As Somatica practitioners, our goal is to help people decide what kind of emotional and erotic intimacy they want in their lives. We then teach them the tools to get there in a Somatica session. The mindset is that you are voting for connection over protection, vulnerability over closing off, freedom of erotic choice and…
As founders of the Somatica Institute, we are lucky to have trained (and made friends with) some of the brightest, kindest, and most amazing people. They are truly family. We recently wanted to hear from a few of our alumni how the Somatica Training had affected their lives, work, and careers. We interviewed Christina Sophie,…
Recently, Somatica Institute founder Danielle Harel interviewed one of our Somatica alumni, Amanda Blumenthal, who has been pioneering the film and TV industry as an intimacy coordinator. We talked to her about what her job exactly entails, what challenges and rewards she has encountered, and how the Somatica Training has helped her navigate the choppy…
In a world where men already hold a lot of power over other people, what does the term male empowerment really mean? To find out, we have to look at the difference between the power given to men by society – and the definition of male empowerment. Male Empowerment Definition Empowerment is not the same…
Have you ever wondered what happens in a sex coaching session? If you have, you’re not alone! As experiential sex coaches, it’s one of the first questions we are asked when meeting with potential clients. Whether they’ve booked a virtual or in-person sex coaching session, people are always curious about what they should expect. Here’s…
Our society assigns everyone a gender at birth. It then treats them differently based on this assigned gender. The way girls and women are socialized around their sexuality blocks them from having full agency and power in their lives. So for coaches, the question becomes: how to empower women? It’s notable that a lot of…
Most people have experienced shame as part of their upbringing in some way or another. It’s a commonly used tool to control children or fit adults into societal standards. The enduring emotional suffering from this practice however can be significant. So how can you overcome shame? You must become a ruthless de-shamifyer in your daily…
Like sex, marketing for coaches has a lot of myths, misinformation, and promises around it. It’s important to move beyond the mistaken beliefs that you need to get coaching clients fast, or the desire to scale a coaching business. If we’ve learned one thing in our years of teaching marketing a private practice in Somatica…
We live in a society where our founding documents say that we are all created equal. However, in our day-to-day lives, people are overtly or covertly discriminated against based on differences such as race or ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, gender identity, ability, age, etc. This discrimination affects people in every area of their lives, including…
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