Last winter I evaluated and treated a frank breech baby over a number of visits to work out his severe flexion strain pattern. Afterwords he was a happy baby for months. When he recently became an unhappy baby, I spent three hours in CFT/IDM working out a nasty arching pattern. He released many bone-chilling primal screams distinctly different than the ones mom and I had heard last winter. I created a possible model for this sequence. We found in our research babies can have their own onions with many layers of birth trauma. When I first worked with him, he was probably releasing the “V” positioning that he was in for hours/days.
After that trauma cleared, he was a happy baby, and his body was not ready to present and release the hidden arching aspect. Sometime between conception and the frank breech position, he became traumatized in an arching strain. Since our philosophy is the body knows best how to heal itself, we are solely in the role of facilitating the healing. As I have written in the seminar workbook, we can only help the body correct what it is ready to address in its own time and space. Also in our research of 800 babies we saw many archers. We developed 6 different arching theories, which is a nice way to say we do not know its cause. 🙂
Sign up for Gillespie Approach Training Opportunities
Foundation Trainings
Gillespie Approach Foundation Training is designed for students to work with children and adults.
2026 Dates:
- January 22–24 | Melbourne, FL
- March 19–21 | Greenville, SC
- May 14–16 | Westfield, IN
- June 25–27 | Bozeman, MT
- August 6–8 | Boise, ID
- October 1–3 | Olathe, KS
- November 9–11 | Newtown Square, PA
- November 12–14 | Newtown Square, PA
Infant Trainings
Gillespie Approach Infant Training is designed for students to work with infants.
2026 Dates:
- January 25–27 | Melbourne, FL
- March 22–24 | Greenville, SC
- May 17–19 | Westfield, IN
- June 28–30 | Bozeman, MT
- August 9–11 | Boise, ID
- October 4–6 | Olathe, KS
- November 15–17 | Newtown Square, PA
New to Gillespie Approach–Craniosacral Fascial Therapy?
Read a collection of articles handpicked by Dr. Barry Gillespie to help you grasp core information and understand training and treatment options.
Make a Gillespie Approach Appointment to Get the Help You Need
Talk About the Gillespie Approach With Our Community on the Gillespie Approach Forum
Catch Every Story! Get a Free E-book and Infographic With Your Email Newsletter Subscription
Explore Gillespie Approach–Craniosacral Fascial Therapy Articles Based on Hundreds of Health Conditions and Anatomical Regions
Enjoy Many Powerful Testimonials for Babies, Children and Adults
From fussy babies experiencing breakthroughs and children excelling in school to adults emerging triumphant over mystery health conditions, get inspired by these heartwarming and soul-stirring testimonials.
