Visionary Craniosacral Work®: Cranial 2 ACC with the Second Cervical Vertebra
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Service Description
In this one-day class students will focus on the anatomy, physiology and manual therapy techniques as applied to C2, the axis. This study will encompass bone and soft-tissue landmarks, building outwards from the axis, to include the upper cervical spinal domain, the mediastinum, the cranial base bone structures, and the Myodural Bridge. Students will learn the basic formations involved in the embryology of the vertebral column, noting the differentiation of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm in the emergence of the primitive streak. Building on the understanding of embryological development and ossification chronology, we will study the relationship of the axis to the spinal dura and the brainstem. There are six ways in which C2 is important in craniosacral work and in the human body: 1 – It is the anchor vertebra that acts as the osseous fulcrum of the ‘Myodural Bridge’ that includes the suboccipital musculature, the connective tissue attachments from ligamentum nuchae to the spinal dura mater, and the spinal dura connection to the axis. The attachments between ligamentum nuchae and the rectus capitus posterior major and the spinal dura occur between vertebrae C1 – C2, and between the occiput and the atlas, C1. The bony interrelationships include the connection of the axis to the mediastinum, and the insertion of the mediastinum into the temporal, occipital and sphenoid bones. 2 – Rectus capitus posterior major, inferior oblique and the ligamentum nuchae all attach to the axis and play a crucial role in tension type, migraine and cluster headache, in addition playing a lesser role in vertigo, whiplash injury and generalized neck pain. 3 — Longus capitus, longus collis and all three (sometimes four) scalene muscles have origins at C2. Students will deepen their understanding of how the anterior and lateral cervical musculature, including longus capitus, longus collis and the scalene group help stabilize cervical spine function, particularly after whiplash injury. Facilitating the return of optimum muscular ba *Prerequisites for taking C2ACC is completion of cranial 2 **To receive the Early discount registration please book before 11.59pm on February 15th, 2026: Early discount registration class cost €172 ($260CAD) Class cost thereafter €208 ($313CAD)** Please note *Price includes a 4% credit card processing fee. To avoid this fee, you can register and make payment via a local bank transfer here www.saoirsesproject.com/craniosacral-classes
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1. The Milne Institute offers continuing education courses for qualified practitioners, who are practicing within the scope of their profession and within the legal parameters of their place of practice. Milne Institute courses cannot be used as primary education or as educational hours towards initial licensure and certification. I understand this statement and attest that I am qualified in my field and that I am practicing within all legal regulations with regards to professional massage, shiatsu, or other hands-on therapy, or bodywork practice in my own state or country. 2. Class Prerequisites – I certify that I have completed a minimum of 150-hours of massage certification or other professional Physical therapy, manual therapy, shiatsu training or equivalent. 3. Your deposit is due with your registration. If you do not make a deposit, your registration cannot be accepted. No refunds are given for any reason, including travel difficulties, inclement weather, medical or family emergency, or bereavement. 4. Your balance is due no later than 28 days before class starts. Please do not purchase a non-refundable travel ticket of any kind until you have been notified that the class is a “Go,” which will occur no later than 28 days before the scheduled start of the class. Please purchase travel insurance, which may help you secure emergency help in the case of weather-related flight cancellation(s). 5. Registration: The successful outcome of these classes requires a serious commitment on the part of everyone involved. From our students we require a non-refundable deposit for each class, with the remainder due not later than 28 days prior to the first day of class. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure their payment and contact information is up to date with David McCauley at the time of final payment to secure the student’s class space. Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. Final payments are non-refundable and non-transferable for any reason, including travel difficulties, inclement weather, medical or family emergency, or bereavement.
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