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3-DAY In-Person Workshop
First two Days:

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Bodywork for Sensory Integration

Harmonizing Anatomical Challenges for Sensory Wellness

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with a third day:
Bodywork for Babies

 The first 2 days is a unique opportunity to learn from a sage therapist how she fuses innovative methods: craniosacral therapy, visceral organ maneuvers, lymphatic drainage and lympho-fascia mobilization, and other soft tissue release. Twenty years of applying these methods for the sensory processing and neurodiverse population have proven to be viable treatment options for gaining health and wellness. Presenting evidenced-based practice with practice-based evidence, this workshop is for both the novice and well as the professional with any degree of manual therapy skills.

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You will learn…

     …how manual therapy approaches changed the paradigm in behavioral analysis. (Is it         

        sensory or behavioral? Well, it could be structural).

     …osteopathic-based discoveries correlates to typical sensory integration difficulties.

     …innovative ways to treat the gut brain, visceral organs, primary circulatory vessels, and the

        autonomic nervous system directly to enhance parasympathetic recovery,

        regulation, & modulation.

     …why the meningeal system and the cranial nerve pathways are crucial missing 

         pieces in sensory integration theory; and practical ways to treat these tissues to

         assist nervous system changes.

     …palpation skills to discern the structural world that can influence behaviors; and how

        a specialized kind of touch with specificity can influence self-corrections.

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Third Day:  Bodywork for Babies

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The same approaches fused in clinical practice have proven to help babies with:

                        *  Colic/reflux/constipation

                        *  Breastfeeding difficulties

                        *  Tongue tie management

                        *  Torticollis

                        *  Plagiocephaly and other mishappen head remolding

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Locations for 2025: 

San Diego vicinity             February 8-10, 2025

Atlanta, Georgia                Spring 2025​

Tampa, Florida                   Spring 2025

Milwaukee or Chicago    Summer 2025

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Workshop syllabus is based upon the books by the same name.

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Susan Vaughan Kratz, OT, CST-D

Meet Your Lecturer

With 40 years of Occupational Therapy experience, Sue has extensive background knowledge in the general practice of OT as well as specializing in neurological rehabilitation and pediatrics. She participates in clinical research of current innovative ways to assist her clients and families to overcome their difficulties.​ Along with clinical work, Sue has been active in workshop presentations, professional consultations, ​post-graduate teaching, and research.  Sue​ holds a Diplomat in Upledger Craniosacral Therapy, certified in Ayres' Sensory Integration Treatment and qualified in Neurodevelopmental Therapy.  S​he is ​the author of this growing series of bodywork books that offer clinical applications of various forms of manual therapies. 

Sue is credentialed with the follow certifications and qualifications:​​

          *  CranioSacral Therapy (advanced) – Diplomat (Upledger Institute International)

         *   Sensory Integration in Ayres' Fidelity methods  

·         *  Neuro-Developmental Therapy (NDT) for pediatrics

·         *  Licensed to practice Occupational Therapy in Wisconsin

·         *  Member of International Alliance of Healthcare Practitioners  

·         *  Member of Chikly Health Institute  

Come learn with us. Contact Special Therapies Institute to register

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