Somatic Sex Education and Sexological Bodywork have become increasingly popular in past years, and in this post we will give you an overview of the institutes and trainers that “educate the educators.” So, this is not about the professionals in the field who actually work with people, but about the training i.e. education to become a Somatic Sex Educator and/or Sexological Bodyworker.
But first this: Somatic Sexology is a blend of Somatics (focusing awareness through the body) and Sexology (the scientific study of human sexuality). It combines practices like Yoga, meditation and Tantra with contemporary research in neuroscience, psychology and somatic learning theory.
It’s about “embodiment,” which is to come to deeper awareness and understanding of what is going on in your body and in sex, while at the same time releasing body-mind inhibitions and traumas that obstruct experiencing pleasure and further personal growth.
Many specific modules and modalities are part of the training program, such as Genital Mapping, Genital and Erotic Massage, Orgasmic Yoga, Anatomy, Breathwork, Touchwork, Mindfulness, Anal Touch, Scar Tissue Remediation, Intimacy training, Coaching, Counselling, just to give some examples of the content of the education.
Without going deeply into the make-up of the complete Somatic Sex Education program, note that the Certificate in Sexological Bodywork (CSB) is a prerequisite to obtain the Certificate in Somatic Sex Education (CSSE). Just to make clear how these two modalities connect.
Somatic Sex Education and Sexological Bodywork professional trainings and training courses are given around the world, but notably in the USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Germany and Switzerland. Quite a number of teachers “circulate,” meaning that you will find some teachers giving trainings and workshops at various institutes for/in various countries.
In general, it’s quite an international assembly of teachers, who individually have their various specializations, which in itself is not that strange if you keep in mind the vast array of subjects needed to be taught. In any case, below you’ll find our overview of the most important trainers and training institutes around the globe.
I’m sure I will have missed some of the leading instructors or schools, but then again, it’s quite a job to find all the dispersed options. So please, don’t hang me for it.
Somatic Sex Education and Sexological Bodywork Training Courses
American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors & Therapists (AASECT)
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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Chicago, Illinois
Betty Martin
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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Seattle, Washington (State)
Corinne Diachuk
COUNTRIES
Canada
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British Columbia, Victoria
Dr. Liam Snowdon
COUNTRIES
Canada
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British Columbia, Victoria
Ellen Heed
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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California, Los Angeles
Embodied Therapy
COUNTRIES
Australia
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New South Wales (Australia), Queensland, Brisbane, Byron Bay
Eros Massage School
COUNTRIES
Spain (España), UK (United Kingdom)
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Barcelona, England, London
EroSpirit
COUNTRIES
Canada
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British Columbia, Vancouver
HeartCore Touch
COUNTRIES
Canada
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Gabriola Island, British Columbia
Institut für Somatisches Lernen, Sexualität und Körperarbeit | ISB
COUNTRIES
Germany (Deutschland)
PLACES
Berlin
Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment (ISEE)
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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Northampton, Arizona, Massachusetts, Oregon, Phoenix, Portland (Oregon), Tucson
Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education
COUNTRIES
Canada
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Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Vancouver
Institute of Somatic Sexology
COUNTRIES
Australia, USA (United States)
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New South Wales (Australia), Queensland, Brisbane, Byron Bay, California, Hawaii, Oakland
Instituto Latino Americano de Sexologia Somática | ILASS
COUNTRIES
Brazil
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Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (State)
Joseph Kramer
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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California, Oakland, San Francisco
Kenneth Ray Stubbs
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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Arizona, Tucson
Make Sex Easy
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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Seattle, Washington (State)
Namita Caen
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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California, San Francisco
Paula Fernanda
COUNTRIES
Brazil
PLACES
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (State)
River Drosera
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
PLACES
California, Sacramento
San Francisco Sex Information
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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Bay Area, California, San Francisco
Sarah Rose Bright
COUNTRIES
UK (United Kingdom)
PLACES
Birmingham, Edinburgh, England, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Midlands, Scotland
Sexological Bodywork
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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California, Oakland, San Francisco
Sexological Bodywork UK & Ireland
COUNTRIES
Ireland, Portugal, UK (United Kingdom)
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Dawlish, Devon (Devonshire), Dublin
Sexological Bodywork | IISB®
COUNTRIES
Germany (Deutschland), Switzerland
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Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Zurich
Sexual Health Alliance
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
PLACES
Bay Area, California, San Francisco
Sexuality in Transition
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
PLACES
California, San Francisco
Somatic Arts and Education
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
PLACES
California, Los Angeles
Somatica Institute
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
PLACES
California, San Francisco
Somatica® Sex Therapy and Relationship Coaching
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
PLACES
California, San Francisco
The Sea School of Embodiment
COUNTRIES
UK (United Kingdom)
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Dawlish, Devon (Devonshire), England
The Touching Cure
COUNTRIES
Canada
PLACES
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Vancouver, Victoria
Uma Furman
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Australia
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Queensland, Brisbane
Yoga of Sex
COUNTRIES
USA (United States)
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California, Oakland, San Francisco
Yuri Kotke
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Brazil
PLACES
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (State)
