Take a tour of the cranial nerves, identifying their connections central brain structures, passages through the cranial base and their pathway around the cranium and torso. You learn gentle balancing techniques — both for neural motility as well as mobility of the cranial base and fascial movement along the length of the nerve. To gauge the need for this work, we’ll review simple strategies to reveal the functionality of each nerve. Where applicable, we’ll discuss common neural challenges such as Bell's Palsy, vertigo, tinnitus, trigeminal neuralgia and various eye problems.
- Olfactory Nerve: smell and its relation to sinusitis
- The eye complex: vision, pressure, and movement
- Trigeminal nerve: eyes, sinuses, muscles of mastication
- Facial nerve: sense and motor to the face, as well as review of Bell’s Palsy care
- Hearing & Vestibular function, including discussion of tinnitus and vertigo
- Suck, swallow, breathe: coordination of the mouth, tongue and throat
- Vagus nerve — structural approach as well as review of polyvagal theory
- Accessory Nerve: movement and sensation from SCM and trapezius muscles
Prerequisite: The Craniosacral Introductory Workshop taught by Ursula Popp or Lauren Christman. If you have not taken the Craniosacral Introductory Workshop class, then you should have consistent skill in palpating motility (CRI or mid-tide). If you have a current or an unresolved previous injury to cranial nerves, we recommend that you receive individualized care before coming to class in order to have the resilience required for classroom activities. Please contact the teacher if you have questions about your readiness for the material: lauren@craftedtouch.com.
- A deposit of $100 may be made to guarantee your place as long as full payment is made by the first day of class.
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- Reviewer's Rate: $310 If you have taken this class previously through the Therapeutic Training Center, you may review it at $310. If are eligible for the reviewer's discount, please call 206-853-6875 to verify reviewer status and to obtain a coupon code to use during checkout.
- Member Price: $440 for enrolled, current or graduated Craniosacral Core Series or Certification Program students. To pay this price, please obtain a coupon code by calling 206-853-6875 and use your coupon code at checkout.
- Non-Member Price: $470 for all others interested in this class