Master Integrative Somatic Practitioner Certification Course (MISP) Online

Taught by IWA instructors Dr. Rachel Eva Dew and Dr. Lula Madrigal.

This advanced training in somatic practices builds on the foundations of our Integrative Somatic Practitioner Certification Course. The MISP is a 100-hour training (75 hours of classes, 15 hours of assignments plus two required reading, exam (45 minutes) and 6 hours of practicum work with an IWA student from your cohort).

If you have not taken the foundational certification ISP course you may take advantage of the dual enrollment option. You will complete the ISP first and then move on to the MISP.

Virtual Classes – All classes are virtual and streaming online 24-hours per day so that you may move at your own pace.  

Are you ready to become an expert in Somatic Practice? Expand your education to a master level, learn master level advanced somatic practices, practice sessions with students and support from instructors for a deep experiential learning environment. 

Below please find the MISP course syllabus:

MISP Foundations

• Advanced Educational MISP foundations
  • Latest research and developments in somatic healing
  • Advanced parasympathetic nervous system
  • Somatic industry advancements and future markets
  • Learning from other lineages
  • Applied Neuroscience 
  • Applied Polyvagal Theory & advanced Vagal Nerve Theory
  • Developmental Psychology & Internal Family Systems 
  • Communication habits 
  • Healing the Total Self
  • Holistic finances & somatic approach to money
  • The role of the unconscious mind
  • Behavior and habit (trigger responses)
  • Rewiring habits and patterns
  • Healing the unconscious mind
  • Creating sustainable positive new habits and patterns
  • Somatic-based attachment theory
  • Jungian archetypal psychology & shadow work 
  • The art of holding space for clients
  • Creating somatic environments & design/décor
  • Creating somatic attunement spaces
  • Advanced coaching skills
  • Inside-out & Outside-In Healing
  • Empathy without attachment – disconnecting energy
  • Energy medicine & somatic healing
  • Food and somatics/ intuitive nutrition
  • Healing rituals
  • End-of-life care foundations and somatics

MISP Tools & Techniques

• Somatic movement and release work
• Somatic exercise
• Dance and movement therapy
• Expanded somatic yoga and meditation
• Aquatic therapeutics and release
• Somatic Exercise & Workouts
• Healing during theta state – light hypnosis
• Quantum Emotional Clearing Method
• Advanced breathwork
  • Box breath
  • Breath of fire
  • Uji & breath of fire
• Advanced therapeutic somatic touch technique
• Abhyanga and Shirodhara
• Advanced guided visualization
• Somatic Acupressure
• Energetic and Chakra rebalancing
• Advanced energy healing
  • Running energy
  • Clearing
  • Unblocking chakras and chi
  • Intuitive energy healing
• Embodiment & Guided Visualization
• Advanced poly vagal nerve techniques
• Muscle testing and transformational kinesiology
• Art healing and artistic therapeutics
• Somatic therapy pets
• Creating healing rituals & advanced ritual deck readings
• Healing circles – RD & LM
• Tools and techniques for Creating sustainable positive new habits and patterns
• The somatic wellness plan
• 8-Weeks to Somatic Healing group curriculum

MISP Business

• Public speaking events
• Developing curriculum for workshops and retreats
• Group Program – 8-week curriculum guidelines
• Building your business
  • Mission & vision statement
  • Identifying your market and target audience
  • Understanding client drivers and needs
• Developing sales and expanding your business
• Marketing templates

MISP Certification

• • Assignments
  • Exam
  • Practicum (3 IWA student sessions – all conducted with one student taking them through the Advanced Somatic Practice Model)
  • Practicum (3 friend or family individual sessions)
  • Practicum (1 group session/class) – this can be taught in-person or online virtually

*For questions please email the office HERE or to schedule a call with an instructor click HERE (please list ‘MISP’ in the notes when scheduling.