The Biodynamics of Living and Dying

THE BIODYNAMICS OF LIVING AND DYING

IN PERSON OR ONLINE

* NOVEMBER 28TH – DECEMBER 1ST 2024 *

WITH MICHAEL KERN B.C.S.T., D.O., A.B.D., N.D. 

This four-day advanced course will explore clinical skills to help with life transitions, grieving and letting go. We will develop skills to work with the elderly and chronically ill, and find ways to support the process of dying as well as those who are left behind. This workshop will provide Craniosacral practitioners with the opportunity to gain confidence and develop life-enhancing skills to support clients at these critical times.

This seminar can be attended in London or online. Online participants are able to participate in all practice sessions, and receive full support. Video recordings will be available for review.

Topics include:

* Endings and transitions

* End of life care: chronic illness, palliative care

* The stages of death and dying – the work of Elizabeth Kübler Ross, Tibetan perspectives

* Completing unfinished business – reducing fear, fulfilling wishes, creating a will for dying

* The ‘Bardos’ and ritual practices

* Facing death and appreciating life

* Death as an ignition process – orienting to the heart, long tide and love; love breathing us

* Deconstruction of a solid self – exploring the interchange between the fluid body, tidal body and dynamic stillness

* The wholistic shift, stillpoints and letting go

* Developing transparency to the motion of creation

* Going out with the Tide – entering the void

* Working with the “silent partner’ and another pair of hands

* Bereavement and grief – revisiting the 3rd ventricle

* Supporting the vagus nerve and vagal brake

* Finding meaning in the face of adversity.

Course tutor:

Michael Kern is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Naturopath, who graduated from the College of Osteopaths in 1987. He has been teaching Craniosacral Therapy for 38 years and is a pioneering exponent of the biodynamic approach, running courses in the United Kingdom, Poland, Denmark, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic and China. He is founder of the Craniosacral Therapy Educational Trust, and was a senior tutor for the College of Osteopaths, International Cranial Association, Centre for Professional Development in Osteopathy and University of Westminster. He is co-founder of the Breath of Life Conferences, which are landmark events that have brought together pioneers, authors and teachers in the fields of craniosacral therapy, science and spirituality, trauma, embodiment and allied practices. Michael is also author of the visionary book ‘Wisdom In The Body – The Craniosacral Approach To Essential Health’, which is the first book to be published about Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, and is now in its third edition and translated into eleven languages. His other interests include travel and mountains. He spent a number of years in Asia studying with leading Buddhist teachers.

Venue and times:

Skylight Centre, 49 Corsica Street, London N5 1JT. Nearest station: Highbury and Islington (Victoria Line and Mainline). Or online.

Times are 10.00am-6.00pm on the first day, 9.30am-6.00pm on the second + third days, 9.30am-4.30pm on the last day.

Cost:

£450 if payment is received by 14th October 2024, or £475 if received after this date. All fees are non-refundable. Contact our administrator for payment details.

For further details and bookings please contact us as below.