This Distant Learning Unit focuses primarily on balancing the Social Engagement System and the Twelve Cranial Nerves. Dr. Mines clearly identifies the embryology of the Social Engagement system and its evolutionary development in our culture of sensory overload. Students learn how to assess, evaluate and relieve the burden on this formative system and most importantly, how to liberate it from those burdens!

This innovative DLU includes three one hour Skype sessions with Dr. Mines to assure accuracy of palpation and hand placement. The interventions are clearly described, step by step. All interventions taught through this process are without contraindications.

This Distant Learning Unit is perfect for TARA Approach students and practitioners but it can also be used by massage therapists, parents, and anyone who has a somatic, energy medicine or bodywork practice. Psychotherapists will benefit from understanding the physiology of the Social Engagement System.

For those with a pediatric practice, a pediatric and sensory integration emphasis can be added in the Skype sessions with Stephanie. If this is your practice, you will benefit from ordering Stephanie’s book New Frontiers in Sensory Integration that includes a section on cranial applications for children.

For TARA Approach students who are already certified at the Foundations Level, advanced material can be included specifically for you to make this a source of advanced credit in your ongoing certification process.

* All tuition and fees are non-refundable but may be transferred to other courses taught by Dr. Mines within the same year. All payments for TARA Approach programs and services benefit the non-profit outreach of The TARA Approach and its sponsoring organization, The Dom Project. This includes education, research, pro-bono services, documentation and publications. Payment is requested by credit card.