Class Info
Class Size: 8 Students Max
Waitlist available if classes are full
Instructor: Meaghan Beames
PPE must be worn
Hybrid Learning
This course will be taught in parts:
2 Virtual components;
ICST-1 (SS) Self Study - prerecorded videos
ICST-1 (VC) Live Virtual Class - 5:30-8:30pm EST
ICST-1 (LAB) In-Person
Class Calendar
ICST-1-SS Feb 1-20
ICST-1-VC Feb 8&15 evenings
ICST-1-LAB Feb 21-25 In Toronto
Virtual
Self Study
All pre-recorded videos are available on the first day of the course, and students will have 3 weeks to watch them. It is important to complete all videos before the In-Person class begins as we touch on many aspects of the recorded materials. The videos total about 10 hours of watch-time.
The virtual course materials will be available for students to re-watch for years to come.
Live Virtual Classes
The Live Classes will including meeting classmates, asking questions about the pre-recorded videos and trying out some of the assessment and treatment skills that will be covered in more depth in person.
Students are encouraged to practice these new techniques on another person in their home. Try identifying anatomical structures, find the craniosacral rhythm, and practice assessment and release techniques.
In-Person
Lab
During the In-Person lab, students will dive deep into the techniques of craniosacral therapy. There will be 4 days of practicing on classmates. It's quite lovely.
The 5th and final lab day, students will use their new skills to treat 2 babies, under the supervision of the instructor, Meaghan Beames, RMT, CST, BRMT.
Demonstrations of treatments sessions on babies, by the instructor, will be seen both virtually and live.
A 124-page manual covering all areas of the course is available in PDF or print.
Participants who successfully complete the full ICST-1 course will receive a certificate of completion and be eligible to take the ICST-2 course, given they have documented treating 65 babies.
Learning Goals
- Recognizing/finding the craniosacral rhythm (CSR) and understanding its importance
- Releasing restrictions in tissues that affect the functioning of the Central Nervous System
- Understanding the physiology of birth and how it affects the baby
- Deepening your knowledge of the cranial bones and nervous system anatomy
- How to complete a thorough intake focusing on the birth story & postpartum experience
- How to perform a thorough assessment of an infant
- Designing an individualized treatment plan for each family
- Learning a series of craniosacral techniques (e.g. releasing cranial bones and soft tissue) that address some of the most common presentations in neonatal infants especially those that affect an infant’s ability to nurse/feed, sleep, and those that can affect the infant’s long-term growth and development
- Determining if/when a referral out is necessary
- Understanding what primitive reflexes are and how to help babies integrate them
- *Note-taking and charting specific to I-CST treatments
Who can enroll?
DC,OMP
RDH
OT, PT, SLP
Doulas
Sleep/Reflux/Infant Specialist
Alternate Healing Practitioner eg. Reiki
RMT
RM, Student of Midwifery
ND
MD, OB, RN
IBCLC, LC
Ayurvedic doctors
PLEASE NOTE:
While all the above
mentioned professions are eligible, all
applicants will be reviewed before being
accepted into the program.