The Embodied Mind: The Somatic Language of Thoughts and Emotions (JS1Z26)

Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online.

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on October 18, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.

This program offers 4 CEs at $40. For more CE details, see below.

Description:
Emerging research on the predictive aspect of the nervous system suggests the body doesn’t just react to our thoughts and emotions — it can and does anticipate them, generating predictions that may shape what we’re about to feel and think even before we’ve consciously registered it. The hair rising on the back of your neck, a gut feeling before you know why: these are signs of the nervous system registering and responding to signals caring for us, before they’ve been consciously processed as thought or story. What we experience as spontaneous is often the tail end of a process that began in the body moments earlier. This daylong workshop trains attention on that predictive layer and develops interoception, or internal awareness, the felt sense arising in real time prior to story or interpretation. We’ll explore meditation and mindfulness practices along with self – guided breathing as a bridge between body and mind — to build sensitivity to early signals of the raw data that the nervous system is constantly generating. Through breathwork and nervous-system-informed relaxation techniques, we’ll practice intervening at the point of origin, where there is still room to choose a different response rather than being carried by a habit reaction, already set in motion.

Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Online Sliding Scale: (JS1Z26)**
Benefactor – $175
Sustainer – $95
Basic – $75
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna, Young Adult) – $45
**For Online Program: All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org no later than 12:00pm (NOON) PT on the day prior to the program date.

*Recording Note: Registration includes unlimited access to this program’s recording. You must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Important Note for CE participants: If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits (CEs), you must register and pay for CEs prior to the start of the program (no retroactive CEs will be given) and you must attend the entire program. Please review the CE information below.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

• NO REFUNDS
• Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
• No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

This program is applicable for licensed and license-eligible mental health and health care professionals, including psychologists, social workers (LCSW, LSW), counselors (LPC, LCPC, LMHC), marriage and family therapists, nurses (RN, NP), chiropractors, and other health care professionals, seeking education ininteroceptive awareness and nervous-system-informed mindfulness and body-based approaches to emotion regulation. Please review our Continuing Education information page for provider details, and to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.

Participants will explore the predictive and interoceptive dimensions of the nervous system — how the body registers and responds to internal signals prior to conscious cognitive appraisal — and practice mindfulness, breathwork, and attention-based techniques to build awareness of these early physiological signals. This program supports professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of body-based awareness practices relevant to client work involving stress, emotional regulation, and nervous-system responsiveness. In clinical and caregiving settings, this heightened capacity for interoceptive awareness can support professionals in recognizing early physiological cues — in themselves and in their clients — informing a more attuned, responsive engagement around stress and emotional regulation.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program, participants will be better able to:

Attendance policy for CE participants:

• Full, live attendance is required. Incomplete attendance nullifies CE eligibility, as board regulations do not permit partial credit for partial attendance.
• To ensure your attendance is recorded:
  • Sign in to Zoom with the same email used for registration, before joining the program. Zoom can keep you signed into a different account from a previous meeting. Check how you are logged into Zoom before the program begins.
  • Join on time using the Zoom app or a web browser (phone dial-ins are not tracked).
  • Stay logged in and engaged for the duration of the program.
  • Maintain a stable internet connection; participants are responsible for their own connectivity.
• Submit your professional information within one week of receiving the link. This link will be emailed within 2 business days after the program to all participants who met the attendance requirements.
• Certificates are issued only to those who meet the attendance requirements—without exception—to maintain compliance with our provider licenses and ensure the continuation of future CE programs.

Please note:

• Visit our Continuing Education information page for complete provider details and additional CE information, including attendance requirements and our cancellation and grievance policies.
• Continuing Education is sponsored by Mindful CECs.
• Mindful CECs is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Mindful CECs maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• Mindful CECs is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17985 for 4 contact hours.
• Participants are responsible for determining whether this program meets the CE requirements of their licensing board or certifying organization. Spirit Rock does not confirm CE applicability for license types beyond the scope of Mindful CECs’ provider approvals.
• Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
• Conflict of Interest Statement: This instructor may have authored publications relevant to the subjects covered in this course, and may teach additional programs. The instructor might reference these publications and programs during the course, and may receive financial compensation if participants choose to purchase them.