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Voice and the Hyoid - with Katherine Ukleja
14-15th March 2026
Venue: Exeter Community Centre, Exeter, Devon, UK
Cost: £250 (early bird £230 if booked before 17th January 2026)
Format: In Person - this course is not available online
Open to: Qualified Craniosacral Therapists
Exploring the larynx and vocal cords - the mechanism and psychology of voice production and the role of the hyoid.
The hyoid bone is the anchor of the tongue, a central anatomical component of the throat. In practice we often feel that the head is cut off from the rest of the body, representing a loss of connection between our instinctual gut brain and our rational head brain and between our ability to act and to feel. Intimate work with the hyoid is vital for resolving throat inertia to help 'reconnect the head to the body'.
The voice reveals our emotions. The sounds of anguish and despair, or of triumph and joy, are universally understood and compelling. the tone of voice tells us more than the words that are spoken; it is primal, animal - a key component of the social Nervous System.
Spoken language is unique to the homo species. Putting the sounds together into a clear structure that everyone could understand lead to complex language. This enabled individuals to share ideas and concepts, like never before leading to an explosion of human culture.
From a physiological perspective it was the newly evolved position of the hyoid bone in the throat that allowed humans to form words. But much earlier than the advent of speech the voice permitted another level of communication.
The voice reveals our emotions. The sounds of anguish and despair or of triumph and joy are universally understood and compelling. The tone of voice tells us more than the words that are spoken; it is primal, animal – a key component of the Social Nervous System.
EMBRYONIC ECHOES - with Katherine Ukleja
22-25 OCTOBER 2026
Venue: Exeter Community Centre, Exeter, Devon, UK
Cost: £675 (early bird £625 if booked before 30th July 2026)
Format: In Person - this course is not available online
Open to: Qualified Craniosacral Therapists
The embryonic body is as much a way of being, which persists throughout life, as a phase of development which spans the first eight weeks of gestation. The primary qualities of embryogenesis are emergence and mutability. An evolving wave of becoming, which lays down the primordia of the all the vital components of the unified human body. Wholeness is always maintained even as differentiation into distinct anatomical parts takes place.
This same quality of vibrant flux is present in human organism as a property of health, from our first breath to the last. It can be experienced at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ level when Potency is abundant.
In this seminar we will explore some key phases of development which are echoed in the primary respiratory motion of the fully-grown body
In this four day seminar:
We will experience
- Our embodied memories of our earliest embryonic history
- Our individual journeys from conception to implantation
- Differentiation and individuation
We will review
- Bleschmidt's paradigm of metabolic fields, biokinetics and biodynamics
- Properties of the three germ layers - ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
- Arising of form and structure
We will explore
- Embryonic developmental movements recapitulated in patterns of tissue motility of the brain, the heart, the limbs
- An alternative view of imprints as inertial metabolic fields and
- How to restore flow in altered metabolic fields
- Segmentation and nerve territories – central and peripheral connections
- The whole-body brain – restoring equilibrium, realising potential
- The hum of life in the depth of stillness
Katherine Ukleja DO FCST BCST
Katherine is an internationally renowned teacher and pioneer in the field of BCST. She has been teaching craniosacral therapy for over 30 years. Using her background in visual and performing arts to make her teaching lively and immediate. Her focus is always on the clinical practice of BCST; her teaching aims "to be of use in your therapeutic work for the good of your clients". Her style is straightforward with an emphasis on making complex material easily accessible.
Katherine is retiring at the end of 2026 - we are very excited to be hosting her final post grads in the UK here at Circle Cranio.
Her courses are very popular and often oversubscribed so please book early to avoid disappointment.
