Approved CCE Units: 1.0 Core Competencies, 0.5 Resource Development

Somatic Coaching is an emerging and increasingly influential approach within the coaching profession, integrating human development, neuroscience, polyvagal theory, and embodied ways of knowing. It expands coaching beyond insight and cognition to include the body as a source of intelligence, information, and sustainable change.

This ICF BC session introduces “all things somatic” while offering participants a grounded, experiential look at how somatic approaches can deepen coaching presence, expand awareness, and support lasting transformation. Short somatic presence practices will be woven throughout, along with a live coaching demonstration, using a proprietary 5-Step Somatic Inquiry Framework (5Sinq).

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session, participants will:

•    Understand the foundational principles of somatic coaching
•    Recognize how embodiment supports awareness and sustainable change
•    Observe somatic coaching in practice through a live demonstration
•    Identify ways to thoughtfully integrate somatic inquiry into their own coaching approach

Simon Goland is an executive coach, educator, and organizational facilitator with more than 25 years of international experience. His work spans leadership development, executive coaching, and transformative learning across diverse cultural and organizational contexts. Simon is widely recognized for his integrative approach, combining somatic intelligence, the Enneagram, and experiential learning to support deep personal and organizational transformation. He brings a unique blend of presence, insight, and practical application—guiding leaders to reconnect with what is most authentic, purposeful, and alive in their work and lives. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Ecopsychology and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), as well as a certified Enneagram teacher and somatic trauma therapy practitioner. Learn more about Simon Goland on is website or LinkedIn.

Tickets

$0.00 Member Ticket

$25.00 Non-Member Ticket