August 4 - 9, 2026
SOMATIC HEALING SUMMIT
Having Insight Alone Is Not Enough. If You Know Your Triggers But Still Can't Stop Reacting to Them, Then Your Body Needs a Different Kind of Support
Join Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Dan Brulé, Arielle Schwartz, and more as they share ancient and modern tools and practices to help your body finally let go of what it's been holding.
✨ Release stored trauma
✨ Quiet a racing mind
✨ Feel more at peace with yourself
And immediately receive powerful video interviews with Gabor Maté & Dan Siegel
August 4 - 9, 2026
SOMATIC HEALING SUMMIT
Having Insight Alone Is Not Enough. If You Know Your Triggers But Still Can't Stop Reacting to Them, Then Your Body Needs a Different Kind of Support
Join Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Dan Brulé, Arielle Schwartz, and more as they share ancient and modern tools and practices to help your body finally let go of what it's been holding.
✨ Release stored trauma
✨ Quiet a racing mind
✨ Feel more at peace with yourself
...,and immediately receive powerful video interviews with Gabor Maté & Dan Siegel.
WHAT IS THE SOMATIC HEALING SUMMIT?
This is not more talk therapy.
It's a pathway.
And your body is the guide.
Over six days world-renowned experts in psychology, neuroscience, trauma healing, meditation, breathwork, energy medicine, embodiment practices, and integrative healing come together.
To help you find your way to a calmer, steadier you — one who's no longer at the mercy of what's already passed.
The Summit doesn't rely on any single method. Some sessions work through the body directly, without requiring you to revisit or explain what happened.
Others help you understand and integrate it.
And as breathwork pioneer Dan Brulé teaches, you don't always have to process emotions to make progress.
This week is designed for you to discover different ways to let your body heal what talking alone couldn't
— so you can find your own way through.
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Daily Guided Meditations
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A Preparation Session - to get the most from the week
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An Integration Session — to reflect and apply what you’ve learned
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Faculty Masterclass (available with Lifetime Access)
Simple. Gentle. Grounded.
Each session is focused, practical, and easy to follow.
Most include a practice with the expert — so you're not just understanding the work, you're feeling it.
Free to join • Online
Plus, immediate access to bonus sessions from Gabor Maté , Dan Siegel and Sue Morter
What You'll Learn at the Somatic Healing Summit
Safely release stuck trauma patterns from your nervous system
Breathwork practices to calm your body and help it feel safe again
Plus yoga therapy, qigong, tai chi, reiki, rhythm drumming, dance
— to awaken your body's energy
The 6-day journey begins in...
Sign up today and gain immediate access to exclusive interviews with Gabor Maté, Dan Siegel, & Sue Morter, plus two eBooks from Fleet Maull
"I no longer abandon myself to survive."
"I often tend to be inside my brain a lot. Before the summit, that was an issue.
The Somatic Healing Summit helped me return to my center, trust my body, become more aware of what is my desire, what is my inner child's desire, discover my creativity and get back to myself."
Julia T.
"I understood it all. But I couldn't feel anything change.
Somatic Healing was the catalyst for me to feel confident enough to engage in real life.
I started feeling more purposeful, more connected… like I could find my humanity again. That's been huge for me."
Rachel T.
"For nearly 30 years, I approached healing as a project.
If I could just find the right insight, I could finally fix what was broken.
What somatic work has taught me is something very different: my body was never the problem.
Learning to slow down, listen, breathe, and stay present with sensation has helped me stop fighting myself.
For the first time in a long time, I feel less like a problem to solve and more like a person to accompany."
Veronica R.
"Growing up in a family affected by trauma and emotional challenges, I carried a constant sense of hypervigilance in my body for many years.
Even when life was objectively safe, my nervous system often reacted as if I needed to stay on guard.
The Somatic Healing Summit helped me to listen to my body instead of fighting it.
One of the biggest shifts was discovering that healing wasn't about forcing anything, but about creating enough safety for my body to soften and trust again.
Today, I feel more present, grounded, and connected to myself."
Jennie A.
"For nearly 25 years, I lived with chronic pain.
During periods of stress, the pain and stiffness would become so severe that I was effectively disabled. Alongside this, I have also been living with severe trauma.
The Somatic Healing Summit helped spark a change in me.
It opened my mind to a deeper way of healing — one that included the body, emotions, nervous system, and inner awareness.
Today, I am almost pain free. I can sit for hours without pain bothering me the way it used to. That is something I once thought may never be possible again.
Healing has become less about fighting my body and more about finally understanding what it was trying to protect me from."
Pradeep
"I spent years searching for healing through books and therapy. Yet beneath it all, my nervous system still carried imprints of the past.
What I often called loneliness was the loneliness of childhood — the experience of feeling unseen, disconnected, frightened, and emotionally alone.
My healing began when I stopped searching outside myself and started listening to my body.
Somatic Healing helped me understand my triggers differently.
I began offering myself the love, reassurance, and presence I had spent years seeking elsewhere.
One of the greatest gifts of this journey has been learning that I can show up for myself in ways I never thought possible.
I no longer abandon myself to survive."
Rene T.
Somatic Summit Schedule & FAQs
Discover the full lineup of sessions, topics, and expert speakers. Our FAQs address common inquiries about access, session formats, and more.
EXPERT SPEAKERS
40+ Leading Experts to Guide You
BESSEL VAN DER KOLK, MD
Psychiatrist, Bestselling Author of The Body Keeps the Score, Leading Trauma Expert and Educator, & Researcher in MDMA Therapy for Trauma
ARIELLE SCHWARTZ, PHD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Somatic Psychotherapist, Leader in the Development of Resilience-Informed Therapy, & Author of The Complex PTSD Workbook
PETER A LEVINE, PHD
Psychologist, Trauma Expert, Founder of Somatic Experiencing, & Author of Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
DAEESS 1DREA PENNINGTON WASIO, MD
Integrative Physician, Founder of Soul Sense Alchemy, Creator of The Cornerstone Process for Conscious Evolution, & Author of Top Ten Traits of Highly Resilient People
DEB DANA, LCSW
Clinician, Consultant, Founding Member of The Polyvagal Institute, & Author of Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety
ALBERTO VILLOLDO, PHD
Medical Anthropologist, Shamanic Healer, Psychologist, Founder of The Four Winds Society, & Author of One Spirit Medicine: Ancient Ways to Ultimate Wellness
BELISA VRANICH, PHD
Founder of The Breathing Class, Creator of The Breathing IQ, & Author of Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health
NIRAJ NAIK
Founder of SOMA Breath, Entrepreneur, Professional Musician, & Spiritual Ceremony Facilitator
ALEX HOWARD, PHD
Founder and Chairman of The Optimum Health Clinic, Author of It's Not Your Fault, & Creator of In Therapy with Alex Howard YouTube Series
ANDREA KENNEDY
Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Channel, Host of the Beyond the Reiki Gateway Podcast, & Creator of the Mainstream Reiki YouTube Channel
FLEET MAULL, PHD
Dharma Teacher, Executive Coach, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Heart Mind Institute and Prison Mindfulness Institute, & Author of Radical Responsibility and Dharma in Hell
TARA JUDELLE
International Yoga Teacher, Somatic Movement Therapist, and Co-Founder of Embodied Flow™
SPRING WASHAM
Meditation Teacher, Shamanic Practitioner, Co-Founder of East Bay Meditation Center, & Author of A Fierce Heart
MARK WALSH
Founder of Embodiment Unlimited, Author, Creator of the Certification of Embodiment Coaching & Embodied Toolkit courses
DEBRA PONEMAN
Founder and President of Yes to Success, founding member of the Evolutionary Business Council, Meditation Teacher, Entrepreneur, & Award-Winning Speaker
DAWSON CHURCH, PHD
Award-Winning Science Writer, Pioneering Researcher in Energy Psychology, & Bestselling Author of Bliss Brain
BRIAN TIERNEY, PHD
Somatic Psychologist, Neuroscience Professor, Author, & Senior Adjunct Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies
MARTHA EDDY, EDD
Founder of Dynamic Embodiment®, Creator of Moving For Life DanceExercise and the BodyMind Dancing System, & Author of Mindful Movement
RON SIEGEL, PSYD
Psychology Professor, Clinician, Educator, & Author of The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary: Finding Happiness Right Where You Are
ELA MANGA, MD
Integrative Medical Doctor, Founder of Breathwork Africa, & Author of Breathe: Strategising Energy in the Age of Burnout
MIRANDA TUFNELL
Dance Artist, Writer, Alexander Teacher, Cranio-Sacral Therapist, & Author of When I Open My Eyes: Dance Health Imagination
ILARION "KUUYUX" MERCULIEFF
Founder and President, Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways, Co-Founder of Wisdom Weavers of the World, & Author of Wisdom Keeper
ALEXANDRA MILLMAN
Yoga Teacher, Rhythm Facilitator, Accompanist, Performer, & Founder of Rhythm Bliss Mindful Hand Drumming & Movement
DAN BRULÉ
Co-Creator of Breath Therapy, Former U.S. Navy Deep Sea Diver, & Author of Just Breathe: Mastering Breathwork for Success in Life, Love, Business and Beyond
MICHAEL STONE
Breathwork Teacher, Founder NeuroDynamic Institute and NeuroDynamic Breathwork Online, & Certified Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator
AMBER GRAY, PHD, MPH
Somatic & Human Rights Psychotherapist, Continuum and Yoga Teacher, & Creator of Polyvagal-Informed Somatic & Dance/Movement Therapy
ANDRÉS GONZÁLEZ
Co-Founder of the Holistic Life Foundation, Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher, Musician, & Co-Author of Let Your Light Shine
LIZ KOCH
International Educator, Creator of CoreAwareness, & Author of Stalking Wild Psoas: Embodying Your Core Intelligence
ROGER JAHNKE, OMD
Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Researcher, Director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, & Author of The Healer Within
PHILIP SHEPHERD
Leader in the Global Embodiment Movement, Founder of The Embodied Present Process™, & Author of New Self, New World
REGGIE HUBBARD
Founder and Chief Serving Officer of Active Peace LLC, Yoga Teacher, Stroke Survivor, Spiritual Advisor, Minister of Sound, & Devoted Seeker of Truth
STAN EISENSTEIN, MSW
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher with The Insight Meditation Community of Washington & Mentor for The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program
ANTHONY ABBAGNANO
Breathwork Teacher, Healer, and Founder of The Alchemy of Breath and the Ark Retreat Center
LONNY S. JARRETT
Practitioner and Scholar of Chinese Medicine & Author of Nourishing Destiny: The Inner Tradition of Chinese Medicine
MICHAEL RYOSHIN SAPIRO, PSYD
Zen Buddhist Monk, Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, & Author of Truth Medicine: Healing and Living Authentically Through Psychedelic Psychotherapy
PAUL LINDEN, PHD
Developer of Being In Movement® Mindbody Education, Founder of the Columbus Center for Movement Studies, & Author of Embodied Peacemaking
LAURENCE HELLER, PHD
Creator of The NeuroAffective Relational Model® (NARM®), Founder and Director of The NARM Training Institute, & Author of Healing Developmental Trauma
ROBERT PENG
Qigong Master, Healer, Spiritual Teacher, & Author of The Master Key: Qigong Secrets for Vitality, Love, and Wisdom
RICHARD MILLER, PHD
Founder of The iRest Institute, Co-Founder of The International Association of Yoga Therapists, & Author of The iRest Program for Healing PTSD
MARIO MARTINEZ, PHD
Founder of The Biocognitive Science Institute, Creator of The Centenarian Consciousness Index, & Author of The MindBody Code
JENNIFER MCLEAN
Energy Medicine Practitioner, Creator of The Spontaneous Transformation Technique, & Author of Living Your Success Signature
SIAMON EMERY
Mental Health Strength Coach and Mentor & Founder and Creator of Somatic Regression
CHRISTOPHER LEE MAHER
Former Navy SEAL, Author, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Coach, Innovator, & Founder of True Body Intelligence
EILEEN MCKUSICK
Founder of the BioField Tuning Institute, author of Tuning the Human Biofield and Electric Body, Electric Health
HOST-SPEAKER: FLEET MAULL, PHD
Dharma Teacher, Executive Coach, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Heart Mind Institute and Prison Mindfulness Institute, & Author of Radical Responsibility and Dharma in Hell
CO-HOST: RON SIEGEL, PSYD
Psychology Professor, Clinician, Educator, & Author of The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary: Finding Happiness Right Where You Are
CO-HOST: DAEESS 1DRÉA PENNINGTON-WASIO, MD
Integrative Physician, Founder of Soul Sense Alchemy, Creator of The Cornerstone Process for Conscious Evolution, & Author of Top Ten Traits of Highly Resilient People
CO-HOST: SUNNY STRASBURG, LMFT
Certified Psychedelic Psychotherapist Trained in Internal Family Systems, EMDR-Certified Trauma Specialist, Consultant, & Author of The Theradelic Approach
CO-HOST: APRIL SEIFERT, PHD
Social Cognitive Psychologist, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Peakmind, & Host of Building Psychological Strength Podcast
CO-HOST: LARRY MICHEL
Aka The Love Shepherd, Founder of the Institute of Genetic Energetics, Master ERP™, Relationship Restoration Coach, & Author of Lasting
CO-HOST: ANGIE HIGHT
Director of Operations for Heart Mind Institute, & Meditation, Yoga, and Qigong Teacher
CO-HOST: JESSICA HORNSTEIN
Educator, Transformational Coach, & Creator and Host of the No, Not Crazy Podcast
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