Training in somatic pedagogy 2026/27

The focus of Somatic Pedagogy is on learning and testing the teaching of somatic movement training and its theoretical embedding. Participants will be able to independently plan and carry out the introduction, main part and conclusion of a somatic movement training course. Participants learn in embodied, experience-based teaching settings.

The special thing about the training is that it works with method synergies. Participants learn to understand overarching principles and to apply observation and development criteria. They learn to train their perception of the methods and are given opportunities for comparison in order to assess what is useful in which application context. Movement development is another cross-method strand. Participants are familiarized with the basics of movement development and learn to understand the interlinking of movement development with learning processes, to incorporate movement development steps into lessons in a targeted manner in order to train coordinative skills and support psycho-physical development processes. This enables participants to learn specific application and teaching strategies that are important for target group orientation in somatic movement training. Embodied mediation also includes the development of an embodied language, which is of great importance in somatic teaching in order to stimulate somatization processes. This is developed in particular through somatic voice work.

In the five modules, the participants gain expertise by deepening their knowledge of somatic methods, teaching together and using different feedback practices. Each module is dedicated to specific topics. The modules build on each other and deepen the content. At the beginning, the proportion of classroom participation is greater and is gradually reduced over the five modules, while the proportion of own teaching practice is gradually increased. With the help of specific feedback methods, participants reflect on their lessons, evaluate and improve their lesson planning and the scope for shaping their lessons.

Curriculum 2026/27

September 14, 2026 - February 12, 2027 - each module Monday - Friday 10am - 5:30pm

Benefits of the Continuing Education Program in Somatic Pedagogy

Participants deepen their knowledge of these methods through practical experience in teaching sessions and learn how to convey somatic content. In this continuing education program, participants will experience and deepen their understanding of the principles and approaches of the following somatic methods:

- Continuum

- The Feldenkrais Method

- Experiential Breathing according to Prof. Ilse Middendorf

- Body-Mind Centering®

- Experiential Anatomy

- Authentic Movement

- Somatic Yoga

- Somatic Voice

- Improvisation Techniques for Personal Movement and Personal Expression

In these somatic methods, content is experienced through practice. Classes include both anatomical information and theoretical background knowledge, which are explored practically through movement, touch, partner work, and group activities. The practical instructions foster an embodied understanding of the material. The training also leads to a deeper, more nuanced experience of one’s own body. This forms the foundation for embodied teaching in somatic movement training. The somatic, embodied integration of the principles of somatic approaches is the fundamental prerequisite for their further transmission. The interplay of somatic methods in Somatic Pedagogy offers a unique diversity of perspectives for expanding the participants’ existing scope of practice.

Participants are introduced to pedagogical approaches to somatic work and learn how to apply them in their own teaching experiences, with feedback. Through practical experience and building on theoretical foundations, participants learn to develop and plan somatic lessons. To complete the program, they design a teaching sequence consisting of 10 lessons, from which they teach one lesson as a teaching demonstration in the final module. 

Upon successful completion, participants receive a certificate (planning a teaching sequence, teaching a somatic class, 10 study sessions, a self-presentation, and a term paper).

Who is this continuing education program in somatic movement education for?

This professional development program is aimed at individuals who wish to teach and apply somatic movement practices, as well as those who wish to integrate somatic work into their professional practice (for example, in the fields of acting, performance, education, social work, teaching, art, psychology, occupational therapy, and body-based therapeutic approaches...).

A prerequisite is a willingness to engage in theoretical reflection within the framework of somatic theory (somatic science) and to apply this theory in practice through specific implementation strategies.

A prerequisite for body- and perception-based somatic methods is a fundamental sense of personal responsibility when working with one’s own body.

To register for this program, please schedule a personal preliminary consultation with the Somatic Academy. >> Schedule an appointment