InterSoma
Foundations Training
This training introduces the core principles and hands-on experience of working with touch in therapy through InterSoma.
Blending theory and practice, it emphasizes experiential learning, embodiment, and the development of the therapist’s presence.
At the heart of this work is learning how to create an embodied, attachment-based connection with your client—one that allows direct access to the client’s child part and opens the door for deep, relational healing.
You’ll learn to read somatic and energetic patterns, and to combine attunement, experiential interventions, and touch to support transformation beyond words.
An essential part of the journey is your own process—exploring your attachment patterns and strengthening your capacity to stay present, open, and attuned.
Module 1: Foundations of Somatic Psychotherapy and InterSoma (online)
This module lays the foundation for embodied, attachment-based presence in your work.
You’ll learn to connect the client’s challenges with the presence of their child and protective parts, and track how these parts show up in the body.
We introduce a clear framework for working with trauma, attachment wounds, and other developmental challenges—and how to work with these patterns in a somatic and relational way.
Students will explore the core principles of attachment through their own embodied experience, expanding their capacity for connection, attunement, and intuitive presence.
This module also covers the ethics of touch and how to begin integrating it into your sessions with clarity and care.
Module 2: Connection & Listening Touch
(in person)
This in-person module brings the work into direct, hands-on experience.
Building on the foundations of embodied presence and attachment, you’ll learn how to combine attunement, experiential interventions, and touch to create safety, support regulation, and facilitate attachment repair.
Through guided practice, you’ll deepen your ability to connect with the client’s child part, soften protective patterns, and access deeper emotional layers.
You’ll learn different ways to offer attuned, caring touch that meets the client’s developmental and emotional needs.
We also focus on how to guide a full session—from verbal connection into embodied contact and integration—so the work becomes fluid, grounded, and deeply effective.
Who This Training Is For
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Psychologists and talk therapists who want to integrate somatic work and touch to support deeper transformation
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Body-oriented therapists, yoga teachers, and movement professionals who want to understand the emotional roots of somatic patterns
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Counselors, coaches, and healing practitioners looking to deepen their intuitive, body-based approach and create more lasting change for their clients
Next Training Dates:
Online Meeting Dates: Five Fridays - Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2026 | 8:30am to 11:30am and 1pm to 4pm PST (sessions will be recorded)
In-person Meeting Dates: Five days in person - November. 5rd through 9th, 2026 | 9:30 am - 5:00 pm PST
Location: Sacred Streams, Berkeley, CA.
Cost:
Regular registration: $2700.
Early registration: $2500, if signed up by August 1st.
Extra early registration: $2300, if signed up by June 1st. Returning Tamura Method Students: $1700.
Space is limited.
To register:
Submit an application at this link. We will review your application and may ask to schedule a 15-minute Zoom call with you to assess if you qualify for the training. Once approved, you will receive instructions on how to pay for the training.