Wild Soma® Practitioner Training & Advanced Wild Soma® Guide Training
An accredited practitioner pathway for those ready to guide people through life's thresholds using embodied awareness of the wild within and the wild beyond.
Something is shifting in the spaces you hold.
You can feel it in the conversations after class.
In the pauses after sessions.
In the moments where someone looks at you and says:
“Something is changing in me… and I don’t know what it is.”
People are no longer only seeking movement, regulation, stress relief, or mindset shifts.
They are arriving at thresholds.
Grief. Identity change. Perimenopause.
Separation. Awakening. Loss of belonging.
The quiet collapse of who they thought they were.
And as you meet more of these moments, something else begins to surface in your awareness:
It’s not just about what you teach anymore.
It’s about what you are able to hold and how you can guide people through these threshold moments in their life.
You start to notice that the body and what someone’s nervous system is expressing often speaks more truthfully than their words.
That meaning, memory, and emotion live in sensation first.
And you also start to sense something else…
that nature doesn’t just support this work, it transforms it.
You’ve probably already begun experimenting with it.
Taking sessions outside.
Running circles in the woods.
Holding mini retreats where something subtle but undeniable shifts in the field.
And you’ve felt that people drop in faster.
Something opens that doesn’t open indoors.
The work becomes deeper without you doing more.
It plants a seed.
What if this wasn’t just an “extra” to your existing practice?
What if this was part of a completely different way of working?
A held process over time.
A way of guiding people through transition rather than sessions around it.
And beneath that, you are looking for a modality that actually brings this all together:
Body - Nature - Soul
Not as separate tools… but as a single integrated field of practice that allows you to truly meet people at thresholds — not just witness them from the edge.
A way of working that also helps you stand out in an increasingly crowded space, not by doing more, but by working at a different depth altogether.
This is where the Wild Soma Method begins.
The Wild Soma® Method is rooted in embodied awareness of both the wild within us and the wild beyond us.
The wild within:
the body's wisdom,
our emotional landscape,
our instinctive knowing,
the parts of ourselves that cannot always be reached through conversation alone.
The wild beyond:
the living world,
the changing seasons,
the land beneath our feet,
the wider ecology that mirrors and supports human transformation.
Wild Soma® brings these two worlds into relationship.
Because often the threshold a person is navigating is reflected both in their body and in the landscape around them.
Practitioners learn how to work with both and to actually stay with people at the threshold of change — with skill, clarity, and integrity.
Wild Soma® training is a coherent, professional method for holding transformation designed specifically to integrate these three living intelligences:
Embodied awareness and nervous system literacy (Body)
Eco-somatic and nature-based facilitation (Land)
Intuitive inquiry, meaning-making and inner guidance (Soul)
A method that is intentionally contained, accredited, and Trade Mark protected, with limited cohort spaces, so that the depth of the work is preserved and properly held.
This is the Wild Soma® Method and this Autumn our first Practitioner training begins.
Training Wild Soma® Practitioner and Advanced Wild Soma® Guides to work with:
Body as Truth,
Land as Mirror,
Soul as Guide.
Soul is not used here in a religious sense.
Within the Wild Soma® Method, soul refers to the deeper intelligence of the individual.
The part of us that knows what matters, what is true, and what is seeking expression.
Practitioners learn how to create conditions where people can listen beneath noise, expectation and conditioning, allowing deeper insight, meaning and direction to emerge naturally.
If you feel the call to deepen your work in this way, then step in.
Join the wailtlist below for when enrolement opens early September.
2 Level Training Options
Level 1 - Wild Soma® Practitioner
6-Month Professional Training (Online starts September 2026)
This foundational training prepares you to begin integrating the Wild Soma® Method into your existing work.
You will learn how to:
* guide people safely through periods of transition and transformation
* work with body-led inquiry
* recognise nervous system patterns
* facilitate eco-somatic reflection
* hold council and witnessing spaces
* guide without forcing resolution
* support people through identity transition
Includes:
✔ Live online teaching sessions
✔ Live online council integration circles
✔ Somatic & eco-somatic practices
✔ Experiential coursework
✔ Reflective embodiment practices
✔ Practitioner certification
✔ IPHM Accredited Training
Curriculum Overview:
Foundations of the Wild Soma®:
Entering the Wild Field
Nervous System & Somatic Listening:
The Language Beneath Words
Listening for What Is True
Somatic & Embodied Practices:
Play of the Senses: Clay & Intuition
Flowing Thresholds: Ecstatic Dance Practice
Facilitation Skills:
Guiding Through the Body: Mini Session Mastery
Land as Mirror:
The World That Reflects You
Walking the Edge Between Worlds
Eco-Somatic Practices:
Conversation with the Wild: Nature-Based Inquiry
Soul as Guide
The Quiet Voice Within
Seeing Through Image & Symbol
Council & Integration
Sitting in the Field Together
The Practice of Being Witnessed
What Is Emerging Now
Ethics & Professional Practice
The Line That Protects the Work
Risks & Hazards
Guiding Without Forcing
Final Integration:
Becoming the Practitioner
Certification Outcome:
Upon successful completion, graduates receive certification as a Wild Soma® Practitioner.
Graduates will be able to:
* facilitate embodied inquiry
* guide eco-somatic reflection
* hold witnessing spaces
* guide clients through life transitions such as grief, identity change, menopause, separation, career change, awakening and other threshold experiences
* integrate Wild Soma® principles into their personal and professional practice
Level 2 - Advanced Wild Soma® Guide
Online + In-Person Immersion
For those wanting deeper embodiment, facilitation skill, and professional authority.
This pathway includes:
✔ Full Wild Soma® Practitioner Training
PLUS
✔ Advanced Guide Training
✔ 5-Day In-Person Immersion
✔ Land-based embodiment training
✔ Advanced facilitation practice
✔ Group leadership development
The Advanced Immersion Experience
South Lake District • 17th-21st May 2027
This is a professional immersion into embodied facilitation, nature-based practice, ritual, movement, rhythm, council, and threshold work.
Held within the landscape of the beautiful South Lake District (find photos below), this immersion will deepen your ability to work with groups, with the land and with transformation in real time.
Note whilst snacks and drinks will be provided this is a non catered immersion.
Accomodation is in a bunkhouse or you are welcome to camp onsite.
Immersion Experience:
Day 1 — Opening the Circle
Council practice • Frame Drum Birthing/Alternative experience for Vegan requirements • Group Field Exercises
Day 2 — Movement as Medicine
Ecstatic Dance • Somatic Movement • Threshold & Medicine Walks
Day 3 — Weaving a Whole
Willow Basket Weaving • Craft as Reflection • Circle Facilitation
Day 4 — Rites of Passage
Ceremony • Fire & Drum Circles • Basic Bushcraft & Safe Tool Use
Day 5 — Voice & Truth
Song • Expression • Closing Integration
Advanced Training Outcome:
Graduates become: Advanced Wild Soma® Guides
Able to:
* facilitate groups outdoors
* work safely with transformational processes
* integrate ritual, movement, rhythm, and nature-based practice
* hold deeper thresholds with confidence and integrity
* embody the Wild Soma® Method professionally
Coursework & Professional Development:
Both pathways include:
Embodiment practice diaries
Reflective journaling
Research essay
Risk assessment training
Multi-session journey design
Final integration portfolio
This is experiential, applied learning designed to create confident and ethical practitioners.
Professional Accreditation:
Both the Wild Soma® Practitioner Training and the Advanced Wild Soma® Guide Training are accredited by the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM).
This training has been designed to meet professional complementary health and holistic practitioner standards.
Investment, Dates & Capacity:
Wild Soma® Practitioner Training: £1999 or 12 monthly payments of £166.58.
Wild Soma® Practitioner + Advanced Wild Soma® Guide: £3499 or 12 monthly payments of £291.58.
Wild Soma Access Bursary places:
There are 3 partial funding bursaries available for this cohort starting September.
These bursaries exist to support people who may otherwise find the training inaccessible, including members of the LGBTQ+ community, people of colour, disabled and neurodivergent individuals, and those experiencing financial hardship or challenging life circumstances.
Please email Faye ([email protected]) for details about the Bursary and how to apply.
Training Dates:
Wild Soma® Practitioner: End of September 2026 → April 2027
Advanced Wild Soma® Guide: May 2027 → July 2027 with immersive experience 17th-21st May 2027 (attendance is essential).
Capacity:
Wild Soma® Practitioner only: 12 places available.
Advanced Wild Soma® Guide: 12 places available
This is for you if…
You are already working with clients and sensing your practice is moving into deeper territory
You notice that regulation, tools, or techniques alone are not always enough for what people are going through
You are drawn to working with the body as a source of truth and guidance
You feel curious about nature as an active part of facilitation, not just a backdrop
You want to develop your capacity to support people through transitions, thresholds, and identity change
You are seeking a more grounded, ethical, and embodied way of working professionally
This is not for you if…
You are looking for surface-level technique
You are not currently working with clients or holding space for others
You want fixed methods or scripts rather than relational, responsive facilitation
You are primarily seeking personal healing rather than practitioner development
You are uncomfortable with depth work, or non-linear processes
You are not ready to take responsibility for holding others in emotional or transformational processes
You are looking to replicate or teach a branded method rather than integrate a professional framework into your own work
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this training just for women?
No, the Wild Soma® Method and it's Practitioner/Guide training pathways are open to all genders.
While some practitioners may support women through transitions such as perimenopause or menopause, the methodology itself is designed to help practitioners guide people through many forms of transition including grief, identity change, separation, loss, career shifts, illness, awakening, and life reorientation.
When are calls and are recordings available?
Most calls will take place online on Monday evenings with exact dates communicated in advance.
The first call will take place 28th September 2026.
Yes - All teaching sessions will be recorded and uploaded to a dedicated Portal area for access.
If you miss a session you will be expected to watch the recording and complete a short reflective integration activity to maintain certification requirements.
Will I be able to work with both individuals and groups?
The training provides you with the skills, frameworks and practical experience to integrate the Wild Soma® Method into both 1:1 sessions and group experiences upon successful completion.
The Advanced Wild Soma® Guide pathway places additional emphasis on group facilitation, council practice, land-based experiences and immersive group work.
What is the coursework like & when does it have to be completed by?
The coursework is designed to deepen embodiment rather than test academic ability.
As an example, you will complete:
* An Embodiment practice diary
* Reflective journaling
* Short research essay
* Risk assessment assignment
* Multi-session journey design
* Final integration portfolio
The focus is on application, reflection and safe facilitation rather than formal examinations.
Students must complete, submit and pass all coursework elements within 12 months of course start date for the Wild Soma Practitioner training and within 18 months of the course start date for the Advanced Wild Soma Guide training.
Requests for coursework extensions are considered on a case by case basis based on individual needs.
How much time should I expect to commit each week?
Most students will spend approximately 2-4 hours per week.
This includes:
* Live teaching sessions
* Personal practice
* Journaling
* Coursework
* Integration activities
The training is designed to fit alongside an existing professional practice.
For those joining our Advanced Guide training attendance of the in person 5 days in May is also essential.
Are payment plans available?
Yes.
12-month payment plans are available for both training pathways at checkout.
Is the training accredited?
Yes.
Both pathways are accredited by the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM).
Graduates may also be eligible to obtain professional insurance through them, or other providers, depending on their existing qualifications and country of practice.
What support & community involvement is available for students?
During the course's live content delivery students are invited to share reflections to tasks during live calls and develop relationships with fellow students through a private online community space.
In addition to educational content about the Wild Soma® Method, included within the course are calls that support Facilitation Skills and integration through Council calls.
During the in person immersion for Advanced Guide students there will be further opportunity for community support and bonding.
Following graduation students can enroll in our Wild Soma® Professional Membership for a Community Membership Space, quarterly Council Calls, CPD opportunities, an annual Wild Soma® Gathering and Online Practitioner Directory.
Do I have to be a Yoga Teacher or have any particular qualifications to join?
No. This training is open to practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds.
You may be a coach, therapist, counsellor, bodyworker, breathwork facilitator, outdoor practitioner, wellbeing professional, massage therapist, or someone already holding space for others in a meaningful way.
What matters most is not your existing modality, but that you are already working with people and feel called to support them at a deeper level through life's thresholds.
The Wild Soma® Method is designed to complement and deepen your existing practice, helping you integrate embodied awareness, nature-based facilitation, and intuitive inquiry into the work you already do.
Is this therapy training?
No.
The Wild Soma® Method is not psychotherapy, counselling, coaching, or clinical mental health training.
It is a practitioner training in embodied, eco-somatic and threshold-based facilitation.
Students learn how to guide and hold space ethically while remaining within their scope of practice.
What happens if I cannot attend the Advanced Wild Soma® Guide immersion?
Attendance at the 5-day immersion is mandatory for Advanced Wild Soma® Guide certification.
If unforeseen circumstances prevent attendance, your place may be deferred to a future immersion where available.
What happens if I miss this training intake for Autumn 2026?
We only run a single cohort intake per year with maximum capacity currently for 12 Advanced Wild Soma® Guide spaces.
If you miss this intake you will have to join the waitlist for our next intake in Autumn 2027.
Can I teach the Wild Soma® Method?
Only graduates of the Advanced Wild Soma® Guide training will be invited to become a Licensed Associate Teacher for future teaching opportunities.
I have another question who should I ask?
Please email Faye with your questions at: [email protected].
