Somatica Training

Why Being a Kink Friendly Coach Matters Now More Than Ever
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Why Being a Kink Friendly Coach Matters Now More Than Ever

As Somatica coaches, we encounter a myriad of sexual and relational issues, curiosities, and desires in our practice. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in clients who are curious to explore BDSM and kink. Because BDSM requires a high level of communication, skill-building, and attunement to partner(s), it can be very helpful…

Somatica is Trauma Empowerment Coaching
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Somatica is Trauma Empowerment Coaching

There are many trauma therapies out there. It can however be quite difficult to find a training that focuses on trauma empowerment coaching and specifically deals with sex and relationships. [Find a trauma empowered coach here] This is one of the many aspects that sets the Somatica Method apart from other methods. The Somatica Training…

Demonstrating the Somatica Method
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The Arc of a Somatica Session

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…

What is an Intimacy Coordinator?
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What is an Intimacy Coordinator?

Recently, Somatica Institute founder Danielle Harel interviewed one of our Somatica Training 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…

Congrats to Somatica Graduate Emily Morse!
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Congrats to Somatica Graduate Emily Morse!

We are so delighted to congratulate our Somatica Training graduate, Emily Morse, on her success in teaching a Master Class on sex and communication, as well as being featured in a New York Times profile! (Twice!) Years ago, when we first started out as sex and relationship coaches, we joined Emily on her radio show….

Somatica Sessions #3 – How to Build Emotional Connection
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Somatica Sessions #3 – How to Build Emotional Connection

Have you ever wondered how to build emotional connection with someone in a social setting? In this third real-life episode of the Somatica Sessions video series, coach Danielle Harel teaches her client Krister how to ask for consent, build interpersonal relationship skills, and attune himself in order to stage a successful seduction. Attunement to Open…

Somatica Sessions #2 – Overcoming Toxic Shame
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Somatica Sessions #2 – Overcoming Toxic Shame

Have you ever encountered toxic shame in your practice as a coach – and wondered how you can help your client overcome it? In this second episode of our Somatica Sessions video series, watch Somatica Institute co-founder Danielle Harel walk Dori through shame coaching and explain the psychological effects of shame. Exploring The Roots of…