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Upcoming Workshops

2025 Workshops At CSES:

May 2-4 : Constellations in the Tide - A Family Constellation Weekend for BCST Practitioners (In-Person Only)

Dec 14-15: Working with Concussions & Traumatic Brain Injuries (In-Person Only)

Stay tuned for more upcoming workshops in the work…

See Below to Learn More

Constellations in the Tide:
A Constellation Weekend for Craniosacral Practitioners

with Chari Smith & Daniel Gackle

Friday - Sunday, May 2 -4, 2025

Cost: $450

Space is limited to 15 participants. Advance registration is required.

Workshop schedule:

Friday:                  6 to 9 pm
Saturday:             10 to 6 pm
Sunday:                10 to 6 pm

Full days will have 1.75 hours for lunch to give people time to eat and to integrate. 

Location: CSES, 3800 Arapahoe Ave, Ste 210, Boulder, CO 80303

What the workshop is:

Constellation work is a tool for looking at and working with deep questions that people struggle with. It is particularly good at seeing and resolving problems that have been very difficult to budge.  These can be emotional, relational, spiritual, health or finances-related questions. It is a superbly flexible tool.

One of the main principles of constellation work is that we can be deeply affected by the struggles of the family members who came before us. We may be unconsciously carrying burdens that originate in other generations. We know of no other work that is as effective, respectful ,and precise for resolving such “entanglements.”

A constellation is a like a cranial session but on a larger system than one body. It uncovers the disruptions and imprints that prevent someone from being fully alive. It’s a discipline of listening to the field, so anyone trained is BCST will be well-tuned to do this work. This workshop is limited to BCST Practitioners to explore the possibilities of crossing therapeutic mediums with participants skilled in somatic sensing and skills of presence.

To bring: Bring water and warm clothes as needed. We’ll have snacks and hot water for tea. 

If you’re new to the work: We’ll explain this work in general and answer any questions on the first night, and again on the weekend if there are new people. You can email chari@constellationwork.ca if you need information beforehand.

How you can participate: Everyone in the room is part of the holding field of the session, which can be a surprisingly deep experience. You may also get asked to represent a person (or element) in a constellation—this requires no special skill and is also deeply healing to do. Anyone can ask to work on an issue that concerns them. How long each process takes is unpredictable, but there will be time for roughly 6 to 10 sessions over the weekend. And each constellation moves and changes everyone in the room, so transformation isn’t limited to people who decide to ask for a “turn.”

For more information: constellationwork.ca has a good general description of the work, plus some stories from people who have done the work.  

About the Facilitators: Dan Gackle and Chari Smith facilitate both together and individually for the past seven years and are recent graduates of the BCST training at CSES, as well as the Castellino Trainings’ Foundation Training. They’re excited to bring the two worlds into connection.

Some financial assistance may be available - please reach out if participating is cost-prohibitive.

Working with Concussions & Traumatic Brain Injuries

with Kate Dean, BCST

Dates: December 14-15, 2025
Cost: $250
Times: 10am - 5:30pm
Location: CSES, 3800 Arapahoe Ave, Ste 210, Boulder, CO 80303

Brain Injuries and concussions are an epidemic in our modern world of car accidents, impact sports and falls. There are few good mainstream treatment options for these injuries that can dramatically impact the quality of life of the injured person. Increasingly, BCST is being recognized as an effective and important treatment method for people dealing with concussions and traumatic brain injuries.

Kate Dean, a CSES graduate, participated in a research study program conducted by the University of Colorado to study the effectiveness of BCST as a treatment for Concussions and TBIs. From this experience, she has specializes in an effective clinical treatments utilizing both BCST and Myofascial release. In this 2-day workshop, Kate will go over the theory and anatomy of TBIs, as well as introduce hands-on methods for working with clients.

Responsive Body

Movement and Embodied Practices to Awaken the Body’s Intelligence

with Holly Johnston & Elizabeth Chitty Sandoval

Dates: NOT CURRENTLY SCHEDULED DUE TO COVID-19 - SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST FOR DATE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cost: $350 for full Workshop; $25 for Movement Lab Drop-In

Responsive Body is an embodied process for encountering the body's inherent capacity as a response system for transformation and healing. Through guided movement, dialogue and hands-on body-to-body-work, we will explore how our bodies can speak directly to us, move us through challenge, and be a deep resource for recovery. Utilizing principles from Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Polarity Therapy and Dance as Embodiment, the workshop will deepen our sense of being-body, through full-bodied listening and encounters with intelligent unfolding.

This workshop is tailored towards somatic therapists looking to expand their sense of embodiment and capacity to feel sensation; and dancers looking to strengthen their understanding of movement as bodied language and practice for transformative healing. No dance experience necessary to participate, the movement lab will guide everyone through an experience of their body’s capacity to move and express.

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