TRAINING
Friday-Sunday
June 19-21, 2026
9:00 am-4:00 pm
Somatic Psychotherapy is grounded in the understanding that your body and mind flow as one continuous loop.This first module of our professional training program establishes the essential theoretical and practical bedrock upon which all advanced somatic psychotherapy practice is built. We begin with the foundational principle: that the mind and body are one intelligent, communicative system. Trauma, memory, and emotion are not merely cognitive events but are deeply encoded in our physiology—in our posture, breath, movement patterns, and nervous system states.
Over these three intensive days, you will move beyond theory to embodied understanding. We will map the autonomic nervous system through the vital lens of Polyvagal Theory, learning to assess how its states of safety, mobilization, and shutdown directly shape a client’s capacity for connection, emotion, and resilience. You will master the clinical use of the “Window of Tolerance” model and begin your skill-based practice with core somatic techniques.
This module is designed to provide practitioners with a reliable framework and an initial, practical toolkit. You will leave not just with knowledge, but with the foundational competence to start integrating somatic awareness into your clinical work, preparing you for the deeper, more specialized interventions explored in subsequent modules of the training.
“This program helped me learn about Somatic psychotherapy through a perfect blend of theory and experience. Being able to experience myself as more present and aware of my body allowed learning to resonate on a deeper level.” — De Anna H, MFT
Somatic Skills
Foundational Awareness & Internal Contact
Embodied Presence
Tracking
Making Contact
Body Scan
Regulation & Stabilization
Orienting
Grounding
Centering
Containing
Resourcing & Breathwork
Resourcing
Finding the Breath.
4-Part Breathing
Integrative Practices
Embodied Mindfulness
Somatic Meditation
Learning Objectives
1. Articulate the core principle of the mind-body connection in psychotherapy, describing how trauma, memory, and emotion are encoded and expressed through physiology, sensation, and movement patterns.
2. Diagram the three primary states of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) as defined by Polyvagal Theory (Ventral Vagal, Sympathetic, Dorsal Vagal) and explain their corresponding impacts on a client’s capacity for social engagement, emotional expression, and defensive behaviors.
3. Analyze the stress response cycle and its relationship to mood disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression), identifying how chronic activation or shutdown of the ANS contributes to dysregulation.
4. Define and apply the clinical model of the “Window of Tolerance” to assess nervous system states and guide somatic interventions aimed at regulation.
5. Demonstrate and apply at least four foundational somatic skills (e.g., Tracking, Orienting, Grounding, Resourcing) for the purpose of self-regulation and co-regulation within a therapeutic framework.
