Fundamentals of Somatics
Schedule
Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Paul-Lincke-Ufer 30, 10999 Berlin, Germany | Berlin, BE
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Fundamentals of Somatics📅January 19 – June 26
đź•—10:00 - 17:30 h
đź’¬English
👤Kai Ehrhardt
👤Marion Evers
👤Katja Münker
👤Heike Kuhlmann
🎟 KOMPASS funding for self-employed individuals
đź”—EN: https://tinyurl.com/FS191en
The training course “Fundamentals of Somatics” focuses on the interconnected learning of basic principles of somatic movement methods.
In six 5-day modules, the course teaches anatomical knowledge, theoretical background knowledge from the field of the “body paradigm”, and basic somatic knowledge, which is developed practically through movement, touch, partner work and group work.
Each module is dedicated to a specific topic – ground / space / individuation / communication / change / initiation – which forms the basis for the selected physical practices and theoretical input.
The modules build on each other and gradually enable the contents of the body-oriented learning approaches to take effect, leading to an embodied understanding of the material.
Consciously going through human biological development (movement and language development) enables the recognition of potential and repressed aspects in the learning process and allows bridges to be rebuilt in the integration of perception, thinking, feeling and action.
The training leads to a deeper, more refined experience of one's own body through an increase in body (self) awareness (interoception, proprioception, the 6th sense). y
One's own learning experience and the somatic-embodied penetration of the principles of somatic approaches also represent the indispensable prerequisite for their further transmission.
The interplay of the somatic methods in this training course offers a special variety of perspectives for expanding the participants' previous field of action.
Who is this training course suitable for?
The training course is aimed at people who are interested in the basics of somatics, i.e. body-awareness-oriented methods, and who would like to learn about and deepen their knowledge of these methods across a broad spectrum.
It is also suitable for people who would like to integrate aspects of somatics into their professional work (e.g. in the fields of acting, performance, education, social work, art, psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, body therapy methods, etc.).
The basics of somatics are taught in the setting of 8 methods (Continuum, Middendorf Breathing, Feldenkrais Method®, Experiential Anatomy, BMC®, Somatic Yoga, Authentic Movement, Somatic Voice) as a variety of methods of somatic movement offerings.
Benefits for participants:
Participants will learn about a networked variety of somatic methods in practical teaching units, enabling them to gradually familiarise themselves with the basic principles of body-based educational approaches and integrate them physically (embodiment).
🔸In the training course, participants will experience and deepen their understanding of the principles and approaches of the following somatic methods:
🔸Continuum
🔸Feldenkrais Method®
🔸Experiential Breathing according to Prof. Ilse Middendorf
🔸Body-Mind Centering®
🔸Experiential Anatomy
🔸Authentic Movement
🔸Somatic Yoga
🔸Somatic Voice
Based on each module focus (ground, space, individuation, communication, change, initiation), we explore and experience corresponding body systems, effective principles, movement patterns, biological and psychological stages of development, and their personal and social relevance.
In doing so, we take advantage of the fact that our physical development is directly connected and interacts with our conscious development.
Experience and reflection give us access to this.
We create a space of emotional safety and integrate group dynamic processes as support in the individual learning process.
Curriculum
Module 1 - 19.01. - 23.01.2026 | Ground
🔸Contents: Beginning and Being - Meditation and Collection�- The experience of the ground, which supports and acts as a mirror - Encounter with gravity and counterforce
🔸Principles: Arrival – Trust/surrender – Yielding Tensegrity – Supported by the ground/earth
🔸Body systems: Fascia-skeleton-musculature synergy # 1 / Cells & cellular respiration / Developmental movements overviews
Modul 2 - 26.01. - 30.01.2026 | Space
🔸Contents: Distinction between interior and exterior space – spatial perception + spatial experience – orienting oneself in space – recognising possibilities / multidirectionality – silence – potency
🔸Principles: Directions / orientation - Kinesthesia / tensegrity - Synaesthetic interaction of the senses in spatial perception - Carried by space
🔸Body systems: Fascia-skeleton-musculature synergy # 2 / Diaphragm levels - horizontal floors / sensory motor loop / organs / front-middle-back body
Modul 3 - 16.03. - 20.03.2026 | Individuation
🔸Contents: Me/Others / Experiencing uniqueness - Separateness / Connectedness - Diversity / Integration Part 1 - Making decisions - Balance
🔸Principles: Boundaries - Wanting + Choosing - Yes / No - Centre + Periphery - Equilibrium
🔸Body systems: Developmental movements / Proprioception / Skin - Membranes / Labyrinth
Modul 4 - 11.05. - 15.05.2026 | Communication
🔸Contents: Communication with oneself, with others, with the environment – perceiving, sensing, feeling, thinking, acting – regulatory processes – conflict resolution
🔸Principles: Proximity/distance – Diversity/integration Part 2 – Flexibility + assertiveness – Fear + solution – Empathy – Logic – Improvisation
🔸Body systems: Nervous system/polyvagal theory/head, larynx, mouth, hands/fluids/blood
Modul 5 - 18.05. - 22.05.2026 | Transitions
🔸Contents: Enduring emptiness / creating space - Being transformed / transforming oneself - Transitions / Part 1
🔸Principles: Flexibility + support - Wishes / desires / inspiration� - Confusion / irritation / disorientation - Not knowing / being carried in being
🔸Body systems: Fluids - Lymph / heart / lungs / chest
Modul 6 - 22.06. - 26.06.2026 | Initiation
🔸 Contents: Birth + Death – Transitions / Part 2 – Letting Go of Attachments – Celebrating Change
🔸Principles: Death / Birth – Embedding – Basic Trust Change – Transcendence Energy Activity / Passivity Being Devotion – Sexuality – Love
🔸Body Systems: Upright Posture, Flexion, Extension / Embryology – Sexual Organs / Birth
Price:
3000€
Participation in the current course programme, comprising 20 sessions, is a compulsory part of the Somatic Foundation Year. These must be verified by the course instructor and include at least 4 different approaches, each comprising at least 4 sessions. The costs for this are 50% of the regular course fees.
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Paul-Lincke-Ufer 30, 10999 Berlin, Germany, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 30, 10999 Berlin, Deutschland, Berlin, GermanyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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