Stop Pretending Surface-Level Fitness Is Enough

somaPWR: Where Real Transformation Happens

The certification that gives personal trainers and group fitness instructors the skills to work with what actually matters—your clients' complete nervous system.

BECOME TRAUMA PREPARED.

15 Continuing Education Credits

Your Clients Are Tired of Empty Promises

They've tried every program, followed every influencer, bought every promise. They show up broken, dysregulated, and desperate for something real. Yet the fitness industry keeps selling them the same shallow quick-fixes.

What if you could give them what they actually need?

somaPWR doesn't sugarcoat it. We're here to disrupt the fitness-as-performance and get to what creates actual, lasting change.

Why somaPWR changes the Game

For Your Clients:

  • Transformation that goes deeper than their Instagram feed

  • Tools they can actually use when life gets messy

  • Body awareness that doesn't come with shame

  • Healing that addresses the root, not just symptoms

For Your Practice:

  • Stand out in a market full of surface-level fluff

  • Attract clients ready for real work, not quick fixes

  • Create relationships that matter, not just transactions

  • Expand your impact beyond physical appearance

This Is Trauma-Prepared, Not Trauma-Denying

somaPWR doesn't pretend everyone arrives without carrying something. We know every body holds a story, and some of those stories are heavy as hell. Our approach honors protective responses while creating genuine safety for regulation and growth.

We're not here to bypass trauma or positive-think it away. We're here to work with it.

The Truth: Most "Fitness" Is Trauma Work

Nervous System Reality Check

Forget the pretty Instagram workouts. True wellness goes way beyond your clients' outer shell. While everyone else is obsessing over bicep curls, you'll understand the master system running the show—the nervous system.

Your clients' nervous system isn't just keeping them alive; it's controlling their digestion, immunity, hormones, pain levels, sleep, emotions, and their ability to heal from all the chaos life throws at them. A dysregulated nervous system will sabotage the most perfect workout plan. A regulated one? Game changer.

Learn polyvagal theory like your clients' lives depend on it—because they do. Recognize when someone's nervous system is screaming "DANGER!" even in your safe studio. Stop pushing harder when their system needs safety first.

What You'll Actually Learn:

  • Read your clients' nervous system like a roadmap of their life story

  • Integrate nervous system education without sounding like a textbook

  • Recognize when someone's window of tolerance is blown and what to do about it

  • Create genuine co-regulation (not fake motivation)

  • Design workouts that work with fight, flight, freeze, and fawn—not against them

  • Handle "difficult" clients by understanding they're not broken, they're protecting themselves

Real Talk Integration: Every warm-up becomes nervous system intel gathering. Learn to read the room before you wreck someone's day with burpees when their system is already maxed out.

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Breathwork That Actually Works

Breath isn't just "in and out." It's the remote control for your nervous system, and most people are walking around suffocating themselves.

We're not talking about basic "take a deep breath". These are ancient yogic techniques specifically chosen because they actually regulate your nervous system and make you stronger, not just calmer.

Techniques That Hit Different:

  • Ujjayi Pranayama for building real internal power during strength work

  • Nadi Shodhana for when life has your nervous system in a pretzel

  • Bhramari for activating your vagus nerve and telling anxiety to sit down

  • Box Breathing for getting centered before you lift heavy shit

  • Kapalabhati for lighting up your metabolism and energy

  • Extended exhale magic for actually recovering, not just collapsing

Integration That Makes Sense: Weave breathwork into every phase so it doesn't feel like woo-woo add-on crap. Your clients will finally understand why conscious breathing changes everything—not just their workouts, but how they handle stress, relationships, and life.

I'M READY

Somatic Movement: Your Body Knows Best

Your body isn't broken. It's been protecting you. Time to listen instead of override.

Move beyond the "no pain, no gain" toxic mentality into something revolutionary: trusting your body's wisdom. Learn somatic practices that help clients reconnect with what their body actually needs, not what some program says they should do.

  • Body scanning to develop actual self-awareness (not just mirror checking)

  • Pendulation practices for releasing stuck energy without re-traumatizing

  • Grounding and orienting to feel safe in your own skin

  • Bilateral stimulation for nervous system integration and trauma processing

  • Boundary awareness movements for people whose boundaries got trampled

  • Micro-movement explorations that unlock years of chronic holding patterns

  • Witness consciousness to observe without judgment or shame

Integration Into Real Workouts: Transform basic exercises into embodied experiences. A squat becomes feeling your connection to the earth. Core work becomes exploring your personal power and boundaries. Hip openers might bring tears—and that's not something to fix, it's something to witness.

The Witness Approach: Learn to hold space for whatever comes up without trying to fix, motivate, or push through it. Create environments where bodies feel safe to finally tell their truth and release what they've been carrying.

Integration: Making It Stick

Help your clients decode what their body is actually trying to tell them. Bridge the gap between breakthrough moments and real life. Support them in becoming whole humans, not just gym performers.

The Body Remembers. Are You Ready to Listen?

Your clients need someone who gets it. Someone who understands that true strength isn't about pushing through—it's about working with what is.

Stop being another fitness professional. Become a guide who actually sees people.

Join the revolution. Get somaPWR certified.

WE SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS

PROGRAMING

  • Access to the FULL SOMAPWR library of resources

  • Video tutorials on Choreography and how to structure your sessions or classes

  • Detailed breakdown of each move included and the science that supports

MARKETING AND PROMOTION

  • New graphics, flyers, signage and additional marketing resources

  • A dedicated profile for each instructor on the official Location Finder (coming soon).

  • 15% OFF high-quality SomaPWR Fitness merchandise (coming soon)

SUPPORT

  • Access to a dedicated mentor during your training to help you through the process

  • Access to an active, supportive SomaPWR Instructor Facebook group

  • Opportunity to connect every month and learn from instructors/trainers around the world via Zoom

  • Invitation to attend the bi-annual, highly anticipated SomaPWR LIVE EVENT for continuing education, connection, and so much fun.

SomaPWR Testimonials

Talk therapy wasn’t enough—I didn’t truly heal until I took this 3-month SomaPWR course. Trauma lives in the body, and Rachel Friedman, an incredible healer and psychotherapist, guided us through movement, breathwork, and compassionate witnessing that transformed me. Each week released hidden memories and stuck energy, helping me reclaim my power and peace. This group became my soul tribe—authentic, safe, and deeply healing. I now set firm boundaries, use somatic tools daily, and incorporate this work with my clients, who love it too. SomaPWR is shadow work in a safe space—true healing for mind, body, and spirit.

- Lena

The majority of SomaPWR trainings are offered online, but occasionally we offer LIVE trainings in select markets. Learn more below.

CERTIFICATION PROCESS

  • Sign up for a training that fits your schedule.  Online trainings are offered every month.

    Training materials are made available on the second Monday of the month.

  • Our 100% self-paced training puts you in control. Most participants follow our 3-week pace to fully absorb the 15 hours of content, but experienced instructors can knock it out in just a few days. Either way, you get full access to every resource from start to finish.

  • Each training group has its own private Facebook group for trainees to connect, introduce themselves and carry out weekly assignments.

  • Each week participants are encouraged to attend a call with their mentor and fellow trainees via Zoom to connect and ask questions. This is optional, and each call is recorded so you can watch it at your convenience if you’re unable to attend live.

  • Once training is complete you’re asked to submit a video of you teaching the warm up and two additional sessions for evaluation. Don’t stress! We prepare you for this and it’s hands down one of the most impactful parts of the training. We’ve had multiple seasoned instructors say the detailed evaluation form they received back was priceless.

  • You’ll receive a feedback form for your evaluation video within two weeks.

  • If you receive a 75% or higher on your evaluation video, you’ll be given a link to sign up to become a licensed SomaPWR instructor.

  • If you score below 75%, you’re invited to resubmit a new video. The evaluation form has detailed notes and suggestions to help you level up your skills so we ask that you spend at least 30 days making these improvements before you resubmit. Just to reassure you, it’s not often that we ask individuals to resubmit. However, those that did have always appreciated the extra time and guidance so that they were better prepared before teaching to the public, and several have turned out to be some of our most qualified instructors.

WHY ONLINE TRAINING IS THE BOMB! 

Meet people from around the globe during this interactive online certification process. Despite the fact this training is remote, you’ll feel supported and motivated to participate along with your fellow trainees. This training is about 15 hours worth of content divided over a 3-week period so you can go at your own pace.  While not encouraged, we do allow seasoned instructors to move through the training faster.

LIVE TRAININGS

  • Before training you receive a printable workbook, three tutorials, and a video module of SomaPWR fundamentals. We ask that you watch this content before coming to training.

  • Training generally starts at 9 AM and is done by 6 PM.

  • Live trainings kick off with a 1-hour master class taught by the trainer.

  • You are given a link to a private group with only your fellow trainees so you can stay in contact for ongoing connection and support.

  • Once training is complete, you’re asked to submit a video of you teaching the warm up and two additional, practices for evaluation. Don’t stress! We prepare you for this and it’s hands down one of the most impactful parts of the training. We’ve had multiple seasoned instructors say the detailed evaluation form they received back was priceless.

  • You’ll receive a feedback form for your evaluation video within two weeks.

  • If you receive a 75% or higher on your evaluation video, you’ll be given a link to sign up to become a licensed SomaPWR instructor.

  • If your score is below 75% you’re invited to resubmit a new video. The evaluation form has detailed notes and suggestions to help you level up your skills so we ask that you spend at least 30 days making these improvements before you resubmit. Just to reassure you, it’s not often that we ask individuals to resubmit. However, those that did have always appreciated the extra time and guidance so that they were better prepared before teaching to the public, and several have turned out to be some of our most qualified instructors.

Ready to Get Real?

The body holds the medicine. The witness creates the safety. The integration makes it real.

No more pretending. No more bypassing. No more empty promises.

""The witness is the answer to creating safe space—one that's shame-free, one that promotes deep wellness rather than surface solutions." - Rachel Friedman

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