SOMASOUL : PRACTITIONER

Leven Institute provides certification in Somatic Expressive Therapy through a 3 phased developmental process. It begins with Phase 1, our two 4-day self-discovery workshops. You then enter Phase 2, our three 4-day professional development workshops. Finally you complete with Phase 3, our two 4-day workshops plus 5 private mentoring sessions.

Your Personal Development

In the SomaSoul training, you will journey through your own healing process while learning the powerful and creative tools of Somatic Expressive Therapy — exploring and healing chronic places of dissatisfaction, discomfort and disharmony that live in your mind, body and life. You will benefit deeply from the creative use of the expressive arts as a tool for self-discovery, from the insightful lens of body psychotherapy to help discriminate the nature and origins of your own wounds, and from body mindfulness to keep this process grounded into the body.

Your Professional Development: The Three Skills

In the certification training you will learn to develop the following skills or expressions of power and the art of balancing them within a session. These are the powers of being, seeing and doing.

The Power of Being
Through body mindfulness and somatic movement you will acquire a simple & uncluttered mind, a relaxed & grounded body, and an open & awakened heart.  This is the foundation of the healing and transformational work of SomaSoul.

Another aspect of being includes feeling our body reactions in each moment, particularly as we work with clients. Like a quiet pond, when we find our own stillness, the ripples of emotional energy coming from within our clients will resound within our still mind, open heart and relaxed body. These feelings and reactions will provide the raw material for our intuition, allowing us to sense our client's deepest experience and needs.

The Power of Seeing
Through the lens of somatic psychotherapy (specifically through the integration of Gestalt Therapy with Bioenergetics) you will more clearly see the layers of protection that hide our wounds and unprocessed emotions/stresses. To see what's happening at the deepest level and what's keeping us away from our deepest self allows you as the therapist to guide the session in a more clear and focused way.

The Power of Doing
Through expressive arts processes, guided imagery, body psychotherapy dialogue, you will be able to take action and be an active guide in the session. Combined with the power of being and seeing, your doings will be fueled with much more intuitive foundation and power.

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