Somatic Liberation Programs
Hello, I am discerning a somatic experiencing program that also has a "somatic liberation" framework. A program that explicitly approaches somatics from a social contextual and decolonized lens, not just trauma-informed. So far I've come across the Strozzi Institute, Liberated Joy Collective (they told me they are going to create a 3 year Somatic Program, no details out yet), and Staci Haines (only waitlist).
Has anyone had experience with the Strozzi Institute and their Embodied Transformation or Somatic Coaching? Or other programs? Can you please share about your experience?
My goal is to be part of a long term container that blends individual, group, and community work that provides me a pathway to deepen my own practice so that I can share that with others. The liberation or decolonized approach is important to me because I believe that somatics is rooted in indigenous and ancestral knowledge that is being more widely recognized now but has been dismissed for a long time due to colonization and continues to be Westernized and white-washed, similar to yoga. I want to be intentional about learning in ways that at least try to address the reality of how these practices are unique in different lived experiences.