We invite you to a rare one-on-one Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) session demonstration with internationally renowned trauma expert Dr. Peter A. Levine, developer of SE™, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma.

During this demonstration session, Dr. Levine will lead us in exploring how we can track shame patterns within our clients and lead them out of collapse into experiencing a sense of pride. Learning from observation, practice, and discussion is an integral way to understand bottom-up somatic-based healing, no matter what level. Please join us for this wonderful opportunity to dive deeper into the understanding of SE™ and Dr. Levine's work in the field, including Q&A.

Does love mean that we ‘belong’ to one another?

This idea can sound romantic—but the normalized ownership template most of us were raised with has created some challenging dynamics within our partnerships.

Understanding the interplay of energetics and how they come to life in our relationships is the key to healing our codependent tendencies and creating more harmony in all of our relationships. This class is for all relationship types. These energetics are alive in all of us regardless of gender identification, sexual orientation and the ways we've all been socialized to hold gender binaries.

Shame is a wound of not belonging. It leaves you feeling like an exile; a stranger in a strange land. An important key to healing from shame is recognizing that inside of your embarrassment, sense of failure, or experience of rejection lies your undeniably legitimate human needs for connection, kindness, acceptance, and love. In this master class with Dr. Arielle Schwartz, we will take a look at the origins of shame and how to work with this therapeutically to cultivate a sense of compassionate connection to Self.

Discover essential tools to help children navigate the immediate aftermath of trauma in this transformative Master Class with Dr. Scott Lyons. Learn practical, age-appropriate strategies to foster safety, emotional regulation, and resilience in young minds. Whether you’re a caregiver, educator, or mental health professional, this class equips you with the insights needed to respond effectively to crises, empowering kids to process their experiences and regain a sense of stability.

Betsy Polatin will explore with us how Trauma affects Support, Suspension, and Breath. Trauma tends to fragment and/or diminish our sense of self. This experiential presentation will offer simple exercises to enhance sensory skills by exploring the musculoskeletal, respiratory, and nervous systems, and how they relate to the larger universe, and to trauma. Learn to awaken inherent potential by finding the support from the ground that can lead to full stature and the expanded Self, while noting how trauma and overwhelm can interfere with this process. Session will include live demos with participants.

Join renowned spiritual teacher and author Sah D'Simone for an illuminating exploration of craving and attachment through the lens of Buddhist wisdom. In this 90-minute workshop, you'll discover how ancient Buddhist teachings can transform your relationship with addictive patterns and compulsive behaviors. Through guided meditation, somatic practice, and interactive discussion, Sah will share practical tools for breaking free from cycles of craving and returning to present-moment awareness. Whether you're dealing with substances, relationships, social media, or other forms of attachment, this workshop offers profound insights for your healing journey.

The body is the foundation of all our experiences and is the place of transformation. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy welcomes and values the wisdom of the body as the landscape for therapeutic change. In this experiential and engaging session, we will lean into the guiding foundations and principles of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and the wise therapeutic maps and structures that have been informed and emerge from these principles. We will learn and deepen understanding of how to nourish a therapeutic container in SP that sets the groundwork for embodied transformative healing.

Our human bodies, like the earth, are mostly water. Continuum is a practice that engages breath, sound and movement to restore our inherent fluidity and moving flow. This pre-solstice movement class in the Northern hemisphere’s dark time will explore how and where our light can play in our own inner landscape. Come prepared to play with the audability and emergent music of breath as an invitation to invoke your authentic ways of moving and being. Dress comfortably for movement, and please bring “nesting” materials (mats, blankets, cushions) and something to write in.

In this Master Class, we’ll apply somatic tools to help relieve and uncover the real causes of chronic pain patterns that evade diagnosis. Often, unresolved trauma and emotional stress are deeply involved. Through somatic techniques, we’ll explore effective methods for pain relief and work towards lasting resolution.

Science shows us that extended periods of regulation aren’t necessary to shape new patterns. In this experiential session, we’ll explore the power of micro-moments to resource regulation. We’ll consider how small naturally occurring moments accumulate, shape our biology, and how we might intentionally use them to write new stories of safety and connection. We’ll learn how the negativity bias gets in the way of taking in positive experiences, build a glimmer practice, and test the steps of savoring.

What does it really mean to embody social justice? What is the direct body experience that gives these words meaning? How can movement liberate from oppression, trauma, fear in our bodies? This experiential conversation will share ideas and practices from the facilitators human rights somatic framework for working with trauma and oppression. The concepts of microempowerments, state-shifting and interoception will be explored through embodied theory and movement in service of an inquiry into how movement liberates.

Step into your power with the Unstoppable Confidence Master Class led by Justin Michael Williams.

Discover the transformative art of building genuine self-confidence and self-esteem. Equip yourself with practical tools to assert your authenticity and enhance every aspect of your life, from career aspirations to personal relationships. Join this dynamic session to transform your potential into reality, one confident step at a time.

The body holds the secret to engaging with our deepest fears and darkest shadows. Join Kai Cheng Thom, MSW, MSc, Qualified Mediator, Certified Professional Life Coach, Certified Jungian Life Coach, for a somatic perspective on "shadow work"—a term that has become popularized in healing and personal development but is often ill-defined and poorly understood.

In this masterclass, Kai Cheng will draw from her study of the applications of depth psychology for coaching as well as her expertise in somatic trauma healing in order to provide participants with a clear and practical foundation for understanding the "shadow" in psychological terms and ways in which this concept relates to embodiment work.

Join us for 'Happy Endings: Grief, Dying, and End-of-Life,' a workshop that intertwines the art of poetry and somatics to explore these profound topics.

Under the expert guidance of Sah D'Simone, immerse yourself in a rich tapestry of poems that uncover the beauty and wisdom in the realms of loss, mortality, and life's inevitable conclusion. This workshop aims to cultivate somatic acceptance and a deeper understanding of these universal experiences.

Enhance your personal and professional practice: Somatic Self Touch is a simple and highly effective way of bringing immediate relief and support to emotional and physical suffering.

Using targeted self-contact in areas where emotional and bodily tension is focused, individuals experiencing emotional overwhelm and trauma can find self-regulation and experience accelerated results in somatic and conventional therapy.

In this Master Class, participants will gain valuable skills to find significant support during challenging emotional states, such as anger, rage, fear, terror, disembodiment, and numbness.

Not knowing how to support a client with unpredictable, labile, and mutating pain and other somatic symptoms can leave practitioners at a loss.

Many medical professionals, physical therapists, and Psychotherapists attempt to chase after individual symptoms to little avail. In this workshop, we will learn how to identify the underlying stress conditions that often cause these perplexing symptoms. Once we know how to identify these stress/trauma conditions, we can more effectively treat them by utilizing special techniques to resolve the underlying autonomic dysregulation.

In this Master Class with Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell, we will apply the somatic practice of Inner Relationship Focusing to cultivating the strong, compassionate self so unhelpful habits can be shifted without shame or self-blame. We will learn methods to support our clients who are struggling with numbing and distracting behaviors as well as the inner critics that make them feel bad without actually helping them stop. The result: An increase in self-acceptance and in the ability to make wise choices in life.

Whether participants are professionals in the trauma recovery field, or individuals engaged in their own healing journey, this presentation will provide simple and practical somatic tools that support the development of trauma recovery skills. Kathy will give an overview of four essential somatic skills that are particularly important for increasing the effectiveness of trauma recovery interventions.

In this Master Class, Dr. Richard Schwartz offers a deep dive into the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, tailored specifically for practitioners. Explore the complex dynamics of emotional triggers and resistance from a professional perspective. Learn how to effectively identify and engage with the parts of clients that surface in reaction to stress or challenge. Dr. Schwartz will provide participants with practical IFS techniques and tools that foster compassion and understanding, enhancing therapeutic practice by being in Self, and aiding clients in achieving greater inner harmony and psychological resilience. Join us to refine your skills in managing emotional triggers through an IFS lens.

Unlock the full potential of courage and confidence in our Master Class "Breaking through Fear" with Justin Michael Williams.

Learn how to confront and conquer the fears that limit you, reclaim your inner strength, and unlock a life of freedom and possibilities. In this powerful session with Justin, you'll explore the eight hidden forms of fear that often lead to self-sabotage, and learn tools that you can incorporate immediately to dismantle these fears and create instant breakthroughs whenever they arise.

In this workshop, renowned psychiatrist and trauma expert, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, delves into the profound long-term impact of adverse early life experiences on the brain, focusing especially on areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. Drawing from decades of clinical experience and cutting-edge research, Dr. van der Kolk will explore the psychological and physiological consequences of disrupted attachment and childhood trauma. Participants will gain a deep understanding of how early trauma can shape an individual's emotional, cognitive, and social development. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk will discuss the latest insights into the neurobiological effects of trauma and offer innovative practical strategies for therapists and other professionals to support those affected by early adversity.

Discover the inner workings of drama addiction in Dr. Scott Lyons' transformative class based on his groundbreaking book, Addicted to Drama. Delve into the profound psychological, biological, and social roots of drama as an addictive behavior. Through insightful discussions, uncover how drama serves as a coping mechanism, perpetuating a relentless cycle of crisis and chaos. Learn to identify the underlying pain driving this addiction and explore healthier avenues for self-expression and fulfillment. Gain tools to break free from the grip of drama and cultivate a more balanced and peaceful existence. Join us on a journey towards understanding and healing.

Grounded within the principles of Polyvagal Theory, affective neuroscience, and trauma-informed care, this Master Class with Dr. Arielle Schwartz will help you gain a better understanding of how our brains and bodies respond to stress and trauma and offer a self-led healing journey toward feeling more empowered, grounded, clearheaded, inspired, and at ease.

Treating Developmental Trauma as a practitioner can be challenging because the signs are often masked by more recent traumas. This program will help you to identify, in the body, preverbal neglect and attachment wounds, explore what could have been missing, and learn specific tools to help restore your clients' sense of agency, direction, and purpose.

Join transformational somatic coach, Qualified Mediator, and somatic sex educator Kai Cheng Thom for this Master Class on somatic practices for embodied equanimity— learning how to find our center and dance gracefully with the multiple truths that exist within and all around us. This class will be particularly helpful for those struggling with current-day social conflicts, or for practitioners who are looking for somatic strategies to facilitate challenging group dynamics.

We were born lovable, and ready to love and be loved. And yet so often the events of our lives lead us to feel unlovable, and to find it difficult to truly love ourselves.

In this Master Class with Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell, we will apply the somatic practice of Inner Relationship Focusing to resolving the blocks to loving ourselves unconditionally. We will learn to form a healing connection with the part that feels unlovable, as well as to the inner critic that is trying to blame and shame it into being "good enough." We will learn methods to enable our clients to take this same journey, from feeling unlovable to being able to fully receive love.

Having a voice is a fundamental part of being human and allows us to connect to others in healthy ways: to communicate our needs and desires; to speak up when expectations have not been met, or when boundaries are over-stepped; and to connect and to share our innermost worlds. This part-experiential, part didactic Master Class with Linda Thai will delve into the vibratory resonance of sound as the first experience of attachment, the developmental actions of attachment and attunement, and sounds, vocal expression and songs as portals to attachment and to embodiment.

Holding complexity and navigating contradictions seems to be essential life skill these days. Whether it’s working with our internal experiences and healing, navigating relationships and family, or engaging in the world and our collective future, complexity and contradictions are there. How do we work with these skillfully, from a somatic perspective? How can we welcome complexity and not lose ourselves? How do we navigate contradictions without polarizing?

Through this Master Class with Staci K. Haines, we’ll learn to expand our embodied ability to notice, be with, and take skillful action amidst complexity. We’ll discover how contradictions live in the soma, and how we can shift from reacting to them to embracing them. Complexity and contradiction hold wisdom. Through embodied practice and process, we’ll discover this wisdom and let it inform our healing, relationships, and action.

Who among us has yet to feel the sharp sting of shame in the midst of conflict? Shame is among the powerful and painful somatic experiences that can arise in the field of relationship, and our instinctive attempts to avoid it often become a part of our fundamental shaping. Yet avoiding or rejecting shame can result in patterns of behavior and perception that prevent us from living as our full selves and creating the kinds of relationships that we most desire. Conflict offers us a window into our experience of shame like no other.

Join Kai Cheng Thom, professional embodiment coach and Qualified Mediator, for a class on practical somatic approaches to holding and healing shame in the body. We will also explore the notion of the "shadow," and the impact of collective trauma and systemic oppression on shame. Together, we will lean into the question - what would be possible if we learned to love our most shameful parts?

In this session, Dr. Stephen Porges and Dr. Scott Lyons will engage in a conversation around recreating the fundamental elements of safety when boundaries and a sense of protection has been ruptured. They will explore how enhancing neuro-reception can help those who have experienced trauma to once again, discern cues of danger and safety, allowing that individual to move into connections, co-regulation and, ultimately, ease.