Soma Life Coach® Certification

Steps to become certified:

Soma Foundations:
1 month training course (prerequisite for 6 Wellness Modules).
6 Wellness Modules:
Complete 1 Wellness Module per month after Foundations.
Become Certified:
Obtain your Soma Life Coaching certificate upon completion and begin coaching.
Month 1: Soma Coaching Foundations
Training Schedule:
Offered every month so you can begin training any time.

Training Includes:
Online interactive course with webinars. 
Live zoom calls every Tuesday from 7:00-8:00pm (recorded).

Skills You Will Master:
• Learn the distinction between embodied awareness (direct experience) and narrative communication. Guide clients into direct embodied experience.
• Move clients toward deeper connection with their felt sense and a more integrated sense of wholeness.
• Help clients access a deeper range of feeling states through various forms of movement, breathing, somatic opening and expression.
• Learn empathetic, attuned listening and motivational interviewing skills.
• Guide clients into present moment, compassionate self-leadership and deeply profound states of peace.
• Explore the interrelationships and facilitate dialogue between mind, adaptations, and emotions. Transform reactive and addictive patterns into authentic choice.
• Practical steps to guide your client through the Soma Cycle. Cycle clients from suffering into Soma, an integrated mind-body state grounded in presence.
• Theories of attachment (relationship theory), neuroscience, polyvagal theory, field theory, and bioenergetics.
• Body-Centered Qi Gong and meditation.

Foundational skills will be reinforced and practiced during remaining 6 months of Wellness Module training.
“Very informative and enlightening on what it means to be a Somatic Coach. The course will make you self-reflect as you learn Somatic approaches to healing.
– Matt Anderson

Begin Wellness Modules upon completion of Foundations Month.

“Dr. Kutsko has developed a simple yet profound program that allows anyone to work through their most traumatic life events, as well as just the day to day stresses of managing time, emotional eating, finances & relationships.  I highly recommend taking this training.”
– Erin Lindsay O'Meara
Month’s 2-7: Wellness Modules
Training Includes:
Six online interactive wellness courses.
Webinars emailed to you weekly.
Live Zoom Calls every Thursday from 7:00-8:00pm CST (pre-recorded). Zoom calls will include practical coach training and practice each week.

Begin wellness training with the Wellness Module that follows your foundations month. For example, if you enroll in Coaching Foundations in January, you would begin Soma Habits in February. All modules are offered twice a year.

Training Schedule:
Soma Planning: January & July
Soma Habits: February & August
Soma Nutrition: March & September
Soma Finance: April & October
Soma Fitness: May & November
Soma Business Launch: June & December

You have one year to complete training. If you miss a month, you can take the module six months later. If you do not miss any months, training can be completed within seven months.

During Zoom and webinar trainings, you will also learn how to manage Coassembles eLearning courses with your clients. You will understand how to enroll and interact with your clients through the eLearning platform.

The Soma Business Launch Module includes training in coaching ethics, the coaching agreement, and marketing options & resources.

Register:

$1,265: One Time Fee
$100 Discount
Lifetime Access
Soma Life Coaching Certificate
$195: Seven Monthly Installments
Lifetime Access
Soma Life Coaching Certificate

Certification Benefits:

• Obtain your official Soma Life Coaching certificate which can be displayed on your website and social media accounts.
• Access all six Coassemble courses in facilitator mode which gives you ability to enroll your own clients and offer feedback on submissions.
• Start your own customizable website with the Soma Coaching logo and Soma graphics (additional fee based on your needs).
• Easily customizable marketing flyers and social media content (additional fee based on your needs).
• Ability to re-take training courses at anytime with future cohort.
• Access to Somatic Cycling In-person Retreats (additional fee)
• Ability to participate in any online and in-person Soma Circle event where clients may be seeking coaches.

Soma Online Courses
Dr. Kutsko has created six interactive online courses using the Coassemble E-Learning platform. As a certified Soma Life Coach, you will have access to each course with the ability to enroll your own clients and offer online feedback to their course submissions. These courses can be used in combination with your coaching sessions, groups, retreats and workshops. Dr. Kutsko has done the work of creating a holistic blend of wellness courses needed for personal transformation and is placing them in your hands. There is a monthly fee of $30 to use the elearning platform with your clients.

As a Soma Life Coach, you will have the skills and tools to support your client using cutting edge somatic coaching skills in addition to transformational information in time management, fitness, finances, nutrition, emotional eating, habit transformation and emotional healing.
"The course material created by Carolyn herself is extremely powerful material you won’t find anywhere else. It completely makes sense of complex concepts. She has developed powerful tools for each of life’s critical areas, such as time management, health and finance that, step by step, put your life together in a way that builds emotional health. After Going through the course,I could easily imagine how I would share this course with my clients and make real progress."
– Jody M.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I miss a Zoom call during training?
All group Zoom calls will be recorded for you to reference later. However, you must participate in at least three of the four monthly Zoom calls to obtain the certification. If you are interested in making up a missed Zoom call, you can book a one-on-one session with Dr. Kutsko for an additional fee.
When can I begin training?
Soma Coaching Foundations is offered the first week of every month. This course provided the foundational coaching skills you will need for all the wellness courses and Life Coaching. You will learn to view all challenges through the lens of the Soma Cycle and master the ability to guide your clients from resistance, fear and shame into confidence, embodiment and empowerment.
Do I need prior counseling or coaching experience?
We welcome all levels of experience to join, whether you are an established counselor who would like to expand your skills or you have never coached before. The Soma Coaching Foundations module will cover all the basic principles you need to get started. Coaches will not work directly with trauma treatment, instead they are trained to follow the body in present moment time. Therapists will have opportunity to participate in advanced training modules working more specifically with treating trauma somatically. Check out the Therapist Track page for more information.
How long do I have access to the program?
You have indefinite access to the course material once purchased. However, you will need to pay a monthly fee of $30 to offer these courses to your clients.
Which eLearning platform will I be working with?
We developed our courses using Coassemble’s eLearning platform. You will learn how to successfully leverage this software during Zoom and webinar training.
What happens if I miss a month of training?
All modules repeat every 6 months, so you can retake a missed module when it is offered again. If you remain consistent, you will be a certified Soma Life Coach within seven months.