Somatic Coaching & Neuroscience Certification
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:
You receive a comprehensive professional training that strengthens your capacity to coach with the whole human—body, brain, and nervous system—in mind. This program equips you to create deeper safety, clearer insight, and more meaningful transformation with your clients.
Upon successful completion you will receive:
- 20 original, practical, real-life somatic tools
Each tool is rooted in polyvagal theory, DBT, ACT, and CBT—designed for immediate use with clients.
(No fluff. Well…maybe one intentionally fluffy moment.) - Guided meditations by a NeuroMindfulness expert
Short, powerful practices to support your regulation, presence, and embodied integration as you learn. - An introduction to the Coach’s Heartset©
A signature framework that deepens intuition, safety, and transformational presence—enhancing both your coaching stance and your capacity to co-create change.
Together, these elements strengthen the way you listen, attune, regulate, and hold space—allowing your clients to access deeper insight, clarity, and authentic change.
Somatic Coaching & Neuroscience (SCNC) Certification and 36 CCEs are awarded upon full participation, completion of all assignments, and successful demonstration of learning.
Course Overview
SoCo & Neuro: Where Body Meets Brain integrates neuroscience and somatic coaching to deepen your practice from the inside out. You will learn to coach with and through the body—not just through cognition—so sessions become deeper, safer, and more transformative.
This course moves beyond technique. It strengthens your capacity to embody presence, cultivate safety, and coach from a grounded, heart-centered stance that honors the whole human.
Scientific rigor meets real-world application. You will receive immediately usable tools, clear frameworks, and embodied practices that support both your coaching presence and your client’s capacity for change.
Throughout the program you will:
- Build fluency in nervous system language, patterns, and states
- Learn to recognize client activation and respond with precision and attunement
- Use the body as a reliable source of insight, meaning, and healing
- Develop a deeper understanding of how regulation fosters clarity and transformation
The course concludes with a capstone practicum, including live coaching demonstrations and peer/instructor feedback, ensuring your learning is integrated, embodied, and ready to apply with clients.
Ready to begin your journey to personal transformation?
A Warm Welcome
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Class Sessions
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 with a New Perspective
- 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 — 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
This course is designed for coaches who have received formal coach training and are ready to expand their work through somatic and neuroscience-informed approaches.
While anyone can benefit from the practices, the deepest learning occurs for coaches who already understand foundational core coaching skills. A trained coach will recognize the subtleties in the exercises—presence, pacing, nervous system attunement, and ICF-aligned partnering—that allow this work to land with greater nuance and depth.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will earn the Somatic Coaching Neuroscience Coach (SCNC) designation and 36 ICF Continuing Coach Education Units (CCEs).
This certification strengthens how you perceive, listen, and partner with clients. You will gain:
- A deeper human-centric lens for understanding client patterns and nervous system responses
- Increased capacity to notice subtle cues, shifts, and somatic meaning
- Enhanced self-awareness that supports your grounded presence
- A refined ability to ask resonant, insight-evoking questions
- Greater skill in creating safety, co-regulation, and embodied insight
Your coaching becomes steadier, more attuned, and more transformative.
Your clients experience the difference immediately. Because you are more regulated, attuned, and grounded, your clients:
- Feel safer and more supported during sessions
- Access deeper insight and clarity
- Move at a pace their nervous system can sustain
- Build self-trust as they understand their own internal signals
- Experience more meaningful and lasting change
In short: your presence becomes part of the intervention.
Classes meet weekly for 90 minutes via Zoom and include:
- Large-group discussions
- Breakout conversations
- Hands-on learning with somatic and neuroscience-based tools
- Opportunities for reflection, skill-building, and embodied practice
Each cohort is limited to 12 participants to maintain intimacy, depth, and individualized attention.
- Tuesdays
- April 21 - July 14, 2026
- 8am-9:30am Pacific Time
Plan for up to 1 hour to complete each week’s pre-work.
Additional optional resources are available if you’re feeling “mentally hungry.”
- 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, not for teaching or redistribution.
- As you embody the practices, they naturally integrate into your coaching presence.
- You will find a richer language for meeting clients where they are—especially when words are not enough.
A Gentle Note: This course offers a space of learning, exploration, and personal growth. Many participants experience meaningful shifts, but each journey is unique. We cannot guarantee specific outcomes—what we can promise is thoughtful content, supportive facilitation, and an invitation to engage deeply.
This program is not a substitute for medical or psychological care. If you have related concerns, please seek support from a licensed professional.
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