Somatic Intuitive Healing®
PROFESSIONAL SOMATIC TRAININGS
for Therapists & Wellness Practitioners
Somatic Intuitive Healing® Training Center
Portland, Oregon
Go beyond knowing somatic tools
Professional somatic training for therapists and wellness practitioners ready to move past nervous system theory into embodied work through language, movement, relationship and therapeutic touch.
ACCREDITED SOMATIC TRAININGS
Somatic Intuitive Healing® Training Center is a registered educational organization with the National Alliance of Energy Practitioners, Yoga Alliance, and in-process with Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America and International Affiliation of Biodynamic Trainings
Next cohorts begin March 2027.
Spaces are limited, are located in person in Portland, and will fill in advance
Applications are reviewed in the order received
SOMATIC WORK IS MORE THAN A TOOLBOX
You understand trauma.
You know nervous system states.
You ask clients what they notice in their bodies.
And you still find yourself wondering: what do I do with what I'm noticing?
That's the gap our trainings are designed to close. We don't just teach more interventions. We teach you to listen, notice, attune and respond, and to trust what's unfolding without always needing to fix it.
"I found her teachings to be relevant right away to my work, changing the way I relate with my clients"
- MaryLee, LPC & SIH Graduate
FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
You don't need another certification for its own sake
Start where you feel stuck
"I need better language for working somatically with clients."
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Somatic Verbal Skills (self-paced online course)
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Go beyond "Where do you feel that in your body?" Learn the language, pacing and presence to deepen somatic work without forcing or leading. Start today and use it in your next session.
"I know somatic theory, but I want to feel it in my own body."
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The Embodied Guide (three 6-day in-person modules)
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Move the work from your head into your lived experience through restorative yoga, somatic movement, breath and coregulation, so you facilitate from a more embodied place.
"I already work with the nervous system and want to work hands-on."
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SIH Practitioner Training (five 4-day in-person modules)
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Advanced somatic bodywork training rooted in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy through the lens of Somatic Experiencing, with practicum at our Student Clinic.
"I'm new to somatic work."
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Welcome.
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Somatic Verbal Skills or The Embodied Guide can be good places to start or book a free call and we'll help you find the right path.
FIND COMMUNITY & SUPPORT
Most practitioners hold space for everyone else and go home empty. At SIH you learn in a small cohort, receive work as often as you give it, and stay connected after certification through our ongoing community. You'll learn to practice in a way that sustains you.
You'll leave with skills, a way forward, and your people.
"From day one, Jessica and the SIH team created a welcoming and supportive space—it was immediately clear that we were in good hands."
"I’m blown away by how powerful this modality is. It’s like a full-body and mind “tune-up,” helping to shift things physically, emotionally, and relationally in ways I didn’t even realize were possible."
"Jessica is incredible. She teaches with zero pretense, loads of humor, and heart wisdom, meeting everyone exactly where they are."
OUR APPROACH
SIH draws on two foundations. From Somatic Experiencing, we understand trauma through the nervous system and see health as the capacity to move flexibly between activation and rest. From Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, we orient toward the health and intelligence already present in each person. From Polarity Therapy, that when energetic opposites are in balance and moving, health arises. And from yoga therapy, that movement and posture can induce nervous system states and support the return of organic rhythms.
Together, they change the question from "What's wrong and how do I fix it?" to "What's happening here, and how can I support what's already trying to emerge?"
"This program didn't just teach me to do but transformed me to just BE."
Kim, Artist and Somatic Healer
Meet Jessica
CREATOR OF SOMATIC INTUITIVE HEALING®
Somatic Intuitive Healing was created by Jessica Garay, SEP, RCST, PLC, who has taught since 2009 and trained yoga teachers and somatic practitioners since 2015.
After years of teaching nervous system work, bodywork, movement and relational healing, one idea kept standing out: knowing about the body isn't the same as practicing from the body. SIH exists to bridge that gap.
