The Art of Being Human: Three-Year Pre- & Perinatal Somatic Training (2027-2030)

The Art of Being Human
A Three-Year Pre- & Perinatal Somatic Personal Growth & Professional Development Training
This is the start of Seminar One... please see below for complete training schedule.
Learn more on our website!
https://www.thehumandevelopmentcenter1008.com/ppn-training
Applications are now open!
https://www.thehumandevelopmentcenter1008.com/ppn-form
Join Clara Cunningham and the teaching team for a three-year experiential journey into the earliest foundations of human development and healing.
This comprehensive professional training is designed for mental health therapists, craniosacral therapists, occupational and physical therapists, bodyworkers, birth professionals (midwives and doulas), somatic educators, and others who work with infants, children, parents, couples, or adults.
Together, we will explore how our earliest experiences—from preconception through birth and early childhood—shape nervous system regulation, attachment, identity, health, resilience, and relational patterns throughout life.
Grounded in Pre- and Perinatal Psychology, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Attachment Theory, Somatic Therapy, Developmental Neuroscience, Embryology, and the work of pioneers such as Myrna Martin and Ray Castellino, this training offers a compassionate, embodied approach to understanding and supporting the healing of early developmental imprints.
This is more than a professional training. It is also a personal journey of growth, self-discovery, and embodied learning. Participants deepen their own capacity for presence while developing practical skills they can immediately integrate into their clinical practice and relationships.
Throughout the training, participants will:
Develop a deeper understanding of human development from preconception through early childhood.
Cultivate secure self-attachment, embodied presence, and relational safety.
Learn to recognize and work with early trauma, birth-related imprinting, attachment dynamics, and ancestral patterns.
Develop embodied, somatic approaches that integrate nervous system regulation, bodywork, and emotional process.
Gain practical tools to support infants, children, parents, couples, families, and adults toward greater resilience, health, and well-being.
Become part of a supportive learning community that nurtures both personal growth and professional development.
Training Schedule
Year One
Seminar 1
May 5–9, 2027
Foundations of Pre- & Perinatal Awareness, Safety & Attachment
Seminar 2
September 22–26, 2027
Pre-Conception, Conception & Early Embryonic Potency and Imprinting
Seminar 3
December 1–5, 2027
The Vaginal Birth Journey: A Baby's Perspective
Seminar 4
February 23–27, 2028
Medical, Chemical & Surgical Birth Interventions
Year Two
Seminar 5
May 10–14, 2028
Life, Loss, Death & Ancestral / Double-Bind Imprinting
Seminar 6
September 20–24, 2028
Couples & Attachment Perspectives
Seminar 7
November 15–19, 2028
Infants and Their Families: Applied Hands-On Pre- & Perinatal Skills
Seminar 8
January 24–28, 2029
Preschoolers and Family Sessions: Therapeutic Play
Year Three
Seminar 9
April 25–29, 2029
Prenatal Loss, Artificial Reproductive Technologies & Twin Loss Dynamics
Seminar 10
September 19–23, 2029
Prematurity, NICU Experiences & Early Medical Trauma
Advanced Training
Seminar 11
November 28–December 2, 2029
Adoption, Foster Care, Surrogacy & Non-Birth Parent Attachment
Seminar 12
January 23–27, 2030
Working with Adults: Healing Pre- & Perinatal Imprints
Seminar 13
TBD
Integration, Clinical Case Review & Personal Birth Process Work
We welcome practitioners who feel called to deepen their understanding of human development while cultivating a more embodied, compassionate way of working with individuals, couples, infants, children, and families.
Applications are now open.
Visit our website to learn more about the training, download an application, or join one of our upcoming Discovery Calls to meet Clara and the teaching team.
https://www.thehumandevelopmentcenter1008.com/ppn-training