SOUL + Soma - Living Systems Temple
200 Hour Foundation course
SOUL + Soma is a living systems temple. It is Earth medicine. Divine medicine. An intimate journey of integration and alignment with source through daily practice, cultivation of presence, somatic yoga, embodied movement and mindful touch. This is a therapeutic facilitator training with a unique combination of somatic and shamanic principles, techniques and practices to move you into a sacred life as a human and as a healer of the world.
Learn the sacred arts of healing, being with and opening - to yourself and to all of life around you. We will explore energy medicine, plant medicine and ceremony + ritual, alongside somatic practices including Skinner Releasing Technique, BMC, Feldenkrais, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, massage, experiential anatomy, movement therapy, plus therapeutic + somatic yoga. It will give you the foundational tools to open to your own healing path and to be able to help others on their journey. How to maintain a life of health and wellness on this changing planet and the tools to give back to others and to the world around you.
Be the change you wish to see in the world. It starts with you.
We are passionate about creating powerful transformational leaders and healers in the world. Our Soul + Soma training has been created to offer heart lead humans, world class teaching trainings so they can fully step into their power and share their magic with the world.
We know the earth needs even more connected, powerful and epic humans to share the tools of ancient wisdom, plant medicine, somatic and shamanic healing. If you're ready to deepen your connection to self, and your earthwalk, step into leadership and share your gifts with the world, SOUL + SOMA is for you.
‘Nothing I have tried has done so much to bring me into physical and spiritual harmony with myself and others’…..
‘I felt integrated, like I was reclaiming a part of myself’…
‘What can I say except I am growing at the same rate as a I am dissolving - that I am nothing and feel my relationship to all things - hanging over the edges of the self and learning to fly’
…adapted from Students journal notes
“Soul & Soma was such a transformational experience. I’ve wanted to expand my work as a coach into deeper healing, somatic & shamanic work. Willa’s wisdom and space holding is otherworldly. Sitting in ceremony & being guided by her created so many shifts within me. Soul & Soma took me to layers I didn’t know I could go, opening my eyes to new possibilities. I’m so grateful for this training, for the tools, practices, shifts and community of beautiful beings. I feel like I’ve waited my whole life for this training and it exceeded all my expectations. Willa is the most divine, loving, grounded and present teacher I have ever had. The way she creates ceremony with all that she does, bringing lightness, love and laughter to everything she touches. I would recommend this training to everyone who feels the call - It’s honestly changed my life.”
Run over five modules over the course of one season cycle - this amazing course will be a dive into the depths of your purpose, alignment and potential to become the human you wish to be.
INTRO and PRE-REQUISITE: - Dates coming soon…..
Immersion 1: WOOD GATE: 18th - 22nd September: 5 days 10-5pm - SPRING
Immersion 2: FIRE GATE: 6th - 10th November: 5 days 10-5pm -SUMMER
Immersion 3: EARTH GATE: TBA January 2025: 5 days 10-5
Immersion 4: METAL GATE: TBA April 2025: 5 days 10-5
Immersion 5: WATER GATE: TBA JUNE 2025: 5 days 10-5 (this is potentially an off-site module - TBA)
Daily Timetable: 10-12pm session one, 1.30pm – 3.30pm session two, 4-5pm last session.
Each immersion has online follow-up call - 1.5 hours x 5
Expected minimum Homework per module – 5 hours x 5
“I am finding the combination of the Elemental Alchemy Training and SOUL + SOMA Training really complementary to each other, creating feelings of increased health and wellbeing, body awareness and self confidence. I havn’t even finished the trainings and my mind, body and soul all feel deliciously nourished so that I have increased joy and gratitude in all areas of my life”
“Everything you do must be a ceremony, only then will your entire life be an act of worship.”
“Wilhemeena’s work is offering New Zealander’s a vital resource for somatic knowledge and art making that exist no where else in New Zealand. Somatics are an essential part of any dance training in addition to offerings tools for health and wellbeing at every level. Wilhemeena’s dedication to spreading this knowledge is her key to her passionate teaching, performing, dance and art making, bodywork practice and business of running SOUL”