
COURSES~SCHEDULE~REGISTRATION 2023-24
Touch of Presence®
Giorgia is currently teaching these live courses in the locations listed below. The Introduction Course offers the foundation for understanding Touch of Presence® and the Biodynamic Cranial Approach (BCA). It’s the perfect way to orient to this work and also benefit the most from the other courses. The Group Intensive Course offers a deep, year-long immersion as a cohort of students. The Intensive is for those who wish to learn to offer this hands-on modality or integrate it into their current practices and daily life. The other courses provide portals of experiential insights into the BCA principles of Touch of Presence®.
This English language page is the most comprehensive and provides information about all courses, dates, locations, venues, and local contacts. Clickable links take you to registration/payment pages, flyers, lodging reservation pages, and local travel information.
Those courses offered outside English-speaking countries are specifically also listed on the respective pages translated into German, Czech, and Polish.

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Click here to see information about Continuing Education Credits
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TOUCH OF PRESENCE®
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BCA INTRODUCTION
Biodynamic Cranial Approach (BCA)
(Provides the prerequisite orientation and preparation to join the next Group Intensive and selected
Touch of Presence® Retreats)
August 11-13, 2023
Port Elliot Township, South Australia
Click here for flyer
Click here to register and pay directly to Giorgia Milne
Local Contact is: Kath Garth craniosacralacademy@gmail.com +61 438 250 272
September 28 - October 1, 2023
Oelkersallee-Hamburg, Germany
Click here to register and make payment
Local contact is the office/büro: schule@fuer-shiatsu.de +49 40 430 1885
February 29-March 3, 2024
Warsaw, Poland
Click here to register and pay directly to Giorgia Milne
Local contact is: Ania Falkiewicz giorgiamilnepolska@gmail.com +48 509 139 109
March 8-10, 2024
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Click here for details and registration
Local contact and organizer is: Amélie Bertin contact@pcsa.nu
June 13-16, 2024
Mattli-Antonioushaus
Morschach, Schwyz, Switzerland
Click here for flyer (pending)
Click here to see onsite limited lodging availability
Reach out to local contacts/organizers to register and make payment:
Estelle Sturzenegger estelle.sturzenegger@gmx.ch +41 79 631 15 58
Uschi Niederer Rüegg info@gesundundberuehrt.ch
October 10-13, 2024
Schule für Shiatsu
Oelkersallee-Hamburg, Germany
Link for registration is pending
Local contact is the office/büro: schule@fuer-shiatsu.de +49 40 430 1885
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BCA GROUP INTENSIVE
Biodynamic Cranial Approach (BCA)
(Introduction AND teacher approval required)
Intensives run for a year and require you to commit to 120 hours of study and practice within a cohort.
2022-24 GROUP INTENSIVES
After your application, acceptance, and registration, click here to see payment options.
GERMANY 2022-23 English with German translation
Hamburg and Krummendeich, Germany (4x 4-day)
This course has begun and is now closed.
Week #1 Oct 20-23, 2022
Studio 31, Sylke Känner, Hamburg-Ottensen, Germany
Week #2 March 2-5, 2023; Week #3 June 8-11, 2023; Week #4 Oct 12-15, 2023 ~ RESIDENTIAL
Pegasus Hof, Krummendeich, Germany
Local contact: Dorothee Knief doro.knief@web.de
The last three weeks are Residential, requiring separate reservation and payment of onsite lodging, directly with Pegasus Hof, for each week #2-#4. Full board costs based on room category and length of stay vary between 249,-€ and 442,-€; which is equivalent to $271-481 USD.
Week #2 lodging reservation: click here
Week #3 lodging reservation: click here
Week #4 lodging reservation: click here
POLAND 2022-23 English with Polish translation
Warsaw and Godkowojny, Poland (4x 4-day)
This course has begun and is now closed.
Week #1 October 27-30, 2022
Milonga Warszawska Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Week #2 March 9-12, 2023; Week #3 June 1-4, 2023; Week #4 October 19-22, 2023
RESIDENTIAL: Garden of Good Thoughts - Plajny 10, 14-407 Godkowojny, Poland
(nearest airport is Gdańsk)
Click here to reserve lodging at this venue
Local contact: Ania Falkiewicz giorgiamilnepolska@gmail.com +48 509 139109
The last three weeks are Residential, requiring payment directly with Garden of Good Thoughts, for weeks #2-#4. Lodging plus breakfast, lunch, and supper is currently about $50 USD per day for the Oct 2022 week and March 2023 week. A small price increase of $4-6 USD for June and October 2023 is expected.
UNITED STATES of AMERICA 2023-24
The ONLY USA Group Intensive ~ English only
Louisville, Kentucky, USA (4x4-day)
This course has begun and is now closed.
Week #1 May 11-14, 2023; Week #2 Sept 7-10, 2023;
Week #3 Jan 18-21, 2024; Week #4 May 16-19, 2024
The Center for Educational Therapy
Local contact is: Steve Schumacher visionary5@mac.com +1 502-412-1141
Click here for directions, lodging, and nearby restaurants
*APPLY FOR FUTURE GROUP INTENSIVES - dates TBA*
Click here for the English APPLICATION, good for any venue
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TOUCH OF PRESENCE® RETREAT
(open to anyone having already participated in a biodynamic course with Giorgia)
June 21-25, 2023 ~ 1 half-day, 3 full days, 1 half-day
Kubasovka chalupa
Sudislav nad Orlici, Czech Republic
Click here to see English/Czech flyer
Click here to register and pay with the Czech Craniosacral Association
Local contact is: Zuzana Kozáková kraniosakralniasociace@gmail.com
August 16-20, 2023 ~ 1 half day, 3 full days, 1 half day
Port Elliot Township, South Australia
Click here for flyer
Click here to register and pay directly to Giorgia Milne
Local Contact is: Kath Garth craniosacralacademy@gmail.com +61 438 250 272
May 29 June 2, 2024 ~ 1 half day, 3 full days, 1 half day
Hof Pegasus
Krummendeich, Germany
Click here for German/English flyer
Click here to register and pay directly to Giorgia Milne
Local contact: Dorothee Knief doro.knief@web.de
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PRACTICE FORUM
(For students, graduates, and practitioners from Giorgia's biodynamic courses)
SPECIAL SCHEDULE OF GLOBAL ZOOM PRACTICE FORUM MEDITATIONS
For the indefinite future, Giorgia is offering two global meetings per week.
More dates may be offered later. Please check back on this page for timely updates.
SATURDAYS: 1 pm/13:00 Pacific Time
May 6, 13, 20, 27 ~ June 3, 10, 17, 24
July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ~ August 5, 12, 19, 26
SUNDAYS: Australian, New Zealand, and Taiwan Time
May 7, 14, 21, 28 ~ June 4, 11, 18, 25
July 2, 9, 16, 23 ~ August 6, 13, 20, 27
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WEDNESDAYS: 10 pm/22:00 Pacific Time
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 ~ June 7, 14, 21, 28
July 5, 12, 19, 26 ~ August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
THURSDAYS: European, Australian, New Zealand, and Taiwan Time
May 4, 11, 18, 25 ~ June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
July 6, 13, 20, 27 ~ August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
* Find your equivalent time zone and date here
NEW ~ SPECIAL GRADUATE ONLY GLOBAL ZOOM PRACTICE FORUMS!!!
Use the same zoom link and password
Saturdays at 12:00 Pacific time
February 11 ~ May 20 ~ August 26 ~ November 18
ZOOM LOGIN DETAILS
This is the Join Zoom Meeting link to use on the scheduled time and date for your time zone:
https://zoom.us/j/5975186531?pwd=RTNHNFlmL3Y2dHZDY1V3Uzk1OWdtZz09
Meeting ID: 597 518 6531
Password: stillness (as needed)
Click here for Zoom Meeting Directions and calling in by phone (audio only).
Zoom portion only for now and also in person when it is once again safe to gather in this way.
When in-person gatherings resume, they will take place at:
Ashtanga Yoga Berkeley
933 Parker St., #38, Bay 5
Berkeley, CA 94710
Contact: Giorgia Milne, giorgia@touchofpresence.com +1-831-915-5663
*Please email Giorgia to let her know if you will attend in Berkeley.*
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CRANIOSACRAL ANATOMY ~ Distinction within the Functional Whole
(For anyone. Recommended foundation class for any CST and of great value for other modalities. Suggested pre-requisite for Brain)
none scheduled at this time
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BRAIN ANATOMY ~ The Matter of Mind
(CS Anatomy and CS experience recommended or teacher approval)
none scheduled at this time
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EMBRYOLOGY ~ Spirit & Essence
(For anyone)
August 14-15, 2023
Port Elliot Township, South Australia
Click here for flyer
Click here to register and pay directly to Giorgia Milne
Local Contact is: Kath Garth craniosacralacademy@gmail.com +61 438 250 272
October 26-29, 2023
Warsaw, Poland
Click here to register and pay directly to Giorgia Milne
Local contact is: Ania Falkiewicz giorgiamilnepolska@gmail.com +48 509 139 109
February 22-25, 2024
Schule für Shiatsu
Oelkersallee-Hamburg, Germany
Link for registration is pending
Local contact is the office/büro: schule@fuer-shiatsu.de +49 40 430 1885
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FULCRUMS ~ Portals of Wholeness
“At the Heart of every fulcrum, there is Love”
(For anyone)
none scheduled at this time
“You are your most you at the moment of conception.”
Erich Blechschmidt, M.D. Embryologist
(For anyone)
June 6-9, 2024
Weg der Mitte
Berlin, Germany
Click here to register and pay
Local contact is the office: berlin@wegdermitte.de +49 30 813 1040
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FLUIDS AND SPACE ~ Explorations Between and Beyond
none scheduled at this time
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NAVIGATION SKILLS ~ Presence and Tonality of “Verbal Touch”
(For bodywork & somatic students and therapists)
October 18-20, 2024 English only
Manuvision
Copenhagen, Denmark 3-day course $600 USD. English only
Click here to register and pay directly to Giorgia Milne (pending)
Local contact is: Susanne Glending susanneglending@gmail.com