BCST for BIPOC

FOUNDATION TRAINING STRUCTURE

The training involves 13 x 3-day modules over the course of 2 years.

Modules 1 is taught online and is a prerequisite for the full training. It can be taken as a stand-alone class.

Each 3-day module is a carefully layered presentation of material and supervised practice of BCST skills. Classes are held in a hybrid format, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 9am to 7pm MT, with a 1-hour lunch break. We teach you how to do this work remotely and in person, and you will have both skills to offer if you wish.

There is a total of 700 hours required to be completed for graduation:
350 hours of classroom time.
150 hours of practice sessions. Between seminars students practice skills they learned in class. These are unpaid sessions and the clients are informed that the practitioner is in training. These sessions are listed and turned in to the teaching team for review. It is recommended that you get 12 completed in-between modules so you are ready to graduate at the end. This includes one written 10-hour Case Study which starts halfway through the program.
10 hours of sessions that you receive from an RCST (the cost for this is not included in the tuition). We recommend that you schedule these sessions between each module to prepare you for the upcoming module.
150 hours of study time including drawing and modeling anatomical structures and the reading of texts in the fields of BCST, cranial osteopathy, trauma resolution, anatomy and pre-and perinatal development.
40 hours of a Special Project.

PREREQUISITES

BCST Prerequisites: You do not need previous bodywork experience. This is a 2-year stand-alone course designed to prepare you to be a practitioner. However, a certain amount of anatomy & physiology study is incorporated into the curriculum and is required to graduate. If you are not already a practitioner with a background in these courses, speak with the instructors about how we can support your learning experience.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

For Module 1:

Fill out and submit the BIPOC Training Inquiry Form on this page.

After completing a Zoom meeting with Ruti Wagaki to answer questions and provide information, click on the link below to officially enroll and pay for Module 1.

Tuition is $350. Early-bird tuition is $300 if you enroll by March 28, 2026, noon PT, and $325 if you enroll by April 18, 2026, noon PT.

Admission Requirements to Full BCST for BIPOC Foundation Training:

Completion of Module 1.

Submit: BCST for BIPOC full Foundation Training application. This will be available during Module 1.

You may also request an Early Admission Application, due by May 1, 2026.

Early admission to the full program is an option. After your meeting with Ruti, you may fill out the early admission enrollment form, no later than April 26 2026, and we will send you an application. Click on the link below.

Deposit: Upon acceptance into the full training, a $200 non-refundable deposit will be due to reserve your spot and will apply toward tuition for module 13.

TUITION

Tuition: An automatic scholarship is offered to each BIPOC student at the rate of $350 per module (regular rate is $650). This will be due one week before each module begins. Payment plans available!

RECOMMENDED

Pre-training session: Before the training, we suggest students receive at least 1 session from an RCST® (certified practitioner of BCST). Our teaching staff are all RCST®’s and offer discounted rates to students and prospective students. Remote Healing sessions are available.

New BIPOC Training - Inquiry Form:

Please fill out this form and we will respond to your inquiry shortly. If you wish to enroll for Module 1, we will contact you with a time to meet with Ruti Wagaki on Zoom.

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Schedule

BCST for BIPOC Full Foundation Training Course Dates, 2026-2028:

Classes are held on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm MT.

Modules 1 can be taken a la carte.

2026 Class Calendar

Module 1: Inherent Health ~ May 29, 30, 31

Module 2: Presence & Pacing~ July 17, 18, 19

Module 3: Connective Tissue, 3 Midlines, One Center ~ September 25, 26, 27 

Module 4: Fulcrums, Shapes, and Space ~ November 13, 14, 15 

2027 Class Calendar

Module 5: Restoration and Mobilization ~ January 22, 23, 24

Module 6: Visceral Biodynamics 1: The Abdomen ~ March 12, 13, 14

Module 7: Visceral Biodynamics 2: Pelvic Floor ~ May 14, 15, 16

Module 8: Heart of the Matter; 4 hours of Ethics ~ July 16, 17, 18

Module 9: The Cranial Base ~ September 17, 18, 19

Module 10: Conception and Birth ~ November 12, 13, 14

2028 Class Calendar

Module 11: Visceral Cranium: The Face, TMJ ~ January 21, 22, 23

Module 12: As Above, So Below: Cranial/Pelvic resonance ~ March 10, 11, 12

Module 13: Integration ~ May 5, 6, 7

Graduation: May 2028

*Dates and times may be subject to slight change