SOMATIC MOVEMENT TEACHER TRAINING

Journey with the Elementals

Movement · Sound · Breath · Touch

A Professional Certificate Training · 50 Hours

What if movement could be the gateway to everything you're seeking - aliveness, peace & freedom?

Learn to facilitate transformative somatic movement experiences for women, through the ancient wisdom of the elements.

You feel the call. This training gives you the map to answer it.

Something in you already knows that movement is medicine. That the body holds wisdom the mind can't reach. That when women are given real permission to move, from the inside out, without structure, without performance, something ancient and powerful wakes up.
You've felt it yourself. And now you want to know how to hold that space for others.

This 50-hour professional training gives you a complete framework: the elemental map and the practical skills to facilitate somatic movement experiences that change women's lives. In yoga studios, wellness centers, schools, businesses, retreats, and online.

After this training you will:

Leave with a complete elemental facilitation map you can use immediately

Know how to build playlists that guide a nervous system through a full arc

Hold nurturing, contained space for women with confidence and skill

Receive a Certificate of Completion

Receive lifetime access to all future trainings

Join a 30-day online somatic movement series to practice and embody the teachings after your training.

This training is for you if…

You're a yoga teacher, movement facilitator, breathwork guide, or somatic practitioner who wants to weave the elementals & embodied movement into your work.
You're a coach, therapist, or women's circle holder who feels the call to bring more body-based practices to the women you serve.
You work in schools, studios, wellness centers, or businesses and want to bring somatic movement through the door.
You have no titles: just a deep feeling in your body that you're meant to hold this kind of space.
You want this purely for yourself. As an investment in your own practice, with no plan to teach. That is more than enough.

Open to all women. No prior teaching experience required.

How much of your day are you truly in your body?

How much of your day are you in your head, thinking, worrying, controlling, figuring things out? You may exercise, do yoga, and practice breathwork. These are all great. And yet.

We live in a world that has taught women to exercise for results. To force the body into a certain shape. To control, structure, produce. That is a very masculine way and many of us have been trying to move from that place our entire lives. Goal-oriented. Never quite free.

Right now, if you're so used to judging your body and being in your head, you have capacity for mental analysis, but not capacity to be present with sensations in your body. That's what this work changes.

Somatic movement teaches you to be present with what's actually happening in your body, through movement, breath, and sound. Not to fix yourself. To build the capacity to feel yourself. And from there, capacity for pleasure, for power, for freedom.

True movement is where you let your female body be wild, be soft, be gentle, be fierce, be intuitive. She can flow. She can let go of the form and the structure and having to look a certain way and what is alive gets to be expressed rather than suppressed.

Your body already knew. Now the research is catching up.

"Studies show movement therapy helps women process and release trauma stored in the body. Dance Movement Therapy can reduce PTSD symptoms and help rebuild a sense of safety in one's body."

— American Dance Therapy Association

Somatic movement which is conscious breath and movement combined teaches the nervous system that the body is a safe place to inhabit. It rebuilds the capacity for presence, pleasure, and connection that stored trauma and chronic stress erode over time.

The ancient goddesses knew this long before the studies existed. Sacred dance was a spiritual technology: rhythmic, intentional movement that activated healing, awakened intuition, and connected women to the divine within themselves. This is ancient wisdom. And your body remembers it.

This isn't like anything else you've trained in.

All forms of movement are valuable. Yoga is beautiful, somatic, breath-connected, worth gold. And yet to truly liberate yourself and to hold liberation for others requires something different. Traditional movement trainings can be controlled and structured. They will only bring you so far.

Traditional Movement Training
vs Somatic Movement Teacher Training

Traditional Movement Training	Somatic Movement Teacher Training
Structured, choreographed, form-based	Intuitive, elemental, body-led
Teaches technique and alignment	Teaches nervous system awareness and facilitation
Movement as exercise or performance	Movement as medicine and prayer
One modality	Movement + sound + breath + touch integrated
Fixed curriculum, fixed approach	A map you make your own
No playlist or music facilitation training	Training dedicated to sound and music as medicine

You feel the call to hold this space. But nobody taught you how.

You don't have a framework. You don't know how to build a playlist that moves a room. You don't know what to do when someone starts crying or shaking. You're not sure if you're "qualified enough."

This training gives you all of that. The map. The skills. The confidence. The certificate. And the lived experience of going through the journey yourself first.

Five days.

Five elements.

One complete map.

Each day we journey with an element: moving, breathing, sounding, and learning to facilitate from within that element's wisdom.

Day One

Laying the Foundations & Earth Element

We begin in the ground with Earth. Arriving fully, into yourself, into the group, into this work. You learn:

Setting up the Space
Grounding & Orientating
Lead a Somatic Drop In
Nervous System Basics for Facilitators
Earth Breath, Sound & Music
Embodied Movement for Earth Dance
Somatic Inquiry questions for Earth
Earth Journey & Dance

Day Two

Sound, Music & Water

The music you choose is not background, it is medicine. The art of playlist creation and sound as a facilitation tool. Then we journey with Water: spiraling, undulating, learning to flow. You learn:

Music to Guide Nervous System States
How to create Playlists
Sound as Medicine
Somatic Sensualness
Embodied Movement for Water Dance
Somatic Inquiry questions for Water
Water Journey & Dance

Day Three

Breath & Fire

Fire burns through what we've been carrying. Where breath becomes a force and where you'll learn to guide women through activation without losing the container. Full body shaking, tribal warrior stances, the kind of movement that doesn't ask permission. This is the day women remember.

Fire & Heart Breath · Facilitating Breath · Full Body Shaking · Tribal Warrior Stance · Fire Dance & Tribal Disco · Clearing Energies

Day Four

Facilitation Skills & Air

Air lives in the heart and throat, in what we say, how we say it, and what we leave unsaid. The craft of facilitation: permission vs commands, using silence, the language of invitation. Somatic touch, working with emotion, trauma-informed language.

Using Trauma-Informed Language · Working with Emotion · Somatic Touch · Oxytocin as Female Body Regulator · Scope of Practice · Heart Chakra Dance · Heart Chakra Sound & Breath · Permission vs Commands · Throat Chakra Dance · Throat Chakra Sound & Breath

Day Five

Integration & Ether

Ether is the space that holds everything. How to bring this work into the world, marketing, building sustainable practice. Then circle, ceremony, and celebration.

Crown Chakra Sound & Music · Golden Light Meditation · Practice Teaching · Feedback & Refinement · Marketing Your Offers · Building Sustainable Practice · Closing Ceremony & Certification

Everything you need to hold this work.

Certificate of Completion
A professional certificate acknowledging your 50 hours of training in somatic movement facilitation, breathwork, sound, and the elemental map.

The Elemental Map
A complete facilitation framework across Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether yours to use to design and lead your own embodied movement experiences.

Playlist Framework
A practical guide to creating playlists that move a group through the arc of a class, grounding to activation to integration. Music as medicine.

Lifetime Access
Complete this training once and it's yours forever. All recordings, all materials, and any future trainings in this format are included. One investment, always.

Practice Buddy (Online)
Online participants are paired weekly with a practice buddy, holding space for each other and integrating the learning between sessions.

A Lineage You
become part of a community of women carrying this work into the world: into studios, circles, schools, and healing spaces everywhere.

There's more.

BONUS 01

7 Days of Clearing & Grounding Energy

A 7-day energy clearing and grounding practice to prepare your body and field before the training begins and support you when you are creating your classes. Given to all participants upon registration after payment.

BONUS 02

30 Days of Somatic Movement Online Series

In December, all October and November training graduates are invited into a 30-day online somatic movement series: 20 minutes a day, guided by Amy Online. This is where the teachings land in the body. Where practice becomes embodied knowledge. An additional 10 hours of immersive practice, included as part of your training.

Total training hours with bonuses: 50 hours.

Two ways to journey.

Both formats carry the full training. Choose what calls to you.

In-Person Intensive

Five Days in Ireland

Springfort Hall, Mallow, Co. Cork · October 15th-19th 2026

~ Five immersive days in a beautiful country house overlooking nature
~ Accommodation available on site for those travelling
~ Small group: maximum intimacy and depth
~ Lifetime access to all future trainings
~ Lunch every day (Soup, Sandwich, Tea & Coffee included)
~ Cacao Ceremony on final day included

Investment: EURO 880

A deposit secures your place. Balance due before training begins.

Online Intensive

Six Weekends

Live on Zoom · November 7th - December 13th 2026

~ Six consecutive weekends, Saturday & Sunday
~ Three hours each day: six hours per weekend
~ Weekly practice buddy sessions between calls
~ Full recordings of every session
~ Open to women worldwide
~ Complete before Christmas

Investment: EURO 800

A deposit secures your place. Balance due before training begins.

If none of the payment options work for you — reach out directly. This work is too important to let logistics get in the way.

Your deposit holds your place.

A non-refundable deposit secures your spot in either format. The full investment is due before the training begins. If you have questions about payment or need something different, reach out, we'll find a way together.

All forms of movement are valuable. Yoga is beautiful, somatic, breath-connected, worth gold. Any form of movement brings benefits. And yet.

To LIBERATE yourself requires something different.

Traditional forms of movement are controlled and structured. They will only bring you so far. To liberate your mind and your body is to move with no control. With complete abandon. With no thought for how this looks. No one telling you what to do.

To LIBERATE yourself is to free yourself from the criticism in your mind. Your mind will have all sorts of judgments. It will criticise you, your body, the movement.

To LIBERATE yourself is to ignore the lies your mind spews at you. To dance with wild abandon. To forget what it looks like. To transcend the egoic mind. To give up controlling your every movement. To drop deep into your body and let your body lead. To feel your body and experience the pleasure of being alive. The pleasure of just letting it all go in the movement.

To release the pain, the heaviness, the trauma, the stories: to the dance.

Your body already knows the answer.

If you're feeling the call but holding back that's your soul saying YES while your mind says "but…" Trust the call. Your body is ready to remember.

JOIN IN-PERSON: IRELAND

JOIN ONLINE: 6 WEEKENDS

Questions? Reach out directly. This work is too important to let logistics get in the way.

Your questions, answered.

Do I need prior teaching or movement experience?

What can I do with the certificate after completing the training?

What does lifetime access mean exactly?

Can I get insurance with this certificate?

Is the online format as good as in-person?

What if I miss a session?

What is the 30-day Somatic Movement Series?

STILL ON THE FENCE? LET'S ADDRESS THE DOUBTS.

Let's look at them honestly.

"I'm not sure I'm qualified enough to facilitate this kind of work."

This is the training that qualifies you. You don't arrive already knowing: you arrive willing. The facilitation skills, the nervous system education, the elemental map: you learn all of it here. The only thing you need to bring is the call.

"I'm not sure the investment is right for me right now."

This is a 50-hour professional training with lifetime access. Every time this training is updated, you receive it. You're not just paying for five days or six weekends: you're investing in a framework and skills you'll use for the rest of your career. And if the timing or payment needs adjusting, reach out.

"I love this work personally but I'm not sure I want to teach it."

Then come for yourself. Many women join this training purely as an investment in their own embodied practice: with no intention to teach. That is not just welcome, it's encouraged. You cannot pour from an empty vessel.

"What if I start and it's not what I expected?"

Reach out. Directly. This is a small, intimate training and Amy is accessible. Every concern can be addressed.

"Is this training accredited?"

This is a professional Certificate of Completion training not externally accredited at this time. It is led by an internationally certified Somatic Educator with 18+ years of experience. The certificate is recognized by insurance providers and is sufficient for graduates to obtain professional liability insurance. Accreditation pathways are being explored for future cohorts.

This is a facilitation training, not a therapy certification. Graduates are qualified to facilitate embodied movement classes, workshops, women's circles, and somatic movement sessions. This training does not qualify graduates to provide somatic therapy, diagnose, or treat clinical conditions. Clear, ethical boundaries are taught throughout.

Hi, I’m Amy

Movement as a therapy saved my life in my early 20's, it showed me a way back to experiencing ecstatic bliss in my body and empowered me to know all the joy and pleasure lived within my body. Movement became a way for me to awaken that joy. It still is.

I’ve spent 18+ years facilitating this work for women in circles, cacao ceremonies, online, in nature, in different countries, at yoga & dance studios, festivals & retreats. Everything I teach, I practice and live.

Somatic Educator Certification (Internationally Certified)
200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher
BA Honours in Social Care. Thesis: Dance as Therapy for Women in Recovery
Kundalini Ecstatic Dance Facilitation Training
Nervous System Soma School
60-Hour Somatics with EMDR with Embody Lab
18+ Years Facilitating Embodied Movement for Women
Currently pursuing Somatic Experiencing (SE) Professional Training

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