Welcome to the BCTA/NA Candidate Information Page

I’m a long-time public school educator. My career has been dedicated to working with vulnerable communities as a teacher, principal and district office administrator. In short, I come from the world of teaching and learning, of close collaboration and open communication. I have a particular commitment that the structure of organizations and how we work together is unwaveringly for the benefit of everyone involved with an organization. In terms of BCTA/NA, it is for the clients, practitioners, teachers and all who are touched by the work we do. 

As I approached retirement, I became interested in learning about health and well-being. In 2020, I went to massage school. One of the units in my program was on BCST. The natural “next step” was to add BCST certification on top of the massage therapy certification. I completed the initial certification in 2023. I am a certified massage therapist and an RCST®. In retirement, I have completed a Master of Social Work and have continued to work with people in the area of wellbeing. 

My experience with the BCTA/NA Board is fairly limited. In the last few years, I did some volunteer work together with other BCTA/NA members to update our policies and procedures. I attended the general meeting held earlier this summer. 

As the Board reforms, I’m interested in being part of the new Board in order to carefully steward how this affects the membership and the organization as a whole. This means working actively to ensure that how we work together and how we communicate best serves the BCTA/NA mission.

Arwen Milroy has a background in molecular chemistry, metabolomics, cellular and microbial biology, and water physics. She has a MS degree in horticulture studying botanical medicine. She has had a full time BCST practice in Crestone, Colorado since 2021.

Having children with complex medical histories introduced me to craniosacral therapy. I didn’t understand the work at the time, but I saw how my children responded positively to this gentle work. Likewise, I had a pull toward plants and holistic healing as a young mother. I began studying western herbology, which led me into East West Planetary Herbalism and Ayurveda, and eventually to Reiki Mastery and a Registered Yoga Teacher certification. Somewhere along the way I also worked as a parent coach, work that, looking back, was already preparing me for the families I now serve.

Then, eight years ago, I began studying biodynamic craniosacral therapy and it changed everything for me. While I still provide herbal care and yoga instruction for my clients, biodynamic craniosacral therapy informs everything I do. Having now established my own practice for the last seven years, I work with the breath of life and with the guidance of the body’s innate health. This way of being present with someone doesn't require fixing or explaining, and that has come to hold all the other threads of my training.

Lately my practice has centered on the thresholds of life. I work with families preparing for conception, newborns, and families approaching the end of life. These moments ask so much of us. They ask for patience, trust, surrender, and presence. I find deep meaning in offering steadiness to people as they move through them

Outside my practice, I'm an avid gardener. Being outside with the plants and the creatures who visit my garden each day keeps me grounded and reminds me why I do this work in the first place. Everything alive is in relationship, and healing happens in that relationship, not apart from it.

Jodi is a Registered Craniosacral Therapist (RCST®) and BCTA/NA Approved Teacher based in Campbell River, BC, Canada. Her path to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) began with a two-year apprenticeship in shamanic practice, which deepened her relationship with herself, nature, and spirit through earth-honouring and meditative practices. This journey strengthened her intuition and capacity to listen deeply, eventually leading her to BCST, where she found language for experiences, she had long recognized. Through this work, she discovered greater ease, resilience, and vitality. After completing her training with Body Intelligence, Jodi continued as a teaching assistant before becoming a BCTA/NA Approved Teacher. She is passionate about supporting aspiring practitioners, strengthening professional standards, and expanding access to BCST. Whether teaching or in practice, Jodi is committed to creating spaces where learning, healing, and transformation can unfold.

My name is Keenan Bloom-Rafael. I am 36 and live in Corvallis, Oregon, with my family. I maintain a full craniosacral therapy practice and offer a free monthly infant clinic for families throughout the region. 

I also manage a building housing 17 health and wellness offices and oversee the business and financial operations of three healthcare practices: craniosacral therapy, psychotherapy, and acupuncture. These responsibilities have given me experience in administration, financial management, tax preparation, problem-solving, and supporting practitioners across disciplines. 

Before moving to Oregon, I lived in Boulder, Colorado. I worked at a synagogue for four years as event coordinator, communications director, and executive assistant. Working within a nonprofit community strengthened my skills in administration, communications, event planning, discretion, and balancing the needs of staff, leadership, volunteers, and community members. During that time, I helped facilitate Jewish Ancestral Healing workshops with Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD, and Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk. This work deepened my ability to support meaningful group processes, anticipate the needs of facilitators and participants, and attend to group dynamics. 

My degree is in theatrical lighting design. Nearly a decade of theatre work taught me to collaborate, coordinate complex projects, respond creatively under pressure, and use my skills in service of a shared purpose. I have also lived in communal homes or cohousing communities for much of the past decade, strengthening my abilities in communication, conflict navigation, and collective problem-solving. 

Outside of work, I spend time with family and friends, garden, play music, experiment with dyeing clothes, and dream of building a backyard sauna. I have difficulty ignoring a problem once I see it, whether in myself or the world around me. I care about making a meaningful difference, being the best parent I can be, and honoring tradition while innovating to meet present needs. I strive to approach difficult questions with curiosity, communicate clearly and honestly, and trust in the goodness of people.

Margaret Rosenau, MA, RCST®, SEP is the owner and director of the School of Inner Health in Denver, Colorado, USA, www.schoolofinnerhealth.org. Margaret has decades of experience teaching and practicing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. She is a master teacher who sees the human body as her medium for connecting people to the aliveness within themselves and the natural world. She is also a mother, writer, artist and activist deeply committed to amplifying the aliveness in the world and supporting the return to connection between people and their bodies and the living world. 

Margaret holds a BA in Sculpture from Wesleyan University and a MA in Gerontology from the University of Southern California. In addition she has completed trainings in several other modalities including Somatic Experiencing®, Pre- and Perinatal Psychology, and Polarity Therapy. Margaret found BCST while searching for healing for her body. Her first experiences of BCST transformed not just her body but her recognition of what was possible for bodies to know and do. In 1996, she placed her hands on another body in a Biodynamic Craniosacral class for the first time. Instantly she felt the presence of the aliveness in the body and its ability to communicate. For her, it was a moment of remembering both ancient and present wisdom. 

Margaret says: “I didn’t choose Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy – I fell in love with it, deeply, totally, profoundly. Sometimes I have wanted it to matter less to me, but it has only grown to matter more. BCST has grown me into a person of presence and skill and awe. I am humbled daily by the process of deepening in relationship to the responsive, intelligent and exquisitely precise forces in the body and the world. They are present in every moment of our individual lives and collective experiences. It is from this place of awe and care for the magnificent aliveness at the core of what we call Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy that I would accept an opportunity to serve on the Board of Directors if elected.”

I have spent a lifetime in clinical practice, organization management, and consultancy to the healthcare industry. My original experience was in mainstream healthcare, working as part of multidisciplinary teams—which honed my communication with the other healthcare professions. In addition to numerous conference presentations for the allied health professions, I was an invited consultant to the National Institutes of Health on the topic of energy medicine.

I studied Craniosacral Biodynamics with Franklyn Sills during a time when the biodynamic model was emerging and defining itself. I assisted Franklyn with BCST foundation trainings and several advanced seminars. My school sponsored Franklyn for an advanced seminar in Washington, DC in 2011. I was also mentored by Franklyn directly to teach BCST the way he intended.

I have taught foundation trainings in Craniosacral Biodynamics 28 times in various locations around the world. I also teach advanced seminars in the art focusing on professional acumen and clinical precision. In this field, I am the author of the book, Craniosacral Biodynamics and the Energetic Body, and frequently publish articles in the trade journals and magazines.

Previously I served on the Board of Directors for a different healing arts organization, and this experience will come to bear if I am elected to the BCTA/NA board. My interface with international associations for craniosacral therapy should help with coherency throughout the profession. 

My goals for service to the BCTA/NA include establishing standards for teacher education, clarifying organizational policies, and consistently upholding the procedures that are the operational dynamics of the organization. 

Given that I was a colleague, student, and supervisee of Franklyn Sills during the origins of Craniosacral Biodynamics, I hold a lens of history that can inform our present times. I believe that the professional organization having a clear awareness of its midline and integrity in its field is the recipe for successful growth of BCST.