Advanced CranioSacral Therapy & Bodywork
Kiva Brown, CMT, BS, CST-T : Certified CranioSacral Therapist
About the Practitioner
Since 2016, Kiva has devoted her practice to making healing from the core accessible to others, especially those navigating the high-pressure demands of innovation and creativity. She works with technologists, researchers, founders, artists, and visionaries—supporting their resilience, cultivating nervous system regulation, and helping them sustain lives of purpose, fulfillment, and thriving.
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In addition to her private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kiva teaches CranioSacral Therapy at McKinnon Body Therapy Center in Oakland, and assists nationally with Upledger Institute CranioSacral Therapy trainings, contributing to the development of a new generation of practitioners.
Professional Experience & Education
CranioSacral Therapy Study Group Leader, Upledger Institute, 2026
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Leading official Upledger Institute study groups guiding students through study and practice of CranioSacral Therapy techniques, anatomy, and principles
Certified CranioSacral Therapist (CST-T), Upledger Institute, 2025
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CranioSacral Therapy Certification with the Upledger Institute
Visceral Manipulation Training, Barral Institute, 2025-Present
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Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1 (VM1), Assessment of Structural Relationships between Viscera, and their Fascial or Ligamentous Attachments to the Musculoskeletal System, 2025, San Francisco, CA, instructor Brandi Kirk
CranioSacral Therapy Teacher Assistant, Upledger Institute, 2024-Present
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CranioSacral Therapy 2 (CS2), 2026, San Francisco, CA, instructor Michael Morgan
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CranioSacral Therapy 2 (CS2), 2025, Loma Linda, CA, instructor Lisa Desrochers
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CranioSacral Therapy 2 (CS2), 2025, Hartford, CT, instructor Frederick Stahlman
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CranioSacral Therapy 1 (CS1), 2025, Santa Barbara, CA, instructor Lisa Desrochers
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CranioSacral Therapy 1 (CS1), 2024, San Francisco, CA, instructor Lisa Desrochers
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CranioSacral Therapy 1 (CS1), 2024, Detroit, MI, instructor Mabel Sharp
On-Site CranioSacral & Massage Therapist, Anthropic, 2023-Present
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Providing tailored bodywork and nervous system regulation to leading AI researchers and staff at Anthropic
CranioSacral Therapy Instructor, McKinnon Body Therapy Center, 2022-Present
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CranioSacral Therapy instructor at McKinnon Body Therapy Center in Oakland, CA, teaching 125 hour CranioSacral Therapy course and 24 hour advanced CranioSacral course, and specializing in anatomy, unwinding, and introductory Biodynamics
Graduate, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies, 2019-2020
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, focused studies in somatics, cerebrospinal fluid, and trauma in underserved communities
CranioSacral Therapy Training, Upledger Institute, 2018-Present
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CranioSacral Applications for Conception, Pregnancy and Birthing 1 (CCPB1), 2025, Charlotte, NC, instructor Carol McLellan
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SomatoEmotional Release Technique: Mastering the Inner Physician (SERTIP), 2025, San Francisco, CA, instructor Stan Gerome
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Advanced CranioSacral Therapy 2 (ADV2), 2025, Truth or Consequences, NM, instructor Chas Perry
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Advanced CranioSacral Therapy 1 (ADV1), 2024, Lansing, MI, instructor Maggie Gill
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SomatoEmotional Release 2 (SER2), Intention, Inner Physician and Dialogue - Deepening Principles and Practice of Upledger CranioSacral Therapy, 2023, San Francisco, CA, instructor Chas Perry
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SomatoEmotional Release 1 (SER1), Full Range of CranioSacral Therapy Tools for Supporting Trauma Resolution, 2023, Loma Linda, CA, instructor Natalie Bledstein
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CranioSacral Therapy 2 (CS2), Moving Beyond the Dura for Assessing Acute and Chronic Conditions, 2022, Loma Linda, CA, instructor Kimberly Painter
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CranioSacral Therapy 1 (CS1), Assessment of Central Nervous System and Fascia for Full Body Treatment Protocol, 2018, Big Sur, CA, instructor Karen Axelrod
Visionary CranioSacral Work Training, The Milne Institute, 2018
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Cranial 4 (C4), Developing the Inner Eye, 2018, Tuscany, Italy, instructor Hugh Milne
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Cranial 3 (C3), Practioner’s Skills: Sculpting the Conscious Medium, 2018, Tuscany, Italy, instructor Hugh Milne
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Cranial 2 (C2), Coupled Holds, Sacral Work and Unwinding, 2018, Ashland, OR, instructor Hugh Milne
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Cranial 1 (C1), The Foundation Cranial Class, 2018, Ashland, OR, instructor Hugh Milne
Ortho-Bionomy Training, Society of Ortho-Bionomy International, 2018
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Phase 5, Subtle Perceptions, Connections, and Healing, 2018, Berkeley, CA, instructor Sara Sunstein
Certified Massage Therapist (CMT), Certificate #76183, California Massage Therapy Council, 2018
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Massage Therapist Certification with California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC), passed MBLEX Examination
Massage Therapy Program Graduate, McKinnon Body Therapy Center, 2016-2018
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800+ hours of bodywork training with McKinnon Body Therapy Center's Massage Therapy Program: 175 hours specializing in Craniosacral Therapy, and additional study in Trauma Informed Touch, Deep Tissue, Swedish Massage, Shiatsu, Acupressure, Tui Na, Myofascial Release, Western Cupping, Reflexology, Body Mechanics, and Touch, Health and Common Conditions (working with special populations)
REIKI, the Usui System of Natural Healing Training, Usui Shiki Ryoho, 2016
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Second Degree, 2016, San Francisco, CA, instructor Christopher Tellez
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First Degree, 2016, San Francisco, CA, instructor Christopher Tellez
Philosophy
CranioSacral Therapy and attuned bodywork can bring us into a fuller state of empowerment over our health, a deep sense of embodiment, and a greater connection to our whole Self. Kiva's practice is client-focused and honors your body's inner wisdom and its importance, and she takes great care to listen to you so she can best support you and your unique needs. With a philosophy of communication, comfort, and attunement, Kiva helps her clients access deep rest and restoration from which they can reconnect to their inherent health, inner wisdom, and joy of life.
