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

Regaining A Deeper Sense of Well-being for Increased Vitality:

How to Effectively Address Lingering Chronic Health Challenges

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

Lifetime Access Only $99

therapist treating the bones of the patient's skull

Regaining A Deeper Sense of Well-being for Increased Vitality: How to Effectively Address Lingering Chronic Health Challenges is an on demand professional study group for CranioSacral Therapists and students trained through the Upledger Institute International.

This study group explores how advanced CranioSacral Therapy can support clients experiencing chronic depletion — particularly in cases involving post-viral fatigue, long COVID, mold exposure, Lyme disease, toxic burden, and prolonged stress states.

Rather than presenting a new technique, this session reframes core CranioSacral principles through the lens of vitality restoration. You will learn how to recognize layered physiological, fascial, emotional, and energetic patterns that underlie chronic depletion — and how to listen deeply enough for vitality to re-emerge.

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

Restoring Vitality Through by Listening Deeply to Body, Mind, & Spirit

Chronic depletion is rarely caused by a single issue.

In this study group, Suzanne and guest instructor Maggie Phillips model how experienced practitioners:

  • Listen for underlying organ system vulnerability (especially liver, adrenals, lungs)

  • Recognize dural tube and diaphragmatic restrictions in depleted systems

  • Work skillfully with fragile clients navigating detox protocols

  • Pace sessions to avoid overload

  • Stay long enough for full release — rather than partial correction

Vitality returns when the system feels heard, resourced, and allowed to release at its own pace.

What This Study Group Explores

  • How post-viral fatigue, mold exposure, Lyme disease, and toxic burden overlap physiologically

  • Genetic susceptibility and detox limitations in chronically depleted clients

  • Using the significance detector to determine safe detox dosage and pacing

  • Supporting liver, adrenals, kidneys, and thoracic inlet releases before intervention

  • Working with facilitated segments and dural tube restrictions

  • Recognizing when emotional history overlays physical depletion

  • Integrating organ listening and meridian balancing into Cranial 1 fundamentals

  • Applying 10-Step Protocol precision to complex chronic cases

Learning Outcomes

By participating in this study group, practitioners will refine their ability to assess and treat chronically depleted clients using foundational CranioSacral principles with greater depth, pacing, and precision.

Participants will:

  • Gain practical strategies for dialoguing with fragile systems

  • Support organ and meridian function

  • Recognize layered structural and emotional contributors to vitality loss

Why This Matters in Practice

Clients with chronic fatigue, long COVID, mold exposure, and Lyme often feel dismissed or misunderstood.

When you can truly listen to their system, you can:

  • Identify organ vulnerabilities that may not appear on intake forms

  • Avoid over-detoxifying fragile systems

  • Restore fluid movement and regulation safely

Depleted clients cannot tolerate normal levels of intervention.


When you pace appropriately, you can:

  • Regulate before detox

  • Support adrenals and kidneys early in sessions

  • Help vitality return naturally rather than pushing for change

What's Included

All components were professionally recorded live over Zoom.

Your registration includes:

  • A full-length lecture on Regaining A Deeper Sense of Well-being for Increased Vitality: How to Effectively Address Lingering Chronic Health Challenges

  • Live demonstration illustrating structural, cranial, organ, and meridian approaches for depleted systems

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

  • Practitioner Q&A exploring hands-on and distance applications

  • Lifetime access via the Online Training Center (OTC)

Audience

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

  • Deepen therapeutic presence and perceptual clarity

  • Strengthen grounding, boundaries, and energetic awareness

  • Enhance both hands-on and distance healing effectiveness

Meet Your Instructors

Suzanne Scurlock

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.

Margaret Gill, CST-D, MCSS,

Maggie is certified with the Upledger Institute as a CranioSacral Diplomate therapist and as a teacher for CranioSacral Therapy 1 and 2 and SomatoEmotional Release 1 and 2. Her main practice is in Brighton (UK), and she travels regularly to Cyprus where she treats clients. She is on the board of directors of the CranioSacral Society.

Maggie Margare Gill

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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