This is the first time this course has been run in Ireland.
Course Fee: €715 (only €50 deposit required to reserve your place)
Experience Equus Level I CranioSacral Therapy
Developed by Dr. Sandi Howlett DC CST-D
Experience Equus is divided into 2 parts. Level 1 has CST I as a prerequisite and Level 2 has SER I as a prerequisite.
Level 1
This 4 day class provides an opportunity for CranioSacral Therapists to develop and expand their non-verbal dialoguing skills through the exploration of inter-species communication. Therapists learn to listen with their hands, their hearts, and their inner wisdom.
Course content includes introduction to equine anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, as well as CranioSacral techniques for horses. Theory and practical application is included. Participants receive lectures in the mornings, with afternoon practice sessions with horses using equine CranioSacral Therapy.
Course syllabus also includes:
- CranioSacral Rhythm
- Listening Stations
- Tissue Release
- Safety
- Disphragms
- Cranial Vault Anatomy and techniques
- Equine Behavior
- Energy and Awareness
- Musculoskeletal System
- Dural Tube
- TMJ
- Scapula
- Sacrosciatic Ligament and more
Pre-requisite: CST 1 (offered by Upledger Ireland) and prior horse experience.
Level 2
Provides an opportunity for CranioSacral Therapists to continue to explore and expand their equine CST skills and interspecies communications. Course material is more in-depth, and techniques learned in Level 1 are reviewed, expanded upon and augmented by techniques to include sutures, neural pathways and kinetic chains.
Course syllabus includes:
- Cranial Sutures
- Cranial Nerves and entry/exit points in the skull
- Stomatognathic System
- Equine Gait and Confirmation
- Autonomic Nervous System
- More Biomechanics
- Facilitated Segments and Introduction to Equine Energy Cysts
- Advanced Sacrosciatic Ligament
- Sternum and Rib techniques
- Stay Apparatus
- Extremity Anamatoy and Techniques and more
Pre-requisite: SER I (offered by Upledger Ireland) and prior horse experience.
