Oct
31
to Nov 2
Jan
8
9:00 AM09:00
January Course 2026 - Part 1
Part 1: Focus On The Upper Torso, Shoulders, Neck, Jaw, Face, Tongue And Whole Spine.
Thursdays, Jan 8, 15 & 22
3 class bundle: $75
Classes: 90 min.
A class: 9am UK, 7pm Melbourne, AU.
B class: 6pm UK, 1pm NYC US EST, 10am PST US
3 Week Course: $75 USD
Jan
29
9:00 AM09:00
January Course 2026 - Part 2
Part 2: Freeing Holding Habits That Come With Computer Work
Thursday, Jan 29
Single class: $25
Class: 90 min.
Oct
25
11:00 AM11:00
Discover & Release Your Holding Patterns
Discover & Release your Holding Patterns
ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT!
Balance Arts Center, NYC
Sat, Oct 25, 11am-12:30pm • $60
Class includes audio recordings.
Oct
17
to Oct 20
Somatic Strategies for Asymmetrical Bodies: Restore Intelligence and Freedom to Spine, Ribs, Neck, Face & Jaw
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR
Aug
21
9:00 AM09:00
Focus on Lower Extremities: Restore comfort and intelligence to your feet and into the Center - Aug 7 - 21, 2025
Class 3 of 3 - August 21, 2025
2 time options:
A class: 9am London BST, 10am Paris CET, 6pm Brisbane.
B class: 10am Seattle PDT, 1pm NYC EDT, 6pm London BST, 7pm Paris CET, 8pm Helsinki.
Aug
14
9:00 AM09:00
Focus on Lower Extremities: Restore comfort and intelligence to your feet and into the Center - Aug 7 - 21, 2025
Class 2 of 3 - August 14, 2025
2 time options:
A class: 9am London BST, 10am Paris CET, 6pm Brisbane.
B class: 10am Seattle PDT, 1pm NYC EDT, 6pm London BST, 7pm Paris CET, 8pm Helsinki.
Aug
7
9:00 AM09:00
Focus on Lower Extremities: Restore comfort and intelligence to your feet and into the Center - Aug 7 - 21, 2025
Class 1 of 3 - August 7, 2025
2 time options:
A class: 9am London BST, 10am Paris CET, 6pm Brisbane.
B class: 10am Seattle PDT, 1pm NYC EDT, 6pm London BST, 7pm Paris CET, 8pm Helsinki.
May
29
9:00 AM09:00
Change the Mind of Old Neuromuscular Habits - Class #4
Class #4 of 4 Thursday May 29
Time Options below:
A class: 9am UK BST, 10am Paris CET, Melbourne 8pm.
B class: 10am US PCT, 1pm NYC EST, 6pm UK BST, 7pm Paris CET.
Audio recordings included.
Classes are 90 min.
After class 15 min general Q&A, then 30 min mentoring time for teachers, practitioners.
May
22
9:00 AM09:00
Change the Mind of Old Neuromuscular Habits - Class #3
Class #3 of 4 Thursday May 22
Time Options below:
A class: 9am UK BST, 10am Paris CET, Melbourne 8pm.
B class: 10am US PCT, 1pm NYC EST, 6pm UK BST, 7pm Paris CET.
Audio recordings included.
Classes are 90 min.
After class 15 min general Q&A, then 30 min mentoring time for teachers, practitioners.
May
15
9:00 AM09:00
Change the Mind of Old Neuromuscular Habits - Class #2
Class #2 of 4 Thursday May 15
Time Options below:
A class: 9am UK BST, 10am Paris CET, Melbourne 8pm.
B class: 10am US PCT, 1pm NYC EST, 6pm UK BST, 7pm Paris CET.
Audio recordings included.
Classes are 90 min.
After class 15 min general Q&A, then 30 min mentoring time for teachers, practitioners.
May
8
9:00 AM09:00
Change the Mind of Old Neuromuscular Habits - Class #1
Class #1 of 4: Thursday May 8
Time Options below:
A class: 9am UK BST, 10am Paris CET, Melbourne 8pm.
B class: 10am US PCT, 1pm NYC EST, 6pm UK BST, 7pm Paris CET.
Audio recordings included.
Classes are 90 min.
After class 15 min general Q&A, then 30 min mentoring time for teachers, practitioners.
Oct
29
to Oct 30
Private Hands On Sessions - Edmonton, CA
Private Hands On Sessions - Edmonton, CA
$117.00
Tuesday Oct 29 & Wednesday Oct 30
Schedule a private hands on session with Laura.
Reduced price for workshop participants $117 USD ($160 CAD), 90 min.
Session Times:
1030-1200
1300-1430
1600-1730
Book your session and time in advance BELOW. Limited spaces. We will send location to you after booking.
Laura M Gates, CHSE, CCSE, a Certified (Hanna) Clinical Somatic Educator for 16 yrs, her training includes kinaesthetic anatomy with Irene Dowd in NYC, and she is a member of the international training team at Essential Somatics LLC, based in USA. Her background in professional dance, visual art, give creativity and imagery to her unique style of teaching. Read Laura’s own scoliosis story here.
Oct
28
9:00 AM09:00
Somatic Strategies for Scoliosis and Asymmetrical Posture - Mentoring Day
Somatic Strategies for Scoliosis and Asymmetrical Posture - Practitioner's Mentoring Day
from $110.00
Roots on Whyte, Edmonton, Canada
Mentoring day for hands on Practitioners: $110 USD / ($150 CAD)
Certified Clinical Somatic Educators, Hanna Somatic Educators.
The mentoring day will include discussion and practice of scoliosis strategies to specify our basic protocols, and additional techniques and enhancements.
Email me in advance with requests, suggestions, and postural photos (with client permission), information about their issues, what you have done so far, etc, so I can better serve your learning needs.
If you are sending your clients to me for private sessions, you are welcome to observe, with the client’s permission.
Register for the Mentoring day below.
Prerequisite: Must be a Certified Practitioner.
Monday Oct 28, 9:00am - 5:00pm:
ROOTS BUILDING, 8135 - 102 street, Edmonton, Alberta, CA, 3rd Floor Conference Room
Oct
26
to Oct 27
Somatic Strategies for Scoliosis and Asymmetrical Posture - 2 Day Workshop
An experiential learning laboratory exploring somatic strategies for improving scoliosis, asymmetrical posture, and the issues that may come with it. Includes somatic movement classes on the floor, sitting, standing, and discussions. Perfect for people with these issues and also teachers and practitioners interested in learning somatic strategies for their students, clients.
Oct
18
to Oct 21
Somatic Strategies for Asymmetrical Bodies: Fluid Core Connected to the Floor - Oct 18-21, 2024 : Vancouver Island, BC
An immersion workshop Retreat on beautiful Vancouver Island. Somatic movement classes, discussions, a learning laboratory for improving scoliosis, asymmetrical posture, and the issues that come with it. Perfect for people with these issues and also teachers, practitioners wanting to learn more.
Feb
15
9:00 AM09:00
Winter Course 2024 - Class #4
Class 4: Many Vectors of the Torso and Spine.
Thursdays - 2 time options:
Class A: 9am London; 10am Oslo/Paris; 11am Helsinki; 7pm Brisbane; 8pm Melbourne.
Class B: 10am Seattle; 11am Denver; noon Nashville; 1pm NYC; 2pm Halifax; 6pm London; 7pm Oslo/Paris; 8pm Helsinki
Feb
8
9:00 AM09:00
Winter Course 2024 - Class #3
Class 3: Face, Jaw, Tongue, Neck, Shoulders and the Cervical Spine.
Thursdays - 2 time options:
Class A: 9am London; 10am Oslo/Paris; 11am Helsinki; 7pm Brisbane; 8pm Melbourne.
Class B: 10am Seattle; 11am Denver; noon Nashville; 1pm NYC; 2pm Halifax; 6pm London; 7pm Oslo/Paris; 8pm Helsinki
Feb
1
9:00 AM09:00
Winter Course 2024 - Class #2
Class 2: Focus on Thoracic Spine, Kyphosis and Scoliosis.
Thursdays - 2 time options:
Class A: 9am London; 10am Oslo/Paris; 11am Helsinki; 7pm Brisbane; 8pm Melbourne.
Class B: 10am Seattle; 11am Denver; noon Nashville; 1pm NYC; 2pm Halifax; 6pm London; 7pm Oslo/Paris; 8pm Helsinki
Jan
25
9:00 AM09:00
Winter Course 2024 - Class #1
Class 1: Free up the Patterns of Bracing and Dark Vice.
Thursdays - 2 time options:
Class A: 9am London; 10am Oslo/Paris; 11am Helsinki; 7pm Brisbane; 8pm Melbourne.
Class B: 10am Seattle; 11am Denver; noon Nashville; 1pm NYC; 2pm Halifax; 6pm London; 7pm Oslo/Paris; 8pm Helsinki
Jul
6
9:00 AM09:00
Summer Somatic Moves - Thursday, July 6 - Class 5
A series of 5 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday June 8
Book just one class or all five as a bundle.
Class 5: Somatic Snacks on the Go
Class A: 9:00am London, 10:00 am Central European time Paris (CET), 7:00pm Brisbane
Class B: 9:00am PCT Vancouver BC, 10:00am MDT Denver, 11:00am CDT Nashville, 12 noon EDT NYC, 5 pm London, 6:00pm CET ParisHelsinki
Jun
29
9:00 AM09:00
Summer Somatic Moves - Thursday, June 29 - Class 4
A series of 5 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday June 8
Book just one class or all five as a bundle.
Class 4: Somatic Solutions for Tension in the Face, Jaw, Neck, Shoulders
Class A: 9:00am London, 10:00 am Central European time Paris (CET), 7:00pm Brisbane
Class B: 9:00am PCT Vancouver BC, 10:00am MDT Denver, 11:00am CDT Nashville, 12 noon EDT NYC, 5 pm London, 6:00pm CET ParisHelsinki
Jun
22
9:00 AM09:00
Summer Somatic Moves - Thursday, June 22 - Class 3
A series of 5 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday June 8
Book just one class or all five as a bundle.
Class 3: Freeing the Ribs for more Oxygen
Class A: 9:00am London, 10:00 am Central European time Paris (CET), 7:00pm Brisbane
Class B: 9:00am PCT Vancouver BC, 10:00am MDT Denver, 11:00am CDT Nashville, 12 noon EDT NYC, 5 pm London, 6:00pm CET ParisHelsinki
Jun
15
9:00 AM09:00
Summer Somatic Moves - Thursday, June 15 - Class 2
A series of 5 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday June 8
Book just one class or all five as a bundle.
Class 2: Many Vectors of the Torso
Class A: 9:00am London, 10:00 am Central European time Paris (CET), 7:00pm Brisbane
Class B: 9:00am PCT Vancouver BC, 10:00am MDT Denver, 11:00am CDT Nashville, 12 noon EDT NYC, 5 pm London, 6:00pm CET ParisHelsinki
Jun
8
9:00 AM09:00
Summer Somatic Moves - Thursday, June 8 - Class 1
A series of 5 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday June 8
Book just one class or all five as a bundle.
Class 1: Exploring Somatic Basics
Class A: 9:00am London, 10:00 am Central European time Paris (CET), 7:00pm Brisbane
Class B: 9:00am PCT Vancouver BC, 10:00am MDT Denver, 11:00am CDT Nashville, 12 noon EDT NYC, 5 pm London, 6:00pm CET ParisHelsinki
Mar
24
to Mar 27
Somatics for Asymmetrical Bodies March 24-27, 2023, Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada, OHM Retreat Center
Somatics for Asymmetrical Bodies
with Laura M Gates, CHSE, CCSE, trainer at Essential Somatics. March 24-27, 2023
An immersion workshop Retreat on beautiful Vancouver Island. This includes 4 days, 3 nights in nearby accommodations, meals, walking paths, beautiful nature at the shore. The retreat will include somatic movement classes, discussions, a learning laboratory for improving scoliosis, asymmetrical posture, and the issues that come with it. Perfect for people with these issues and also teachers, practitioners wanting to learn more.
Feb
18
to Feb 19
Helsinki Finland: Somatic Solutions for Uneven Posture, Scoliosis, in person workshop
Somatic Solutions for Scoliosis and Uneven Posture
with Laura M Gates, CCSE, CHSE (USA, Norway) certified practitioner, and trainer at Essential Somatics, LLC.
A 2 day, in person workshop offers somatic movement and strategies for issues that come with asymmetrical bodies, including chronic pain, stiffness, uneven gait. Clinical somatic education offers non-invasive, effective neuromuscular techniques for improving scoliosis and its symptoms with benefits to all systems of the body. Perfect for people with these issues and also as continuing education for somatic movement teachers, practitioners. Support materials and class recordings come with your tuition.
Apr
9
1:00 PM13:00
SAT ONLINE GROUP CLASSES-Series 16 - Class 4
A series of 4 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday March 19
Book just one class or all four as a bundle.
Class 4: Apr 9 - Somatic Moves for increasing Lymphatic Health
Class A: 8am Nashville CST, 9am NYC EST, 10am Halifax, 2pm London, 3pm Paris, 4pm Helsinki
Class B: 9am Seattle, 10am Denver, 11am Nashville, 12pm NYC, 1pm Halifax, 5pm London, 6pm Paris, 7pm Helsinki
Apr
2
1:00 PM13:00
SAT ONLINE GROUP CLASSES-Series 16 - Class 3
A series of 4 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday March 19
Book just one class or all four as a bundle.
Class 3: Apr 2 - Exploring Strength from a somatic perspective
Class A: 8am Nashville CST, 9am NYC EST, 10am Halifax, 2pm London, 3pm Paris, 4pm Helsinki
Class B: 9am Seattle, 10am Denver, 11am Nashville, 12pm NYC, 1pm Halifax, 5pm London, 6pm Paris, 7pm Helsinki
Mar
31
6:00 PM18:00
Somatic Solutions: Scoliosis and Uneven Posture, March 31-May 5, 2022 (Online Course)
Somatic Solutions: Uneven Posture and Scoliosis March 2022
Thursdays Mar 31-May 5
10am Seattle PCT; 11am Calgary MT; 12pm Nashville CT; 1pm NYC ET; 2pm Halifax; 6pm London UK; 7pm Oslo, Paris; 8pm Finland. (listed as 6pm UK time on check out page)
In this 6 class series we will explore somatic movements and strategies for improving issues that come with Scoliosis and Uneven posture, including chronic pain, compressed vertebrae, tight immobile ribs, uneven wear and tear on hip, knees, feet, and many more symptoms. For people with uneven posture, such as a low shoulder, hiked hip, or twisted posture, somatic techniques can be an effective prevention of scoliosis.
Mar
30
9:00 AM09:00
Somatic Solutions: Scoliosis and Uneven Posture, March 30-May 4, 2022 (Online Course)
Somatic Solutions: Uneven Posture and Scoliosis March 2022
Wednesdays Mar 30-May 4
Class A: 9 am London UK; 10am Oslo, Paris; 11am Finland; 5pm Perth; 7pm Brisbane, 8pm Melbourne Australia. (listed as 10am UK time on check out page)
Class B: 10am Seattle PCT; 11am Calgary MT; 12pm Nashville CT; 1pm NYC ET; 2pm Halifax; 6pm London UK; 7pm Oslo, Paris; 8pm Finland. (listed as 6pm UK time on check out page)
In this 6 class series we will explore somatic movements and strategies for improving issues that come with Scoliosis and Uneven posture, including chronic pain, compressed vertebrae, tight immobile ribs, uneven wear and tear on hip, knees, feet, and many more symptoms. For people with uneven posture, such as a low shoulder, hiked hip, or twisted posture, somatic techniques can be an effective prevention of scoliosis.
Mar
26
2:00 PM14:00
SAT ONLINE GROUP CLASSES-Series 16 - Class 2
A series of 4 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday March 19
Book just one class or all four as a bundle.
Class 2: Mar 26 - Connecting Extremities to Center in both directions
Class A: 8am Nashville CST, 9am NYC EST, 10am Halifax, 2pm London, 3pm Paris, 4pm Helsinki
Class B: 9am Seattle, 10am Denver, 11am Nashville, 12pm NYC, 1pm Halifax, 5pm London, 6pm Paris, 7pm Helsinki
Mar
19
2:00 PM14:00
SAT ONLINE GROUP CLASSES-Series 16 - Class 1
A series of 4 weekly Online Group Classes suitable for all. Starting Saturday March 19
Book just one class or all four as a bundle.
Class 1: Mar 19 - Bringing Kind Regard to Somatic Practice
Class A: 8am Nashville CST, 9am NYC EST, 10am Halifax, 2pm London, 3pm Paris, 4pm Helsinki
Class B: 9am Seattle, 10am Denver, 11am Nashville, 12pm NYC, 1pm Halifax, 5pm London, 6pm Paris, 7pm Helsinki