Instructor: Lauren Christman, LMT, CCST; NCBTMB #450788-08

The process of being born is possibly one of the most vigorous events of our lifetime. It doesn’t matter how you are born—‘normal’ positioning, with tilts or twists, breech, even cesarean. Our body is designed to adapt to and recover from the forces during labor. Still, this process leaves an imprint: the birth pattern. This pattern remains in the fascial layers, especially the dura, and the still-forming cranial bones. Later in life we can see that pattern reassert itself after physical injury—whiplash or concussion, for example—and in times of high stress.

An Advanced Approach to Unwinding: Unwinding, on a full body level, is a wonderful way to access and help balance this pattern. In this 3-day class, we explore unwinding in an advanced way, beyond the basic ‘following’ that is a standard starting point in cranial classes. We consider expansion, containment and the dynamics of biotensegrity. We explore how to guide the process as the practitioner, as well as how to engage the client, actively and passively (push/pull). Just as the baby plays an active role in getting born, the client can play an active role in resolving these whole-body strain patterns.

Course Highlights

• Review embryology, the birth passage and postpartum time from a fluid and fascial perspective
• Explore the birth process as an imprint and/or metaphor for developmental changes throughout the life cycle
• Extended unwinding sessions in trios, which are hard to do alone, help the client with deeply-rooted patterns and issues
• Working with a co-practitioner is both highly therapeutic and deeply informative
• Bring the client through the ‘release’ phase of unwinding into the ‘engaged’ phase of an upright, empowered stance
• On the last day, students work directly with infants (in pairs or trios, depending on the number of volunteers available)

On the third day, we will host a clinic with volunteer infants; if you have or know of infants who would be good candidates for this free clinic, please contact Lauren at: lauren@craftedtouch.com

Prerequisite:  Previous training in cranial or visceral work is preferable, but not necessary.

Deposits and Registration Options: Payments can be made to the Therapeutic Training Center by cash, check or credit card. A deposit of $100 may be made to guarantee a spot as long as full payment is made by the first day of class. To make a deposit on the class, please call 206.853.6875 or follow the instructions for mailing in a check payment on the Policies webpage. Unfortunately, the website will not handle partial payments so deposits cannot be made online.

Class Date: June 27-29, 2025
Class Times: Friday-Sunday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Seattle Location 2 -- Staybridge Suites (please click on the link for location details)
Cost: $410
Cost/Hour: $19.52/hr
Hours: 21

Other Coursework by Instructor:

• Freeing the Axial Skeleton: Myofascial Balancing for Craniosacral Therapists (Seattle January 17-19, 2025) - 21 hours
• Craniosacral Introductory Workshop (Seattle February 21-23, 2025) - 21 hours
• Cranial Nerve Mobilization--Freeing the Tethers (Seattle March 28-30, 2025) - 21 hours
• Supporting the Brain – Concussion, Centralized Pain and Select Pathologies (Seattle April 2-4, 2025) - 21 hours
• Craniosacral Introductory Workshop (Seattle May 30-June 1, 2025) - 21 hours
• Unwinding the Birth Pattern: For Infants and Adults (Seattle June 27-29, 2025) - 21 hours
• Visceral Listening: Enhancing the Motility of the Organs (Seattle October 10-12, 2025) - 21 hours

Next Craniosacral Core Series & Certification Programs start on Nov 6, 2024.
(click HERE for details about Lauren Christman's Craniosacral Programs.)