This workshop focuses on the somatic movement foundations of Trager’s touch, through integrated practice of the essential principles, including:

• Fully embodied presence

• Softness in attention, intention, contact and movement

• Weight - sensing lightness and groundedness

• Fluidity in tissue and movement patterning

• Balancing floating in the sweet center with playing at the edges

• Artful transitions in speed, size, density, intensity

• Taking out the slack in the three-dimensional biotensegral web

• Integrating meaningful movement into both professional and personal life activities

• Connecting to ourselves, our partners, the earth, and to the life forces of the universe

The workshop also introduces the benefits of studying the Trager Approach for:

• Replacing restrictive movement habits with natural, graceful movement patterns.

• Reframing daily self-care exercises as opportunities for mindful embodiment and self-development.

• Equipping participants with practices to better navigate stress and cultivate resilience.

• Integrating somatic practices into spiritual exploration and creative expression.

• Addressing the somatic dimensions of trauma, depression, and anxiety, offering pathways to healing and transformation.

• Enriching both professional and personal relationships (platonic and intimate) through embodied presence and attuned connection.

Thurs – 10:00-1:00, 2:30-5:30 (6 hours)

Fri– 10:00-1:00, 2:30-5:30 (6 hours)

Sat– 10:00-1:00, 2:30-5:30 (6 hours)

Sun– 10:00-1:00, 2:30-5:30 (6 hours)

We’ll take an hour and a half for lunch each day. Participants are encouraged to bring lunch and dine with the group.

The Somatic Foundations workshop sets the stage for the 2025-2026 Professional Trager Approach Certification Training Program hosted by the Potomac Massage Training Institute (PMTI). To learn more about the certification program and to register, please visit PMTI’s website here.

Somatic Foundations counts as the required Mentastics class in the Program if the participant registers by the end of this class and pays the $100 Student Membership fee to the US Trager Association. 

$750  Movement Arts Supporter Price

$600  Regular Price (Note: This amount reflects the “real” value of this workshop)

$450  Need a Hand Price

Our sliding scale payment model is inspired by and borrowed from the payment model of Bayo Akomolafe’s class, We Will Dance With Mountains: Into the Cracks.

This workshop offers a sliding scale based on your relative financial standing. In an effort to reflect disparity in economic condition and access to wealth, the following payment system is designed for those with more wealth to help cover the costs of those with less access to wealth and resources. We trust your discernment of your current financial situation and how you fit into the global economic context.

As you decide what amount to pay, please consider your present-day financial situation governed by income, but also the following factors: historical discrimination faced by your peoples; your financial wealth (retirement/savings/investments); your access to income and financial wealth, both current and anticipated (how easily could you earn more income compared to other people in your community, country, and the world; are you expecting an inheritance); people counting on your financial livelihood including dependents and community members; the socio-economic conditions of your locale (relative to other places in your country and in the world); your relationship to food & resource scarcity.

Please email Wilfred at wilfred.trager@gmail.com for more info, or if you are feeling challenged in any way by the financial requirements of participation.