Soleil Hepner, C-IAYT
Somatic Training since 2005
Hello Therapists & Teachers!
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What happens when a client gets triggered, dissociates, freezes, or simply loses words?
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What do you do when the body speaks first?
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In this six-month program, you'll learn to work with these moments as they unfold in Somatic S.P.A.C.E. - merging the body and dialogue for changes to life - that lasts.
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You already have your favorite theories, trainings, and certifications. This is not another method to add to the pile.
Instead, I help you expand the work you already do by moving from the mind's story to centering the body in a conversation that is happening now. (Very Rogerian!)
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Since 2005, I've taught and supervised therapists, coaches, and teachers in bringing the body into session.
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In 2027, we work together in three ways each month:
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LEARN through lecture via video
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EXPERIENCE in a one-to-one Somatic Practice Session
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PRACTICE in live Mentor Groups with cases & demos with colleagues who love what you love.​
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Come to my somatic party. We do have fun!
Soleil
The Somatic Training in 2027
6 Topics over 6 Months
1. LEARN
Monthly Video Training
LEARN the 6 fundamental topics
of working in Somatic S.P.A.C.E.
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Receive a 2 hour recording of the monthly topic. Begin any month.
Watch at your own pace. ​
2. EXPERIENCE
Monthly 1x1 Somatic Session
EXPERIENCE the topic in monthly one-to-one sessions with Soleil.
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Somatic work is best experienced
together in the room. In San Diego.
Online. Or even in your own town.
3. PRACTICE
Monthly Mentor Group
PRACTICE LIVE with colleagues
who speak your language.
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Discuss cases, practice skills, watch demos, ask questions, move insight into your practice. Apr-Sept 2027​
Soleil is an incredible educator and practitioner. I gained an incredible amount of wisdom from her through this course which has truly shifted the way that I show up in the therapy room as a clinical counselor. My confidence and skill in connecting with mind, body, emotions and spirit in sessions with clients have grown exponentially. As a result I have seen a huge shift and growth in my clients as a result of adding in somatic approaches and framework to my work.
Ellie Messinger-Adams, LPCC - ematherapy.com
The 6 Somatic Topics
1. Somatic S.P.A.C.E.
What is Somatic SPACE?
Start with your own personal physical experience to create a secure, intentional authentic somatic S.P.A.C.E. Explore all points of contact - from the first moment with a client (even online) to the final walk - or warm handshake - out the door.
2. Somatic Physicality
​What are the TOOLS of the Body?
Explore movement, gestures, breath, contextual contact, and proximity as somatic tools in session. Learn to work with implicit & explicit consent to create the safe container for the physical and relational space between therapist and client.
3. Somatic Dialogue
How to shift out of Story?
Learn to verbally guide clients from talking about the story in their head - to drop into the body as it presents in real time. Explore how the simple anchor, "What's Happening Now" - in somatic (Rogerian) dialogue, shifts a client from reaction to response.
4. Somatic Psycho-Ed
How & When to apply Knowledge?
Explore Western neuroscience and Eastern philosophy as practical tools for understanding the mind and body. Learn to offer this knowledge into those moments of pain, trauma, loss, and anxiety without changing the direct embodied experience.
5. Somatic Action
How to move INSIGHT to ACTION?
Explore how the experiential insights from Direct Experience can become meaningful actions that change life.
Help clients create their own practices and move forward with informed choice - day by day, practice by practice.
6. Somatic Parts
How do I put it all together?
Internal "Parts" naturally emerge in embodied Direct Experience - often in edges of pain, stress, trauma, grief... Merge all these topics to explore the organic tension between polar parts - without needing to prescribe labels.
