The Irish Association for CranioSacral Therapy (I.A.C.S.T.) was created from the desire to promote the highest standards of CranioSacral practice and to foster a National CranioSacral community, representative of all branches of CranioSacral Therapy. It is open to anyone who has done a CranioSacral workshop in the presence of a suitably qualified Upledger, Karuna or Athley CranioSacral lecturer.

The idea for a CranioSacral Association was conceived in 2003. Many people within the CranioSacral community felt the need to create an instrument where all those who practise CranioSacral Therapy (C.S.T.) in Ireland, could be represented by an Irish Association. It was felt that a single National Association of Irish Practitioners would allow us to promote CranioSacral Therapy with one voice, and has enabled us to become official members of F.I.C.T.A. - The Federation of Irish Complementary Practitioners.

F.I.C.T.A.'s mandate is to represent all the various schools of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Ireland to the National Working Group (headed by Teri Garvey). In turn, the N.W.G. report into the Minister for Health and the Department of Health, in an ongoing effort to hasten the formal recognition of all branches of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
 
A National CranioSacral gathering took place in Athlone in 2003. At this meeting a volunteer committee was formed. They worked for several months to create a constitution and framework for I.A.C.S.T. The collective input from the meeting in Athlone provided the skeletal structure for the work that followed. In March 2003, I.A.C.S.T. was officially formed at the first AGM held in Athone. The Association has achieved a lot despite its young life. We have succeeded in getting reduced insurance premiums for our members. A practitioner referral list, an annual social gathering and this web site are testament to our commitment to serve our members. We are delighted that the original dream held by members in the Irish CranioSacral community for a national Irish Association has been realized.

Meet the Committee

Chairperson - Maggie Gliksten

"I am deeply honoured to be elected Chairperson, and I will serve you to the best of my ability. We have a great future ahead of us in Ireland and I am sure that by having this Association, we will be taken seriously by the media and medical fraternities in due course."

Treasurer - Jean McDonald

Membership Secretary - Heath Wilson

Ordinary Members:

Sally Ann Devine

Patricia McMahon

Josephine Hickey

Marie Dunphy

Ann Harty

Margaret Sinnott