More Details about the Somatic Exercise Teacher Training
Massage therapists & bodyworkers can receive CEUs for this course from NCBTMB.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition for most offerings of this 3-day training course is $800.
There are often Early action discounts available, for pricing of $725. Check with us or our online schedules for discount deadlines.
Purchasing the prerequisite Fundamentals of Clinical Somatic Education class may entitle you to additional discounts.
Admissions Process
Candidates for this course include movement teachers, therapists, and fitness professionals (incuding Yoga teachers & therapists, Pilates professionals, personal trainers & fitness consultants dance teachers, occupational therapists, et al.) and medical professionals and bodyworkers (including the fields of orthopedics, sports medicine, physical therapy, osteopathy pain management, medical assistance, massage therapy, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Trager, et al.). Those outside of the movement and healthcare professions are encouraged to apply.
Please contact us to apply.
Prerequisites
Students are required to have read Somatics, Reawakening the Mind’s Control of Movement, Flexibility and Health by Thomas Hanna, Ph.D. and to be familiar with the basic/introductory series of Somatic Exercises found in the back of this book. These exercises can be learned using the book, using the CD series called The Myth of Aging, or attending a workshop or classes in these movements.
If you have already attended Somatics workshops with us that feature these exercises (for example, "The Myth of Aging", "Somatic Essentials", "Somatics 101"), you have likely completed this prerequisite. If you have attended other workshops we have conducted, attended workshops by other practitioners, or used any other audio or video recordings of Somatic Exercises, please contact us to determine if they qualify.
