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EQ1200SA Equine CranioSacral Techniques I

Course Instructor
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This course is taught by the very popular international instructor Gail Wetzler. The workshop is designed to teach participants the anatomy and physiology of the craniosacral system and its relationship to health and disease in people and animals. Class work is divided between lectures, demonstrations with loads of hands-on practice.

Course Outline:

  • Equine CranioSacral Therapy (ECST) application and theory
  • Using ECST for equine rehabilitation
  • What is energy?
  • The CranioSacral rhythm
  • Full demonstration of ECST
  • CranioSacral structure and function
  • Equine anatomy
  • Human fascial system
  • Application of fascial techniques
  • Equine fascial system
  • Comparative intracranial membrane system (human vs. equine)
  • Demonstration of Equine Membrane System
  • Overview of CST series
  • The equine pelvis and ECST
  • Introduction of the Ten Step Protocol

By the end of the course, participants will be able to localize and facilitate the correction of significant restrictions and imbalances in the craniosacral system as it pertains to people and animals.

Prerequisite:
Those individuals who have not had any craniosacral study must first complete the 2 day Upledger Human Introduction to CST. The details can be found at: http://www.iahe.com/controller/IaheCourseDisplay?id=210&courseCode=CSTI

This intro course if offered world wide and quite often enabling you to fit it into your schedule. By doing the intro course first or similar, we can spend most of our time on the horses!

You do not need complete the Equine Body WorkerŽ Certification Course or have an equine sports massage certification to take this course. However, horse handling skills and a thorough understanding of equine safety is a must!

Required Reading and Text :
Your Inner Physician and You by John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M.
An Introduction to CranioSacral Therapy by Don Cohen

This course is a required course for the Specialized Equine Body WorkerŽ CranioSacral Series (SEBWcs). Specialized certification in this modality is offered after the successful completion of the Equine Body WorkerŽ Certification Course as well as the two required ECST courses (EQ1200 and EQ1210). However, you may take this course no matter what level you are at in the industry as long as you meet the required prerequisites listed above.

For the certification outline, please click here:
http://www.equinology.com/info/certification.asp