Strozzi Institute

Become a Qualified Somatic Coach

Somatic Coach Certification brings coaches, leaders, and career changers together for 14 months of in-person hands-on training, mentoring, and community.

Takes about 2 minutes. A few questions to point you to the right pathway, with no commitment to enroll.

Why Train This Way

You don't build an embodied practice alone, and you shouldn't train for one alone either

Insight stays in the head, but lasting change is embodied. Somatic coaching bridges that gap, translating cognitive understanding into aligned action. Mastering this capacity isn't a solo endeavor. Learning to coach somatically takes root fastest in community: small cohorts, real mentoring, and a peer group you'll still be calling five years from now.

Two coaches practicing embodied presence together
Your cohort is waiting

Complete your training with a practice, a credential, and a community you keep

This is for you if

  • You already have a somatic or coaching practice you want to deepen
  • You've worked with a coach or somatic practitioner and want to train in the work yourself
  • You're a leader, entrepreneur, healer, educator, or navigating a career change
  • You're ready to make space for a 14-month commitment

What you'll leave with

  • A practice. Somatic coaching skills, bodywork, and centered presence you bring to every client.
  • A credential. Dual certification from the Strozzi Institute for Somatics and the ICF (PCC).
  • A community. A cohort and alumni network you train, practice, and grow with for years.
ICF
Accredited
ACTP · PCC
Accreditation

Recognized by the International Coaching Federation

Strozzi Institute for Somatics' Somatic Coach Certification is the world's first and most comprehensive somatic coaching certification. It's built directly on International Coaching Federation (ICF) competencies and is recognized by ICF as an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) at the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) level.

119.5
ICF Core Competency Hours
21
ICF Resource Development Hours
28
People max, per cohort
150+
Contact hours
16
Days in person
14
Months of training
Meet Your Teachers

Learning from people who live this work

North American Cohort

Petaluma, California
Wendy Haines Wendy Haines

16 years of transformational coaching experience and founder of Illumine Education, guiding executives and entertainment leaders through purpose-driven, embodied leadership.

Namiko Uno Namiko Uno

A somatic coach and bodyworker with a master's in Global Development & Gender Studies, bringing an identity- and justice-informed lens to embodiment work.

Anela Barboza Anela Barboza

A PCC-credentialed coach working from a land-based Hawaiian worldview, blending Strozzi methodology with Internal Family Systems and traditional Hawaiian learning.

Soleil Blackwell Soleil Blackwell

A cultural somatic practitioner and author of Decolonizing the Body, focused on healing intergenerational wounds through joyful, body-centered practice.

European Cohort

Rome, Italy
Pete Hamill Pete Hamill

A Master Somatic Coach and author of Embodied Leadership, with an international consulting background across KPMG, BP, and Barclays.

Guilio Brunini Guilio Brunini

An SI Certified Master Somatic Coach with 15+ years in senior corporate leadership, including CEO and director roles at Universal Music/WPP and Yahoo!.

Monica Murarka Monica Murarka

A former McKinsey and Towers Perrin consultant with 25 years advising global companies, now focused on embodied executive coaching and leadership.

From the Cohort

What graduates say

★★★★★

"The SISC programme has been a profound experience for me personally and for me as a coach."

Christina Kenny, Somatic Coach & Consultant
★★★★★

"The real leg up is how you move more masterfully in the world, and how you get other people to move masterfully with you."

Beata Lewis, Executive Coach
★★★★★

"The SISC was truly transformational, in the truest sense of the word, on both personal and professional levels."

Joelle Marcelle, Somatic Coach

Find your path forward

Answer a few questions and we'll help you find the pathway that fits, whether you're ready to start now or still exploring what's next.

Discover Your Path