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Somatic
Practice Essentials
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With one of the first ICF-accredited coach training programs in the industry, iPEC (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching) has spent more than 25 years developing world-class coaches—with 25,000+ certified coaches around the globe.
Built on the principles of Energy Leadership®, iPEC’s approach helps coaches and their clients access greater self-awareness, expand their consciousness, and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.
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This turn-key program will allow you to teach somatic practices to anyone and feel like a pro.
Learn the trauma-informed breathwork, gentle movement, self-massage and meditation techniques that everyone is talking about and be able to turn them into programs for individuals, groups, teams and organizations. Run private sessions, classes, workshops and retreats- we'll show you how!
Become a somatic practices practitioner and make a huge impact teaching clients how to regulate their nervous system. You'll love your job... clients will love how they feel.
who want to give your clients the best methods to improve performance, reduce anxiety, worry, stress and burnout, with a trauma-informed body mind centering toolbox.
who want to serve your patients and clients with the best stress reduction strategies both privately and in group classes
who want to be able to teach the absolute best program for stress reduction and burn out to your students, enhance their classes with private session and/or who wants to land corporate deals.
who want to improve their training sessions and performance ratings with the somatic tools that get your participants in flow states fast.
who want easy to use, simple strategies to help your kids (and yourself) settle, self-regulate and learn better.
who want easy ways to save your hands and still make a big difference while diversifying your practice, making more money and a bigger impact.
who want a super simple, crazy effective strategy for performance and engagement to use with your teams on rinse and repeat.
who want body-centered strategies that will add the "secret sauce" to your client outcomes.
"I am not intimidated by challenging clients anymore. And I am ready to head into a new future."
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-Anne Guist
“I gained knowledge and activities that will bring a daily practice into my life and I look forward to passing on the benefits of this course to my clients. Also, the soul-centered business coaching is a bonus.”
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-Terry Lynch
“This training was epic! I am much more confident in my holistic approach. I have begun to see clients virtually as well, which so far has been the most enjoyable experience I have had in my career!”
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-Maxine Roeig
“The instructors make difficult concepts very structured and easy to understand.”
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-Christi Powers
"Brian is a master at these skills and creates a safe and comprehensive learning environment."
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-Christine Hazen Molina
“Incredibly well presented, course materials are excellent and delivery designed to be assimilated very easily. You feel as though the company really wants you to succeed.”
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-Claudia Persichini
“This course simplifies the often complicated topic of nervous system regulation. It provides a framework to meet a person where ever they are and bring them back to the present moment.”
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-Courtney Doll
“The course material is very accessible to anyone, no need to have a physical therapist background to understand the concepts and learn the exercises. The course takes place in a very safe and inclusive environment.”
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-Veronique
When making decisions in your daily life, you are either coming from a place of responsiveness or reaction. Empower your life and live with purpose when you are centered.
Raising a family is stressful. The only way to be the parent you really want to be in to learn how to masterfully regulate your nervous system so you can enjoy family connection.
Whether it's the PTA, non-profit volunteering or simply enjoying community events with friends, everyone loves to be around people who are centered. Be the go-to resource for your community when people are magnetized to you naturally.
Tough days at work can be like herding sheep (or worse) when everyone is stressed. Be the hero of the day when you can help anyone destress in minutes when you know Core Centering.
How can you "Be the Change?" It all starts with being centered. No matter what change you want to see in the world and what movement you want to lead, everything wonderful grows when you start with being centered.
- Discover the foundation of bioenergetics science
- Learn the truth about stress and perceptions
- Understand how traumatic patterns are held in the body
- Learn how beliefs are "woven" into the fabric of our physiology
- Reveal how the mind generates and protects limiting beliefs
- Explore the Vagus Nerve's role in stress reduction.
- Learn the physiology of breathwork including: energy production, immune, and neuroscience
- Learn breath practices including: coordinated, rooted, lymph, and paced
- Learn to leverage breathing as a gateway to balancing the autonomic nervous system
- Learn the physiology of meditation including: the stress response, neuroscience, and the ANS
- Learn meditation practices including: mindfulness, body scan, and wandering smile.
- Dissolve confusion, negative, and ruminating thoughts
- Learn the physiology of self-massage including: reflexology, acupressure, and the ANS
- Learn self-massage practices including: the 8 primary techniques, acupressure, and primordial tapping
- Learn the physiology of conscious movement practices
- Vent chronic tension, fatigue, and body pain
- Learn the ten Core Centering movements
- Learn to direct and guide energy in the body
- Teach people to become more energized, focused, grounded, and aware
- How to create free offers that lead to clients
- How to market to and gain new clients
- How to turn telehealth into a thriving private-pay practice
- 1 months of follow up business support (in our Slack group) to help you get traction
PT LMT CSCS CMP MI-C
Director of Education Somatic Coaching Academy
Director of Education Somatic Coaching Academy
Brian is a somatic intelligence expert with a mission to teach professionals how to embody and transfer the wisdom of Natural Laws into their clients lives. Brian is a licensed physical and manual therapist, as well as holding certifications as a qigong/tai chi trainer, motivational maps practitioner, trauma-informed care and more. Brian speaks nationally on topics such as somatic intelligence and trauma-informed practices
MS OT LMT CEMP ELI ICF PCC
Co-Founder Somatic Coaching Academy
Ani is a body-mind expert whose mission is to help bring holistic solutions to the mainstream. She has a knack for helping people deconstruct dysfunctional patterns and manifest magical solutions. Ani is a trained occupational therapist, certified energy medicine practitioner, tai-chi teacher and has extensive additional training in business strategy and development. She is the author of "Find Your Soul's Agenda" and co-author of Manifestation for Dummies.
100% of our graduates rate our instructor's teaching ability and effectiveness as a 5/5
100% of our graduates rate our instructor's teaching ability and effectiveness as a 5/5
What graduates say...
What graduates say...
Want to know how to de-stress someone in 5 mins or less with Core Centering?
Watch this presentation.
Watch this presentation.
Somatic Practice Essentials
At-a-Glance
At-a-Glance
Schedule: Next live cohort starts June 25th, 2026.
Location: On-line, live virtual format
Following this program you will be able to:
In this program you will learn:
Program Features: (Value, $3,597)
Program Bonuses: (Value, $6,382)
Tuition:
Program Value: $3,597
Bonus Value: $6,382
Total Program: $9,979
You Pay: $1797 or 3 payments of $599
Location: On-line, live virtual format
Following this program you will be able to:
- Explain the science that connects the body, mind, and human behavior
- Demonstrate shifting your client’s physiology into a balanced autonomic nervous system state, releasing chronic tension, anxiety, frustration, and negative thinking
- Apply the 4 primary elements of Core Centering practice in order to enhance maintaining presence, embodying a flexible, open, and curious mindset, and evoking self and client awareness.
- Effectively plan and deliver successful Core Centering classes, workshops, and private programs
In this program you will learn:
- The interplay of thoughts, emotions, physiology, and disease
- The tell tale sign of limiting beliefs
- How bioenergetic patterns are created and manifested in the body
- The ten Core Centering movements
- The physiology and application of Core Centering: Movements, Breath practices, Acupressure points, and Meditations
- Exactly how to teach Core Centering to your clients
- The high integrity system for marketing and enrolling in person and virtual engagements
- The necessary business skills to launch and run your in-person and virtual practice
- Learn the links between trauma and the vagus nerve
- Practice research supported techniques for strengthening vagus nerve function
Program Features: (Value, $3,597)
- 16 Hours of Live, Virtual Training
- Instruction in breathwork, meditation, self-massage, and gentle movement practices
- Lifetime access to robust student learning vault
- Peer sharing and structured integration
- Recorded and live demonstrations
- Supportive research articles
- Core Centering Practitioner Certification upon graduation
- Virtual community of our students and graduates
- Turn-Key presentation and workshop materials
- 2 hour live business building bonus
Program Bonuses: (Value, $6,382)
- Reduced price on insurance
- Client resources for you to distribute
- Listing on our graduate page
- Website badge upon graduation
- Graduation amplification kit for your marketing and promotion.
- Sample Core Centering workshop and class templates
- Free Copy: The Science of Rehabilitative Qigong & Tai Chi
- Registered course with the America Association of Drugless Practioners.
- Sample talk with demo and slides for you to use
- License to use the Perceived Stress Scale validated assessment
- Spotify playlist
- Supportive business documents including liability waiver
- LIFETIME access to your instructors and cohort community!
Tuition:
Program Value: $3,597
Bonus Value: $6,382
You Pay: $1797 or 3 payments of $599
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Our Memberships and Accreditations
Our Memberships and Accreditations
16 CCEs
"If you can only take one course, this is the one to choose. It is intense, short, very well prepared, packed with goodness at every turn."
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-Amanda Sproles
“I continue to find simple instructions the most valuable when working with others, and this program scaffolds the learner in such a way that even challenging practices are well understood and able to be incorporated.”
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-Bryan Tanner
“This is the course you’ve been looking for. Here is where you learn tools to change your and your clients lives.”
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-Briana Leigh
“I am blind and get migraines, and the SCA did everything they could to adapt the course to my needs. They gave me plenty of accommodation.”
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-Austin Seraphin
"The course is science-based and provides numerous concrete tools you can utilize immediately upon completion."
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-Benjamin Swerdlow
“This is a deeply healing, connective, supportive practice within the frame of a gifted, experienced, open teacher and like minded community. It is such an opening and grounding experience to be witnessed and held by others who are walking a similar path with a guide who holds a safe and inspiring space.”
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-Dawn Christensen
“That it is a jam packed and spacious learning opportunity to learn how to and be able to teach others a simple way to regenerate the energy in our bodies to a healthier and more desired state at the physical and mental level. Combined this learning with any of your purpose in life to support your growth or help others support their growth.”
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-Carla Silva
“The course was so well ran. We stayed exactly on schedule, there was so much to go through but nothing really felt rushed. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for this type of program or continuing education.”
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-Ashley Matthews
"The course is well thought out with just the right mix of components: lecture, practice and student teaching. "
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-Wendy Swanson
“This is the best training that I have ever participated in! Unlike other trainings/workshops, they give you ALL of the tools to be successful prior to, during and even after the program. Exceptional on all levels! ”
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-Maria Richards
“The presentation of material was excellent, the neuro science was fascinating and easy to understand, the exercises flow well and are applicable/modifiable for all individuals.”
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-Cristin Kargus
“Instructors are super knowledgeable and excellent facilitators. (and fun!)”
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-Skye McPherson
Frequently Asked Questions
Somatic Practice Essentials is live/virtual unless you're taking it with us live at Kripalu. It is NOT pre-recorded.
No.
ALL of our students love this course. Even students who are well educated in the above modalities love this course no matter what their background.
Technically this course is a qigong based course. Shhhh... that's our little secret.
The program is taught in 2 full day intensives. Students then have 30 days to practice with the group in our virtual community, demonstrate their competency, and participate in a business building bonus with their cohort.
YES! We give you turn-key ways to monetize and expect our students to start making money using it right away.
We've got this program dialed! We've spent our entire lives studying this stuff so you can get it all in 2 short days.
No. Not for this program.
In all settings. Our graduates use somatic practices with their private clients, in classes, group programs, as a part of trainings, workshops and retreats. Core Centering can be found in wellness centers, factories, prisons, schools, hospitals and office buildings. Anywhere you find people, you'll find the need to #GetCentered.
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