CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY PROGRAM

REQUIRED / SUGGESTED / INSPIRED READING LIST 

Readings for Introduction to Craniosacral Therapy:

• Upledger, John E.  Your Inner Physician and You. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books

• Upledger, John E.;  Grossinger, Richard; Cohen, Don; Ash, Donald.  CranioSacral Therapy: What It Is, How It Works Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2008.

• Upledger, John E.;  Grossinger, Richard. Somato Emotional Release: Deciphering the Language of Life. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2002.

• Upledger, John E. Somato Emotional Release and Beyond. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2002.

More in-depth Readings on Craniosacral Therapy:

• Upledger, John E. Craniosacral Therapy. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1983.

• Upledger, John E. Craniosacral Therapy II: Beyond the Dura. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1983.

• Sills, Franklin. Craniosacral Biodynamics 2.  Berkeley: North Atlantic Books,2004.

• Shea, Micheal. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy 2.  Berkeley: North Atlantic Books,2009.

• Milne, Hugh.  The Heart of Listening 2: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 1995.

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Babies and Small Children Class:

• Peirsman, Etienne and Neeto. Craniosacral Therapy for Babies and Small Children. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2006. (REQUIRED)  

• Upledger, John E. A Brain is Born: Exploring the Birth and Development of the Central Nervous System. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2010.

• Karll, Sunni. Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity. 2003

• www.birthintobeing.com

Immune Class:

• Gershon, Michael D. The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine. New York: Harper Collins, 1998.

• Upledger, John E. Cell Talk: Transmitting Mind into DNA. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2010.

Eyes Class:

• Abram, David. The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More than Human World.  New York: Random House, 19

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Talking to the Heart Class:

• Barrall, J. P. Understanding the Messages of Your Body: How to Interpret Physical and Emotional Messages to Achieve Optimal Health. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 2007.

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Alarm Class:

• Levine, Peter, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books, 1997.

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Anatomy and Physiology Resources:

• Felten, David L.; Jozefowicz, Ralph. Netter’s Atlas of Human NeuroScience. 2009.

• Drake, Vogl and Mitchell. Gray’s Anatomy for Students. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2010.

• Acland’s DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy (video) 

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General (books mentioned in class as informative resources):

• Pierce, Chilton Joseph. Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press, 2004. 

• Shubin, Neil. Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5 Billion Year History of the Human Body. New York: Random House, 2009.

• Bengston, William. The Energy Cure. Boulder: Sounds True, Inc. 2010.

• DVD: Living Matrix

Cranio Forms

Cranio Intake Form

Session Documentation