By the end of this course, you will (1) apply somatic awareness and body-based dialogue in therapy and (2) use movement and sensation to guide clients toward regulation and connection. This course introduces the foundations of somatic practice—teaching how to listen to and interpret the body’s nonverbal signals. Through live demonstrations, guided exercises, and reflection assignments, you’ll learn techniques to enhance client awareness, reduce stress, and build emotional resilience.

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Somatic Therapy and Body-Based Healing
Ce cours fait partie de Spécialisation Integrative Bodywork Techniques for Practitioners

Instructeur : Niel Asher Education
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How to guide clients through somatic awareness to improve regulation and insight
How to integrate somatic dialogue with touch, movement, or rehabilitation work
Compétences que vous acquerrez
- Catégorie : Communication
- Catégorie : Patient Communication
- Catégorie : Physical Therapy
- Catégorie : Mental Health Therapies
- Catégorie : Self-Awareness
- Catégorie : Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
- Catégorie : Manual Therapy
- Catégorie : Mindfulness
- Catégorie : Stress Management
- Catégorie : Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Catégorie : Intravenous Therapy
- Catégorie : Athletic Training
- Catégorie : Rehabilitation
- Catégorie : Psychotherapy
- Catégorie : Coaching
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In this opening module, Lara Kolesar introduces the core principles of somatic language—the body’s own vocabulary expressed through sensation rather than thought. Lara explains how sensations arise through the nervous system and are translated through brain centers into conscious awareness. Through real client examples, she demonstrates how descriptive somatic vocabulary allows clients to identify where sensations reside in the body and what they mean emotionally or psychologically. Practitioners learn how somatic inquiry can reduce strain in hands-on bodywork by allowing the client’s awareness to guide the release, rather than the practitioner relying solely on force or deep pressure. This module blends theory with clinical relevance: why somatic language enhances outcomes, how it improves nervous system safety, and how it helps clients develop autonomy, emotional regulation, and deeper body connection.
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This module expands on somatic language by guiding learners to help clients recognize and name bodily sensations with greater clarity and confidence. Through guided practice sessions, students observe how shifts in awareness and language can change muscle tension, nervous system responses, and emotional state. The focus is on developing descriptive sensation vocabulary (pressure, temperature, movement, density, texture, boundary) and deepening a client’s ability to stay connected to their internal experience. This module strengthens your communication skills and helps you support clients in creating safety, presence, and self-regulation through awareness.
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Module 2 moves from theory into practical application. Lara demonstrates how to guide clients out of thinking about sensations and into feeling them through descriptive language. She shows how to redirect clients who rationalize their experience (“I feel that I hold too much stress…”) into the present-moment sensory state using touch, breath, and somatic orientation. Learners observe a full guided somatic sequence in real time, including proprioceptive orientation, breath support, sensation naming (texture, density, movement), and emotional messaging that can emerge from sensation. The module highlights how a simple felt sense can evolve into emotional insight and whole-body regulation. Practitioners are shown coaching language, tactile cues, and prompts that support the client’s agency, curiosity, and sense of safety.
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This final exam is designed to assess your understanding of the key concepts presented throughout the course. Please review all video lessons and written materials before beginning. A passing score of 70% or higher is required to successfully complete the course and earn your CE certificate. You may reference your notes during the exam. Once you pass, your certificate will be available for immediate download.
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