September 11–13, 2026
Cranial Foundations Workshop
Join Dr. Daniel Allen, D.O. for a three-day immersion into craniosacral motion, deep listening, and the subtle intelligence of the living body. Drawing from more than 35 years as an osteopathic physician, Dr. Allen will share the knowledge, wisdom, and hands-on principles that have shaped his life’s work.
Open to curious beginners, healthcare professionals, and experienced practitioners, this course offers practical skills you can begin applying right away in your work, with your family, or within your own healing practice. It is also the prerequisite for future study with Dr. Allen.
About this foundational workshop
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This training is open to anyone drawn to a deeper understanding of the body, from parents to experienced practitioners expanding their work.
The course is especially relevant for:
Osteopathic physicians and students
Massage therapists and bodyworkers
Somatic practitioners
Nurses and healthcare professionals
Doulas, midwives, and yoga therapists
Parents and caregivers
Anyone called to explore the body’s subtle rhythms and healing intelligence
No previous craniosacral experience is required.
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Over the course of the weekend, you will begin to develop:
An understanding of craniosacral motion and primary respiration
The ability to sense subtle rhythms within yourself and others
A more refined quality of touch and presence
Foundational skills that can support professional or personal practice
Greater awareness of how stress, injury, and restriction express themselves through the body
A deeper trust in the body’s inherent movement toward health
These are not simply techniques to memorize. They are ways of listening that deepen through continued practice.
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Modern life places immense pressure on the nervous system. Many people move through the world carrying tension, exhaustion, and patterns of protection that have become so familiar they are barely noticed.
Craniosacral work offers another way.
It brings us into direct relationship with the body’s innate intelligence and the subtle forces that are always moving toward greater balance. Dr. Allen believes this work is especially important now, not only as a healing modality, but as a practice of presence, humility, and deeper connection.
Whether you intend to support patients, clients, your family, or your own healing journey, this course offers a new way of seeing and meeting the living body.
This is an intimate, hands-on training with limited space.
$369
Cranial Foundations Workshop
Chicago Park, CA
from 4pm
September 11, 2026
September 13, 2026
till 4pm
Optional add-ons
Overnight options
Car camping
per night $45
per night $45
Sleeping spot in the
yoga studio
The full address and arrival details will be provided after registration
Meal options
Participants may bring their own food or reserve the optional meal plan
Meal plan
$110
Friday dinner
Saturday lunch and dinner
Sunday lunch
Vegetarian meals are available. Special dietary needs cannot be accommodated.
Coffee and tea will be provided, and everyone is invited to bring something for the shared snack table.
Hot water and a toaster oven will be available, but there is no full communal kitchen. Participants bringing their own food may also cook at their campsite
Cultivate a deeper understanding of the body’s capacity to heal
The craniosacral system is an inherent rhythmic motion within the human body. It influences structure, tension, vitality, and the body’s capacity to return to balance.
In this course, you will learn to meet the body with quiet attention rather than force. Through strategic guided practice, you will begin to sense subtle motion, recognize patterns of restriction, and develop a deeper relationship with the forces that support healing.
This work asks us to become still enough to notice what the body has been communicating all along.
Dr. Daniel Allen
For more than 35 years, Dr. Daniel Allen has devoted his life to osteopathic medicine and the study of the body’s inherent movement toward health.
His first Cranial Osteopathy course in 1987 opened a lifelong path of inquiry that continues to shape his clinical practice and teaching. His background includes emergency medicine, obstetrics, traditional osteopathic care, and decades of deeply individualized hands-on work.
His teaching is grounded in a simple principle: slow down, listen carefully, and allow the body’s deeper intelligence to reveal the way forward.