CranioSacral Therapy (CST) and SomatoEmotional Release (SER)

On Demand Study Groups

A Virtual Study Group for CranioSacral Therapists and Students of the Upledger Institute International

facilitated by Suzanne Scurlock, CST-D

Effectively Supporting Individuals with

Alzheimer’s and Dementia

using CranioSacral Therapy

Open to ALL CST levels (from CST 1 and above)

Lifetime Access Only $99

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Effectively Supporting Individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia using CranioSacral Therapy is an on demand professional study group for CranioSacral Therapists and students trained through the Upledger Institute International.

This study group explores how foundational CranioSacral Therapy principles can support clients experiencing Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other forms of cognitive decline. Rather than treating disease, practitioners learn how to support fluid dynamics, reduce inflammatory load, regulate the autonomic nervous system, and enhance whole-system resilience — especially cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow, vascular and lymphatic movement, and cranial rhythm integrity.

The program is facilitated by Suzanne Scurlock, CST-D, a senior instructor with more than 40 years of experience teaching CranioSacral Therapy. Participants receive lifetime access to professionally recorded lectures, demonstrations, and clinical Q&A.

Open to ALL CST levels (from CST 1 and above)

Investment: Only $99

Detailed Overview

Understand → Assess → Regulate → Mobilize → Support
A foundational CST approach to cognitive health and aging.

This study group integrates:

  • Clinical reasoning around the multifactorial nature of cognitive decline

  • Review and refinement of Cranial 1 assessment skills (SQAR - Symmetry, Quality, Amplitude, Rate)

  • Still points, cranial pumping, and upper 10-Step Protocol applications

  • Framing treatment possibilities, limitations and ethical scope language

  • Technical precision combined with therapeutic presence

What This Study Group Explores

  • The five major contributing pathways to cognitive decline:

    • Chronic inflammation

    • Hormonal and metabolic factors

    • Toxic load

    • Vascular insufficiency

    • Trauma

  • How reduced CSF flow and glymphatic congestion impact brain health

  • Why inflammation narrows fluid channels and contributes to tissue change

  • The role of still points as a global “fluid flushing” mechanism

  • How to assess Symmetry, Quality, Amplitude, and Rate (SQAR) in aging clients

  • Application of foundational Cranial 1 techniques for cognitive support

  • Clinical communication: treating the person, not the diagnosis

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this study group, participants will be able to:

  • Apply foundational CranioSacral techniques strategically to support clients experiencing cognitive decline

  • Assess and interpret cranial rhythm changes related to aging

  • Integrate still points, cranial pumping, and upper 10-Step Protocol refinements into practice

  • Confidently communicate within ethical scope while positioning CST as part of a comprehensive health support model

Why This Matters in Practice

Cognitive decline is progressive and often develops 10–20 years before symptoms appear.

  • Early intervention may support fluid movement and nervous system regulation

  • Foundational CST techniques can be applied as a comprehensive support model

  • Practitioners can educate clients and caregivers about supportive strategies

The CranioSacral system reflects whole-body health.

  • Sluggish rhythm often mirrors systemic inflammation or vascular compromise

  • Gentle manual techniques can encourage parasympathetic regulation

  • Thorough foundational work produces meaningful systemic change

What's Included

All components were professionally recorded live over Zoom.

Your registration includes:

  • A full-length lecture on Effectively Supporting Individuals with Alzheimer’s and Dementia using CranioSacral Therapy

  • Live demonstration illustrating still points, cranial pumping, thoracic inlet release, hyoid release, cranial base decompression, CV-4 precision, and upper 10-Step applications

  • Clinical insights drawn from four decades of teaching and clinical experience

  • Practitioner Q&A

  • Lifetime access via the Online Training Center (OTC)

Audience

This study group is designed for CranioSacral Therapists and students of CranioSacral Therapy seeking to

  • Confidently work with clients experiencing dementia or cognitive decline

  • Refine foundational CST1 techniques for complex clinical presentations

  • Integrate health enhancing messaging and ethical scope language into practice

Meet Your InstructorS

Suzanne Scurlock, CST-D

Creator of Healing From the Core®

For more than 40 years, Suzanne Scurlock — senior instructor for the Upledger Institute International — has been helping CranioSacral Therapists and students strengthen and refine their palpation skills, sensitivity, grounded therapeutic presence, and confidence.

Her live courses, online study groups, and mentoring sessions support practitioners in every stage of their journey — from first discovering CranioSacral Therapy to mastering advanced SER work and beyond.

Suzanne is the author of two acclaimed books: Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body’s Wisdom and Reclaiming Your Body: Healing from Trauma and Awakening to Your Body’s Wisdom.

Michael Morgan, CST-D

Michael has a whole curriculum and certification process that he has created over the last 15 years to train therapists who want to specialize in treating people who face these cognitive challenges. 

Please join us as I interview him and draw out the gold nuggets of what he knows about this debilitating disease process. Come learn the where, when, and how to support patients and clients using CST techniques that are accessible to us all.

Michael will share what you can do as a therapist to support your clients or patients at each stage. 

Details on Our Study Groups

All the lectures, demos, and Q&A were filmed live over Zoom. You can watch from your location with a practice partner or on your own.

The beauty of this type of study group is that the cost of registration gives you lifetime access to the video to watch as many times as you need so you will get all the nuances that you may have missed during the initial lecture and demonstration. You can revisit the material again and again until you feel confident to put the skills into practice.

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