SomaticBODY Training with Christine Cole

Guangzhou, China starting Fall 2026

SOMATICBODY TRAINING IS A 500-HOUR, KINESTHETIC STUDY OF THE BASIC DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS AS THEY ARE EXPRESSED THROUGH THE CELLULAR TISSUES, BODY SYSTEMS, AND THEIR CORRESPONDING RELATIONAL INTERACTIONS.

STUDENTS WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH THEIR OWN EMBODIMENT OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES AND LEARN KINESTHETICALLY & THROUGH OBSERVATION AND MOVEMENT RE-PATTERNING, AS WELL AS THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN DANCE, PERFORMANCE, WRITING, AND TEACHING.

*Our program maintains the high standards of an Approved Training Program of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA). Our graduates meet all requirements to become Registered Somatic Movement Educators (RSME) and Therapist (RSMT).*

About SomaticBODY Training

SOMATICBODY TRAINING IS A 500-HOUR, KINESTHETIC STUDY OF THE BASIC DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS AS THEY ARE EXPRESSED THROUGH THE CELLULAR TISSUES, BODY SYSTEMS, AND THEIR CORRESPONDING RELATIONAL INTERACTIONS.

STUDENTS WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH THEIR OWN EMBODIMENT OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES AND LEARN KINESTHETICALLY and THROUGH OBSERVATION AND MOVEMENT RE-PATTERNING, AS WELL AS THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN DANCE, PERFORMANCE, WRITING, AND TEACHING.

More info for the China Program

Sign up for the Whole Professional training or take any of the first years modules and see if this program is right for you!
In December 2025 Join somatic Workshops , some with CI in multiple cities in China

GET IN TOUCH

I’m ready for commitment.

Most of our students have various short or long trainings under their belt, but are looking for one training that brings it all together! These students are willing to make space in their lives, and have the willingness to shift. They may not know how they can change, or who they are below the layers, but they are willing to go on an unknown path than stay in stagnancy.

I’m looking for credibility.

SomaticBODY trains students to become professional facilitators of embodiment, movement, and perceptual and relational development. Our students leave with a solid background and tools to start their own practice. Once you complete the program, you are qualified to join the International Somatic Movement Association (ISMETA) and be recognized as a Registered Somatic Movement Educators (RSME) and Therapist (RSMT).

I want a learning community.

We believe learning works best in discourse. You will play and learn alongside others in your field who will support you through the ups and downs of the training, and through your transformation. Here, you can explore new ideas for workshops, get feedback on what others value in your work and develop the flavor of your practice.

Who is this course for?

Do you have a desire for embodied learning? Are you frustrated—even angry—in the non-embodied world? Do you want to put movement, touch, and learning into the center of your work and life?

We offer tons of time to recommit yourself to embodied learning, and time for your body to move, rest, engage, receive, and express itself truthfully. This is a process—we guide you.The principles and techniques learned in this course can be used for professional enhancement and personal development.

We recommended this training for anyone interested in movement, dance, yoga, bodywork, somatic studies, education, meditation, and other body-mind disciplines.

Students develop the skills to become a professional Somatic Therapist or Somatic Educator.

Our training is an ISAMETA-approved program.

SomaticBODY trains students to become professional facilitators of embodiment, movement, and perceptual and relational development.

Using Kinesthetic knowledge of body systems (nervous, skeletal, circulatory) and developmental movement stages, our training leads students to an embodied presence and spatial awareness.

In the SomaticBODY Training, students learn observational and other assessment skills to identify the client’s developmental patterns, tonal quality, and body systems, and techniques to address and heal physical injury, trauma, and transformation.

Students Become skilled in:

Touch and movement approaches such as play, artistic expression, and moving in nature.
Dance and movement improvisation skills to invite personal expression, invoke intuitive knowing and embrace the unpredictable path of healing.
Teaching skills, build class curricula.
Relational verbal and non-verbal skills for effective communication with students, clients, and colleagues.
Address current topics in somatic movement education and therapy to enter into a professional discourse in the somatic field.