POP UP
WHY BLUE TURTLE
Blue Turtle Craniosacral Therapy
Postgraduate Trainings
Embryo and Cosmos
Elissa Dell
10th and 11th October 2026
With Elissa Dell and Sophia Smith
“Where do you come from, baby dear?
Out of the everywhere, into here.”
Our early embryo metamorphoses are the inner primal landscape of each one of us.
Observing our early embryology is one way to rediscover a lifelong knowing about our inherent and dynamic wholeness. It encourages the path to health.
We will explore feelingly this unfolding biological landscape with key questions emerging: when does a Human Being begin? When does an Incoming Soul commit to incarnation?
We will focus on archetypal and healthy processes, via projected images, short lectures, quiet times of stillness and reflection, creative exercises and discussions (and an extensive bibliography).
Unlike Near Death experience (NDE’s), Before Conception Experiences (BCE’s) aren’t generally known about, yet they are anecdotally on the rise, the world over: does this point to a collective awakening about a continuity of consciousness?
As a background metaphysical context, we will encompass an overview of life between death and rebirth as well of the various subtle bodies that make up a whole human being, mainly based on Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual-scientific approach. This offers valuable indications in the research about the human journey of incarnation.
Therapists, birth companions, medical professionals and members of the public are welcome. Maximum number: 15 participants. NB: This is not a therapy-oriented workshop.
Saturday 10th October 10.30am to 5.30pm
Sunday 11th October 10am to 4pm
Venue: The Red Studio, Emerson College
Fee: £195
(early bird fee £175 until August 10th 2026)
For registration/more information, please contact:
Elissa Dell:
elissa.dell@posteo.net
+44 (0) 7984 915530
Sophia Smith:
sophia@sophiasmiththerapies.co.uk +44(0)7951 305897
Accommodation: Either at Emerson College (book via https://emerson.org.uk/our-venue/stay-at-emerson/), or Forest Row village has BnB’s, guest accommodation and hotels.
October 10th & 11th 2026
Emerson College, Forest Row
Elissa Dell
Sometimes what appears to be a meandering path takes us to the place we have always meant to be.
From university to art college with numerous jobs supporting my life as a painter I found myself in a class on Cranio sacral therapy realizing that this was going to be big. That was 1991, and since then my life has centered around this modality of healing. CST has evolved hugely during this time and continues to at a pace; I love being both part of the community and around those who are taking it further, as a practitioner, student, and teacher. In recent years I have been creating postgraduate courses under the broad heading of Phenogenesis: The Process of Becoming Visible.
This is for me a spiritual practice that enables a deep embodied presence.
I trained with Thomas Attlee and spent many years teaching at the college of Craniosacral therapy, later studying with and assisting Hugh Milne in his Visionary Craniosacral Work.