Embodiment and somatic psychology have gained increasing attention in the last few decades. The new emphasis is old: recovering ancient ways of being and thinking that are critical to addressing individual, communal, and ecological suffering. Attention to somatics, which unlocks the unspoken stories held within the body, is an essential part of this recovery process. It is a necessary and welcome counterbalance to centuries of treating the body as an object to be coerced, judged, and manipulated, and to centuries of treating sensate perception with disdain, distrust, or suspicion.
Situating a somatic approach within a Jungian framework opens up the many ways in which the creative unconscious speaks a symbolic language via embodied expressions that can reveal transformative insights for resilience and growth. This 4-month certificate course in Applied Somatic Jungian Psychology provides students with an introduction to core concepts of somatics as an interdisciplinary field that deepens Jungian and archetypal theory in essential ways. The course is centered on two questions. We ask, What are the qualities and practices of a somatic Jungian psychology? And, How can I develop an applied somatic practice to enhance my own personal and professional life?