Intentions of This Program

• Help you to learn the language of your body and recognize how it calls you back to your wholeness in each moment

• Teach you about the nature of relational trauma and how it causes disconnection at every turn

• Provide a framework that offers structure and support as you venture into a potentially vulnerable space in your process

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What You Receive As Part Of This Program

• Daily practices for all 40 days. Each 7 day stretch of practices are shared and explained each time the live call happens.

• Seven, 90-minute live teaching calls (recorded and shared weekly after the call) that include but are not limited to:

  • Teachings about the embodied journey back to wholeness

  • Discussion of the effects of relational and intergenerational trauma

  • Shedding light on the shared experiences of black sheep, scapegoats and victims of narc abuse

  • Instruction for the embodiment practices slated for the coming week

  • Space for Q&A from participants

• A digital manual delivered weekly in seven parts. This becomes the course manual you get to take with you and refer back to anytime you like.

• A collection of resources in the form of book recommendations, reading, audio meditations and visuals.

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Attending to the Experience of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and Other Participants

This program is designed to support people who have experienced being deeply minimized and othered by their family of origin and/or within interpersonal relationships. However, it’s important to acknowledge that these are only a few places where minimization and othering can occur in our world. These experiences can also be perpetrated in profound ways by many systems in our society that regularly discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, and more.

Although this course is primarily focused on the effects of othering in families and close relationships, course materials and weekly teaching are created in a manner that strives not to center the experience of one group at the detriment or outright erasure of others.

A few ways the container is held for the safety of all participants

• Interaction between participants is always moderated and limited to the live calls

• The Zoom chat is actively moderated by a dedicated assistant

• Participation is always personal choice, and you are always empowered to exercise your ‘no’ at any time

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I can’t be present for the weekly meetings due to the timezone or prior commitments?
Every session will be recorded and you’re welcome to go at your own pace. We recommend watching each week’s class before starting the corresponding week’s practices. For example, if you’re about to start the practices for week three, watch the week three’s class beforehand.

How will I be supported during this program?
Within the live 40-day experience, there are different levels of support you get access to:

1. Backend administrative support from Masha.

2. You may request a referral to a Focalizing practitioner, these are embodiment practitioners that are uniquely equipt to support folks in this process.

Can I go at my own pace?
You can absolutely move through the teachings and practices for each module at your own pace.

I have never done any embodiment work. How will I know it is right for me?
By its very nature, embodiment work is for everybody (read: every-body). However, every person will respond to it differently. For some it will be so gentle and intentionally paced that they feel they’ll want to go faster. For others, they might experience bouts of intensity and need to slow down. It is always a good idea to have more support rather than less. A therapist, a doctor, a support system, or a community you can go to will ensure you have proper support for a journey like this.

Is this recommended for people who are experiencing an actively threatening or traumatizing experience?
It’s important to be clear that this program is not therapy and Nick is not a therapist. If you are in this situation, it’s strongly recommended that you have outside support in parallel to this program. If you do not already have a therapist, doctor or trusted support system, please look for one here or here.

How is this course different from the Focalizing Practitioner Course?
This course is not a training program, it is designed for individuals looking to experience a benefit from embodiment practice. Folks at all levels of embodiment, including Focalizing practitioners can benefit from this self-healing journey.

Who is this program not for?
This program is not for anyone seeking treatment for a mental health disorder. Nick and the team are not trained to diagnose or treat mental health disorders.

Will there be a way for me to contact the teachers for support?
If you are experiencing a challenging moment, you are welcome to write the team for guidance by writing to masha<at>theinstitute.org .

Are sessions recorded?
Yes. You get access to the recorded sessions both during and after the program for life. Eventually the program will be taken down from Thinkific but will be shared as a complimentary download so you have it for safekeeping. 

The price is in US dollars, can I pay in any other currency?
Our course platform, Thinkific, uses Stripe to process payments. Through Stripe payments can be received in other currencies.

What is your refund policy?
You can withdraw and receive a full refund in the first 7 days of the program. To do this, simply request a refund by emailing masha<at>theinstitute.org. After 2pm EST on Thursday the 6th of July no refunds will be issued.

Your Teacher

Nick Werber is a writer, embodiment coach and teacher with over 12 years of experience with embodiment practice. His private coaching practice is dedicated to helping chronically othered, black sheep, scapegoats, and divergent folks of all stripes discover a new way of belonging in the world and step into their power in the process.

Nick is the acting board president of The Focalizing Institute and received the bulk of his initial training over nearly a decade of mentorship from the institute’s founder and pioneering somatic psychologist, Dr. Michael Picucci.

To date, he has been a featured practitioner by the International Systemic Constellations Conference, The Embodiment Conference, the Center for Integrative Hypnosis, and the MyWellbeing network and leads workshops and retreats across the U.S. and abroad. As a teacher, he has trained hundreds of therapists, coaches and bodyworkers across 12+ countries how to integrate the principles of trauma-informed embodiment practices as a means to connect with intuition, heal from generational and individual wounding, and to create a path forward free from various entanglements with the past.

Assisted By

Masha Zolotarsky is a somatic health coach residing in Catskill, NY. She guides adventurous souls to step into their power and discover their most vibrant authentic selves to create a life of freedom and joy. She creatively incorporates a variety of healing modalities such as shamanism, embodiment, energy work, ceremonial cacao, human design, gene keys & astrology — to design a unique roadmap for a more intentional lifestyle. One of her favorite things to do is hold Cacao Ceremonies to spread the joy, magic and power of Ceremonial Cacao around the world.

Please fill out the form below. Upon clicking “Reserve your Spot” you will be redirected to the course check-out page were you can input card information. This program begins on Thursday June 29th so for now, the program will be shown as ‘pre-ordered’. Two weeks before we start the first round of materials, practices, and an introductory message will be made available to you. You will also receive the Zoom information for the meetings at this time too.