Somatic Bodywork
& Trauma Release Training
6 Month Certification for Bodywork Professionals
Approved for 30 CE Credits (NCBTMB)
Has the time come to deepen your bodywork practice by learning how to facilitate and hold space for trauma release?
What is Somatic Bodywork?
Rooted in the sacred practice of Dearmouring, Somatic Bodywork is a hands-on therapeutic approach designed to uncover, release, and heal trauma and emotional wounds stored in the body. Whether the pain is personal, cultural, or ancestral, this work views the body as a portal to one’s innate capacity for healing — illuminating what has been hidden and allowing suppressed emotions and energetic blockages to be set free.
Somatic Bodywork weaves together intentional touch, breathwork, guided visualization, movement, vocal expression, and musical entrainment. Through this integrative process, clients are supported in releasing physical tension, energetic stagnation, limiting beliefs, and emotional pain.
Here's what you'll learn to do in the training:
✔︎ Perform a Somatic Discovery & Intention Call
✔︎ Set Sacred Client Agreements
✔︎ Create a Safe Liminal Container for Transformation
✔︎ Release Somatic Trauma Points
✔︎ Perform Emotional-Fascial Unwinding
✔︎ Apply the 4 Elements of Touch
✔︎ Clear Emotional Energy Channels
✔︎ Hold Space for Emotional Discharge
✔︎ Utilize the Poly-Vagal to Create Safety
✔︎ Deliver Trauma-Informed Somatic Coaching
✔︎ Guide Inner Child & Jungian Parts Work
✔︎ Facilitate Integrated Breathwork
✔︎ Guide Imaginal Journeying
✔︎ And much more...
Where is the training?
Live sessions take place at a beautiful cabin-style massage center in Hendersonville, North Carolina:
Wellness & Yoga by YAM
1171 Spartanburg Hwy, Hendersonville, NC 28792
This private space comes equipped with:
✔︎ Fireplace
✔︎ Massage tables
✔︎ Yoga mats and bolsters
✔︎ Dinette and microwave
✔︎ Plenty of free parking
Nearest airport is Asheville Regional Airport.
There are plenty of local hotel accommodations and AirB&B options.
When are the training sessions?
The Somatic Bodywork & Trauma Release Training is a 6-month program.
Trainings take place on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 6 - 9 PM.
Optional supportive online sessions may be added in between in-person training sessions.
Dates for the upcoming 2025 training are as follows:
- May 14, May 28
- June 11, June 25
- July 9, July 23
- Aug 13, Aug 27
- Sept 10, Sept 24
- Oct 8, Oct 22
How much does the training cost?
You have two options to pay for the training:
Option 1
Pay in Full $550
Option 2
Pay in Installments, $100/month for 6 months
You can pay using a credit card, PayPal, or by check (please contact us to pay by check).
Note: Once you begin the training, your payment is non-refundable. If you choose Option 2 (installments) you will still need to complete your payments even if you choose to leave the training early.
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Meet Your Somatic Bodywork Instructor
Dr. Jared Cooper, PT
Dr. Jared Cooper (JC) is a Somatic Bodywork practitioner and teacher who has been working with clients for over 25+ years. He is somatically trained by Dearmouring Arts in Sweden, and has extensive training in somatic coaching, chi kung, dance, tantra, journeying, breathwork, and trauma-informed manual therapy. JC is also a practicing physical therapist, and the founder of Bodywork Dojo, a continuing education school for bodywork professionals and therapists.
JC's work as an educator has been featured on ABC News, in The Wall Street Journal, The NY Sun, and The Chicago Tribune. He is an AMTA National Conference presenter, an instructor at the Center for Massage & Natural Health in Asheville, NC, and an approved Continuing Education Provider through the NCBTMB. JC is a former Adjunct Professor and Clinical Instructor for schools such as Seton Hall, Rutgers University, Western Carolina University, and the Osteopathic Manual Therapy Fellowship at Morristown Hospital.
JC earned his B.S. from Cornell University, and his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Southern California.
