The
Foundational
Spiral
level I: refining perception
What becomes available when you stop trying to change the body,
and allow it to reveal its own intelligence?
The introductory course of the Foundational Spiral established the ground, neutrality, midline awareness, and the foundational principles of intelligent touch.
Level I continues the spiral.
Here we begin differentiating rhythms, refining perception, and learning how to remain organized while in relational contact. Students deepen their ability to sense the body as a coherent system, fluid, structure, and nervous system moving together through an organizing field. The task is not to do more, but to perceive more.
when the instrument stabilizes, perception deepens
The Relational Field
Level I introduces the relational aspect of craniosacral work.
Students learn how to remain regulated and vertically rooted while in contact with another system.
Rather than merging or over-efforting, the practitioner learns to remain clear, present, and organized while the organism reveals its own priorities for change.
This is where neutrality becomes an active skill.
here, neutrality becomes mobile
The
Spiral Revealed
In this spiral, students deepen their understanding of the body’s organizing rhythms and learn to track system-wide coherence through touch.
We Explore:
* differentiating subtle rhythms within the body
* maintaining the vertical axis while in relational contact
* understanding the relational nervous system
* refining palpation + perceptual sensitivity
* contacting key structural gateways within the body
* allowing the system to organize rather than imposing change
As perception refines, the practitioner begins to sense not only movement
but the intelligence behind the movement.
explore level one:
this is where perception gets refined
October 3-4 + 10-11 | two weekends | 10am-6pm | San Diego
Returning to Neutral
reestablishing the instrument
neutrality is no longer just an introduction; it becomes the living ground from which perception refines.
Rhythm, Tide + Differentiation
the beginning of sensing layers of motion more clearly
distinguishing what is superficial, what is systemic + what belongs to deeper organizing forces within the body
The Relational Field
we enter dyadic contact more consciously
learning to stay vertically rooted while perceiving another system without merging, rescuing, or over-efforting
The journey
Level 1
The Pelvic Bowl + Base of Support
the sacrum, pelvic field + lower core become gateways into support, orientation + foundational organization within the whole system
Heart Field + Horizontal Relationship
explore the bridge between inner coherence + relational presence
how the heart, breath + horizontal axis shape contact, communication + co-regulation
Integration, Potency + Emergence
the Spiral gathers
listen more globally, track organization over time + begin to recognize how change emerges through coherent presence rather than force
touch becomes intelligent when it emerges from coherence
Location: StillSpace Center
Schedule: two weekends
Saturday / Sunday
10:00am–6:00pm
cohort limited to 12 participants.
Standard Tuition: $750
payment plan available at checkout
Dates:
October 3-4, 2026
October 10-11, 2026
28 in-person training hours
The Foundational Spiral begins with stabilization
When you are ready to refine your instrument, the field responds.
explore level ONE:
this is where perception gets refined
October 3-4 + 10-11 | two weekends | 10am-6pm | San Diego
Are you ready to deepen your perceptual awareness?
Are you feeling the foundation settling?
If you want to move beyond basic contact and begin sensing the body as an integrated, intelligent system, Level II is perfect for you!
This level prepares students for the deeper work of Level II+ the Quantum CranioSacral Touch Practitioner Training.
Katie Dove is the founder of Quantum CranioSacral Touch (QCST) and Source Regulation.
For more than 20 years, she has immersed herself in body-based healing arts, developing an integrative approach that bridges craniosacral therapy, somatic psychology, nervous system science, and subtle field perception.
She is the originator and translator of the 3D Nervous System framework and the Axis Field Flow Model — teaching practitioners to understand regulation as a three-dimensional organizing intelligence rather than a stress-response problem.
Her work is informed by decades of transpersonal and mystical study, including Kabbalistic frameworks, chakra systems, and quantum literacy. Through her teaching known as the Spiritual Nervous System, she synthesizes these streams into a grounded, clinically applicable model of embodiment.
Her teaching emphasizes practitioner coherence before intervention.
She believes the body is not broken — it is organizing.
About your Guide
Quantum CranioSacral Touch
Practitioner Training
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Yes.
Level I builds directly on the foundation established in the intro course.
If you have prior craniosacral or similar experience, you may reach out for approval. -
Yes.
We begin by re-establishing the foundation, so you will have space to reconnect with the work as your perception deepens.
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Yes.
Level II includes guided hands-on practice throughout each session, with time to develop your skills through direct experience. -
No additional experience is required beyond Level I. This training is designed to build progressively, with a focus on perception rather than technical complexity.
explore level one:
this is where perception gets refined
October 3-4 + 10-11 | two weekends | 10am-6pm | San Diego
The Spiral continues
As perception refines,
the body begins to reveal its deeper
organizing rhythms.
level I is where listening becomes an art
The spiral does not rush.
It deepens.
The foundational Spiral architecture
level 11
integration
perception, presence, and touch begin to integrate, allowing the practitioner to track systemic organization and support the body’s inherent movement toward coherence.
QCST
practitioner training
students enter a deeper apprenticeship in the art and science of craniosacral work, refining their perception, clinical understanding, and capacity to hold the relational field for healing.
level 1
refinement
the practitioner deepens perceptual awareness, learning to remain organized in relational contact while sensing the body as an intelligent, fluid, organizing system.
Intro
stabilization
the practitioner learns to organize their own nervous system, establish neutrality, and develop the foundational sensitivity required for intelligent touch