The Trager® Professional Training: Mentastics
Somatic Foundations of Presence, Touch, and Movement
This four-day workshop delves into the somatic movement foundations of presence, touch, and movement, inviting participants to experience the work’s guiding principles of softness, weight, waves, connection, play, pause, and authenticity. We explore how our felt sense of movement changes the potency of our touch. This workshop is for anyone interested in deepening their relationship with touch and movement, in personal or professional settings.
Upcoming Workshop
Weekends
December 4-7, 2025 — Palm Springs, California
Join us in Palm Springs, California for an immersive workshop on the Somatic Foundations of Touch, Presence, and Movement. Set against the quiet beauty of the desert, this gathering invites you to explore ease, connection, and biotensegral support in both movement and touch. Through guided exploration of dynamic imagery, intentional touch, and focused presence, you'll deepen your felt sense of somatic awareness—whether in personal exploration or professional practice.
Open to bodyworkers, movement practitioners, and anyone curious about embodied connection, this workshop offers a nourishing space to refine your touch, heighten sensory awareness, and attune to the natural intelligence of your living body.
Held at a private residence within the desert landscape, the workshop is supported by the quiet vastness of the land itself—where sunlit stillness, open air, and the grounding presence of the surrounding mountains create a spacious container for deepening somatic presence, attuned touch, and easeful movement.
Register Now
Spaces are limited—reserve your spot today!
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This workshop focuses on the somatic movement foundations of presence, touch, and movement, 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.
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📍 Location: Private residence, Palm Springs, California (exact address provided upon registration)
Set within the unique desert landscape of Palm Springs, this private setting offers a warm, grounded atmosphere—held by open skies and mountain stillness—to support deepening into somatic practice.
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Thurs – 9:30-12:30, 2:00-5:00 (6 hours)
Fri– 9:30-12:30, 2:00-5:00 (6 hours)
Sat– 9:30-12:30, 2:00-5:00 (6 hours)
Sun– 9:30-12:30, 2:00-5:00 (6 hours)
We’ll take an hour and a half for lunch each day.
“This Feeling…”
A Trager Session with Commentary by Roger Tolle
