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Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) Certification Trainings
offered by BCTA/NA Approved Teachers

Directory of BCTA/NA Approved Teachers

Completion of a 700 hour Foundation training program is required to become a Biodynamic Registered Craniosacral Therapist (RCST®).  The program incudes:

  • 350 classroom hours
  • 150 hours Home Study
  • 150 hours practice sessions
  •   40 hour project
  •   10 hours of personal sessions received from an RCST® 

The certification courses listed below are administered and taught by BCTA/NA Approved Teachers. For course information, pricing and registration please reach out to the contact person listed.


2024 Certification Trainings


May 2024 - May 2026

Intrinsic Touch Institute - Robyn Michele Jones, RCST®
Training Title
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training
First Module Dates: May 16 - 19, 2024
Registration Close Date
: Contact Instructor
Training Location: Online on Zoom and in-person in Santa Fe, NM

Contact:  Ruti Wagaki Website
Additional information: Our teaching team is majority BIPOC and we offer BIPOC scholarships.


SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 -  MARCH 1, 2026

Sylvie Legare, RCST®
Training Title
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training
First Module Dates: October 26 - 30, 2024
Registration Close Date
: October 22, 2024
Training Location: Sierra Mind Body Institute, Grass Valley, CA

Contact:  Selva Legare | 530-883-0006 | Email Website
Additional information: This training is composed of 14 seminars.  In each day you will enjoy a balance of mediative practices, theory lectures, movement, hand-on exercises and supervised practices.  This training offers deep personal and professional growth.  Small size classes offer a safe relation field built on trust, connection and safety.  I bring in expert teachers in the field and healing modalities such as Yoga, Chi Gong, Tai Chi, continuum, EFT, TRE, SE, and breathwork to enrich the training.


OCTOBER 2024 - OCTOBER 2027

Soaring Spirits - Joyce Harader, RCST® Teacher Bio
Training Title: Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training
First Training Dates: October 10 - 14, 2024
Registration Close Date:  October 1, 2024
Training Location: Grand Junction, CO
Contact: Joyce Harader | 708 837 8090 | Email | Website Website


OCTOBER 2, 2024 - MARCH 8, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: December 4, 2024
Registration Close Date
November 13, 2024
Training Location: Calgary, AB, Canada

Contact:  Jeanine | 403-830-4606  | Email Website


OCTOBER 9, 2024 - FEBRUARY 8, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: December 4, 2024
Registration Close Date
November 13, 2024
Training Location: Victoria, AB, Canada

Contact:  Julia | 250-589-7379 | Email Website


OCTOBER 16, 2024 - MARCH 8, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: December 4, 2024
Registration Close Date
November 13, 2024
Training Location: Kalispell, MT
Contact:  Mary | 406-360-3846 | Email | Website


November 2024 - July 2027

School of Inner Health - Margaret Rosenau, RCST®
Training Title
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training
First Module Dates: Online November 1, 3, 4 and Onsite February 22 - 24, 2025
Registration Close Date
: October 24, 2024
Training Location: First half of Module 1 online.  All other modules on-site in Denver.

Contact:  Leslie Papa | 303-999-9963 | Email Website
Additional information: Module 1 is a Six Day Hybrid Online/On-Site in Denver. Modules 2 through 10 are all Five Days On-Site in Denver. Module 1 can be taken Online in November 2024, February 2025 or May 2025. On-site portion must follow Online portion and can be taken in February or May, 2025.


NOVEMBER 13, 2024 - APRIL 6, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: November 13, 2024
Registration Close Date
November 6, 2024
Training Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Contact:  Nancy | 651-964-9048 | Email | Website


NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - APRIL 12, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: November 20, 2024
Registration Close Date
November 6, 2024
Training Location: Berkley, CA
Contact:  Kirstin | 510-473-7567 | Email | Website


2025 Certification Trainings


JANUARY 8, 2025 - JULY 12, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: January 8, 2025
Registration Close Date
December 18, 2024
Training Location: Bellingham, WA
Contact:  Grace | 518-588-4457 | Email | Website


JANUARY 15, 2025 - JUNE 7, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: January 15, 2025
Registration Close Date
December 25, 2024
Training Location: Shelburne, VT
Contact:  Frank | 802-338-0115 | Email | Website


JANUARY, 2025 - MAY, 2028

Gary Peterson, RCST®, The STAR Institute
Training Title
The STAR Institute's 20th BCST Foundation Training
First Module Dates: January 23-25, 2025 (BCST Intro)
Registration Close Date
: January 23, 2025
Training Location: Online on Zoom and in-person in Petaluma, CA
Contact: Gary Peterson | 303-817-6189 | Email | Website
Additional Notes (if any): Join us for a fascinating BCST learning experience informed by Settling®, Polarity Therapy, trauma resolution, prenatal/birth therapy and other energetic practices. We strive to create a learning environment that is fun, relaxed, safe, diverse and supportive. You'll do hands-on work every day, along with daily Settling® exercises and an array of other experiential adventures. Every voice has value in our partner-oriented approach, and learning happens from the inside-out!


 

FEBRUARY 2025 - JULY 2027

School of Inner Health - Margaret Rosenau, RCST®
Training Title
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training
First Module Dates: Online February 8, 9, 11, and Onsite February 22 - 24, 2025
Registration Close Date
: February 1, 2025
Training Location: First three days online.  Rest of training is onsite in Denver.

Contact:  Leslie Papa | 303-999-9963 | Email Website
Additional information: Module 1 is a Six Day Hybrid Online/On-Site in Denver. Modules 2 through 10 are all Five Days On-Site in Denver. Module 1 can be taken Online in November 2024, February 2025 or May 2025. On-site portion of Hybrid Intro must follow Online portion and can be taken in February or May, 2025.


MARCH 5, 2025 - AUGUST 9, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: March 5, 2025
Registration Close Date
February 12, 2025
Training Location: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Contact:  Robin | 778-862-9118 | Email | Website


MARCH 8, 2025

Stillpoint, Clara Favale, MA, RCST® and Teaching Team
Training Title: Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training
First Module Dates: Online: March 8-9,  In Person: March: 14-16, 2025
Training Location: New York City, Chelsea
Contact: Clara Favale | 917-620-8220 | Email | Website 


 

MARCH 12, 2025 - AUGUST 2, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: March 12, 2025
Registration Close Date
: February 19, 2025
Training Location: Vernon, BC, Canada
Contact:  Shauna | 250-308-7839 | Email | Website


APRIL 23, 2025 - SEPTEMBER 27, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: April 23, 2025
Registration Close Date
: April 2, 2025
Training Location: Vancouver BC, Canada
Contact:  Maggie | 778-840-4144 | Email | Website


APRIL 30, 2025 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: April 30, 2025
Registration Close Date
April 9, 2025
Training Location: Anchorage, AK
Contact:  Maggie | 778-840-4144 | Email | Website


MAY 2025 - JULY 2027

School of Inner Health - Margaret Rosenau, RCST®
Training Title
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training
First Module Dates: Online May 3 - 5, 2025 and Onsite May 31 - June 2, 2025
Registration Close Date
: April 25, 2025
Training Location: First three days online.  Rest of training is onsite in Denver.

Contact:  Leslie Papa | 303-999-9963 | Email Website
Additional information: Module 1 is a Six Day Hybrid Online/On-Site in Denver. Modules 2 through 10 are all Five Days On-Site in Denver. Module 1 can be taken Online in November 2024, February 2025 or May 2025. On-site portion of Hybrid Intro must follow Online portion and can be taken in February or May, 2025.


MAY 2025 - MAY 2027

Intrinsic Touch Institute - Robyn Michele Jones, RCST®
Training Title
BCST Foundation Training
First Module Dates: May 1 - 4, 2025
Registration Close Date
: June 12, 2025
Training Location: Belfast, ME

Contact:  Riobyn Michele Jones 
831-345-7537 | Email Website
Additional information: In this two year training we will immerse ourselves in the ever deepening practitioner skills of presence and pacing. The two-year length of this training allows the student time to reclaim, learn, and integrate the personal and perceptual skills and shifts needed to foster healing at this depth and to master the large amount of cross-disciplinary material. The course is composed of 13 4-day modules every other month. The cost is $600 per module.


JUNE 18, 2025 - NOVEMBER 8, 2026

Body Intelligence
Training Title
BCST Practitioner Training Course
First Module Dates: June 18, 2025
Registration Close Date
May 28, 2025
Training Location: Nelson, BC, Canada
Contact:  Laurie | 250-777-3230 | Email | Website


AUGUST 2025 - AUGUST 2028

Soaring Spirits - Joyce Harader, RCST® 
Training Title: Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Foundation Training
First Training Dates: August 14 - 17, 2025
Registration Close Date:  August 1, 2524
Training Location: Grand Junction, CO
Contact: Joyce Harader | 708 837 8090 | Email | Website Website
Additional Information: 
This training is 13 four day modules that meet quarterly over three years, giving time and spaciousness to fully embody this powerful modality.


The above programs are not offered by the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America (BCTA/NA). The Association and Board of Directors are not responsible for its content, registration or refunds.