Using Safe Touch in Somatic Psychotherapy
(Mar 2023)
Touch is one of the most elemental, complex and evocative interventions we can use in somatic psychotherapy. In this workshop, we will learn how to use this powerful intervention skillfully and safely. We will discuss the value of touch, and the impact that skillful touch can have in the therapeutic process. In this hands-on workshop we’ll explore the power of transformational touch when working with core patterns in the body.
Workshop highlights:
- The ethics of touch and when not to use touch
- How to use safe and boundaried touch explorationsÂ
- The Hakomi technique of taking over in mindfulness
- Somatic touch tracking for self-regulation Â
Faculty
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MFT
Shai Lavie, MFT
Schedule
Registration DeadlinesÂ
Feb 3, 2023: Early enrollment endsÂ
Mar 17, 2023: Final registration dateÂ
Session Date & TimesÂ
March 25, 2023Â
9:00am-6:00pm (Pacific Time)Â
Location
Oakstop
Oakland, CA 94612
Prerequisite
Completion of Hakomi Comprehensive or Professional TrainingCEs: 7
This workshop is especially designed for Hakomi students and graduates who, due to the COVID pandemic, did not learn about touch in an in-person training. The workshop is also appropriate and relevant for any Hakomi students or graduates who want to gain more experience and confidence in working with touch in their practice.
Below is the schedule for the day.
(All times are Pacific.)
Saturday, March 25
9:00-11:00 Learning activities
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:45 Learning activities
12:45-2:15 Lunch
2:15-4:00 Learning activities
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-6:00 Learning activities
About the Faculty
This workshop will be taught by Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MFT and Shai Lavie, MFT

Manuela Mischke-Reeds,
MA, LMFT
Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer
ISITTA Founder and Trainer

Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT
Embodywise Founder and Director
ISITTA Founder and Trainer
Hakomi California Co-Director
Hakomi Trainer
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT, is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer, a licensed Somatic Psychotherapist, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 40823). She trains health professionals in the Hakomi Method in California, Australia and Europe. She recently developed a Hakomi based trauma and attachment training for clinicians in Germany. Manuela specializes in integrating somatic psychotherapy with somatic trauma therapy, attachment psychotherapy, infant mental health and movement therapy.
She serves as a faculty member at John F. Kennedy University and Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology). She holds an MA in Somatic Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, and a BA in Dance Therapy from the Naropa University.
In addition, she has trained in various methods of working with trauma and counseled survivors of political oppression, torture and trauma. She is a practitioner of Somatic Experiencing, a trauma resolution method developed by Peter Levine. She is a graduate Fellow at the Napa Infant Mental Health Fellowship Program, led by Dr. Ed Tronick. She is a recent graduate of the Child Trauma Institute of San Francisco and has expanded her practice in working with children and parents suffering the effects of trauma.
Manuela has extensive training in the field of movement therapies, and is an authorized Continuum Movement teacher. She has also been a student of Buddhist meditation practice for many years and has authored two books: 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness: Practical Strategies for Emotional Health and Well Being and Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: 125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress.

Shai Lavie, MA, LMFT
Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer

Shai Lavie, MA, LMFT
Hakomi California Co-Director
Hakomi Trainer
Therapist
Shai is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 35526) with a private practice in San Anselmo, CA. Shai has been practicing Vipassana meditation for more than 30 years, has studied numerous psychological and spiritual approaches to human growth, and is certified in the Somatic Experiencing method of working with trauma. Shai has taught at Sofia University (formerly the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology) and at other graduate programs, and he has led trainings for numerous organizations, both in California and internationally.
Early Registration: $240 if enrolled by February 3, 2023
Regular Tuition: $295 if enrolled by March 17, 2023 (final registration date)Â
VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted.
Cancellations received by email or phone by March 11 will receive a full refund minus a $30 administrative fee. No refunds will be granted for non-attendance or cancellations received after the cancellation deadline.
Innate Somatic Intelligence Institute is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs. Innate Somatic Intelligence Institute maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course meets the requirements for 7 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CE approval agency: CAMFT. Provider number: 82187. We will email CE certificates by April 24. If you live outside of California, please check with your local licensing board to ensure that they’ll accept this course for CE credit. As an approved continuing education provider, Innate Somatic Intelligence Institute is required to award CE credit for instructional time only; no CE credit will be granted for lunch and breaks. To receive CE credit for this course, you must attend the entire day, sign in and out, and submit a signed class evaluation form.
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