TESTIMONIAL FROM A THERAPIST & YOGA TEACHER
I'm amazed at how perfectly this course aligns with my journey. Soleil's guidance is helping me naturally merge my roles as a mental health professional and yoga teacher. The approach is resonating deeply and feels so accessible. I can already feel a sense of relief and excitement, knowing I finally have the support I've been searching for, for many years
-- Lisa Zaehringer MEd, LPCA, NCC, RYT500
TESTIMONIAL FROM A TRAINING DIRECTOR
Soleil’s teaching style is incredibly engaging and packed with practical insights! My students are thrilled with the clear, actionable tools they receive in each session. Soleil has a gift for demystifying complex somatic concepts, making them feel accessible and immediately usable. Plus, her vast resources provide a treasure trove for continued learning. My students now feel equipped and inspired to bring these new techniques into their client sessions. Truly a transformative experience!
Judy Sampath, C-IAYT, Director YogaUnitied, London
Bring the Body into your Work
with Soleil Hepner, C-IAYT
Somatic Therapy Educator since 2005
Hello Therapists & Teachers!
Are you seeing clients who get triggered, dissociate, or disconnect? It's that moment of clench, scrunch, curl, hold, weep, or shake - uncontrollably. All dialog stops. In the silence, the visceral experience of [trauma, grief, pain, fear...] is happening NOW.
The physical body, becomes the most powerful tool available. Do you know how to use it?
Embark on a transformative journey to empower your therapy, coaching, teaching, or wellness practice through the intelligence of the body.
In The Somatic Session Groups and Training Series, I bring over two decades of expertise, distilled into a dynamic, 'bottom-up' approach to Direct Experience.
Learn simple, ethical, and effective tools, to work with somatic S.P.A.C.E. using embodied dialog, physicality, living parts, and real action plans.
All somatic modules are delivered via 100-minute recordings to watch at your own pace. THEN we meet live online - in mentored consultation groups - to apply the tools specifically, to your own work.
2026 Somatic Mentor Meetings - Join Any Month.
Every Meeting focuses on a topic thru:
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PERSONAL EMBODIED EXPERIENCE
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DIDACTIC LECTURE on THEORY
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REAL CASE-STUDIES
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LIVE DEMOS and lots of PRACTICE
May 16 2026: IN-PERSON WORKSHOP for Contact.
Since 2005, I've taught and supervised therapists of all kinds on how to bring the body into their own work.
The Somatic Series is both a PRACTICUM as well as a THEORY course, designed to equip you with tools that are effective for both in-person and online sessions, whether you’re new to somatics or looking to deepen your expertise.
Here are the Top 6 Competencies you learn.
Unlock the potential of dynamic Somatic S.P.A.C.E.
This isn't about following a rigid method. It's about empowering you to confidently adapt and elevate your existing techniques, skills, and knowledge into a body-centered, bottom-up approach. Perfect for those moments when the mind needs to take a back seat.
Step into the work you have always imagined doing - more effective and more aligned with your values.
In Breath & Body,
Soleil
2026 Offerings
2
In-Person Workshop
May 16, 2026
Contact & Consent in Community
@TranscenDance in San Diego
Come alone or with a friend
CAMFT & C-IAYT CEs
Sat. May 16, 2026 | 9a - 12p
Experiential workshop open to all
The Top 6 for Therapist/Coach
The top 6 competencies for
Therapists and Coaches
who use TOP-DOWN processing:
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Understand Somatic Principles
Build mindful SENSORIAL awareness - the fundamentals of somatic therapy. -
Neuroscience of the Body
Apply somatic Psycho-Ed such as interoception and the vagus nerve -
Body-Based Techniques
Learn to safely cue body scans, breathing, moving, sensorial practices, while staying in your scope of practice. -
Trauma-Informed Somatic Practices
Apply somatic techniques in a trauma-effective manner, to ensure safety. -
Holistic Health Understanding
Integrate the physical, emotional, and mental and spiritual health. -
Client-Centered Somatic Alliance
Build trust, self-agency, thru ongoing consent for touch and movement.
The Top 6
Somatic Competencies you will learn
to ethically expand your Scope of Practice
The Top 6 for Massage/Yogis
The top 6 competencies for
yoga teachers & massage therapists
who use BOTTOM-UP skills.
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Understand Psychological Theories
Expand into neuroscience theories for appropriate therapeutic interventions. -
Dialog Skills and Techniques
Train in evidence-based skills of Embodied Rogerian Dialog. -
Diagnostic Skills
Recognize mental health conditions using standardized criteria to stay in scope. -
Ethical and Legal Knowledge
Understand guidelines and legal standards for a safe and ethical practice. -
Apply Psycho-Ed & Research
Develop research literacy to integrate scientific evidence into your practice. -
Cultural & Client-Centered Process
Train in cultural competence to provide sensitive, appropriate, and individualized care to clients from diverse backgrounds.
2026 Training TOPICS
COST & REGISTRATION
2026 Somatic Mentor Training =
6 Monthly Consultation Groups
+ 6 Recorded Trainings (+)
$80 each module
Pick one - or more
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Mar 29 (Sun) | Apr 25 (Sat) | May 23 (Sat)
Jun 20 (Sat) | JUL 18 (Sat) | Aug 22 (Sat)
9 - 11am PST
Continuing Ed Credits for an additional cost
> CAMFT CEs thru the Pain Trauma Institute
> C-IAYT CEs thru IAYT
(+) IN-Person Workshop
Sat. May 16, 9 - 12pm
Somatic Conversations
Contact, Consent, Community
@ TranscenDance
5700 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, 92115
TESTIMONIAL FROM A THERAPIST
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