Advanced Traning

Current Courses

Retained Reflexes & Shock

Course (PGIO Sponsored)

The Retained Reflexes and Shock Course unlocks exploration into 70+ primitive and retained reflexes, shows how trauma and shock reactivate hidden neurologic patterns, and delivers hands-on osteopathic training you can apply in your very next clinic day.

Course Description

Target Audience:

This course is designed for DOs, MDs, DDSs, and DMDs who want to deepen their osteopathic practice with advanced hands-on training. It is particularly valuable for physicians and dentists seeking to recognize and treat trauma and retained reflexes—neurologic barriers to healing that often go undetected.

Eligibility:

  • Physicians (DO/MD)

  • Dentists (DDS/DMD)

  • Physicians in Training (DO/MD)

Prerequisite:

None

Course Overview:

Trauma and retained reflexes silently block healing in patients of all ages—yet most osteopaths and dentists are not trained to identify or release them. This weekend course, led by Charles Beck, DO, FAAO, offers rare, practical instruction you can bring directly into your clinic.

In just two days, you will:

  • Start Exploration Into 70+ primitive and retained reflexes

  • Understand how trauma and shock can reactivate hidden neurologic patterns in adults

  • Gain hands-on osteopathic training you can apply on your very next clinic day

 

Course Details

  • Dates: November 15–16, 2025

  • Times: Saturday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Sunday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  • Location: Wonderstorm Academy, Laguna Hills, CA

  • Course Director: Charles Beck, DO, FAAO

  • CME: 12 AOA Category 1-A Credits (self-study available)

  • Format: In-person course

 

Course Fees:

  • $750 – Physicians

  • $350 – Physicians in Training

✨ Registration includes a FREE PGIO Annual Membership ($250 value).

✨ Tuition assistance may be available for physicians in training.

Fee Payment Options:

  • Call the office with a credit card: Gretchen Weinzimer,
    PGIO Executive Administrator 818-796-6750

 

  • Send a check made payable to
    “Post Graduate Institute For Osteopathy”
    to:
    Cranial Academy Foundation
    ATTN: PGIO
    P.O. Box 6649
    Woodland Hills, CA 91365

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Retained Reflexes & Shock Course
Registration fee includes a free PGIO Annual Membership worth $250!

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External Courses

Post Graduate Course in Classical Homeopathy

Virtual Osteopathic Course (External to PGIO)

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  • Session: January -February 2026
  • Course Director: Domenick J. Masiello, DO
  • CME: AOA credit available as self-study
  • Maximum Capacity: 12 Students
  • Virtual Course: Synchronous and Asynchronous Portions

Concluded Courses

Exploring The Tide

Course (Joint Sponsor: RVUCOM)

Call 720-628-3708 to Register
  • Session: July 11, 2025 – July 13, 2025
  • Course Director: Dr. R. Paul Lee, DO, FAAO, FCA
  • CME Accredited: 24 Hours
  • Joint Sponsored by PGIO & RVUCOM
  • Call Ellie Goldberg to Register: 720-628-3708

Muscles of Mastication Hybrid Course

Course Director:  Quoc Vo, DO

Joint Sponsorship between Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California (OPSC) and PGIO.

OPSC is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide Osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

OPSC designates this activity for a maximum of 4 AOA Category 1-A credits for the 2 online lecture components, and a maximum of 8 AOA category 1-A credits for the lecture and in person lab components of the hybrid course.  OPSC will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

 

1st Lecture Component: December 14, 2024

  • 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time
  • Held on Zoom
  • 15 minute break

2nd Lecture Component: December 14, 2024

  • 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
  • Held on Zoom

Lab Component

  • Pending
  • California Location to be determined (see below)

Registration fee includes a free PGIO Annual Membership worth $250!

Osteopathic Treatment of
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Course (Joint Sponsor: OPC)

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  • Session: October 17, 2024 – October 20, 2024
  • Course Director: Dr. Joshua Alexander &
    Dr. R. Paul Lee, DO, FAAO, FCA
  • Joint Sponsored by PGIO & OPC

Exploring the Tide

Course (Joint Sponsor: OPC)

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  • Session: August 8, 2024 – August 11, 2024
  • Course Director: Dr. R. Paul Lee, DO, FAAO, FCA
  • Joint Sponsored by PGIO & OPC

Anatomy for Osteopaths

Course at Stanford

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  • First Session: Saturday, April 27, 2024
  • 9 AM-12 PM: Abdominal/Pelvis
  • Course Director: Alistair Moresi, DO
  • Joint Sponsored by PGIO

We were honored to joint sponsor the development of a series of Anatomy classes developed for Osteopaths at Stanford University.

One of the unique aspects of this series will be that the dissections are performed on fresh cadavers that are unfixed by any preserving agents, allowing a more realistic appreciation of tissue textures and their connections.

Anatomy for Osteopaths Course Flyer

For the first lab on Saturday, April 27th at 9am, we are thrilled to have Dr. Miguel Angeles, an experienced OB/GYN surgeon and Stanford Professor. He will open the abdominal/pelvic cavity and guide us through an exploration of the embryological and fascial connections that we all palpate and work with every day as well as the common surgeries that he performs. There will be a limited number of participants so we can all observe closely and surrounding TV monitors to help.

There are 3 following labs planned on the Head/Neck, Upper Extremity and Lower Extremity that we anticipate holding quarterly. There is an upper limit of 21 participants and the course is expected to fill quickly.

Course Fee
*Cost: $450/per session to cover expenses for the Post Graduate Institute for Osteopathy (PGIO). A

$50 donation will support the Nonprofit’s time and expenses.

Registration Form

Payment Options

To register, please call, email or fax registration information and payment to Taryn Blackman.
Phone: 415-921-1446
Fax: 1-415-921-0215
Email: Upstairs1956@gmail.com

NO Credit Cards can be accepted at this time.

Cancellation Policy:

All cancellations must be received in writing and are subject to an administrative fee of 15% of the total registration fee if received on or before April 1, 2024.

Refunds will NOT be made for cancellations received after April 1, 2024, or for failure to attend. Please reach out with any questions regarding the cancellation policy.

We are investigating the possibility of CME credit.

Questions, please contact:

Alistair Moresi, DO
cranial.osteo@gmail.com
408-204-0256