SOMATIC ARTS FACILITATOR TRAINING
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A 9-MONTH NEW PARADIGM AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SOMATIC LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Starts March 4, 2025
Enrollment Open Now!
This training is held live on zoom bi-weekly Tuesdays 9a-12p PST and Thursday 4p-7p PST. While attending the program live is strongly encouraged, it is not required. Participants will have access to all of the recordings and training materials through our online platform on Kajabi.
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This certification offers CEUs for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, LMFT's, LCSW's, LPCC's and LEP's as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Are you interested in deepening your understanding of the mind-body connection and honing your skills as a facilitator in somatic practices?
Here's what our alumni are saying...
Somatic work emphasizes that there are several access points to learn how to safely re-inhabit one’s body and effectively process emotions. Our mission through this Somatic Arts Facilitator Training is to offer a surplus of somatic techniques using trauma-informed principles to help folks orient back into sustainable nervous system regulation. As a byproduct of this embodied healing, a greater sense of authentic self-expression and spiritual evolution becomes possible.
Somatic Arts Academy introduces this intensive New Paradigm and Trauma-Informed Leadership Training Certification. Designed for anyone desiring to spread their knowledge and light, whether coaches, facilitators, bodyworkers, yoga teachers, or healers, this course is perfect for you to expand your leadership skills.
Learn hands-on trauma-informed techniques, somatic processing, and skills for both individual and group space-holding. Learn how to access your intuition and tune into the energetic field of your clients.
Discover how to follow the somatic intelligence of your clients and guide them through powerful practices that help them access their innate wisdom and inner truth.
WHAT IS SOMATIC FACILITATION?
Somatic facilitation is a holistic approach that recognizes the interconnection between the body, mind, emotions, and spirit. It acknowledges that our physical experiences, sensations, and movements hold valuable insights into our psychological and emotional well-being. By working with the body as a gateway to personal transformation, somatic facilitators help individuals access their innate wisdom, release stored trauma, and cultivate a deeper sense of presence and authenticity.
Our Somatic Facilitator Training program is carefully crafted to provide a rich learning experience that combines theoretical knowledge, experiential learning, and practical skills development. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to the field, our program offers a comprehensive curriculum that caters to all levels of expertise.
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WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?
- Mental Health Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Yoga Therapists / Yoga Teachers
- Movement Therapists
- Life Coaches
- Spiritual Coaches
- Physicians (MD, DO, ND, DC & others) &
- Physician Assistants
- Social Workers
- Nurses & Nurse Practitioners
- Psychologists
- Emergency Medical Personnel
- Meditation Teachers
- Educators
- Massage Therapists &
- Body Workers
- Doulas
- Grief therapists
- Dance Teachers
- Activists
- Acupuncturists
- Hypnotherapists
- Kinesiologists
- Complementary & Alternative Medicine Professionals
- Other Wellness Professionals
CORE CURRICULUM
Master your craft in human-centered leadership with this rich and comprehensive Somatic Arts Facilitator Certification.
The Foundations of Somatics
Explore the principles and theories underlying somatic facilitation, including the history, philosophy, and key pioneers in the field.
Embodied Awareness
Cultivate your own somatic awareness through experiential exercises, movement practices, and mindfulness techniques.
Body-Mind Integration
Learn how to support individuals in developing a harmonious relationship between their bodies and minds, facilitating a deeper understanding of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
Practical Application and Supervision
Engage in supervised hands-on practice sessions and fine tune your craft in embodied space holding and intuitive leadership. Receive valuable feedback from your peers and your Facilitators, Nichole and Jeanine.
Trauma-Informed Practices
Gain a solid understanding of trauma and its impact on the body, and develop skills to create safe and supportive environments for trauma healing.
Somatic Interventions
Explore a range of somatic modalities and interventions, including movement therapy, expressive embodiment practices, nervous system regulation tools, and other integrative techniques, to expand and enhance your facilitation toolkit.
Ethical Considerations
Understand the ethical responsibilities and boundaries of a somatic facilitator, and learn how to navigate potential challenges and issues that may arise in your practice.
Business and Entrepreneurship
Explore the nuanced conversation around how to show up as a heart-led leader in your business endeavors, while honoring your time, energy, commitments and financial needs. Learn authentic marketing skills that allow you to share your unique voice and medicine with your specific psycho-graphic.
EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
This 9-month, trauma-informed Somatic Arts Facilitator Certification Program offers a comprehensive, integrative approach to healing that combines somatic practices, tools and therapeutic support. Designed for professionals seeking to deepen their practice, this training equips participants with the knowledge and skills to guide clients through transformative, embodied healing experiences.
The program emphasizes a trauma-informed, somatic approach to facilitation, combining psychological frameworks, and somatic interventions. This holistic approach supports clients in overcoming emotional trauma, anxiety, and depression, while fostering resilience and personal growth
By completing the program, participants will gain the expertise needed to facilitate somatic healing sessions that address deep emotional wounds, while also strengthening their own resilience, intuitive capabilities, and therapeutic skillset.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completing the program, students will:
- Develop Trauma-Informed Facilitation Skills: Understand trauma's impact on the nervous system and learn to create safe, supportive spaces for clients to explore and process emotional and somatic experiences.
- Facilitate Somatic Parts Work: Learn techniques to guide clients in identifying, understanding, and integrating different parts of themselves to support inner harmony and healing.
- Support Inner Child Healing: Facilitate practices to help clients connect with and heal unresolved emotions and experiences from their childhood.
- Guide Shadow Work: Equip clients to recognize and integrate their shadow aspects, fostering self-acceptance and personal growth.
- Promote Nervous System Regulation: Teach somatic tools to help clients cultivate a sense of safety, balance, and resilience in their daily lives.
- Facilitate Emotional Healing: Guide clients through practices that help release stored emotions and foster emotional well-being.
- Address Masks and Psychological Projections: Help clients identify and work through the protective masks they wear and projections they place on others, uncovering deeper truths about themselves.
- Integrate Psychosomatic and Embodied Approaches: Combine psychological frameworks with somatic interventions to support emotional regulation and self-awareness.
- Enhance Therapeutic Presence and Intuition: Cultivate personal resilience, intuitive capabilities, and the ability to attune to clients' unique needs with compassion and presence.
- Design and Facilitate Transformative Sessions: Create and lead trauma-informed somatic sessions for individuals and groups, tailored to support diverse healing journeys.
This course meets the qualifications for 25 hours of continuing education credit for LMFT's, LCSW's, LPCC's and LEP's as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Course Completion certificates will be awarded at the end of the course in exchange for a completed evaluation form.
Lorena Dowlatshahi, LMFT received her M.A. in Marriage in Family Therapy and is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience. She specializes in helping her clients work through trauma and is trained/certified in multiple evidenced based trauma modalities. Lorena has expanded her treatment of trauma to include various somatic techniques such as Breathwork.
LORENA DOWLATSHAHI IS APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS TO SPONSOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LMFT'S, LCSW'S, LPCC'S AND LEP'S. LORENA ARGUELLO MAINTAINS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM AND ALL ITS CONTENT.
WHY CHOOSE OUR TRAINING?
Revolutionize the way you lead. Your embodiment is your art.
Experienced Faculty
Our program is led by highly experienced somatic facilitators who bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and passion to their teaching.
Comprehensive Curriculum
Our curriculum is carefully designed to provide a well-rounded education in somatic facilitation, ensuring you have a strong foundation to support your professional growth.
Continuing Education
Upon completion of the training, you will have access to ongoing resources, workshops, and opportunities for further development and specialization.
Experiential Learning
We believe in the power of experiential learning. You will have ample opportunities to practice the techniques and interventions you learn, allowing for deep integration of the material.
Supportive Community
Join a supportive community of like-minded individuals on a similar journey, fostering connections, and collaboration that extend beyond the training program.
Enhance Skills in Somatic Facilitation
Learn cutting-edge somatic techniques to help clients release trauma, regulate their nervous system, and cultivate lasting resilience.
Develop Embodied Leadership
Deepen your personal practice and embody the principles you’ll teach, empowering you to hold authentic, healing spaces for individuals and groups.
Earn a Recognized Certification
Leave with a professional certification in somatic healing modalities, positioning you as a leader in the growing field of holistic and trauma-informed care.
Experience Advanced, Evidence-Based Education
Learn from seasoned experts in somatic therapy and trauma recovery, gaining cutting-edge knowledge rooted in neuroscience, psychophysiology, and holistic practices to become a skilled and sought-after practitioner.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Modules can be purchased individually, allowing yoga teachers, yoga therapists, LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs to earn allotted CEUs for each module.
Module 1
What is Leadership?
March 4, 9a-12p PST
Opening
March 6, 4p-7p PST
Embodied Leadership
March 18, 9a-12p PST
Limbic Resonance
March 20, 4p-7p PST
Self Regulation & Somatic Reclamation
9 CEUs for $444
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Psycho-Education
April 1, 9a-12p PST
Introduction to the Nervous System & Trauma Awareness
April 3, 4p-7p PST
Experiencing & Analytical Intelligence
April 15, 9a-12p PST
Nervous System ++ Polyvagal and Ayurveda
April 17, 4p-7p PST
Story Follows State
12 CEUs for $555
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Developmental & Inter-Generational Trauma
April 29, 9a-12p PST
Developmental Trauma through Stages of Development
May 1, 4p-7p PST
Introduction to Coping Mechanisms
May 13, 9a-12p PST
Authenticity vs Attachment
May 15, 4p-7p PST
Inner Child Healing Process / Divine Parent
12 CEUs for $555
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Somatic Shadow Work
May 27, 9a-12p PST
Foundations of Shadow Work
May 29, 4p-7p PST
Currents of Emotions
June 10, 9a-12p PST
Masks & Psychological Projections / Aspecting Process
June 12, 4p-7p PST
Technique: Tracking the Shadow for Self & Client
12 CEUs for $555
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Your Body's Language through Somatic Intelligence
June 24, 9a-12p PST
Catharsis & Releasing Psychological Burdens
June 26, 4p-7p PST
Holding the Field of the Body
July 8, 9a-12p PST
somatic Intelligence Processes, Giving voice to the Body
July 10, 4p-7p PST
Unshaming
12 CEUs for $555
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A Human-Centered Approach to Leadership
July 22, 9a-12p PST
Non-duality / Awareness of Self
July 24, 4p-7p PST
Semi-Permeable Membrane in Space Holding
August 5, 9a-12p PST
The Relational Field
August 7, 4p-7p PST
Inclusive Language
12 CEUs for $555
Purchase HereModule 7
A Non-Hierarchal Approach to Leadership
August 19, 9a-12p PST
Systems of Oppression & Old Paradigm Leadership
August 21, 4p-7p PST
Listening & Learning from Contraction
September 2, 9a-12p PST
Imposter Syndrome
September 4, 4p-7p PST
The Patriarchy, Ageism, & Sexism
12 CEUs for $555
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Knowing Your Why
September 16, 9a-12p PST
Who are You as a Space Holder
September 18, 4p-7p PST
What is Your Facilitation Style
September 30, 9a-12p PST
Money Stories
October 2, 4p-7p PST
Authentic Marketing
12 CEUs for $555
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Stepping Forward & Stepping Up as a Leader
October 14, 9a-12p PST
Approaching Business
October 16, 4p-7p PST
Bringing it All Together in Your Business
October 28, 9a-12p PST
Integration
October 30, 4p-7p PST
Graduation
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Jeanine Talento, E-RYT 500
Trauma-Informed Educator, Yoga Teacher Trainer & Somatic Arts Facilitator
Jeanine received her B.S in Psychology and Communications from CUNY Queens College in New York City in 2013 and has 2000+ hours of Trauma-Informed Yoga Training. She started facilitating Yoga Teacher Trainings and Somatic workshops in 2015 and has dedicated her life to sharing and studying this necessary and paradigm-shifting work.
Jeanine believes in the power of healing through reclaiming the body as the central space through which we experience life. Her teachings emphasize that through nervous system education, somatic curiosity, and embracing vulnerability, individuals can learn to revere and celebrate all parts of who they are, thus living more full and vibrant lives.
Jeanine is committed to her on-going development as a teacher, space holder, and human being. Jeanine completed the year long graduate level program Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Mate, six-month Introduction to Internal Family Systems with Dick Schwartz, a year-long Certificate in Contemplative Psychotherapy at The Nalanda Institute, and an Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification through The Embody Lab with Arielle Schwartz and Dr. Scott Lyons. As of Fall 2024, Jeanine is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Psychology at Harvard University.
Nichole Anne Ferro
Psycho-Somatic Trauma Recovery Coach, Somatic Educator, Breathwork Facilitator/Educator, Trauma-Informed Yoga Educator, Womb Medicine Women, and Ceremonialist
Nichole Ferro is a leading expert in trauma-informed and holistic healing, with over 15 years of experience as a Breathwork, Somatic, and Yoga Trainer. As the founder of the Somatic Arts Academy, she has dedicated her career to empowering individuals to reconnect with their authentic selves through holistic and transformative practices. Nichole’s extensive training includes certifications in Yoga Therapy, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, and Compassionate Inquiry under Dr. Gabor Maté. She has developed an innovative breathwork training program, co-created the Somatic Facilitator Training with Jeanine, and designed various other programs, workshops, and trainings in this field. Her work reflects a profound commitment to healing through trauma-informed techniques, nervous system education, and somatic practices.
With more than 10,000 teaching hours, Nichole is a passionate educator, offering certifications in trauma-informed somatic facilitation and breathwork. As a Nervous System Educator, Breathwork Facilitator, and Ceremonialist, she integrates therapeutic support with ancient wisdom to inspire self-reclamation and transformation. Nichole’s mission is to help individuals heal, reclaim a life they love, and embody their authentic nature through her comprehensive and deeply impactful approach.
Register for our Somatic Arts Facilitator Training program today and step into a world of embodied wisdom and healing potential.
$2,800
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All that is required to reserve your spot is a $555 deposit. Payment plans will begin once the course begins!
We offer 3, 6, or 9 month payment plans. Book a connection call or apply to join to secure your seat.
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REFUND POLICY: For our Somatic Arts Facilitator Certification, we offer a "Love It or Leave It" guarantee. If you decide within the first three months of the program that it isn’t the right fit for you, you may withdraw without any further responsibility for the remaining tuition fees.
Grievances: Grievances shall be submitted by email to [email protected] and acknowledgment of receipt will be sent within 24 hours. Nichole Ferro, will review the grievance and respond back to the participant within 48 hours