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Craniosacral Therapy & Myofascial Release

09/12/2025

Go beyond theory. Learn to work directly with the body’s anatomy & physiology, survival responses, and nervous system through precise, attuned Biodynamic Craniosacral Touch.

Why the Body?
Trauma isn’t only in our stories. It’s held in physiology, survival responses, tissues, cells, and the nervous system.

Working directly with the body can help to:

- Regulate the nervous system
- Complete biological stress
responses
- Unlock stuck survival patterns

What You Will Learn:

✔ Stress physiology and hands-on regulation techniques
✔ Biodynamic Craniosacral techniques for the central & autonomic nervous systems
✔ Core Practitioner skills for engaging with the body’s intelligence
✔ Vagus nerve in practice - anatomy, palpation & regulation
✔ Polyvagal Theory applied in real-time
✔ The language of the body — fascia, nerves, bones, fluids, organs, rhytyms
✔ Supporting completion of unfinished survival responses
✔ Returning home to presence, safety, and wholeness beneath dysregulation and fragmentation
This workshop weaves neuroscience, anatomy, and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy into a deeply embodied, bottom-up approach.

Who It’s For
For registered professionals wanting to add Craniosacral touch-based trauma techniques to their practice.

Massage Therapists • Coaches • Kinesiologists • Psychotherapists • Psychologists • Health Professionals
• Breathworkers, Acupuncturists & more

Register your Expression of Interest before 10
January 2026. Those who do will receive first access to the limited spots available before enrolments open to the wider professional community.This is a small-group training, and spaces are limited. We expect to be fully booked.
Link in bio

03/12/2025

In Module 3 we explored the powerful relationship between the jaw, the upper cervical spine, and the trigeminal nerve — and this video captures that integration beautifully.

The trigeminal nerve, our primary sensory nerve for the face, is often considered the functional counterpart to the vagus nerve.
Where the vagus supports calming and parasympathetic regulation, the trigeminal system is closely tied to arousal, vigilance, and stress responses.

At the trigeminocervical complex, these systems intersect.
This region spans from the medulla (brainstem) into the upper cervical spinal cord, particularly:
• C1, C2, C3

Here, sensory input from the trigeminal nerve converges with information from the upper cervical nerves, creating a bidirectional referral pattern:
• Tension in the upper cervical spine can show up as discomfort in the face or head.
• Trigeminal overload — from jaw tension, cranial compression, or migraine patterns — often refers down into the neck and occiput.

Because the trigeminal nucleus originates in the medulla (brainstem), these pathways directly influence the Reticular Activating System (RAS) — the network that modulates alertness and stress reactivity. In Module 2, we explored the three parts of the brainstem and the RAS, and learned how to work with them in treatment.
An increase in trigeminal load can heighten RAS activation and may coincide with reduced vagal tone, contributing to states of increased stress or anxiety.
This is why clients often tell us that when their jaw releases, something deeper shifts: their anxiety softens, their shoulders drop a centimetre or two, and a whole-body sense of settling follows.
These are natural expressions of the nervous system recalibrating.

In CranioSacral Therapy, we work with the cranial membranes, upper cervical relationships, and key cranial nerves like the trigeminal and vagus, supporting improved regulation and integration across these neural systems.
CranioSacral Therapy is one of the few practices that includes the body, the tissues, and the nervous system through skilled, respectful, anatomically precise contact.

18/11/2025

Grateful for these beautiful reflections from my students — their voices speak louder than anything I could say.

“Profound.” “Transformational.” “In-depth and experiential.” “More than just physical—psychological too.”

“Such a powerful course - incredible indept in understanding & practicing craniosacral therapy.”

“A profooud learning in self development.& personal therapy and transformation - really feels like you are getting 2 increduble profound courses bound together as one.”

“Wonderful balance of theory, practice, & embodiment. There is a depth in both knowledge and feeling, a safety & connection that is so powerful.”

“It is beyond a course - it is a space of true transformation, self realisation and change.”

“I loved working on the bones in the head - I also loved the myofasical component.”

“I love the flow of theory,hands on learning, and the integration of self healing techniques. It feels like just enough time and not overwhelming despite covering so much.”

“Tbis work is so needed.”
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Feeling honoured, humbled and inspired.

07/11/2025

Fully booked for the rest of 2025. A huge thank you to all my amazing clients for your continued trust, support and healing physical, emotional, mental and soul 💛

Online bookings are now open for January 2026 — secure your spot early via the link in bio!

13/10/2025

Wrapping up my final trainings in Europe 🇪🇺 — truly grateful for the opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with inspiring professionals. A lifelong learner at heart.

09/10/2025

At the 2025 Masters Trauma Conference in Oxford, I witnessed a powerful convergence: thought leaders from psychology, neuroscience, somatics, and research all emphasized that trauma cannot be fully healed through the mind alone — it is physically stored in tissues, neural pathways, and cellular patterns.

Though each speaker came from their own field, their insights echoed what Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (CST) has applied and embodied for decades: a hands-on approach that supports nervous system regulation, oxytocin release, and the body’s natural capacity for safety and repair.

Discover key take outs from the Conference and why CST is the missing link in trauma healing and the best body therapy for Trauma—
✨‼️full blog in link in bio. 🔗

27/09/2025

A throw back picture when I finished my Craniosacral therapy training in Switzerland🇨🇭 forever grateful for 3 years in-depth and profound training
✨ If a body has never been touched, it keeps many feelings and stories inside.

I learned this the hard way during my CranioSacral training. All the trauma healing, but you can still hide, deflect, make up stories, be in your mind, pretend, or surround yourself with superficial fluff and all the bla bla … but the moment you are truly touched — and go below in the no mind - physically, mentally, and emotionally — you cannot hide - something shifts.

When you are seen and listened to in a CranioSacral way with all the support, tensions release, blocked emotions surface, and deeper understanding happens. Paradigms break. Portals open.

CranioSacral therapy is a gentle hands-on approach that helps the body release deep-seated tension, supporting both physical and emotional healing.

And then you realise: you only get it when you get it.

Or in the words of legendary soccer player & fellow Dutchie - “je gaat het pas zien als je het doorhebt”

03/07/2025

Podcast Episode — now live on Superconscious Podcast

I had the pleasure of being interviewed as a Craniosacral Therapist, diving deep into the body’s incredible wisdom and how it holds — and heals — from pain, stress, and trauma.

We explored a wide range of topics, including:
• The stress response and how trauma persists when the biological defence process is left incomplete
• The importance of completing the biological stress defence response
• The three brains and the role of neural integration
• How fascia holds tissue memory — and why that matters in healing
• The survival brain’s looping patterns when stress activation is never discharged
• Polyvagal theory and how safety, connection, and regulation support lasting transformation
• The intended audience of my book Get out of your mind and into your body

Unless the brain, nervous system, and body have the opportunity to complete the innate defence response and release the energy and emotions mobilised during a traumatic event, the subconscious brain can remain stuck in the perception that the threat is still present and continues to respond as if the event is still happening.

Now streaming on Spotify.
Link in bio.

01/07/2025

Module 1 – Foundations of Craniosacral Therapy
📅 30 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 | Crows Nest, Sydney

We don’t just teach techniques — we offer an embodied, integrated approach to healing. This is where the journey begins.

Over 4 days, you will learn how to truly listen to the body, be with body, enquire through the body with presence, palpating, touch, and the subtle rhythms of the craniosacral system. You will learn to track tissue, bones, fluids, the nervous system, and more.

This course is ideal for health professionals, manual therapists, or anyone interested in applying this work personally or professionally. No prior experience required — just a mature readiness to engage.

Join us for a practical and immersive training designed to build foundational skills in Craniosacral Therapy. The course blends anatomy, hands-on techniques, and therapeutic presence to support the body’s natural self-regulating capacities.

✔ Learn to palpate and work with cranial bones, and sacrum.
✔ Understand craniosacral rhythms, different perceptual fields, stillpoints, and the role of cerebrospinal fluid
✔ Apply diaphragm release techniques and core Craniosacral holds
✔ Develop listening and clinical touch skills to support a range of physical and emotional conditions

🎓 By the end of Module 1, you’ll be able to offer a full basic Craniosacral session.
📌 Early Bird until 15 Sept – $1050

🔗 Enrolment link in bio

Address

Suite 101, 7-11 Clarke Street
Crows Nest, NSW
2065

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61447422201

Website

https://www.dorinesiccama.com/

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