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
The Avenue of Expression:
Mouth work 2.0
Prerequisite: SER1
Lifetime Access Only $99
The Avenue of Expression: Mouth Work 2.0 is an on demand professional study group for CranioSacral Therapists and students trained through the Upledger Institute International.
This advanced study group deepens practitioners’ relationship with intra-oral CranioSacral work by integrating technical precision, therapeutic presence, trauma sensitivity, and clinical reasoning. Building on SER1 skill and foundational hard palate protocols, it reframes mouth work not as mechanical technique, but as a profound gateway into the nervous system, self-expression, and healing unresolved trauma.
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.
Prerequisite: SER1
Investment: Only $99
Detailed Overview
The Avenue of Expression: Mouth Work 2.0 invites practitioners to step beyond protocol into fluency — cultivating comfort, anatomical clarity, and embodied presence in intra-oral work.
Trauma-informed consent strategies for mouth work techniques
Clinical refinement of restriction, arcing, and primary lesion assessment
Integration of anatomy and energetic awareness in the oral cavity
Dental, orthodontic, and implant considerations in practice
Therapist ergonomics and embodied self regulation
What This Study Group Explores
The oral cavity as a structural and emotional-energetic crossroads
The trigeminal system and its role in fight/flight/freeze regulation
How to safely introduce mouth work to hesitant or trauma-sensitive clients
Zygomatic release as a non-invasive gateway into mouth work
Millimeter-level precision in finger placement and listening to the tissue
Layered work with the hard palate, soft palate, hyoid, and thoracic inlet
Working with restriction using arcing, still points, and primary lesion assessment
Clinical considerations around braces, Invisalign, mal-occlusion, implants, and infections
The difference between "CST neutral" and therapeutic presence
Learning Outcomes
Participants will refine their intra-oral CranioSacral Therapy skills by:
Learning to introduce mouth work safely
Assessing and following primary lesions through arcing
Integrating energetic direction with anatomical precision
Working confidently with complex dental and trauma histories
Practitioners will deepen their embodied presence, enabling more effective regulation and profound release within the trigeminal and oral systems.
Why This Matters in Practice
Mouth work often holds the key to unresolved structural and emotional patterns. When approached skillfully, it can create profound system-wide shifts.
Releases long-held jaw and trigeminal restrictions
Supports sinus, visual, and cranial base function
Facilitates the healing of stored shock and suppressed expression
Therapeutic presence is critical in mouth work — especially with trauma-sensitive clients.
Increases client safety and regulation
Reduces defensive guarding and fear responses
Allows deeper, more sustainable release
What's Included
All components were professionally recorded live over Zoom.
Your registration includes:
A full-length lecture on The Avenue of Expression: Mouth Work 2.0
Live demonstration illustrating zygoma release, trauma-informed intra-oral techniques, including hard and soft palate/hyoid work
Clinical insights drawn from over four decades of teaching and clinical experience
Practitioner Q&A addressing preparation, confidence, and real-world application
Lifetime access via the Online Training Center (OTC)
Audience
This study group is designed for graduates of SomatoEmotional Release 1 and above seeking to:
Gain fluency and confidence in intra-oral mouth work
Work safely and effectively with trauma-sensitive clients
Refine clinical reasoning around restriction, arcing, and primary lesions
Meet Your Instructor
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.
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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