Welcome to ICrA
ICrA is a not-for-profit special interest group for health professionals who include cranial therapy in their practice.
ICrA exists to provide CPD and to support, maintain and develop the practice of cranial therapy.
ICrA members include osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists and other health care professionals. We welcome all practitioners and students with an interest in cranial, cranio-sacral therapy or cranial osteopathy.
ICrA is international with contacts in Belgium, Greece and France. We have links to several colleges in the UK, including College of Osteopaths and European School of Osteopathy.
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Seminar: Homeopathy and Cranial Therapy - are they complementary?
10am on Saturday 14th February 2026 over Zoom
Seminars are free for ICrA members (£50 for nonmembers) and CPD attendance certificates will be issued.
Please ensure you let Carole know (cesmith255@btinternet.com) if you would like to join this seminar.
Content of the seminar:
The principles, hypothesis and credible mechanism of homeopathy. Characteristics of remedies and deciding on the potency. Different approaches in homeopathy. Criticisms and research of homeopathy. An evaluation of the similarities of homeopathy and cranial therapy. How could homeopathy and cranial therapy work together? Attacks and support for these therapies. An open discussion of how homeopathy and cranial therapy could complement one another.
Series 7 of the ICrA Health Talks will be provided over 2026.
Attendance of the complete series of six talks costs £100 to ICrA members or £25 for each talk.
Attendees will receive a copy of the handout for the talk, an attendance certificate and a link to the recording of the talk. Please contact Brian Isbell (brianeisbell@gmail.com) if you are interested in attending either the whole series or separate talks.
Series 7 is on the theme of 'Nutritional Complexities’:
24.01.26 Antinutrients - are they a hazard to health?
21.03.26 Minerals and Trace Elements - why are they vital for health?
23.05.26 Artificial Sweeteners - why are they such a hazard to the body?
25.07.26 Ultraprocessed food - what makes UPF such a challenge to health?
26.09.26 Vitamin D - what are the benefits and hazards?
21.11.26 Food allergies and sensitivities - why are they becoming such a problem?
Date for your diary
Please reserve the following date:
- 30th May 2026: Workshop at BCOM
Teenage ADHD
Speaker: Mary Bollingbroke
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