TamuraMethod
Foundations Training
This training offers the foundational principles and hands-on experience of working with touch in therapeutic settings using the Tamura Method.
It blends theory with practice, with a strong emphasis on experiential learning and personal embodiment.
Participants will learn how to read clients' somatic and energetic patterns and apply different forms of touch to access and transform core emotional issues.
Alongside concrete techniques, the training helps each participant deepen their ability to work from an open-hearted, intuitive, and attuned presence.
Module 1: Foundations of Somatic Psychotherapy and the Tamura Method (online)
In the first module, we introduce the core principles of the Tamura Method and lay the groundwork for using touch in therapy. You’ll learn how to distinguish between the Adult Self and the Child Self and begin tracking the subtle presence of the Child Self in the body. This module also covers the ethics of touch and how to begin integrating it into traditional counseling sessions with safety, clarity, and attunement.
Module 2: Connection & Listening Touch (in person)
The second module focuses on building connection and learning the method’s five fundamental steps for working with energetic touch. You’ll develop the ability to establish a therapeutic bond with the client’s Child Self and refine your skills in reading muscular and energetic holding patterns. This module emphasizes the skill of listening deeply with your touch and guiding clients toward greater embodiment. Special attention is given to cultivating the practitioner’s own presence and somatic awareness.
Module 3: Conscious Energetic Touch (in person)
In the final module, you will learn to use touch to gently soften the client’s defenses and access their core emotional vulnerability. You’ll learn how to adapt your touch and energetic presence to meet the client’s specific needs and gain insight into the emotional themes often held in different areas of the body. We will also put the different elements together and teach you how to guide a session from verbal connection into embodied contact and integration.
Who This Training Is For
- Psychologists and talk therapists wanting to integrate somatic work and touch to support deeper transformation
- Body-oriented therapists, yoga teachers, and movement professionals who want to understand the emotional roots of somatic patterns
- Counselors, coaches, and healing practitioners looking to deepen their intuitive, body-based approach and create more lasting change for their clients
Next training Dates:
Online Meeting Dates:
Four Fridays - 8/22, 9/5, 9/26, 10/3 8:00 am - 11:00am PST (sessions will be recorded)
In-person Meeting Dates:
September 12th-15th, 2025 | 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
October 17th-20th, 2025 | 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Black Mountain Yoga Center, 121 S Church St, Grass Valley, CA
Cost: $3300.
Early registration $2950 if signed up by July 18th. Space is limited.
To register:
1. Submit an application in this link. We will be going over your applications and might schedule a 15 min zoom call with you to assess for a fit. If we decide it's not a fit for the training you will receive a full refund.
2. Pay the tuition through the buttons below.