College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CCST)

College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy (CCST) Comprehensive professional training in this gentle yet profound therapy. Founded 1986. www.ccst.co.uk Introductory Courses. Introductory Days. Courses Abroad.
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CCST is the most established college of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in Europe - currently in its 35th year. This is reflected in the experience of the tutor team, the well established support structure for the students – including a Teaching Clinic, regular Study Groups, Tutorials – and a wide network of previous graduates throughout the UK and in many other countries. The approach to Cranio-Sacral Ther

apy at CCST is Integrated Cranio-Sacral Therapy. Within the field of Cranio-Sacral Therapy there are different approaches, ranging from those which work primarily with the inherent healing forces of nature (sometimes described as biodynamic and seen as being more abstract) to those which are more orientated to the application of techniques (sometimes described as biomechanical and seen as being more grounded in basic sciences). CCST is distinctive in that it integrates all of these concepts to provide a comprehensive professional training with a broad approach that can respond more effectively to each patient according to his or her needs. The course is fundamentally biodynamic in nature, and also incorporates a wide spectrum of resources in order to expand the practitioner’s perspective, enhance therapeutic effectiveness, and enable most effective clinical practice, as well as providing a firm grounding in knowledge and clinical experience. The founder and principal Thomas Attlee DO RCST was the first teacher of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in the UK and is the author of the foundation volume “Cranio-Sacral Integration”. The college is accredited by the Cranio-Sacral Therapy Association. Graduates are eligible to use the letters RCST after their names. Approximately half the Registered Cranio-Sacral Therapists in the UK are graduates of CCST. The College offers a variety of trainings to suit different needs:

Cranio-Sacral Therapy:
1-year Diploma Course.
2-year Diploma Course - Weekend Format. Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology:
A certificated pre-Diploma foundation course

Post Graduate courses:
A variety of Post-Graduate trainings is available

There is also a clinic at the Centre for Cranio-Sacral Therapy in Primrose Hill, London NW1 8XE, offering a wide range of alternative therapies, and including a Low Cost Teaching Clinic, with treatments from £15. http://on.fb.me/1C4nwPD

Further information:
www.ccst.co.uk
info@ccst.co.uk
020 7483 0120

When we talk about health, most people focus on the physical: posture, digestion, or even stress management. But Cranio-...
25/07/2025

When we talk about health, most people focus on the physical: posture, digestion, or even stress management. But Cranio-sacral Therapy(CST) invites us to listen more deeply—to the emotional imprints held in the body’s tissues and organs.

Eastern medicine teaches that every organ resonates with specific emotions. CST helps us connect with these subtle patterns and release what’s been held beneath the surface.

Take the lungs, for example: grief and sadness can lodge here, restricting movement and vitality. In a CST session, you might feel a softening in this area—not just physically, but emotionally. The body begins to let go.

Did you know your emotions can deeply impact your organs? 👀

▪️In Chinese medicine, each organ is linked to a core emotion:
🫁 Lungs — Grief and sadness. Unprocessed grief can weaken lung Qi and interrupt the natural rhythm of release.
🫀 Heart — Joy and love. Imbalance here—too much or too little emotion—can cause inner dissonance.
⚡️ Liver — Anger and frustration. Held anger can stagnate liver Qi, affecting both emotional and physical flow.
🤒 Spleen — Worry and overthinking. Chronic worry depletes energy and can show up as fatigue or digestive issues.
⚠️ Kidneys — Fear and anxiety. Fear drains kidney Qi, reducing resilience and grounding.

In Cranio-sacral Therapy, we gently contact the body’s intelligence, offering it the chance to release what it no longer needs—physically, emotionally, and energetically.

So if you’re feeling tightness, fatigue, or imbalance, it may not just be structural. Ask yourself:
What emotion might this area be holding onto?

Find out more about our upcoming courses and unique integrated biodynamic approach with Cranio-sacral therapy at ccst.co.uk ♥️

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Craniosacral therapy (CST) is more than just a treatment—it’s a gentle partnership with your body’s natural ability to h...
20/07/2025

Craniosacral therapy (CST) is more than just a treatment—it’s a gentle partnership with your body’s natural ability to heal. By focusing on the deeper rhythms and forces of health, CST nurtures balance, alignment, and vitality from within.

CCST provides the opportunity to train as a professional Cranio-Sacral Therapist with the most established college of Cranio-Sacral Therapy, leading the field with over 39 years experience of training Cranio-Sacral Therapists in the UK and internationally.

✨Find out about this powerful, life-changing therapy - so gentle and yet so impactful.

✨Join our upcoming FREE online talk on Tuesday Aug 26 from 6-8pm (BST) with Thomas Attlee, principal and founder of the College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy.

✨Please email info@ccst.co.uk with your full name and email address and you will be sent a zoom link for the event ❤️

16/07/2025

Come join us on two informative and dynamic online weekends covering the anatomy of the Cranio-Sacral System! These weekends are open to all and particularly useful for students embarking on their Cranio-Sacral training, current students wishing to revise and consolidate their understanding of Cranio-Sacral Anatomy, graduates of other colleges, and to anyone interested in studying Cranio-Sacral Anatomy or furthering their knowledge.

These interactive weekends are run by senior CCST Course Leaders and Co-Founders, Carolyn Stevens and Lizette Villaverde; and there is the option to participate in both events or choose one that best suits your learning needs. 🌼

Our first online weekend takes place on September 6 & 7

The first weekend will cover:

✨The Bones of the Cranium
✨The Reciprocal Tension Membrane System
✨Cerebro-Spinal Fluid
✨The Ventricular System and Venous -Sinuses
✨Fascia
✨The Nervous System
✨The Autonomic Nervous System

Our second weekend on September 27 & 28 includes:

✨The Bones of the Face
✨Foramina of the skull
✨The Cranial Nerves
✨The Neonate Skull
✨The Viscera
✨The Endocrine System

Visit ccst.co.uk for more information and email us at info@ccst.co.uk to book your place! ❤️

🎓 A heartfelt congratulations to our CCST Class of 2025 graduates! 🌟Your commitment, perseverance, and love for cranio-s...
14/07/2025

🎓 A heartfelt congratulations to our CCST Class of 2025 graduates! 🌟

Your commitment, perseverance, and love for cranio-sacral therapy inspire us all. As you embark on your next chapter, remember that you hold within you the wisdom and skills to bring deep healing and transformation to those you serve.

Here’s to a journey ahead filled with growth, success, and meaningful connections. We’re honored to welcome you into the family of Integrated Biodynamic Cranio-Sacral Therapists! 💛✨

To find out more about our professional training courses starting in September and October visit ccst.co.uk or email info@ccst.co.uk ♥️

11/07/2025

CST and it’s relationship with the breath plays a profound role in settling and supporting our nervous systems. This applies to both practitioners and recipients alike.

As practitioners it is part of the process for us to be aware of our bodies, our breath, and to harness this awareness into a deeper integrated engagement.

We can observe the breath of our clients, support their own abilities to engaging with the breath, and allow the breath to soften us into deeper coherence.

Take a deep breath—a good, deep breath—and let it out. If you’re feeling a little lighter, you’re not imagining it. Mental health professionals and yogis alike will recommend deep breathing because of all the amazing ways it can benefit your mental health. Close your eyes and take 5 deep inhales and exhales. Notice how you feel after.

Find out more at about our integrated biodynamic approach and our upcoming professional training courses at ccst.co.uk ❤️

09/07/2025

🌟 Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a deeply restorative practice that meets each individual where they are—whether you’re at the very start of life or well into your golden years. This gentle yet profound work helps to release tension, restore balance, and support the body’s natural ability to heal.

👶🏽For Babies
CST provides gentle support for newborns and infants, helping ease the effects of birth trauma, feeding difficulties, and colic. By working with the nervous system and cranial structures, it fosters a smooth transition into life outside the womb.

👦🏻👩🏾‍🎓 For Children & Teens
Growing up is full of challenges—physical, emotional, and developmental. CST offers a calm, grounding space to navigate growth spurts, emotional changes, and stresses like school and social pressures. It’s a tool for building resilience and balance at a formative time.

👩🏼👨🏽 For Adults
In the busyness of adult life, stress can accumulate and show up as tension, pain, or disconnection. Craniosacral therapy addresses the whole person, helping to release restrictions, reduce stress, and restore a sense of well-being, physically and emotionally.

👵🏻👨🏿‍🦳For Older Adults
As we age, our bodies face unique challenges, from joint pain to reduced mobility. CST provides gentle care for aging bodies, supporting vitality, mobility, and mental clarity. It offers comfort and connection in every stage of life.

✨ Find out more about our unique integrated biodynamic approach to cranio-sacral therapy and our professional training courses in 2025 by visiting ccst.co.uk ♥️

03/07/2025

“This course has transformed my life on every level – professional and personal, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual”

Transform your life and the lives of others and embark on our one year professional training course in London starting on July 5! The training is profoundly transformative and graduates often report that it has been a life-changing experience.

CCST provides the opportunity to train as a professional Cranio-Sacral Therapist with the most established college of Cranio-Sacral Therapy, leading the field with over 39 years experience of training Cranio-Sacral Therapists in the UK and internationally.

This course is suitable for health professionals wishing to extend and deepen their skills, and also for non-therapists seeking a career change to a life of greater humanity, caring, warmth and satisfaction.

Visit ccst.co.uk to learn more or to book your place or email info@ccst.co.uk for further information. ❤️

24/06/2025

.app shares: “The human skull is composed of two distinct parts known as the neurocranium and viscerocranium.💡The neurocranium consists of bones that surround and encase the brain and sensory organs connected to the brain. Therefore, the neurocranium is also known as the braincase. 😎The neurocranium is formed by the following eight bones:🔸Frontal bone🔸Ethmoid bone🔸Sphenoid bone🔸Parietal bones (2)🔸Temporal bones (2)🔸Occipital bone”Learn more about this at our upcoming online weekend courses covering the Anatomy of the Cranio-Sacral System in September!Visit ccst.co.uk or email info@ccst.co.uk for more information ♥️Post with appreciation to .app 🙏🏼

16/06/2025

Join us for our Two Year Professional Training in Integrated Biodynamic Cranio-Sacral Therapy in collaboration with the Still Academy of Osteopathy, Warsaw ()!

Our training starts on October 16, 2025 and will be led by members of the CCST tutor team, including Thomas Attlee, principal of the College of Cranial-Sacral Therapy, and Lizette Villaverde RCST, together with Polish assistants, and with full translation.

CCST offers a profound and comprehensive professional training of the highest standard, renowned for its clarity, its practical presentation, its supportive approach to students, and its exceptional depth of engagement.

Review:

“Words cannot express how much this training has changed my life. As an osteopath, physiotherapist, and cranio-sacral therapist, I thought I was a very capable practitioner, but this training has changed my whole perspective, both professionally and personally, and has taken my treatments to a much much deeper level.”

✨Find out more and join our upcoming FREE online talk on Tuesday June 17, from 6-8pm (BST) with Thomas Attlee, principal and founder of the College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy.

For further information and booking, please email info@ccst.co.uk or visit ccst.co.uk/poland 🇵🇱❤️


CCST provides the opportunity to train as a professional Cranio-Sacral Therapist with the most established college of Cr...
14/06/2025

CCST provides the opportunity to train as a professional Cranio-Sacral Therapist with the most established college of Cranio-Sacral Therapy, leading the field with over 39 years experience of training Cranio-Sacral Therapists in the UK and internationally.

“This course has transformed my life on every level – professional and personal, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual”

Transform your life and the lives of others and embark on our upcoming courses and events in London and online:

✨FREE ONLINE INTRODUCTORY TALK ON CST- Tuesday June 17

🙌 IN PERSON CST INTRODUCTORY DAY, LONDON
Saturday June 21

🙌 ONE YEAR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSE, LONDON
Starts Saturday July 5

🧠 ANATOMY OF THE CRANIO-SACRAL SYSTEM PT 1, ONLINE COURSE - September 6&7

🙌 TWO YEAR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSE (weekend format), LONDON
Starts Saturday October 4

The training is profoundly transformative and graduates often report that it has been a life-changing experience.

The training is suitable for health professionals wishing to extend and deepen their skills, and also for non-therapists seeking a career change to a life of greater humanity, caring, warmth and satisfaction.

Visit ccst.co.uk to learn more or to book your place or email info@ccst.co.uk for further information. ❤️

13/06/2025

Andrea came to craniosacral therapy after more than two decades working with the body, movement, and humanistic psychology through the arts.

With a background in contemporary dance and drama, she developed a deep connection to mindful movement and somatic expression, later expanding her practice through teaching somatics-informed yoga and Pilates in both the UK and Australia.

Her interest in non-verbal communication led to a postgraduate degree in Movement for Actors – Directing and Teaching. Andrea brings extensive experience working with diverse groups and individuals in both educational and therapeutic settings, always with the intention of supporting greater ease and integration.

After completing her craniosacral therapy training at CCST in 2023, Andrea now shares the quiet potency of this work in her clinical practice and as a tutor on the one-year practitioner course. Her work is grounded in a deep appreciation for stillness, presence, and the ongoing learning that each therapeutic encounter offers.

Outside of work, she enjoys time with loved ones, cats, nature, and research in the arts and humanities.

Email info@ccst.co.uk to book an appointment with Andrea at our Primrose Hill Clinic.

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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02074830120

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CCST is the most established college of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in Europe - currently in its 32nd year. This is reflected in the experience of the tutor team, the well established support structure for the students – including a Teaching Clinic, regular Study Groups, Tutorials – and a wide network of previous graduates throughout the UK and in many other countries. The approach to Cranio-Sacral Therapy at CCST is Integrated Cranio-Sacral Therapy. Within the field of Cranio-Sacral Therapy there are different approaches, ranging from those which work primarily with the inherent healing forces of nature (sometimes described as biodynamic) to those which are more orientated to the application of techniques (sometimes described as biomechanical and seen as being more grounded in basic sciences). CCST is distinctive in that it integrates all of these concepts to provide a comprehensive professional training with a broad approach that can respond more effectively to each patient according to his or her needs. The course is fundamentally biodynamic in nature, and also incorporates a wide spectrum of resources in order to expand the practitioner’s perspective, enhance therapeutic effectiveness, and enable most effective clinical practice, as well as providing a firm grounding in knowledge and clinical experience. The founder and principal Thomas Attlee DO RCST was the first teacher of Cranio-Sacral Therapy in the UK and is the author of the foundation volume “Cranio-Sacral Integration”. The college is accredited by the Cranio-Sacral Therapy Association. Graduates are eligible to use the letters RCST after their names. Approximately half the Registered Cranio-Sacral Therapists in the UK are graduates of CCST. The College offers a variety of trainings to suit different needs: Cranio-Sacral Therapy: 1-year Diploma Course. 2-year Diploma Course - Weekend Format. Introductory Courses. Introductory Days. Courses Abroad. Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology: A certificated pre-Diploma foundation course Post Graduate courses: A variety of Post-Graduate trainings is available There is also a clinic at the Centre for Cranio-Sacral Therapy in Primrose Hill, London NW1 8XE, offering a wide range of alternative therapies, and including a Low Cost Teaching Clinic, with treatments from £20. http://on.fb.me/1C4nwPD Further information: www.ccst.co.uk info@ccst.co.uk 020 7483 0120