:

Supporting the transition from womb to world
Working with birth and early life imprints
Gentle fascial, structural, cranial base, and nervous system support
Relational and family-systems-based regulation approach
Attachment-informed, trauma-sensitive infant care
Hands-on learning with in person families and supervised practice

Demo & Debrief Day Only

Open to all other professionals, including pediatricians, mental health practitioners, lactation consultants, chiropractors, midwives, doulas, educators, and allied health providers.

Demo Day offers:

Live clinical demonstrations with infants and families
Observation of the work in real time
Guided debrief and integration discussions
Expanded understanding of how this approach supports babies and family systems

When:

In-Person Intensive I
March 5-8, 2026

In-Person Intensive II
April 30-May 3, 2026
Includes Clinical Supervision Day with Hands-On Baby & Family Sessions (first half of fourth day, for practitioners who are ready for this step)

Cost:

Full Training: 4 Days of Each Intensive – $800, scholarships available upon request

Demo & Debrief Day Only: Day 3 of each seminar – $50-$200 Recommended Donation

Therapeutic Orientation & Approach:

This work is grounded in a relational, nervous‑system‑centered, and family‑systems approach to supporting newborns, infants, and caregivers. The training emphasizes presence, attunement, and the pace of safety, allowing the baby’s inherent wisdom and organizing forces to guide the therapeutic process.

The work draws from and weaves together:

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, (some biomechanical)
Attachment‑based approaches
Interpersonal neurobiology
Pre‑ and perinatal somatic psychology
Trauma‑informed, regulation‑oriented care
The Window of Presence/Tolerance
Relational pacing, resourcing, and co-regulation

Practitioners are supported in developing the perceptual and listening skills needed to read and respond to infant cues and nonverbal communication, while also tending to the nervous systems of caregivers and the relational field of the family as a whole. The orientation of the work is collaborative, non‑directive, and deeply respectful of the baby’s timing, rhythms, and capacity for integration.

Integrated Modalities (Within Scope of Practice)

While BCST is the central therapeutic foundation, additional modalities are introduced for participants who are within scope to practice, including:

Myofascial Release (MFR)
Nervous system regulation tools
Rhythmic movement
Reflex integration
Neuromuscular work
Developmental and somatic movement support
Birth integration support

Participants will also learn how to educate and empower parents with simple, safe ways to support their baby’s nervous system and body at home through an emotionally focused, whole-systems, attachment-based approach.

Sessions may take place on:

The treatment table
The floor
Pillows
Or on a parent’s lap

Positioning is always responsive to the baby’s cues and developmental/relational needs.

What You Will Learn:

The Transition from Womb to World

The journey from the fluid, contained world of the womb into air, gravity, and sensation is profound. We will explore how to support infants and families through this delicate adjustment period—learning to read the subtle signs of overwhelm, incomplete settling, and unintegrated birth experience in the baby's system.

You will develop the perceptual skills to sense when a baby is still negotiating the transition, when the nervous system is seeking completion, and how to offer the precise contact and presence that allows integration to occur.

Supporting the Resolution of Difficult Birth Experiences

Birth trauma lives in the tissue, the nervous system, and the relational field. Through BCST, we can support babies in completing what was interrupted—whether from interventions, prolonged labor, cesarean birth, or other complications.

This work is not about imposing technique but about listening deeply to the baby's inherent treatment plan, following the system's own wisdom as it seeks resolution and wholeness.

Gentle Facial Work and Nervous System Support

We will explore gentle, precise work with the face, mouth, and cranial base—not simply as manual technique, but as a way of supporting the infant's nervous system to settle, integrate, and come into relationship. This includes:

Oral-facial dynamics and their relationship to feeding, breathing, and self-regulation
Supporting the resolution of compression patterns in the face and cranial base
Intraoral work when appropriate, always following the baby's pace and permission
Massage and touch that prioritize nervous system regulation and parent-infant bonding over mechanical intervention

Working with the Relational Field and Family Nervous Systems

A baby does not exist in isolation. We will develop skills in:

Reading and working with the relational field between parent and infant
Supporting co-regulation between caregivers and babies
Helping families attune to their baby's cues and rhythms
Addressing parental shock, grief, or trauma that impacts the bonding process
Settling the whole family system so the baby can rest into secure attachment

Clinical Focus Areas

Head Shape and Cranial Base Dynamics
Understanding normal versus pathological asymmetry, the role of the cranial base in overall system organization, and how to support optimal cranial development without forcing change.

Suck-Swallow-Breathe Coordination
The foundational triad of infant regulation. We will explore the anatomical, neurological, and fluid dynamics at play, and how to support integration of these vital functions.

Perspectives on Newborn Settlement
We will examine key areas that require attention for a newborn to fully settle and embody:

The occiput and its relationship to the atlas and axis
The thoracic inlet and respiratory diaphragm
The sacrum and pelvic floor
The autonomic nervous system and vagal tone
Midline organization and the reciprocal tension membrane
The temporal bones and their relationship to the whole cranial mechanism

Clinical Application and Supervision

The second in-person intensive includes a clinic supervision day where students will have the opportunity to work directly with babies and families under supervision. This hands-on experience is essential for developing confidence, refining perceptual skills, and integrating the material into practice.

Live demonstrations will be provided throughout all sessions, allowing you to witness and participate in the subtlety and precision of this work in real time.

Live Demonstrations & Client Families

In person demonstrations occur on the third day of each in-person seminar
Demonstrations are based on availability of client families.

If you are an enrolled practitioner currently working with families who would benefit from additional layered support during this training series, you may submit those families for consideration as demo participants.

Demo Day & Observation Policy (Day Three of Each In-Person Seminar)

Non-craniosacral therapists and other professionals are warmly welcome on Demo Day (Day Three of each in-person seminar) to:

Observe live clinical sessions
Participate in the integration space between each family session
Learn how BCST and relational nervous system work are applied in real time
Gather tools for working with infants and newborns within their own scope of practice

Open to: chiropractors, mental health therapists, doulas, lactation consultants, midwives, and diverse bodyworkers. (Feel free to share with anyone in these fields who you are currently looking for referrals from to help spread awareness of the work we're offering.)

Who This Training Is For

The full two‑intensive training is open to:

Craniosacral therapists
Massage therapists
Parents (present or future)

These participants are welcome to attend all days of both in‑person intensives.

All other professionals (including but not limited to pediatricians, lactation consultants, chiropractors, midwives, doulas, and allied health or education professionals) are warmly welcome to join Day Three (Demo & Debrief Day) of either intensive to expand their exposure to and understanding of this work through observation, discussion, and integration.

Non‑craniosacral practitioners are always given clear, scope‑appropriate roles during any participatory portions, tailored to their professional training.

This series is for those who:

Feel deeply called to work with babies and families
Want to understand prenatal and perinatal dynamics
Are committed to relational attunement and deep listening
Value safety, humility, and presence as clinical foundations

A Note on This Work

Working with newborns and infants is a privilege. It requires not only skilled hands and perceptive awareness, but also humility, patience, and the capacity to be present with vulnerability—both the baby's and the family's.

When we offer presence, space, and skillful contact to a new being finding their way in the world, we participate in something ancient and essential. We support not just a body, but a life unfolding—and the family system learning to hold that life with love and confidence.

This is work that asks everything of us, and gives back more than we can measure.