Classes and Workshops

Somatic Systems Institute is pleased to announce that we are now an Approved Continuing Education Provider with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork.

Most states require licensing for massage therapists, and most of those states require that massage therapists and some other kinds of bodyworkers complete NCBTMB Approved continuing education hours each year to maintain their license.

This class is a great way to take your practice deeper. Customize your routines. Learn new movements for different areas of the body that can be done sitting, standing, and on the floor. Bring in your concerns and get individual attention and instruction. Each week we will focus on different areas and will take time to address individual concerns. Class will be held every Thursday from 7-8PM starting July 22, 2009.

Due to the success of the last Athlete workshop we had here at the Institute, we felt the need for another one! This is a perfect follow up to the last workshop in April. More sport specific exercises will be taught and the entire 15 minute warm up sequence will be the focus. Didn't come last time? Don't worry! We will still be working with beginning Somatic exercises that do not need the foundation of the first workshop. Come stop in and learn how to improve your game, reduce injury and become more aware of your body. $25 pre-paid, June 13, 2009 (12:00 - 2:30PM). Register here: http://somatics.org/events/classes/SE_Runners_Dancers_Athletes_2009_6_13

Shoulders are the focus for this night's Somatic Exercise Drop-in Class. The class will help with shoulder issued and flexibility for students of all levels of experience. Click here to register.

Are you new to Somatics or have you taken classes with us before? If your answer is yes to either of those questions then this class is for you! We have designed this brand new class with both beginning or advanced students in mind. Click here to register: http://somatics.org/shop/classes/dropin_class_2009

Are you new to Somatics or have you taken classes with us before? If your answer is yes to either of those questions then this class is for you! We have designed this brand new class with both beginning or advanced students in mind. This is a great way to: take your practice deeper, customize your routines, learn new movements for different areas of the body that can be done sitting, standing, and on the floor bring in your concerns and get individual attention and instruction. Each week we will focus on different areas and will take time to address individual concerns.

Somatic Systems Institute is excited to announce the dates for the next Clinical Somatic Education Professional Training Program in Northampton, MA! This three-semester, 500-hour class will follow a nine-day, modular schedule. Class will meet twice per semester for nine days at a time.  The dates for the first semester are Saturday, June 20 - Sunday, June 28, 2009, and Saturday, September 19 - Sunday, September 27, 2009.

Are you new to Somatics or have you taken classes with us before? If your answer is yes to either of those questions then this class is for you! We have designed this brand new class with both beginning or advanced students in mind. Pre-register with your concerns and get individual attention and instruction. Each week we will focus on different areas and will take time to address individual concerns. Click here to register: http://somatics.org/shop/classes/dropin_class_2009 .

Learn to free up your whole body for more efficient and graceful movement. Learn to find and use your body's natural shock absorbing systems in order to prevent knee, foot, hip, and back injury. Get a whole new way to approach warm-up and stretching that is safer and more effective than traditional stretching. Improve natural breathing and muscular coordination. $25 pre-paid, $30 day of. May 3, 2009 (10:30AM - 1PM)

8 Wednesday Evenings, 6:30-7:30 PM. This series is comprised of 8 individual lessons, teaching you to release unconsciously held muscles beginning at the core of the body out to the periphery. You will also learn the "Daily Somatic Essentials", a sequence of exercises that can be done anytime, anywhere, in as little as 5 minutes, in order to maintain better flexibility, coordination, and balance, resulting in a decrease of the aches and pains commonly attributed to injury and aging. Click here to register: http://somatics.org/shop/classes/somatics_101_SPRINGSES2009