Upcoming Classes
Biodynamic Basics Tutorial
Two-day introduction to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy.
With Elsie White & Kei Soares Cobb • Chatham, NY February 25 & 26, 2027
We are delighted to present an introductory workshop in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy--the perfect place to begin if you're curious to learn what makes Biodynamic CST so beautifully effective. This class is the prerequisite for our BCST Foundation Training.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Foundation Training
Three-year, 700-hour comprehensive, experiential training.
Taught by Elsie White and guest instructors. • Chatham, NY
Begins September 2027. Fall 2027 through Fall 2030 dates TBD and will be posted on course webpage once available.
Become a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist! Our “life changing,” integrative Foundation Trainings are ongoing. Click here for a partial list of what’s covered over the three years of training.
Reclaiming Esoteric Lineages in Healing and Wholeness
Four-day, advanced course in Craniosacral Biodynamics
Taught by Michael Dunning * Chatham, NY
October 8 & 9, 2026 & February 4 & 5, 2027
We are delighted to welcome Michael Dunning , a Turtle Back ally and guest teacher to offer one of his game changing courses in approaching Craniosacral Biodynamics and cerebrospinal fluid in particular through the lens of Hermetic-Cabalistic tradition and the ancient occult knowledge preserved there.
Courses we've proudly offered in the past include:
Craniosacral Therapy for Concussions
A two-part series with Michael Shea, PhD
Biodynamic Practice with Moms and Babies
with Michael Shea, PhD & Ann Diamond Weinstein, PhD
- Heart Rate Variability in Prenatal Development and Infancy
- Birth and Transition Physiology
- Infant-Mother Attachment and Bonding
Biodynamic Approach to the Vagus Nerve, Vascular System and Viscera
with Michael Shea, PhD
- The Head-Face-Cardiac Connection
- Microbiome, Abdominal Aorta, Coeliac Trunk and Superior Mesenteric Arteries
- Vagus Nerve, Inferior Mesenteric, Internal Iliac Arteries
Biodynamics Practicum: Understanding Neutral
with Andraly Horn, LMT, BCST and Bill Harvey, BCST
Experiential Craniosacral Anatomy
with Ellen Mossman, CMT, BCST, VCSW
Craniosacral Therapy for Infants and Breastfeeding Issues
with Alison K. Hazelbaker, PhD, MA, IBCLC, RLC, FILCA, CST, RCST
Craniosacral Therapy for Infants
with Carol Gray, LMT, Doula, Midwife
Craniosacral Therapy for the Jaw and Temporal-Mandibular Dysfunction
with Ellen Mossman, CMT, BCST, VCSW
Subtle Hands-On Skills
with Carol Gray, LMT, Doula, Midwife
Cardioception: The Biodynamic Approach to the Cardiovascular System
with Michael Shea, PhD
- Primary Respiration and the Fluid Body
- The Heart in Biodynamic Practice
- Ignition and the Midline
Introduction to Craniosacral Therapy
with Margery Chessare, LMT, BCST, RCST®
Advanced Training in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
with Michael J. Shea, PhD
Biodynamic Cardiovascular Therapy: Influences from Tibetan and Classical Chinese Medicine
with Michael J. Shea, PhD
Introduction to Biodynamic Cardiovascular Therapy:
with Elsie White and guest Andraly Horn