Two-Year Training Program
The Center for Somatic Studies provides:
- Ongoing classes (New York City)
- Ongoing supervision courses for psychotherapists, body workers, yoga teachers (New York City)
- Weekend workshops (New York City and elsewhere)
- Training Programs: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy™ (New York City and Mexico City)
- Infant/Caregiver psycho-educational groups (New York City and elsewhere)
- Consulting services to educational facilities (anywhere)
Workshops 2025
Friday & Saturday, April 4 & 5, 2025,
8am – 2pm EST
2pm – 8pm CET
Online Workshop with Ruella Frank: An aesthetic and phenomenological diagnosis of contacting: The Six Fundamental Movements
Organized by Norsk Gestaltinsitutt Høyskole
Hosted Online on Teams
Two-Semester Training Program Online
Training Schedule 2024 – 2025
Program Filled
Trainings meet Fri & Sat: 8:30am – 2:30pm
Sun: 8:30am – 11:00am
*EST. Please check specific time zones in your country.
| Module One | March 2024 | March 8 - 10 |
| Module Two | May 2024 | May 3 - 5 |
| Module Three | July 2024 | July 12 - 14 |
| Module Four | September 2024 | September 13 - 15 |
| Module Five | November 2024 | November 1 - 3 |
| Module Six | January 2025 | January 24 - 26 |
| Module Seven | March 2025 | March 14 - 16 |
| Module Eight | May 2025 | May 16 - 18 |
Completed Workshops 2009 – 2024
New York City, and elsewhere
Online Webinar: Gestures and Their Meaning.
Sponsored by New York Gestalt Institute
February 11, 2024
New York City
Online Workshop: Gestures and Their Meaning
Gestalt Training Institute of Philadelphia
Online via Zoom, Saturday, Sep. 30th and Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023
Philadelphia
Retroflecting: Opening to the Authenticity of Experience
Gestalt Institute of Toronto
Online via Zoom, June 9 & 10, 2023
Toronto, Canada
The Bodily Roots of Developmental Trauma (Online), Ruella Frank
Gestalt Institute of Toronto
June 18 & 19, 2022
Toronto, Canada
Ruella Frank Online:
Kinesthetic Resonance: The Basis of Social Understanding
June 4-5, 2021
Toronto, Canada
Webinar Series:
Embodied Relational Gestalt: A Developmental Perspective
With Russian Translation
August 17, 2020
September 21, 2020
October 19, 2020
Webinar: Moving into Presence
75 Minute Webinar
June 26, 2020
Webinar: Exploring the Root of Developmental Trauma
December 13, 2019
Open Workshop: Stockholm: Exploring the Root of Developmental Trauma
May. 15-17, 2019
Stockholm, Sweden
NYC: The Genesis of Intergenerational Trauma
January 26-27, 2019
New York City, USA
Edinburgh: The Evolution of Subjectivity
November 16-18, 2018
Edinburgh, UK
Webinar: The Evolution of Subjectivity
September 21, 2018
Live Video Webinar
Bilbao: Moving Towards the Edge
July 23-29, 2018
Bilbao, Spain
Stockholm: Embodied Intersubjectivity
April 28-29, 2018
Stockholm, Sweden
NYC: Self in Motion/ Self en Movimiento
July 10-13, 2017
New York City, USA
New York City: DSP Introductory Workshop
January 21-22, 2017
New York City, USA
London: Embodied Intersubjectivity
February 24-25, 2017
London, UK
Kiev: The Flesh and Bones of the situation
June 14-16, 2016
Kiev, Ukraine
Moscow: Flesh and Bones of the Situation
June 10-12, 2016
Moscow, Russia
Open Workshop: Traumatic Attaching
March 17-18, 2016
Milan, Italy
Open Workshop: Movement in Awareness
September 9-12, 2015
Madrid, Spain
DSP Introductory Workshop
June 8-11, 2015
Edinburgh, UK
Open Workshop: Traumatic Attaching
June 13-15, 2015
Edinburgh, UK
Introductory DSP Workshop NYC
February 20-22, 2015
New York City, The Feldenkrais Institute
DSP Advanced Workshop
June 13-16, 2014
New York City, The Feldenkrais Institute
The Situation in Flesh and Bones
May 5-7, 2014
Paris, France
Kinesthetic Resonance
January 24-26, 2014
New York City, The Feldenkrais Institute
Unfolding Kinesthetic and Relational Awareness
June 13-14, 2013
Oslo, Norway
Postgraduate Workshop: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
June 10 – 12, 2013
Oslo, Norway, Norsk, Gestaltinstitutt
Introductory DSP Workshop
April 13-14, 2013
New York City, Meta Center
Introductory DSP Workshop
November 2-4, 2012
New York City, Shetler Studios
Introductory DSP Workshop
October 6-7, 2012
Montréal, Canada, IQGT
Moving towards Intimacy: All-day Workshop for Couples
April 14, 2012
New York City
Discovering our Embodied History
January 30 – February 1, 2012
Madrid, Spain, Centro de Terapia y Psicología
Supervision: Kinetic Resonance
January 29, 2012
Bordeaux, France, IFGT
Gestalt Therapy
A Somatic and Developmental Approach
January 26-28, 2012
Bordeaux, France, IFGT
Open Workshop: Discovering Embodied History
March 17 – 18, 2011
Oslo, Norway, Norsk, Gestaltinstitutt
Postgraduate Workshop: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
March 14 – 16, 2011
Oslo, Norway, Norsk, Gestaltinstitutt
Advanced Supervision for Graduates of DSP
March 12, 2011
Oslo, Norway, Norsk, Gestaltinstitutt
Introduction to Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
February 25-27, 2011
New York City, Center for Somatic Studies
September 6 – 7, 2009
Oslo, Norway, Norsk, Gestaltinstitutt
Follow-up Workshop: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
September 3 – 4, 2009
Oslo, Norway, Norsk Gestaltinstitutt
Introductory Workshop: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
April 28, 29, 30, 2009
Madrid, Spain, Spanish Congress
Introductory Workshop: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
February 20-23, 2009
New York City, USA, Center for Somatic Studies
Advanced Workshop: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
February 1-2, 2009
Paris, France, Institut Français de Gestalt-thérapie
Leaders Workshop: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy
January 29-31, 2009
Paris, France, Institut Français de Gestalt-thérapie
Introductory Workshop: Somatic and Developmental Approach to Gestalt Therapy