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THE BODY IS THE WAY  4-WEEK GROUP

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A guided space for practicing & integrating somatic nervous system work in real time.

New January 2027 Cohort!

ONLINE 4-WEEK
SOMATIC PRACTICE GROUP

If you're looking to learn and deepen your somatic practice in a consistent, shared online space, that's exactly what this group offers.

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We'll learn by practicing together, co-regulating in a supportive, thoughtfully paced space through shared experience, live demonstrations, and real-time exploration.

 

Understanding develops over time, but the focus stays on direct experience: sensing the work in your body and nervous system as it unfolds.

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Groups are intentionally small (limited to 25 participants) to support presence and care. This is a facilitated experiential practice group, focused on learning, practicing in real time, and real-life integration.

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THE 4-WEEK JOURNEY

A look at the core themes and practices we will explore & experience together.

All trauma-sensitive and trauma-informed.

Starts this January

Official Dates Announced Soon! 

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WEEK 1

EMBODIED AWARENESS

Learning the language of your body

Begin noticing how your nervous system communicates through sensation, movement, energy, tension, emotion, impulse, and patterns of activation or settling.

 

We will explore how to observe our experience with curiosity while remaining connected to support in the present moment.​

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WEEK 2

SAFETY & SUPPORT 

Finding your own sense of internal safety

Explore felt safety as an experience the nervous system can recognize through grounding, orientation, connection, support, and embodied resources.

 

We will practice noticing what helps the body experience greater support without forcing relaxation or trying to make a particular state happen.​​​​

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WEEK 3

CAPACITY & TRUST

Integrating the work, so it is sustainable

Bring the practices together while exploring how somatic awareness can support everyday stress, boundaries, emotions, relationships, decision-making, and meaningful change.

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We will reflect on what you have discovered & how you can continue integrating beyond the group.​

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WEEK 4

REAL REGULATION

Finding flexibibilty in your life

Explore regulation as the ability to move through different nervous system states with greater flexibility rather than remaining caught in activation, overwhelm, or shutdown.

 

We will practice responding to nervous system shifts with pacing, curiosity, and greater choice.​

Somatic work becomes meaningful through direct experience.

This group offers a safe space to slow down, practice in real time, and deepen your relationship with your body and nervous system.

WHO IS THIS GROUP FOR? 

This group is designed for people who feel ready to move beyond understanding and explore somatic work through guided, shared, experiential learning.

You do not need previous experience with somatic practice to participate. Curiosity, willingness to explore, and respect for your own pace are enough.

MEET KATIE 

Your Somatic Guide 

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Katie Fleming Thomas, MS

 

I came to this work burnt out, frazzled, and carrying chronic pain in a body that had been keeping score for years.

 

I sought out Somatic Experiencing for myself, as a client, wanting to understand how my nervous system might be a part of the story. What I learned changed things, genuinely, from the inside out. 


It was profound enough that I went on to train in it. I've been all about it ever since.


But sharing this work has been the most beautiful part. I've watched people finally learn how to create their own felt sense of safety within, often for the first time, and after many years of just trying so hard.  


I've shared this work one-to-one and through The Body Is The Way, a self-paced class with over 4k students. Given the deeper inquiries and the desire of many of our students to continue this work, I have decided to create a small container dedicated to go a bit deeper. 


Meditation Teacher &
Somatic Therapist

 

(Trained in Somatic Experiencing)

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READY TO JOIN THE FOUR-WEEK GROUP?

Four weeks to help you understand your nervous system, build regulation, and create lasting change. 

WHAT'S INCLUDED

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Four Live 90-Minute

Online Sessions 

Space to learn, practice, and connect with others learning the same thing.​​​​​​​​​

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Clear, Accessible Nervous System Education

Understand what is happening in your body and how to nurture self-support.​​​​

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Replays, Notes & Integration Support

Revisit sessions and carry the work into your daily life on your own time. ​​​

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Guided Somatic

& Nervous System Practice

Experiential practices designed to support regulation, capacity & integration. ​

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Live Demonstrations

and Q&A

Opportunities to deepen your experience through real examples & guidance.

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Downshift Series & 'ROOTS' Workbook 

Guided practices and integration tools to support your integration.​

COURSE OBJECTIVES

What you'll be able to experience, not just understand, by the end of four weeks.

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Understand why you respond the way you do, without treating it as a failing. Your patterns formed for good reason. Seeing them work stops the sense that something's wrong with you.

 

Read your body's signals as information, not noise. Sensation, tension, and energy are telling you something useful.

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Catch it sooner. Notice activation or overwhelm while there's still room to respond, not days later when you're depleted.

 

Stop overriding yourself, or at least catch when you do it, and have something better than pushing through.

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Find your felt sense of safety. Not a concept, but a place in your body you can return to.

 

Build real capacity, so more of life is manageable without white-knuckling it. Not because you got tougher, but because your system has more room.

 

Carry it into your life: stress, boundaries, relationships, decisions. Keep integrating long after the group ends.

INVESTMENT:  $347

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Payment plans available.

Fall Cohort limited to 25 students

Official dates for the January cohort will be announced shortly! Save your spot on the waitlist, and you will be notified very soon! 

NOT REALLY SURE

ABOUT ONLINE GROUPS?

I initially wasn't really an "online group" kind of person.


However, much of my own training happened exactly this way. Online, in a group, from the comfort of my own home, with people I have never met in person, all around the world.

 

It was the richest learning of my life, and what surprised me most was how much I learned from witnessing and co-regulating with others. We call it the resonant field. It's not just your own practice; it's what happens between people.


If you're unsure, I understand. I was, too. Curiosity and willingness opened up a whole new world for me.
My goal is that these four weeks are genuinely worth your time, not four sessions you attend, but something that stays with you and keeps working long after we're done.

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And here's the thing: nervous system work is relational at its core. We're wired to settle in the safe presence of others.

When we do so, it can be amazingly powerful. 

The Body is the Way™ is not a replacement for private or group therapeutic work with a trained professional. It is an educational and skill-building program that will equip you with the foundational practices and education of nervous system work.

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