Advanced Series
The next series begins June 2009! (See the class schedule.)

"Your teaching and guidance are of the highest caliber that I have had the pleasure and honor of experiencing in my life thus far, and I am so humbly grateful. It's a journey of continuing to open my heart, and I am so happy to be connected with such beautiful beings on this path."
~ J.M., Juneau, Alaska

"Ursula's teaching feeds my mind, soul and development. She offers me stimulation throughout my being."
~ L.D., L.Ac., Haines, Alaska

Advanced I: Cranial Vault, Facial Bones, and Cranial Wave

Wednesday - Saturday, 9-6 PM

In this class you will learn to work with the transverse structures of the body, which can limit the longitudinal flow of the CSF. The class will also provide an introduction to unwinding, following the cranial rhythm to where it prefers to go in order to find still point, and alternatives to habitual patterns. An in-depth introduction to meditation will help you to develop the ability to be present.

Advanced II: Sphenoid, Mandible, and Mid-Tide

Wednesday - Saturday, 9-6 PM

This class provides an opportunity to become deeply familiar with the sphenoid and the mandible, two of the most important bones in cranial work. Being able to work with these bones will provide you with an ability to balance many structures throughout the body, including the sacrum. You will also expand your intuition through exercises with psychometry. The introduction to the mid-tide will provide you with entirely new ways to address your client’s issues.

Advanced III: Pelvis, Sacrum, Air Sinuses, and Long Tide

Wednesday - Saturday, 9-6 PM

This class is dedicated to working with the pelvis and air sinuses, both areas of distress for many of our clients. Your skill level will increase through putting your hands onto the teacher or the assistant. Your abilities as a healer will improve through learning the Chakra system and how to work with it. The long tide will move your understanding of individual problems far beyond the personal to a level of interconnectedness of all.

Advanced IV: Cranial Sutures, Ventricles, Membranes, and All Tides

Wednesday - Saturday, 9-6 PM

This class is offered as a residential to promote community and the opportunity to develop a deep sense of embodying this wonderful work.

In the fourth class in the Advanced Series, you will learn even more technical skills. It focuses on understanding cranial work on the deepest level through following an inherent treatment plan intrinsic to each person you touch as you move fluently between all three levels of the tide. You will learn several meditations that you can do with your clients to help access their deepest inner knowing, their soul. A protocol working with acupuncture points known as “Window of the Sky” will provide you with a powerful tool to work with emotional and spiritual issues your clients might have.

Integration Days

The four workshops of the Advanced Series are packed with material. This material needs to be integrated between the classes in order for the student to absorb and learn new material. Integration Days (IDs) occur monthly (often on Mondays) between workshops to give the student an opportunity to seek supervision on issues related to the application of their learning, client sessions, as well as review and deepen their technical ability and understanding of the material. IDs also allow for the community of students to deepen their connection and set up exchanges or study groups with one another. To embody Cranio-Sacral therapy, one needs to be exposed to its philosophy and application on a consistent basis over a period of time. One needs the encouragement and support for some time to integrate it into the solitude of one’s practice.

IDs are an integral part of the Advanced Series. Students need to attend all 6 dates available. Missed Integration Days are required to be made up as tutorials.

All Integration Days meet from 10 AM - 3 PM.

Client Records

Students are required to submit 30 client records in batches of 10 between Advanced classes. For more information about client records, see the NHRC Student Handbook (178 KB pdf).

Payment Options

Students have two payment plan options for the Advanced Series:

Advanced Payment Plan—$2565

• A $250 non-refundable deposit is required upon registration.
• The balance of $2315 is due on the first day of Advanced I.

Per Class Payment Plan—$2815

• A $250 non-refundable deposit is required upon registration and is credited towards the tuition for Advanced IV.
• $635 is due on the first day of Advanced I and covers the tuition for Advanced I and 30 client records.
• $545 is due on the first days of Advanced II and III.
• $545 is due on the first Integration Day.
• $295 is due on the first day of Advanced IV.

* Tuition does not include textbooks, a skull, or retreat costs for Advanced IV.

Class Details

• Pre-requisite—Cranio-Sacral Introductory Workshop
• CEUs—128 for the Advanced Series/32 per class. All classes are NCBTMB approved.
• Dates & Location—Seattle, Washington. See the Class Schedule for a list of upcoming workshops.
• Order of classes—These courses must be taken sequentially. Students NOT enrolled in the Certification Program MAY take this Series.

Cancellation Policy

Students who withdraw from the Series early lose their $250 non-refundable deposit paid upon registration and whatever payment they have made towards client record review. The classes taken will be charged at the rate of $545, the Integration Days taken at the rate of $100.

Should you not be able to finish the Advanced Series you started, you can reenter the following year’s series if there is space. To get up to speed, you need to repeat the last class you have taken for half price ($250).

Student Handbook

For additional information about the Advanced Series and the Certification Program, please download and read the NHRC Student Handbook (178 KB pdf).

Registration

Registering for classes is easy. Simply print and fill out this registration form (278 KB pdf). (Check the Class Schedule to check for upcoming class dates.) Then mail the registration form with your deposit to:

Natural Health Resources Center
12252 2nd Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98177

You may also call the NHRC at (206) 783-3922 to register over the phone.

NHRC accepts both checks and credit cards.

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