This training is certified by the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America
It is my hope that in the state of Massachusetts, and nationwide biodynamic craniosacral therapists become licensed providers to create consistency in our profession.
Dr. Kate has been practicing craniosacral therapy since 1989.
She is a certified Biodynamic Craniosacral teacher through the BCST/NA
This is a two year/ 700 hour training
All certified teachers, school table assistants, and practitioners are on the BCST/NA website.
As s BCST/NA-certified teacher and practitioner I am bound by the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America's code of ethics in practice and teaching.
This training stems from traditional American Indian bodywork where the healing method was developed by traditional Native people. The work is the basis of Osteopathy, Chiropractic, and Cranial Osteopathy.
Dr Stone and Dr William Sutherland were students of Dr Still's. Dr Rolland Becker, was Dr Sutherland's colleague.
This work was then brought out into the world and developed further by Franklyn Sills, Michael Kern, Michael Shea, Katherine Ukleja, Myrna Martin, Anna and John Chitty, Christopher and Louise Mueller, Ray Castellino, and many others.
This training stems from traditional American Indian bodywork where the healing method was developed by traditional Native people. The work is the basis of Osteopathy, Chiropractic, and Cranial Osteopathy.
Dr Stone and Dr William Sutherland were students of Dr Still's. Dr Rolland Becker, was Dr Sutherland's colleague.
This work was then brought out into the world and developed further by Franklyn Sills, Michael Kern, Michael Shea, Katherine Ukleja, Myrna Martin, Anna and John Chitty, Christopher and Louise Mueller, Ray Castellino, and many others.
Here are the courses I offer:
Podcast with Ryan Halford: Episode 82 – Dr. Kate Klemer – Warriors, Worriers, and the Craniosacral Life
Free Introduction to Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Seminar
2 Hour Zoom/Online Class
May 7, 2021 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Online
Register by clicking here for free
This webinar will provide a general overview of the 2 year professional training. It can be taken by those wanting to learn more about the work, practitioners of other forms of cranial work, or those who are considering taking the full training, wanting to become a practitioner.
May 7, 2021 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Online
Register by clicking here for free
This webinar will provide a general overview of the 2 year professional training. It can be taken by those wanting to learn more about the work, practitioners of other forms of cranial work, or those who are considering taking the full training, wanting to become a practitioner.
5 Day in person intro class:
Sept 8-12, 2021 = 5 days/
Intro class and Module 1
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The first module of the training is also a 5 day intro class. If you decide you want to take the full training and I think that you are ready after I receive your application and registration fee, you can continue on to the full training. Please note that if you have not signed up for the full training before the class and been accepted, it is not guaranteed that there will be availability.
The first module of the training is also a 5 day intro class. If you decide you want to take the full training and I think that you are ready after I receive your application and registration fee, you can continue on to the full training. Please note that if you have not signed up for the full training before the class and been accepted, it is not guaranteed that there will be availability.
Living Anatomy Class
Living Anatomy Class
Living Anatomy Class for Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapists, Students, People, and Bodyworkers
Learning from the webinar is based in meditation, kinesthetic lab, and lectures. Signup is for the full series. Teaching is based in Biodynamic craniosacral therapy principles and anatomy. This is required for all students that have no background in anatomy for the 2 year training. It can be taken before or during the 2 year biodynamic craniosacral therapy training.
LOCATION: Online on Zoom
Class starts on zoom once a month in 2021: form 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM May 1, June 5, July 17, August 7, September 18, and October 16, 2021
Contact Debby Pastrich-Klemer to sign up: debp326@gmail.com
Or if you cannot email, please call 413 345-6366 leave a voicemail, and I will have her call you back.
click here to join
Living Anatomy Class for Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapists, Students, People, and Bodyworkers
Learning from the webinar is based in meditation, kinesthetic lab, and lectures. Signup is for the full series. Teaching is based in Biodynamic craniosacral therapy principles and anatomy. This is required for all students that have no background in anatomy for the 2 year training. It can be taken before or during the 2 year biodynamic craniosacral therapy training.
LOCATION: Online on Zoom
Class starts on zoom once a month in 2021: form 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM May 1, June 5, July 17, August 7, September 18, and October 16, 2021
Contact Debby Pastrich-Klemer to sign up: debp326@gmail.com
Or if you cannot email, please call 413 345-6366 leave a voicemail, and I will have her call you back.
click here to join
Enroll in Divine Structures Professional Foundational Two Year Training
This two-year part time training consists of fourteen modules: providing 48 days. Eleven of the modules are 3 days/ Friday/Saturday/Sunday; and three modules are 5 days/ Wednesday-Sunday. It is taught by Dr. Kate who has been in private practice treating patients with cranial work since 1989. She has formally trained as a biodynamic craniosacral therapy teacher for 10 years through the North American Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association. Dr. Kate has been teaching biodynamic craniosacral trainings since 2013, and is in private practice since 1988. Much of her teaching comes from clinical experience.
Are you interested in taking this training?
Aside from the anatomy, tides, fulcrums, etc... this work is about co-creating a safe relational field in the classroom setting for all people present. To be a practitioner it requires those in the class to work with their shadow. It is common to have strong feelings be they negative or positive during this training. A huge part of this class has to do with learning to settle your own nervous system so that you can help others do that. Growth happens as you deepen your relationship with yourself. Since it is a classroom setting rather than a clinical therapeutic setting it is not appropriate to expect the teacher, TA's, and other students to be the main source of healing around what comes up for you in relationship to the class. You are required to receive supervision from a therapist during the class at least once a module. Getting support when you need it is something that is very helpful in your growth process. This is an extra cost to the training that you should budget for during the training.
You must be in good psychological health to study this work. Students must assume that the teacher, and class participants are doing their best. This is a professional training, it is a combination of self growth as well as holding a container for professionalism. Students that create a lot of conflict and unsafely will be asked to leave the training. A certain level of self reflection, maturity, flexibility, trust, and generosity is required to take this training. The training requires each student to be in stable psychological health, and physical health.
As the teacher my job is to support safety in the classroom. Class attendance is not the sole basis for graduation. If you have not shown that you can support a safe relational field for all you will not graduate. Our goal is to co-create a setting where people can learn and grow in a group relational field. That requires safety for all present in the classroom including TA's and teachers.
Kate Klemer, DC, RCST
Course Title: Foundation Training Northampton: 14 Modules
Course Fee: $7662.00 for the entire training
Training Location: 108 Main Street, Charlemont, Massachusetts
Training Start Dates: September 8-12, 2021
Space is limited
CE's available for LMT's for part of full training - please inquire
The class schedule is generally as follows:
There are also smaller group meetings each module to go over homework's, personal checking in, sharing, and asking questions.
Are you interested in taking this training?
Aside from the anatomy, tides, fulcrums, etc... this work is about co-creating a safe relational field in the classroom setting for all people present. To be a practitioner it requires those in the class to work with their shadow. It is common to have strong feelings be they negative or positive during this training. A huge part of this class has to do with learning to settle your own nervous system so that you can help others do that. Growth happens as you deepen your relationship with yourself. Since it is a classroom setting rather than a clinical therapeutic setting it is not appropriate to expect the teacher, TA's, and other students to be the main source of healing around what comes up for you in relationship to the class. You are required to receive supervision from a therapist during the class at least once a module. Getting support when you need it is something that is very helpful in your growth process. This is an extra cost to the training that you should budget for during the training.
You must be in good psychological health to study this work. Students must assume that the teacher, and class participants are doing their best. This is a professional training, it is a combination of self growth as well as holding a container for professionalism. Students that create a lot of conflict and unsafely will be asked to leave the training. A certain level of self reflection, maturity, flexibility, trust, and generosity is required to take this training. The training requires each student to be in stable psychological health, and physical health.
As the teacher my job is to support safety in the classroom. Class attendance is not the sole basis for graduation. If you have not shown that you can support a safe relational field for all you will not graduate. Our goal is to co-create a setting where people can learn and grow in a group relational field. That requires safety for all present in the classroom including TA's and teachers.
Kate Klemer, DC, RCST
Course Title: Foundation Training Northampton: 14 Modules
Course Fee: $7662.00 for the entire training
Training Location: 108 Main Street, Charlemont, Massachusetts
Training Start Dates: September 8-12, 2021
Space is limited
CE's available for LMT's for part of full training - please inquire
The class schedule is generally as follows:
- AM meditation
- Checking in and questions
- Lecture
- break
- Demonstration
- Session trade with partner
- Lunch
- Lecture
- Demonstration
- Session trade with partner
- Group share and closing
There are also smaller group meetings each module to go over homework's, personal checking in, sharing, and asking questions.
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Course Cost
It is required to sign an agreement to this after the first module. I offer a discount for Black, and Indigenous People of Color, please contact me 413 345-6366 drkate@divinestructure.com REGISTER NOW! |
Training E
2 YEAR PROGRAM SCHEDULE 1. Sept 8-12, 2021 = 5 days/ this is also an intro class 2. Dec. 10-12, 2021 3. Feb 4-6, 2022 4. April 8-10, 2022 5.May 20-22, 2022 6. July 15-17, 2022 7. Sept 16-18, 2022 8. Nov 9- 13, 2022 = 5 days 9. Jan 6-8, 2023 10. March 3-5, 2023 11. May 5-7, 2023 12. July 14-16, 2023 13. Sept 8-10, 2023 14. Nov 1-5, 2023 = 5 days |
My practice and school support the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Our country has not supported, and protected Indigenous and Black People of Color/IBPOC for over 400 years. We are mourning the multiple murders, and abuse of so many Indigenous and Black People of Color for the past 4 centuries. We support ending systemic racism, by taking responsibility as white people to learn about it. Our hope is to support long overdue change in our country and the cranial community to be more inclusive of all people. We support healing for those that have suffered in our country. Our goal is to do the following to begin a lifelong process of repair:
1.) Teach the origin that our work comes from traditional American Indian bodywork where the healing method was primarily developed. The work of indigenous Native American healing practices are the basis of Osteopathy, Chiropractic, and Cranial Osteopathy.
2.) Start a scholarship fund for Indigenous and Black People of Color, and support having more BIPOC teachers. We will start with our own donation.
3.) Teach anatomy and curriculum using gender neutral pronouns, and non-sexist language.
4.) Educate ourselves as white people about systemic racism, and inform students about the negative imprints the
BIPOC population deals with, and how these imprints affect BIPOC in our curriculum.
5.) Teach LGB/trans/queer negative imprints this population endures from heterosexism in our curriculum.
6.) Teach what white privilege is, and how it imprints people.
7.) Teach creating a safe relational field ( the basis of our work ) in the class.
8.) Use pronouns that people choose to identify with.
9.) Encourage people to make repair in class when they have hurt others.
10.) Encouraging voices of BIPOC to be heard more in the biodynamic craniosacral community.
11.) Encouraging voices of LGBTQ voices to be heard more in the biodynamic craniosacral community.
12.) Educating ourselves about intersectionality.
13.) When we can host the student clinic again ( once Covid-19 settles down) We will offer the BIPOC, and trans community discounted rates.
14.) We are encouraging TA's and Students to take this course with: RESMAA MENAKEM author of recommended read: My Grandmother's hands. More White Racism Education Resources
we are just getting started.
A note about State requirements to practice...
Massachusetts
Since this is a new profession there are no state licenses currently. In Massachusetts you can practice this work without another degree such as massage therapy.
New York
Craniosacral falls primarily under the massage therapy license. In other words, massage therapists have claimed it for themselves and are politically active in trying to make sure that other practitioners don't do it. Interestingly, it is not within the scope of practice of acupuncturists in NY (although we can do hands on therapy nonspecifically). Physical therapists, doctors, nurses, podiatrists, and chiropractors have an exemption that allows them to officially practice cranialsacral therapy. Ministers can touch therapeutically, but according to NYS law they can't practice craniosacral therapy. However many folks practice biodynamic craniosacral therapy in New York without fulfilling these guidelines which are poorly mandated.
Miscellaneous Info about licensing and practicing.
Each state has its own set of rules. You would have to check the state that you are interested in practicing in, if you do not already have a license such as massage therapy, chiropractic, physical therapy, etc...
You can contact the biodynamic craniosacral therapy association of North America. Edwin is the Judicial & Governmental Review Chair. He may be able to help you state by state... on how to find out what is required to practice BCST...
Massachusetts
Since this is a new profession there are no state licenses currently. In Massachusetts you can practice this work without another degree such as massage therapy.
New York
Craniosacral falls primarily under the massage therapy license. In other words, massage therapists have claimed it for themselves and are politically active in trying to make sure that other practitioners don't do it. Interestingly, it is not within the scope of practice of acupuncturists in NY (although we can do hands on therapy nonspecifically). Physical therapists, doctors, nurses, podiatrists, and chiropractors have an exemption that allows them to officially practice cranialsacral therapy. Ministers can touch therapeutically, but according to NYS law they can't practice craniosacral therapy. However many folks practice biodynamic craniosacral therapy in New York without fulfilling these guidelines which are poorly mandated.
Miscellaneous Info about licensing and practicing.
Each state has its own set of rules. You would have to check the state that you are interested in practicing in, if you do not already have a license such as massage therapy, chiropractic, physical therapy, etc...
You can contact the biodynamic craniosacral therapy association of North America. Edwin is the Judicial & Governmental Review Chair. He may be able to help you state by state... on how to find out what is required to practice BCST...
The current 2 year foundation training started October 25, 2017
Training D in Progress
2 YEAR PROGRAM SCHEDULE
1. June 5-9, 2019 = 5 day
2. August 2-4, 2019
3. October 11-13, 2019
4. Dec. 6-8, 2019
5. Feb 7-9, 2020
6. April 3-5, 2020
7. June 5-7, 2020
8. Aug. 5-9, 2020 = 5 day
9. Oct. 23-25, 2020
10. Dec. 4-6, 2020
11. Jan 29-31, 2021
12. Mar. 5-7, 2021
13. April 23-25, 2021
Training D in Progress
2 YEAR PROGRAM SCHEDULE
1. June 5-9, 2019 = 5 day
2. August 2-4, 2019
3. October 11-13, 2019
4. Dec. 6-8, 2019
5. Feb 7-9, 2020
6. April 3-5, 2020
7. June 5-7, 2020
8. Aug. 5-9, 2020 = 5 day
9. Oct. 23-25, 2020
10. Dec. 4-6, 2020
11. Jan 29-31, 2021
12. Mar. 5-7, 2021
13. April 23-25, 2021
Dr. Kate's Cranial School
376 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-345-6366
376 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-345-6366