The material I present in this book has a vast range of possible applications, of potential use to professionals from all kinds of mainstream and complementary therapies - and can be applied in body-oriented modalities, psychotherapies, and mentoring.
I offer a few possible applications including:
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A health-oriented model
Most trauma-oriented material (and "trauma-aware" practice) is based on the idea of trauma-as-pathology. A re-frame of dissociation and overwhelm as normal healthy adaptive states (for which the body has evolved a normal path to reverse) creates a very different model of "trauma" that is more in line with the core principles of CST.
What you will learn
This workshop emphasises practical skills. We will cover a relatively small amount of theory - including the manifestation of dissociation as consciousness de-coup[led from the physical body, and a
re-framed Window of Tolerance used as an experiential map for BOTH practitioner and client. Some basic dialoguing tools
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aimed at anchoring well-resourced states will also be integrated into the practical sessions.
Max 20 attendees / 10 tables
Also see the online programme (below) for more theory!
Application
This work has applications for treatment of dissociation, trauma and early embryological patterns.
| Type: | Physical / in-person |
| Audience: | Craniosacral Therapists only |
| 1 day: | (Saturday 9.15 - 5.00) : 6 hrs CPD |
| Date: | 23rd January 2027 |
| Venue: | Norwich Unity Hub, Carrow House, 301 King Street NORWICH NR1 2TG |
| Cost: | £120 |
| BOOKING: | via Ticketsource |
A series of 1-hour online talks for bodyworkers and psychotherapists interested in how the body adapts and re-organises itself under “stress” (physiological shifts, changes to the priorities the sensory system and to meaning-making / expectation, to movement patterns and musculoskeletal engagement, encapsulation processes, and energy allocation).
A few non-neurological (!) reframes and working models that describe a body-oriented, health-oriented, ecology-oriented (and trauma-informed) way of viewing adaptations of the human nervous system ... With implications for the structure of treatments for trauma - and particularly for dissociation, because an understanding of dissociation (in the context of healthy adaptation) is the key to treatment of pretty well everything that is held by the body-mind.
These talks are clarifications and focussed discussions - largely based on the material presented on my website, and attendance at each comes with a 1-hour CPD certificate.
| Format: | A series of online (Zoom) 1-hour classes, Wednesdays 7-8pm |
| Dates: | Once every 3 weeks from 28th October 2026 through to 5th May 2027 |
| Cost: | £20/class or £120 for the full series |
| Information: | see attendance rules for online workshops |
| Recordings/transcripts: | will not be available, but slides from the presentations will be shared |
| BOOKING: | (see below) |
Topics covered:
Unless specifically indicated, all of these are relevant to all forms of body-oriented treatment practice
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| Format: | A series of online (Zoom) 1-hour classes |
| Dates: | TBC 2026-7 |
These workshops are for everyone! But the principles are applicable and very useful in a clinical setting. They will also be presented with practice sessions in the “Coming Home” 2-day workshop (below)
| Type: | Physical / in-person |
| Audience: | Craniosacral Therapists only |
| 2 days: | (Saturday & Sunday 9.15 - 5.00) : 12 hrs CPD |
| Date: | TBC 2027 |
| Venue: | Norwich |
| Cost: | £TBC |
| BOOKING: | TBC |
A health-oriented model
The core of CST is an appreciation of health as an innate and continuously present force. However, most trauma-oriented material (and “trauma-aware” practice) is based on the idea of trauma-as-pathology.
A re-frame of dissociation and overwhelm as normal healthy adaptive states (for which the body has evolved a normal path to reverse) creates a very different model of “trauma” that is more in line with CST, taking the focus from neurology and more towards (i) pre-vertebrate evolutionary stages of life and (ii) the last few million years of human evolution as hunter-gatherer ... and from there to biosemiotics – the science of communication in living organisms and ecosystems.
What you will learn
A re-framed version of trauma in terms of healthy biological responses and shifts in embodiment, along with a well-tested framework to use this – either hands on and/or with the patient participating.
The workshop will cover theory; self-experiential exploration; a map of the phenomenology and biology of dissociation; and some very practical tools (language patterns, hands-on techniques) and ideas that can be applied to working successfully with dissociation, general loss of embodiment, and imprints with dissociative patterns in a CST / bodywork practice. Day 1 mainly basic theory and language skills, Day 2 mainly hands-on table work.
Due to the subject matter we will need quite a lot of space in the room, and so class is limited to 10 participants / 5 tables.
Workshop organised and hosted by the Craniosacral Therapy Association (CSTA) for qualified Craniosacral practitioners ONLY
4th July 2026
Venue: Carrow house, Norwich
Here is a rather compressed summary of some of the content of this workshop. This article was first published in The Fulcrum Issue 98 and is shared courtesy of the CSTA.
A health-oriented view of embodiment
The core of CST is an appreciation of health as an innate and continuously present force. However, most trauma-oriented material (and “trauma-aware” practice) is based on the idea of trauma-as-pathology.
A re-frame of dissociation and overwhelm as normal healthy adaptive states (for which the body has evolved a normal path to reverse) creates a very different model of “trauma” that is more in line with CST, taking the focus from neurology and more towards pre-vertebrate evolutionary stages of life and from there to biosemiotics – the science of communication in living organisms and ecosystems.
What you will learn
A re-framed version of trauma in terms of healthy biological responses and shifts in embodiment, along with a well-tested framework to use this – either hands on and/or with the patient participating.
The workshop will cover theory; self-experiential exploration; a map of the phenomenology and biology of dissociation; and some very practical tools and ideas that can be applied to working successfully with dissociation, general loss of embodiment, and imprints with dissociative patterns in a CST / bodywork practice. The course also include practical hands-on work but – for reasons that will become apparent – this will not be table-based.
Venue: Carrow House, King Street, Norwich (see PDF file for location / access details)
Applying a health-oriented (non-neurological) model of the body-mind
Saturday 6th December 2025 : (Carrow House, Norwich 930-430)
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Venue: Carrow house, Norwich
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Follow the booking link below for more details of course content
See this link for a re-conceptualised and more consistent model of the motion of the cranial vault (PDF and video).
Also see general workshops