Somatic Beginnings
The body - experienced as the medium of life - is the first field of learning and the first means of learning for all of us, the basis of all learning. The American Feldenkrais teacher and founder of his own method, Thomas Hanna, coined the concept of "Somatics" in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In his writings, he defined somatics as the "field in which the soma is explored, i.e. the body perceived from within through self-awareness."
Our first - somatic - learning allows us the most amazing and profound learning processes: the first language acquisition, completely without textbooks and school, and the discovery of the possibilities of our own body. Both happen in a playful exchange with the environment, through perceiving, reacting, trying out, correcting and repeating.
Explore and experience what somatics mean to you in our 2-3h workshops.
Self Tending and Self Care
DE+EN | 4-day workshop Continuum with Rosemarie Kussinger-Steffes
We learn to enrich our organism such that patterns that actually work against our system get an opportunity to dissolve. The revitalizing movements of Continuum change and...
Body-Mind Centering® Workshop in May
DE + EN | drop-in
With its somatic approach, Body-Mind Centering® focuses on the immersion into the anatomy of the body. The immersion in a physical structure, like the bones, allows one to...
Dancing Tigers
EN | Series 8x Tuesday | T.R.E. Tension/Release and Trauma Healing Oriented Somatic Combo
Dancing Tigers T.R.E. Tension/Release and Trauma Healing Oriented Somatic Combo Healing comes by activating inner will and acknowledging the power of this choice to...
Unlock! The Pelvic Power Within
EN | Series 7x Wednesday
This course blends body-based practices with the latest research on pelvic health and trauma recovery. As a trauma-sensitive course, it is important to prioritize the...
Somatic theatre - Leading & Following - Dialogue in Motion
DE | Monday 1x month
In this workshop, we combine somatic practice with theater techniques to explore the body as a sensing, thinking and playing being. We are focusing the question: What moves me...
Embodied Release: A Trauma-Informed Dance for Healing Through Movement
EN | Series of 6 Dates
ER is a holistic approach founded by Tiziana Longo, inspired by Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing, David Berceli's Tension and Trauma Release Exercises (T.R.E.), and the...
Body, Trauma & Touch (part 1/2)
DE+EN | 3-day Somatic Hands On workshop with Jane Okondo
This workshop is the first part of “Body, Trauma & Touch” with Jane Okondo and can be booked separately from the second part in June. If you would like to take both...
Body, Trauma & Touch (Part 1 + 2)
DE+EN | 3-day & 4-day Somatic Hands On workshop with Jane Okondo
Trauma held within the body can hinder a person’s ability to connect and function easily. In this two-part training course (1 x 3 days, 1x 4 days), we’ll explore various ways...
Somatic Voice & Breath Workshop in May
DE+EN | drop-in
In this somatic breath-voice workshops we dedicate ourselves to a more precise interplay of breath sensation and voice expression. The healing and balancing effect of the...
Open House
Get to know the Somatic Academy
We cordially invite you to the Open House of the Somatic Academy Berlin on Friday, May 29, 2026 from 2 pm! We look forward to welcoming you! On our open house, you will have...
Somatic Voice
DE | Training for somatic voice development
"Listening to music is the gesture that transcends the skin, transforming it from boundary to connection." (W. Flusser) Voices are as individual, fascinating and diverse as...