Professional Development Courses Integrating Somatics into the Workplace
Somatic Integrations: Somatic Foundations
What it is:
An 8-week 1:1 professional development course designed to offer a basic introduction to the field of somatics through a polyvagal-informed and justice-oriented lens, cultivate practice-based modes of learning, and to look strategically at how one will apply and implement these learning into current or future professions.
8 Week Course Content:
Course education may include lecture, instruction, consent-based hands-on experiential learning, practice development, and reflection practices.
Who's it's for:
Educators, Hands-On Bodyworkers, Care workers, Facilitators, Therapists, Organizers, Healthcare professionals,
People in positions of leadership and power,
Folks interested in weaving justice oriented somatic practices and concepts into their work.
How it Works:
Time Commitment:
Course Eligibility is a 2-part application process, with rolling quarterly start dates.
Please bring your questions to our co-interview process, so that we can both determine how best to move forward.
Timing:
As a 1:1 course, the timing is dependent on our mutual availability. Within the application, you'll state options for when the course could work for you. Upon receiving the application, I will cross reference your availability with my own and propose a schedule.
Location: The Everything Space [15 State St. #303, Montpelier, Vermont], with possible field trips to outside locations in central VT
What it costs:
$2500-4000
Tuition Supports & Financial Aid:
*The two tiers discounted for Supporting Community Access cost/tuition are $2000 and $1500.
What's next:
Apply for the course!
If you have questions, you can contact Amanda, at [email protected]
What it is:
An 8-week 1:1 professional development course designed to offer a basic introduction to the field of somatics through a polyvagal-informed and justice-oriented lens, cultivate practice-based modes of learning, and to look strategically at how one will apply and implement these learning into current or future professions.
8 Week Course Content:
- Somatic Foundational Framework and the world of Sensation
- Somatic Foundations: Interoception and Awareness
- A Somatic Understanding of trauma and the nervous system
- Working through a positional and historical awareness
- Personal/Cultural/Structural Integrations of Somatics
- Somatics as Practice
- Practice & Profession Specific Material Integration/Site Visits
- Practice & Profession Specific Material Integration/Site Visits
- 6 Month Post-Course Follow-up Check-in
Course education may include lecture, instruction, consent-based hands-on experiential learning, practice development, and reflection practices.
Who's it's for:
Educators, Hands-On Bodyworkers, Care workers, Facilitators, Therapists, Organizers, Healthcare professionals,
People in positions of leadership and power,
Folks interested in weaving justice oriented somatic practices and concepts into their work.
How it Works:
Time Commitment:
- 8 weekly 1.5hr in-person somatic integration classes, (12 hours total)
- 1 60-minute post-course follow-up phone call to be scheduled 4-6 months after last class (1 hour)
- 1-4 hours of homework outside of class. Homework may include readings, somatic skills practices, audio talks/videos, and themed explorations.
Course Eligibility is a 2-part application process, with rolling quarterly start dates.
- Part One: Written Application
- Part Two: Phone Call Co-Interview
Please bring your questions to our co-interview process, so that we can both determine how best to move forward.
Timing:
As a 1:1 course, the timing is dependent on our mutual availability. Within the application, you'll state options for when the course could work for you. Upon receiving the application, I will cross reference your availability with my own and propose a schedule.
Location: The Everything Space [15 State St. #303, Montpelier, Vermont], with possible field trips to outside locations in central VT
What it costs:
$2500-4000
Tuition Supports & Financial Aid:
- Eligible VT residents may be able to get some tuition covered by VSAC career advancement grants.
- Shame-free payment plans are possible for this course. Please indicate this when applying.
- We offer several tiers of discounted tuition for folks in need, as well as options for folks to offer community support. Please read through our cost structure frameworks to how we map the different tuition costs and to find yourself within that map.
*The two tiers discounted for Supporting Community Access cost/tuition are $2000 and $1500.
What's next:
Apply for the course!
If you have questions, you can contact Amanda, at [email protected]
