Self-Regulation, Significance Detector and Arcing

Description

This specialised course is designed to deepen your understanding of how trauma impacts the body and how skilled manual therapy can support release and healing.
In this course, we will focus on addressing the body’s somatic responses, specifically how soft tissues absorb, store, and adapt to traumatic experiences. Trauma can become embedded within the fascial system, muscles, and other connective tissues, creating tension, restriction, and dysfunctional patterns. Over time, the body compensates to protect itself, which can lead to chronic pain, dysfunction, or emotional holding patterns.
Through the gentle, precise techniques of CranioSacral Therapy (CST), practitioners can help release these restrictions, restoring balance, ease, and a renewed sense of well-being.
This course emphasises the importance of understanding the significance detector and its role in the stress-trauma response. Core CST elements, including the CranioSacral Rhythm, energy cysts, therapeutic presence, and the body’s inner wisdom, are foundational throughout.

Course Highlights

Definition of stress and trauma, and their relation to CST
Stress- and trauma-related symptoms and behavioural responses
Common trauma types seen in the CST clinic
The role of the significance detector in the stress-trauma connection
Creating safety and working in the Here & Now during hands-on therapy
Understanding the window of tolerance and its zones in manual therapy
Identifying hyper- and hypo-arousal states within the window of tolerance
Palpating the window of tolerance using the significance detector
Recognising body movements and sensations as expressions of the stress-trauma response
Navigating inner and outer boundaries in trauma-informed work
Therapist psychological hygiene and self-regulation
Principles for working safely with trauma
By integrating this knowledge, practitioners can offer more effective, compassionate support—helping clients move toward greater resilience and well-being.