Dr Sutherland started teaching Cranial Osteopathy in 1940. Notwithstanding the distinction between Cranial Osteopathy and CranioSacral Therapy, in the reality of everyday practice the distinctions have become blurred as more and more practitioners are drawn into the fascial system in pursuit of the needs of the whole person. It really does seem as if the fascia are holding the centre ground. On the one hand the more structural practitioners who like to focus on the neuromusculo- skeletal system may care to remember, as A.T. Still did, that the fascia hold it all together. And on the other hand those who have more of an affinity for fluids and energy would I am sure agree that fluids need containers and pipes if they are to be useful.
Likewise energy needs storage places and pathways.
The condition of those containers, pipes and pathways has, as any plumber, electrician or acupuncturist knows, a profound influence. The fascia provide all of these. The Upledger Institute provides referral services for those seeking a CranioSacral Therapy practitioner, as well as programmes of training for practitioners. Designed to be adaptable to an individual's own learning needs, the Institute's intensive training workshops are held in a variety of locations and supported by detailed study guides and sourcing of textbooks, research articles and other learning materials. Many students pursue their Upledger training in more than one country, and all have access to the resources of the headquarters in Palm Beach, Florida.