Advanced Structural Integration
Below are the program we are offering for our Advanced Structural Integration Program with our IASI Basic Structural Integration Program with UNM-Taos
Current Advanced SI Trainings
Previous graduates of an IASI Recognized SI Program may take the courses towards completing their advanced training. To complete the training one has to take one dissection course, one movement course and one hands-on course.
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See courses listed below.
4 Day Dissection Lab August 22-25 2025
Dr. Kirstie Segarra with the assistance of Jane Glenn will lead a dissection lab at the Anatomical Research Institute in Colorado Springs for four 8 hour days (32 contact hours) on August 22-25, 2025. Two teachers (cadavers) will be available—both unfixed. This allows us to learn layered palpations skills and how to identify anatomical structures from the teachers.
Day one: We will be explored through each relational layer from skin, skin ligaments and nerves, superficial fascia, perifascial and deep fascial profundae.
Day Two: We will continue diving deeper into both teachers focusing on projects such as understanding the deep six, neural innervation of the lumbar are stabilization of the shoulder girdle.
Day Three and Four: We will explore deeper layers of the visceral, spinal cord and brain. We will continue diving deeper into both teachers focusing on projects.
Estimated Cost is $1,200 and deposit of $600 due in January 1, 2025. Final payment due May 1, 2025. Cost may increase slightly depending on the labs final estimates to purchase cadavers. 32 CEU with IASI
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To hold your spot email Kirstie at drkirstietaos@gmail.com and send deposit by January 1, 2025. Second payment due by May 1, 2025. You can Venmo or mail check to Kirstie at 902 State Road 570 Ranchos de Taos NM 87557.
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Class is full and if you want to be on wait list email Kirstie.
Trauma Informed Craniosacral Osteopathy 2025
In conjunction with the University of New Mexico-Taos, Dr. Kirstie Segarra will be offering an intensive training in hands-on in person craniosacral therapy in Fall 2025. The initial training will be offered as one 3 credit with one credit lab courses (60 contact hours each). Skill sets will address in depth anatomy and physiology, a quality of touch and listening, trauma informed listening, biomechanical and biodynamic models of treatment. We will also explore the relationship of birth trauma, perinatal psychology and birth mask and how to treat accordingly. Dr. Kirstie is bringing her own experience in working with clients with a trauma informed and trauma trained background in somatic therapies as well as birth work and a lens from osteopathic training.
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Dr. Kirstie Segarra, PhD DOMP BCSI began her studies in craniosacral with Dr. Lee Veal, D.C. in 2007, then studied intensely with Dr. Ron Murray, DOMP Rolfer and Barry Method Practitioner. They teacher assisted for over 10 years before beginning to teach craniosacral at UNM-Taos. Also trained with Carol Agneesens, Rolfer for embryology and spatial somatics with a craniosacral approach. They trained with Dr. Jaap van der Waal in Embryoogy in Motion and with Karlton Terry in Birth Mask Reveal with perinatal psychology in 2022.
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Course will be offered through UNM-Taos. Dates for Fall are September 6/7, October 4/5, November 1/2 of 2025 under course MAS265 and a lab on December 6/7 course MAS261. Class will be listed in April with UNM-Taos. Cost will be 4 credit hours.
Reclaiming the Pelvic Floor:
External Pelvic Floor Manual Therapy
with Denise Foster Scott, BCSI
September 20-22, 2025
The Pelvic Floor is often an overlooked component to full healing, from chronic back and hip pain to birth trauma, & psychosomatic relationships. The pelvic floor has faced a psychosocial inhibition that has diminished the availability for proper care. What if instead we brought awareness and empowerment to this vital portion of our bodies, removing the misunderstanding, silence, and shame! Why work the pelvic floor? How do we assess if a pelvic floor is hypertonic? Hypotonic? What systemic experiences would either of those conditions cause? Can YOU embody your pelvic floor? In this class we will explore these topics and bring insight to:
~Anatomy and physiology of the pelvis
~ Neurobiology, trauma, & integrative consciousness
~ Boundaries, & communication
~ Pathologies pertaining to all genders
~ Pelvic floor fascia, myofascial assessment and treatment planning
~ Pelvic and respiratory diaphragm relations and synchronized integration
~ Fascial release of the pelvic floor, adductors, psoas, hip rotators.
~ Osteo-fascial release of the innominate, sacrum, and coccyx bones
~ Self-care and somatic awareness
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24 CEU Hours including 6 Ethics Hours with IASI
Cost is $750 (Discount for graudates and faculty of UNM SI program is TAOSALUM ($150 off).
To hold a spot in the class you can deposit $200 (use code for discount) and pay balance of course later with the link.
To register go to https://square.link/u/Af8a53Fu
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Denise Foster Scott, BCSI, LMT, IASI & NCBTMB Approved Provider
I studied to be a Structural Integrator at the Soma Institute of Structural Integration in 2007. Shortly after graduation, I was blessed to start an internship with Soma’s then Director, Karen Bolesky. Karen was not only a Structural Integrator but a psychotherapist, mental health counselor with an in-dept experience in psychological and somatic training. We worked in tandem with clients and dived into the heart of structural psychosomatic work. My time with Karen has gifted me with self-awareness, emotional unpacking, group explorations, and trauma work. I got to own my behavior patterns and pulled out my power I had smothered within. I began the Soma teacher training in 2009, then became a lead instructor and their anatomy and physiology teacher for 13 years. I also had the wonderful opportunity to be a guest pathology teacher for the former Guild for Structural Integration.
Due to my own pelvic health, I took my experience and education and created an external pelvic floor manual therapy program, “Reclaiming the Pelvic Floor”. I travel the nation to teach this program to help spread pelvic floor dysfunction awareness and the trauma work.
Somatic Touch Training
Certificate Program to become Trauma Informed and Trauma Trained
This certificate program was developed by Dr. Kirstie Segarra to support and mentor the practitioner growing their skills in empathic listening, layer palpation, holistic integration of systems and includes 3 individual 30 minute mentoring sessions for the learner to support integration of the work with 8 Modules/Video Lectures. Start Date TBA Fall 2024 Somatic Touch is based on research conducted by Dr. Kirstie to support the hypothesis that somatic touch is an effective form of treatment for individuals with PTSD/CPTSD. The work integrates different modalities of touch therapy such as craniosacral, structural integration, massage, manual osteopathy, visceral, neural, energy work and more. This is a holistic approach to supporting clients to build more resilience and adaptability in their lives. Themes that will be addressed in the modules and video content: • What is Somatic Touch? • What does it mean to be Trauma Informed and Trauma Trained now? • Defining PTSD/CPTSD. • Defining Neurodivergent and Neurocomplexity and overlap with PTSD/CPTSD. • Defining Autism Spectrum Disorder and overlap with PTSD/CPTSD. • How to treat the holistic systems. • What is Fascia and how to treat with current science, not outdated models of understanding. • How does the nervous system function and debunking Polyvagal theory and more to get the science accurate in these times. • Hands-On Methods. • Listening--what is it and how to do it! • Mentoring sessions--3 individual mentoring session 30 minutes each. Upon completion students will receive a certificate of completion in being trauma informed and trauma trained as Somatic Touch practitioner.
This course is approved for Structural Integration Continuing Education with IASI 2024. Total of 12 Continuing Education Hours. Cost is $549 and this program meets requirements for CEUs for the New Mexico Massage Board. To take the program go to https://www.drkirstie.com/online-courses.
Advanced Neurovascular offered in Spring of 2024
Peter Ehlers and Kirstie Segarra will coteach a 4 day (30 contact hours/2 credits) course focusing on the neurovascular component of treatment building from the feet through the diaphragms of the body at UNM-Taos May 3-6, 2024. Specific guidance will be given in treating cutaneous nerves, deep nerves, arteries and how to identify and distinguish between the various layers of treatment. Furthermore, an eye of perception on seeing your client post 10 series and what still may need to be integrated in their system. Cost is 2 credits and one registers via UNM-Taos, opens up in November 6, 2023. Course Code is HCHS CRN#61953 293 800
Advanced SI Movement/Embodiment in Summer of 2024
Suzanne Picard, Rolf Movement Teacher and Kirstie Segarra will coteach 4 day (30 contact hours/2 credits) course focusing on “Living in health, cultivating the parasympathetic and rest.” July 12-15, 2024 at UNM-Taos. We will be exploring how one perceives and supports health in one’s system and in one’s clients. How to cultivate and support down regulation of the nervous system in order support parasympathetic tone and rest. We will look at how one may support alternative perceptions in the field. Cost is 2 credits and one registers via UNM-Taos and registration will open up on April 8, 2024 CRN# 31300 HCHS 193 Structural Integrate Adv. II, section 800.
