INTEGRATIVE SOMATIC STUDIES INSTITUTE INC.
Training in an Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP)™
An essential aspect of healing from trauma is learning to self-regulate. Unresolved trauma or trauma that are unprocessed can lead to difficulties regulating emotions and body sensations. Unprocessed traumas are stored in different parts of the body resulting in stress and muscle tension thus, impacting psychological, physical, emotional, and spiritual functioning that often leads to illnesses and medical conditions.
Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP)™ is a body-centered Soul-based Psychotherapy for healing trauma. Informed by research, ISTP ™ incorporates innovations in Yoga & Bodywork, Mindfulness Practice, Embody Resilience, Breathwork, Bioenergetic Unwinding, Sound Healing Ceremony, Processing, Integration, and neuroscience. Through this integrative approach, students will learn to apply skills aim to reduce PTSD-anxiety symptoms, promote body-mind-emotion regulation and integration for optimal personal, relational health, and well-being. Enhance your practice by learning to apply skills used in an Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP)™ to help clients self-regulate emotional distress, manage physiological symptoms, experience self-efficacy, and build resilience. Integrative Somatic Studies Institute offers Continuing Education Credits (CEU) for all our trainings.
Formerly known as Mindfulness-Based Somatic Therapy (MBST), Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP)™ was developed by Ratha Chek from a 30-year experience working with survivors of childhood and intergenerational trauma; survivors of genocide, intimate partner violence, sex trafficking and torture; complex trauma and trauma from motor vehicle accidents. Ratha Chek is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Bodywork Practitioner and Yoga Teacher.
Come and experience the benefits of incorporating Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP)™ into your professional practice to help clients self-regulate physiological symptoms; supporting them to take a proactive role in their own healing process. All content provided in this training is developed and gathered through research by Ratha Chek.
PREREQUISITES: Basic Counselling Skills and a combination of knowledge, experience, and education that demonstrates an understanding of basic counselling skills and of the role and responsibilities of the therapist…however, what we really ask is that you have the willingness and capacity for self-awareness, self-inquiry, and self-reflection. Basic computer skills are required to successfully navigate online course successfully.
TRAINING SUITABLE FOR:
- Psychotherapists, Counsellors & Social Workers
- Yoga Teachers & Massage Therapists
- Psychologists, Nurses & First Responders
- Holistic Practitioners & Healers
- School Teachers & Pastoral Counsellors
- Coaches & Mentors
- Dance, Art, & Music Professionals
WHAT MAKES Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice™ Unique Compared to Other Somatic Therapy Practices?
Along with Top-down approach, ISTP™ integrates 9 trauma-informed bottom-up & top-down approaches into one cohesive whole, which includes:
- MINDFULNESS,
- BREATHWORK
- BODYWORK & YOGA SKILLS
- BIOENERGETIC UNWINDING
- EMBODIED RESILIENCE
- SOUND HEALING
- CEREMONY
- PROCESSING & INTEGRATION
Our institute offers small intimate training groups, a minimum of 12 to maximum 20 participants.
Trauma impedes instincts; innate human responses to threat and danger. Foundational to the healing of trauma is a return to primal instincts. Healing & Recovery therefore, requires a reclaiming of natural impulse; authentic human needs that make us whole.
CEREMONY is an essential part of Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice. We believe that physical and spiritual health are intimately connected: Body and spirit must heal together. Traditional healing ceremonies promote wellness by reflecting on ancient cultural conceptions of Spirit, Creator, and the Universe. They can include prayer, chants, drumming, songs, stories, and the use of a variety of sacred objects. To begin with, ceremonies or rituals connect us to the past and provide stability for the future. As we remember what has gone before, we are comforted by those memories to strengthen our present. In our trainings, a ceremony is offered to gather students together in community. We come together, support each other, and embrace unity in healing & learning.
Training Programs Consist of 3 Levels
Integrative Somatic Studies Institute offers three progressive levels of professional training in Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP)™. We begin with foundational course in Trauma Recovery (Level 1) to intermediate in Somatic Therapy (Level 2) to advanced in Breathwork (Level 3). We are pleased to offer CE Credits for all our certificate training programs for continuing education and professional development. Certification Trainings can be completed within 1.8 to 2 years.
LEVEL 1: Fundamentals of Trauma Recovery: A 3-month online Course Study on the fundamentals in trauma recovery in trauma work. Level 1 is the foundation and requirement for Level 2 training in Somatic Psychotherapy. Level 1 training can be taken at anytime as it is self-paced. A 25 CE Credit is provided by the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. TUITION $545.00 CAD tax included.. More information, view HERE
LEVEL 2 (component 1): Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice : A 6-month experiential training consisting of online course study modules self study + 1 day live webinar and 3 days in person training in Vancouver, BC Canada. A minimum 23 hours to maximum 50-hours of Documented Practice + 6 Clinical Group Supervision. A 130 CE Credits with Canadian Counselling Psychotherapy Association is provided. TUITION $2,654.60 CAD Tax included. More information, view HERE
Level 2 (component 2): Integrative Somatic Bodywork 150-HR. A 6 Trainings in bodywork to completed in tandem of component 1. Bodywork training is essential in learning how to integrate touch skills in somatic psychotherapy as best practice in trauma recovery. More information, view HERE
A 6-month experiential training consisting of online Course Study + 3-day in person experiential practice in Vancouver BC, Canada. Upon completion, 1 150-HR can be applied towards Registrations as a Bodywork Practitioner with Namasta (USA), or NHPC (Canada). INVESTMENT $4095 CAD tax included.
LEVEL 3 Certificate Training in Somatic Breathwork is in an intensive 7-day in person training. This 4 months experiential training consist of online Course Study modules + 7 days in person experiential practice on Vancouver Island, BC Canada. A minimum 25-HR to maximum 50-HR of Documented Practice + Clinical Group Supervision. TUITION $3500 CAD. Accommodation and meals not included in tuition fee. More information, view HERE
Program Timeline: 2 years approx.
In ISTP™, we work with repressed emotions.
The more we move, the more we breathe, the more we breathe, the more we FEEL Dance is one way of releasing feelings of shame ~ Ratha Chek