Somatic Coaching & Neuroscience
SoCo & Neuro; Where Body Meets Brain
Rooted in the science of the brain and the wisdom of the body, this course is an invitation to transform from within—cultivate presence, deepen embodiment, and guide clients into their fullest potential.
SoCo & Neuro; Where Body Meets Brain
What you get from the class:
- A certification in Somatic Coaching & Neuroscience, equipping you to guide clients through transformation that integrates physical, emotional, and cognitive awareness.
- ICF Continuing Coach Education Units. We are applying to ICF for 30 CEUs (25 Core Competency + 5 Resource Development Units).
- 20+ original, practical, real-life tools rooted in Polyvagal Theory, DBT, ACT, and CBT, you’ll actually use—no fluff. Well, maybe one fluffy thing.
- Case studies, expert interviews, and neuroscience-backed coaching strategies.
- Access to guided meditations by a NeuroMindfulness expert to support embodied integration and reflection.
- Introduction to the Coach’s Heartset©—a unique framework that deepens safety, intuition, and transformational presence.
Course Overview
- SoCo & Neuro: Where Body Meets Brain combines neuroscience and somatic coaching to deepen your coaching practice from the inside out.
- You’ll learn to coach with and through the body, not just thoughts—so sessions go deeper, feel safer, and produce lasting change.
- This course is not just about techniques—it’s about embodying presence, building safety, and coaching from a grounded, heart-centered place.
- Participants will walk away with the skillset to facilitate deep, sustainable change in others—and in themselves
- Scientific rigor meets real-world application, giving you tools that are immediately usable with individuals.
- You’ll gain an over of nervous system language and patterns, learn to recognize client activation, and use the body as a source of insight and healing.
- Includes a capstone practicum with live coaching demos and peer/instructor feedback to ground your learning.
Ready to begin your journey to personal transformation?
A Warm Welcome
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Class Sessions & Themes
Week 1: Foundations of Somatic and Neuroscience-Based Coaching
- Course agreements and psychological safety
- What is somatic coaching?
- Overview of neurobiological change and embodied learning
Week 2: The Science of Safety — Polyvagal Theory in Coaching
- Vagus nerve, neuroception, and autonomic states
- Coaching with nervous system awareness
- Co-regulation and cultivating safety in the coaching container
Week 3: The Embodied Brain — Networks & Coaching Presence
- Integrated brain networks: DMN, Salience, Executive
- Interoception and embodied presence
- Being present with client somatic cues
Week 4: Nervous System Regulation & Emotional Agility
- Window of Tolerance
- Interoception, affect regulation, somatic markers in decision-making
- Helping clients build emotional capacity and resilience
Week 5: Neuroplasticity & Coaching for Transformation
- The science of rewiring habits and beliefs
- Practices to support growth and sustainable change
- The role of repetition, emotion, and attention in coaching
Week 6: Working with Trauma and Somatic Integrity
- Understanding trauma through a coaching lens
- Ethical safety and boundaries in body-based work
- How to recognize activation and support integration
Week 7: Embodied Listening & Somatic Presence
- Listening beyond words—movement, posture, tone
- Practices to develop your own somatic awareness
- Deepening client presence and self-awareness
Week 8: Breath, Movement & Felt-Sense as Coaching Tools
- Using breath and movement to surface insight
- Inviting the body into the coaching conversation
- Feedback and debrief from experiential practice
Week 9: Bringing the Body into the Coaching Conversation
- Somatic metaphors and sensation-based language
- Working with embodied images and stuck states
- Coaching through felt-sense and symbolic movement
Week 10: Somatic Archetypes & Adaptive Strategies
- Patterns of protection and embodied identities
- Coaching clients toward integration and choice
- Reclaiming the body’s wisdom and wholeness
Weeks 11 & 12: Capstone Practicum — Live Coaching Demos
- Students demonstrate somatic and neuro-informed coaching
- Reflection on personal growth and coaching presence
- Reflective practice and lifelong learning
- Peer feedback + instructor evaluation
Class content is subject to change if it offers an improvement in the class.
Your calling is calling you.
Curious About This Class?
Frequently Asked Questions
- Budding or experienced coaches (certified or not),
- Agile coaches
- Helping professionals
- Anyone looking to do deeper inner work in service of their growth journey and that of their clients.
- Upon successful completion of this course, you will earn the Monarch You-niversity Somatic Coaching Neuroscience Coach (SCNC) designation.
- This course is also eligible for ICF Continuing Coach Education Units (CCEUs); approval is currently pending.
- Expands your human-centric lens, allowing you to perceive coaching dynamics with greater depth and nuance.
- Enhances your ability to notice subtle patterns, unspoken cues, and embodied meaning.
- Cultivates deeper self-awareness, enriching your own presence and reflection as a coach.
- Equips you to ask more resonant and transformative questions, leading to more impactful client breakthroughs.
- Elevates the overall depth and quality of your coaching conversations.
- You only need to be curious about the connection between embodied experience and the way it shapes our thinking, behavior, and relationships.
- All that’s required is a genuine interest in learning and growing.
- Yes. Please join us.
- Weekly for 90 minutes via Zoom
- Sessions include a mix of large-group discussions, small breakout room conversations, and hands-on learning.
- Limited to 12 people.
- Synapse POD - Wednesdays, September 3 - December 17, 2025, 2pm-3:30pm Pacific Time
- Mirror Neurons POD - Thursdays, September 4 - December 18, 2025 8am-9:30am Pacific Time
- Up to 1 to complete the pre-work before each class.
- More content is available depending on how mentally hungry you are.
- Lifetime access through the student portal.
- Yes.
- Cost: FREE.
- It's a new community starting with the first class and will continue to grow as more students are added.
No. They are copyrighted and for use with your clients only.
- As you live it in your body, you will see it show up in your coaching sessions.
- You'll find a new language to meet clients where they are—especially when words aren’t enough.
A Gentle Note: This course is offered as a space for learning, exploration, and personal growth. While it is possible for participants experience meaningful shifts, each journey is unique—and we can’t guarantee specific personal or professional outcomes. What we can promise is a supportive environment, thoughtful content, and an invitation to engage deeply with the material.
Please also know that this offering is not a substitute for medical or psychological care. If you have concerns in those areas, we encourage you to seek support from a licensed professional.
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