Yup. That’s right. I completed my certification process on Thursday August 7, 2008! I spoke about my written exam and a bit about the certification process in this previous post.

I was unable to take my practical exam with the examiner in my city. But I believe it happened for a reason. I tested with an examiner/instructor whom I admire greatly. I have been a teaching assistant for his CranioSacral Therapy Level One class and he was my instructor for The Brain Speaks class I attended in March.

It was truly a wonderful day. He was very impressed with my work and knowledge of the material. He also asked if I was considering becoming an Upledger CranioSacral Therapy Instructor. Wow. What a compliment.

What’s next from here? First, I still need to let this sink in. I still smile from ear to ear when I think about being certified. Out of over 80,000 trained therapists around the world there are only just over 700 certified. In the US out of over 60,000 trained therapists there are just over 400 certified. And in Massachusetts I am one of 16 certified CranioSacral Therapists.

I’m going to spend a little time focusing on growing my CranioSacral practice. As that begins to grow, I plan to do more informational meetings and one-day trainings in the area, possibly at some massage schools. I will be working on honing my skills and presentation abilities to work toward teaching the 2-day Introduction class. Once I get there, who knows where I will go …

But for now, I just smile a lot and share the wonderful news with everyone I run into.