Continuing Education Course Calendar
Practitioners who have completed CranioSacral-Level 1 and wish to further develop their skills under the guidance and supervision of certified craniosacral practitioners can complete the entire CranioSacral Certificate Program. To begin the process you need to register for “CranioSacral Certificate Program – Certificate Prep.”
Nancy Witt, PT, MSW, CST-D or
Einat Arian, ND, PhD, CST-D
Prerequisite: Completion of CranioSacral – Level 1
It’s Free! Spend an enlightening evening exploring a variety of our new non-credit programs: Aromatherapy & Essential Oils, Medical Qigong, Hypnotherapy, Indigenous Wisdom Teachings, and CranioSacral Therapy. Meet the instructors. Ask questions you've been pondering. Enjoy mini-workshops on two of the topics of your choice.
Wed, July 24, 6 - 9p.m.
3 HRS
This final course in the Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Certificate Program will draw upon the combined knowledge acquired in the previous seven courses. Those who have successfully completed all seven classes in the program, along with required homework assignments, may register for this “certificate prep” self study course.
Self Study
Instructor: Jimm Harrison
Prerequisites: Complete all seven courses in the program
It’s Free! Spend an enlightening evening exploring a variety of our new non-credit programs: Aromatherapy & Essential Oils, Medical Qigong, Hypnotherapy, Indigenous Wisdom Teachings, and CranioSacral Therapy. Meet the instructors. Ask questions you've been pondering. Enjoy mini-workshops on two of the topics of your choice.
Wed, Sept 10, 6 - 9p.m.
3 HRS
By focusing on the mind/body connection that hypnotherapy offers, you can assist in discovering the root cause of unwanted behaviors, resolving inner conflict, receiving wisdom from the subconscious mind, and making better life choices. Whether you wish to add hypnotherapy to an already thriving health practice or start a new career, the knowledge and skills learned in this course will empower you to facilitate lasting change and healing for your clients suffering from compulsive and self-sabotaging behaviors, blocks to progress, indecision, abuse, closure, and so much more.
Sept 14-15 & Oct 5-6; 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
Instructor: Mary Lee LaBay, PhD
50 CEUs
This course focuses on patient assessment that would include the musculo-skeletal system, body diaphragms, craniosacral rhythm and cranial membranes, as well as recognizing patterns of restriction. Techniques are taught for joint unwinding, muscle and ligament release, and myofascial trains recognition. You may immediately incorporate your new skills in your practice, continue on to more advanced study in Levels 2 and 3, as well as pursue the CranioSacral Certificate of Competency.
Sept 27-29: Fri, 1-8:30p.m. - Sat & Sun, 8a.m.-5p.m.
Instructors: Einat Arian, ND, PhD, CST-D and Nancy Witt, PT, MSW, CST-D
23 CEUs, PDAs
Have you ever noticed that you received little to no specialized training about eating disorders in your graduate school experience? Ever wonder about the interplay between eating disorders and substance use, LGBTQ issues, males, orthorexia and athletes? This seminar, led by a psychologist and registered dietician both specialized in eating disorders, will answer these questions and more. While this seminar is open to all health care professionals, it is ideal for professionals already in the field of eating disorder work, or for those who have a foundation in the understanding of eating disorders.
Sept 27 & 28, Fri, 6p.m.-9p.m. Sat, 9a.m.-4p.m.
Instructors: Melissa McLain, PhD & Amanda Mellowspring, MS,RD,CEDRD
8.5 CEUs, PDAs, CMEs, CPEUs
Yoga can help reduce stress, lower blood pressure and improve heart function according to the Mayo Clinic. Every hatha yoga posture is composed of threads of awareness which, through intention, become lines of action. Performing a yoga posture is about finding and holding those lines of action, and the shape of the posture follows. In this class, simple postures will be deeply explored as a way for you to more fully experience being in your body.
Sept 30 - Dec 16; 6:00-7:15 p.m., Mondays.
Instructor: Fred Dowd, Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor.
15 HRS
Symptoms, illness and disease are a wake-up call from your soul.
Are you ready for a break-through from blocked emotions, thought patterns and beliefs that manifest in unhappiness, illness and disease? Explore the deeper truth of what your body symptoms are telling you. Access your positive potential - to BE who you really are.
Instructor: Lisa Berman, HP.
Oct 2-3, Wed & Thurs, 6-9p.m.
6 CEUs, PDAs, CMEs
Yoga is a way into life. Develop greater awareness of your body's strengths and challenges through yoga. Using the yoga postures (asana) appropriately, we can bring more freedom and peace into our bodies and minds. Working with the breath (pranayama), we can cultivate stillness and strength.
Oct 3 - Dec 12; 6-7:15 p.m. every Thurs. (no class Nov 28, Thanksgiving).
Instructor: Heidi Fischer, CYT.
12.5 HRS
The well-documented anti-inflammatory properties of essential oils have proven successful in relieving arthritis pain, headaches, skin irritation and muscle aches. You can create powerful formulas that combine analgesic properties with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and stress reducing action for effective pain relieving essential oil blends.
Instructor: Jimm Harrison, Cosmetologist & Certified Aromatherapist
Oct 3, Thurs, 6-9p.m.
2.5 CEUs, PDAs, CMEs
Essential oils are nature’s powerful healing tools from plants around the globe. Explore their holistic and therapeutic function in cosmetic ingredients and beauty treatments, quality control issues, and best practices in developing formulations for professional and personal use.
Instructor: Jimm Harrison, Cosmetologist & Certified Aromatherapist
Oct 4-6: Fri, 4-8p.m. - Sat & Sun, 9:30a.m.-5:30p.m.
17 CEUs, PDAs, CMEs
Have you ever found yourself tapping the compass of life and just not knowing which way to go? Does listening to the advice of friends and family leave you feeling tired, confused and all alone? Then it is time for you to realize your ability to establish unique spiritual connections which will provide you with reliable and trustworthy sources of clarity, courage and strength.
Oct 9, 16 & 23, Wednesdays, 6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.
Instructor: Lauren Nalder, BSc
8 CEUs
Core beliefs shape the expression of our personality. The two most commonly asked questions in life are: “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?”
Our focus in this three-day course will be using ancient Daoist Five Element theory to identify the “constitutional type” that is the expression of a primary energetic imbalance expressed through the personality. We will look at how our early life experiences create core beliefs which then shape the expression of our personality. Over time and with repeated experience we develop character strategies, the habits which define how we behave and how we see the world. This is the foundation of our constitutional type.
Instructor: Samantha Jennings, Dr. TCM, RAc
Oct 11-13: Fri, 4-8p.m. - Sat & Sun, 9a.m.-6p.m.
18.5 CEUs, PDAs, CMEs
Qin Bo-Wei was one of the most important Chinese medicine scholar-physicians of the 20th century. This workshop introduces Qin Bo-Wei’s system of herbal prescribing, which is a synthesis of the most important ideas in Chinese medicine’s history.
Instructor:Jason Blalack, LAc.
Oct 12-13, Sat & Sun, 9a.m.-4:30p.m.
12 CEUs, PDAs
People who eat a diet high in raw foods experience numerous health benefits including increased energy, weight loss, and weight maintenance. Any increase of raw cuisine in the diet can bring about positive changes in your health and vitality! Explore the concepts of raw food cuisine and the many long-lasting benefits a living food diet provides. Learn simple ways to add clean, raw food to your lifestyle and apply that knowledge in a practical manner as we work “hands-on” with fresh, living foods.
Oct 12; 11:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Instructor: Kerrie Heart
5 Hrs
Explore the role of zen cultivation in the development and practice of Chinese medicine and the intertwining history of the two disciplines. We will discuss the nature of zen realization and how they relate to well being and the practice of healing. Perhaps most useful, you will learn introductory zen techniques and directly experience the meridians, points and other energetic structures that are intrinsic to the human experience.
Oct 19-20, Sat & Sun, 10a.m.-5p.m.
Instructor: Elliott Freed, MSTCM
14 CEUs, PDAs, CMEs
By focusing on the mind/body connection that hypnotherapy offers, you can assist in healing pain, trauma, emotional discomfort, and more. Whether you wish to add hypnotherapy to an already thriving health practice or start a new career, the knowledge and skills learned in this course will empower you to facilitate lasting change and healing for your clients suffering from back pain, migraines, sports injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, childhood or sexual abuse, phobias and fears, and so much more. Oct 26-27 and Nov 16-17; 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
Instructor: Mary Lee LaBay, PhD
50 CEUs
Reflexology is an ancient healing art that uses manual pressure applied to specific areas on the feet, hands and ears. It is a powerful modality that is used to promote balance within the body and it can be learned by anyone.
Oct 26; 10:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Instructor: Drake Ewing, EAMP
5.5 HRS
Ever wonder why you are here and what you are supposed to be doing? Or, perhaps you need help making an important decision and are waiting for a sign from above that never seems to come? Redirect your attention and discover the wisdom and wonder in the messages that are spoken to you from the natural world.
Oct 27, 9:00a.m. - 6:30p.m.
Instructor: Lauren Nalder, BSc
8 CEUs
This advanced aromatherapy seminar provides an intensive and comprehensive study of essential oil molecular composition and structure. The sciences are used in identifying properties, therapeutic evidence, application, and the quality of essential oils.
Instructor: Jimm Harrison, Cosmetologist & Certified Aromatherapist
Nov 8-10: Fri, 4-8p.m. - Sat & Sun, 9:30a.m.-5:30p.m.
17 CEUs, PDAs & CMEs
This course focuses on patient assessment that would include the musculo-skeletal system, body diaphragms, craniosacral rhythm and cranial membranes, as well as recognizing patterns of restriction. Techniques are taught for joint unwinding, muscle and ligament release, and myofascial trains recognition. You may immediately incorporate your new skills in your practice, continue on to more advanced study in Levels 2 and 3, as well as pursue the CranioSacral Certificate of Competency.
Nov 8-10: Fri, 1-8:30p.m. - Sat & Sun, 8a.m.-5p.m.
Instructors: Einat Arian, ND, PhD, CST-D and Nancy Witt, PT, MSW, CST-D
23 CEUs, PDAs
This introduction to cadaver anatomy is designed for practitioners in any area of health care to review basic human anatomy and observe firsthand the underlying structures of the body.
Nov 9-10, Sat & Sun, 1:30-4:30p.m.
Instructor: Becky Love, DVM
6 CEUs
Your pet is one of the family and you constantly have to make decisions on his behalf. Do you worry about when you should visit the veterinarian or care for him yourself? Or, challenged by how to keep his aging body healthier, or how to choose one course of action or treatment over another? Learn more about what you can do to promote optimum wellness through herbal and natural first aid remedies for common canine and feline ailments including diarrhea, sprains or strains, sore backs, lick granulomas, ear infections, prevention of parasites, and much more.
Instructor: Donna Kelleher, DVM
Nov 9, Sat, 1 - 5 p.m.
4 HRs
Can’t seem to get it together, or get it right? Do you tend to misplace everyday things, causing frustration and inconvenience? Learn how Archetypes dwell within us all and inform our lives at every moment. Discover how these 22 universal energies are entwined with your being and understand why coming into right relationship with these powerful forces facilitates harmony, flow, and empowerment in your daily life.
Nov 10, 9:00a.m. - 6:30p.m.
Instructor: Lauren Nalder, BSc
8 CEUs
The Ayurvedic approach to herbal healing is the process of harmonizing the individual constitutional qualities with those contained in the plants to catalyze optimum physiological and mental functioning. At its core Ayurveda is truly an exemplar of a plant -centered system of traditional medicine. Gaining insight into the tradition of Ayurveda forms a firm foundation for applying botanical medicine in a skillful way. This seminar will focus on the intersection of Ayurveda’s ancient wisdom and a simple and sustainable, plant-based approach to healthcare that is as applicable in the clinic as it is in the home.
Instructor: William Siff, Clinical Herbalist, LAc
Nov 16-17, Sat & Sun, 9a.m.-4p.m.
11 CEUs
Fibromyalgia did not even have a name 25 years ago, but today it is one of the fastest growing syndromes in America. , A painful debilitating musculoskeletal disorder, fibromyalgia is being diagnosed at an ever-increasing rate. This syndrome is now estimated to be (after osteoarthritis) the second most common musculoskeletal disorder - even more common than rheumatoid arthritis. In this seminar we will cover fibromyalgia syndrome in detail: disease overview, causes, lifestyle and diet considerations, and natural therapies.
Instructor: KP Khalsa, DN-C, RH, CC
Nov 23, Sat, 10a.m.-4p.m.
4.5 HRs
Many people simultaneously experience lower back pain and discomfort in their neck and shoulders. Practitioners often address these two concerns as if they are completely separate and unrelated. Through this workshop we will examine the lines of connectivity between the pelvic girdle and the shoulder girdle, and how each affects the other. The movements of yoga are particularly useful for this exploration because they encompass the whole body and are uniquely suited to an integrated understanding of how each part impacts the rest.
Instructor: Robin Rothenberg, Certified Yoga Therapist
Nov 23, Sat, 10a.m-5p.m.
5.5 CEUs, PDAs
Explore the therapeutic properties of essential oils for the physical and emotional health and protection of the human body.
Instructor: Jimm Harrison, Cosmetologist & Certified Aromatherapist
Dec 6-8: Fri, 4-8p.m. - Sat & Sun, 9:30a.m.-5:30p.m.
17 CEUs, PDAs & CMEs
Other than osteopathy, most manual treatment programs do not address the mobility of the skull bones which is so critical to the health and functioning of the central nervous system. This seminar focuses on a set of techniques for working with the cranium. Cranial work is also very useful in addressing intra-oral, TMJ, and ear and sinus problems.
Dec 6-8: Fri, 1-8:30p.m. - Sat & Sun, 8a.m.-5p.m.
Instructors: Einat Arian, ND, PhD, CST-D and Nancy Witt, PT, MSW, CST-D
23 CEUs, PDAs
Prerequisite: CranioSacral Therapy - Level 1 at Bastyr CCCE or equivalent
It’s Free! Spend an enlightening evening exploring a variety of our new non-credit programs: Aromatherapy & Essential Oils, Medical Qigong, Hypnotherapy, Indigenous Wisdom Teachings, and CranioSacral Therapy. Meet the instructors. Ask questions you've been pondering. Enjoy mini-workshops on two of the topics of your choice.
Wed, Jan 8, 6 - 9p.m.
3 HRS
It’s Free! Spend an enlightening evening exploring a variety of our new non-credit programs: Aromatherapy & Essential Oils, Medical Qigong, Hypnotherapy, Indigenous Wisdom Teachings, and CranioSacral Therapy. Meet the instructors. Ask questions you've been pondering. Enjoy mini-workshops on two of the topics of your choice.
Wed, Apr 9, 6 - 9p.m.
3 HRS
Audit a Class @ Bastyr
Did you know that you (the general public) can take many of the University's regular academic courses, assuming extra seats are available and you have the required prerequisites?
You can either audit classes or take them for credit. These 11-week classes, usually held on weekdays, are available in the nutrition, culinary arts, exercise science, health psychology and herbal sciences programs.