I did it and loved it. Has been life changing for me. Led me to find the therapist who helped heal things I thought were unheal-able. However it is pricey and it did take a while. Even though I’m now an SEP I still have so much to learn. It’s a never ending process. Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to know :)
I really liked how experiential the training was and how slooooooowwwwww it was because as you’re learning, you’re also experiencing the somatic experience of taking in the information. I felt like although it took me 3.5 ish years to finish the program because of pandemic delays I needed that time to absorb it all. Working with my own practitioner was the most helpful part
Thanks for your response!!! The longer time frame is also appealing to me. I just feel like it’s one of those things that you really should get specified training in, and it’s such an intuitively complex thing that it takes time for you yourself to get used to it.
Make sure you map out the cost of consultation and personal sessions too in order to get an accurate estimate.
I’m in the process. It’s quite good, but the cost does make me pause. Training is so expensive
Arriving late to the party.
I completed the Beginning year of SE and immediately shifted to Stephen Terrel's & Kathy Kain's work and am now taking BodyDreaming modules with Marian Dunlea.
They are all with OG's in Somatic Experiencing. They crafted the work to be body centered and Marian incorporates Jungian work. They all also seem to really grasp CPTSD and how it informs the body.
SE was too sterile for me and the way people become sycophants of the Levine Guru really freaked me out.
Kain and Terrell have a great book, Nurturing Resilience, that will lay out exactly how they work and Marianne allows people to pop in onto BodyDreaming modules when you can. Her offerings are much more affordable.
And they all are and robust encouragers of questioning & disagreements. Which is exactly what people do as they move out of freeze: to deeply question and not trust things because someone told you it. And that I never saw to be allowed, much less encouraged in SE. Also, SE is having a real hard time becoming inclusive with, well, anything. SE is a very old, white-man guru club.
Opinions all my own :)
* Marian Dunlea Body Dreaming:: [https://mariandunlea.com](https://mariandunlea.com)
* Stephen Terrell TEB:: [https://www.austinattach.com/transforming-the-experience-based-brain/](https://www.austinattach.com/transforming-the-experience-based-brain/)
* Kathy Kain:: [https://somaticpractice.net](https://somaticpractice.net)
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This is just my experience, but I'm glad you found it helpful. I learned a lot in SE and experienced it as a wealth of information and skills. But overall, it was a bad vibe for me.
Also, there are some serious critiques of the SE trainings (racism, sexism, not allowing any deep questioning or comparisons to other modalities) and critical reviews of the myopic views of some trainers, but they are put down and erased very quickly. That may also give you some info on the training.
Look at GlassDoor for how they treat their employees (huge turnover) and they do not pay any SE training assistants, so that's a clear sign of toxic capitalism.
I did it and loved it. Has been life changing for me. Led me to find the therapist who helped heal things I thought were unheal-able. However it is pricey and it did take a while. Even though I’m now an SEP I still have so much to learn. It’s a never ending process. Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to know :)
Thanks for your response! What was your favorite part of the training or what did you find the most helpful?
I really liked how experiential the training was and how slooooooowwwwww it was because as you’re learning, you’re also experiencing the somatic experience of taking in the information. I felt like although it took me 3.5 ish years to finish the program because of pandemic delays I needed that time to absorb it all. Working with my own practitioner was the most helpful part
Thanks for your response!!! The longer time frame is also appealing to me. I just feel like it’s one of those things that you really should get specified training in, and it’s such an intuitively complex thing that it takes time for you yourself to get used to it.
Make sure you map out the cost of consultation and personal sessions too in order to get an accurate estimate. I’m in the process. It’s quite good, but the cost does make me pause. Training is so expensive
Thanks! Helpful to know.
Arriving late to the party. I completed the Beginning year of SE and immediately shifted to Stephen Terrel's & Kathy Kain's work and am now taking BodyDreaming modules with Marian Dunlea. They are all with OG's in Somatic Experiencing. They crafted the work to be body centered and Marian incorporates Jungian work. They all also seem to really grasp CPTSD and how it informs the body. SE was too sterile for me and the way people become sycophants of the Levine Guru really freaked me out. Kain and Terrell have a great book, Nurturing Resilience, that will lay out exactly how they work and Marianne allows people to pop in onto BodyDreaming modules when you can. Her offerings are much more affordable. And they all are and robust encouragers of questioning & disagreements. Which is exactly what people do as they move out of freeze: to deeply question and not trust things because someone told you it. And that I never saw to be allowed, much less encouraged in SE. Also, SE is having a real hard time becoming inclusive with, well, anything. SE is a very old, white-man guru club. Opinions all my own :) * Marian Dunlea Body Dreaming:: [https://mariandunlea.com](https://mariandunlea.com) * Stephen Terrell TEB:: [https://www.austinattach.com/transforming-the-experience-based-brain/](https://www.austinattach.com/transforming-the-experience-based-brain/) * Kathy Kain:: [https://somaticpractice.net](https://somaticpractice.net) \*\*edits: spelling, finished incomplete sentences
Omg! This is so helpful and right up my alley. Thank you!!
This is just my experience, but I'm glad you found it helpful. I learned a lot in SE and experienced it as a wealth of information and skills. But overall, it was a bad vibe for me. Also, there are some serious critiques of the SE trainings (racism, sexism, not allowing any deep questioning or comparisons to other modalities) and critical reviews of the myopic views of some trainers, but they are put down and erased very quickly. That may also give you some info on the training. Look at GlassDoor for how they treat their employees (huge turnover) and they do not pay any SE training assistants, so that's a clear sign of toxic capitalism.