32 Masonic Street
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060

Somatic Systems Institute offers an education program in the field of somatics, which was developed by Thomas Hanna. Clinical Somatic education teaches voluntary control of the neuromuscular system to promote well-being and help speed up recovery time from involuntary muscular disorders.

The Clinical Somatic education program at Somatic Systems Institute is 300 hours and is divided into three semesters. The entire program can be completed in under three months.

Founded in 1993, the facilities of the Somatic Systems Institute are at Hampshire College. Students can choose to live on campus.

The Somatic Systems Institute also offers workshops, lectures, seminars and classes around the country.

Quick Facts

The Somatic Systems Institute has the only certified Clinical Somatic Education practitioners in the northeast.

In addition to Clinical Somatic Education, the Somatic Systems Institute has the Somatics Center, which provides online resources, and the Soma Shop , a store with practitioner tools, books, videos and more.

The Somatic Systems Institute also operates the Somatics WebRing, which is a network of somatics Web sites.

Class size at Somatic Systems Institute is a maximum of 34 to 40 students, with a student to teacher ratio of between 4:1 and 10:1.

The Somatic Systems Institute Clinical Somatic Education practitioner training program is authorized by the Somatics Board of Accreditation.

This school profile has been compiled and updated by The CollegeBound Network. The school is not affiliated with The CollegeBound Network and shall not be considered a sponsor of this program.