Level 1 Livestreaming course

Your Healing Journey Begins with a Supportive Foundation...

Like every great house with a solid foundation, the body self-heals and thrives with reliable knowledge.

As we all know, our biggest investment is our health. Gentle Somatic Yoga is a science proven and heart based method to empower you with skills for self-care and self-healing.



As an ADDED BONUS, when you register for this Livestream Training, we'll also give you access to our self-paced Level 1 Online Course.

This Online Course gives you immediate access to the 25 Somatic Movement Flow Videos and PDF Handouts taught in the Livestreaming Level 1 Course!


This Livestreaming course is right for you if:

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You’re living with chronic pain and other symptoms from an injury, disease or condition, including but not limited to:

  • Chronic Lower Back Pain
  • Stiff Neck and Shoulders
  • Poor Posture
  • Hamstring Tightness or Sciatica
  • Knee or Hip injury
  • Headaches or Migraines
  • Overuse from Sports 
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You’ve experienced any stress based symptoms and want to relieve them, including but not limited to:

  • PTSD
  • Joint pain
  • Insomnia
  • Lack of energy or focus
  • Anxiety or depression
  • Muscle Stiffness or Spasms
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You want to develop a home practice for ongoing self-maintenance and wellbeing

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You are a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, bodyworker or health care professional and want to acquire new skills that you can implement into your classes or private sessions. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available. 

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You would like to add-on our Certification Option to provide a credential and expand your scope of practice. Learn more here

What You Will Learn

During this workshop you will learn and explore:
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How and why Somatic Movements get to the root cause of persistent pain, stiffness, poor posture, anxiety and lack of energy. Most people experience immediate and long-lasting results. 

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25+ Therapeutic Somatic Movement Flows® for self-care, resiliency, health, and wellbeing 

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Leading-edge neuroscience balanced with heart-based wisdom

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How to replace static stretching with a innovative brain-to-muscle re-education technique called pandiculation

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Discovering ways to practice that are suitable and effective for EVERY body. Emphasis will be on "finding your own inner YES" and relying less on “doing it right” according to instruction or demonstration

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How to develop an embodied experience of internal awareness that will build confidence for continued self-healing

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How to practice mindful and compassionate movement in a way that inspires deeper connection with your body

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Tips and guidelines to support your own niche of adaptive and nourishing movement into your group classes and/or private customizable sessions 

This accessible and all-level course is an ideal beginning to the method of Gentle Somatic Yoga®

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5 Part Program
Starts April 10, 2021

START TIME designed for participants in the USA, Canada, and the UK

  • April 10 and 11th, 18th, 25th, and May 1st* at 9am Pacific Time 

*May 1st is held for those who purchase the add-on certification and will be delivering a teachback

Learn more here.

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CEU’s

Without certification, yoga instructors may claim 30 CEU hours for the combined classes.

With certification, yoga instructors may claim 32 CEU hours for the combined classes.


TUITION: 

$1150 with certification

$995 for non-certification 


RECORDINGS:

The program sessions are livestream on Zoom and will be recorded. Students have lifetime access to all PDF Handouts as you can create a downloadable or printed manual.

Those who purchase the add-on certification will get 6 months of access to the videos and those who do not choose to get certified will get 3 months access to the videos.

You will receive an email with your access to the recordings within 72 hours of each class.

Advantages of Live Virtual Training with James Knight

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Personalized interaction with mindful energy and information exchange

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Coming together as a collective consciousness which allows James to tailor this training course for this specific group

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Interact with your peers and other like-minded people. We learn and evolve together through compassion, empathy, respect, and love

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James’ facilitation style (non-hierarchical) is heavily based on experiential interaction and hands on learning

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Gentle Somatic Yoga® is constantly evolving as a method, therefore new enhancements have been added to the Somatic Movement Flows®. Often times these enhancements have not been published yet and you will be the first to learn them

"I took this training during the COVID lock down. I was experiencing extreme anxiety. James’s calm, kind and methodical approach really helped me to meet every moment as it actually was, verses freaking out about what the news was telling me or letting my mind catastrophize.  Gentle Somatic Yoga focuses on mindful moments during physical asana, and his teachings helped me to get me through a stressful time."

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~Allison Distler, GSY Practitioner Level 1
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Thank you so very much James as I cannot begin to tell you how incredibly healing this time was with you and how comfortable I felt to be seen and feeling so deeply connected to my own body in a way that I never have already.

Working with you and continuing this practice really feels right for me and feeling such an incredible lightness and joy right now and such physical ease.

 I have such deep reverence for you and for your presence and wisdom and so glad to have met you on the journey!

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This Course Includes

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30- to 32-Hours of easy-to-follow instructions with Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) depending on the add-on certification being purchased or not

 Earn Yoga Alliance approved CEU hours for each course and/or Yoga Teacher Training program. We are in the application process for IAYT, acupuncture, and massage CEU’s.

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User-friendly technology offered in a format of personalized videos facilitated by James Knight, Founder of Gentle Somatic Yoga & Wellness®

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Downloadable step-by-step instruction handouts. These handouts can be used to create a manual for future reference. 

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Modifications and Props ~ Learn how to modify for the needs of: Beginner yoga students, active seniors, desk workers, chair yoga, athletes, individuals recovering from injury - pre and post-surgery, pregnancy, and much more.

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Highlighting the neuroscience behind this revolutionary approach to self-healing and inspire you how to recognize and reprogram habitual patterns of stress held deep in the body

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Philosophy :Discover the value of “Finding Your Inner Yes” 

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Tips for building your business : For seasoned yoga teachers, near to retirees, and the budding entrepreneur wanting to inspire people. Learning GSY will give you strategies for marketing and client development for classes, workshops, and programs.

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Recordings of all sessions ~ You will have lifetime access to all PDF Handouts as you can create a downloadable or printed manual. Those who purchase the add-on certification will get 6 months of access to the videos and those who do not choose to get certified will get 3 months access to the videos.

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Access to our Online Level 1 Course Library ~ Upon registration, you'll be granted access to our online library so you can print out or make a digital library of all course PDF Handouts. You will also be able to start the first few chapters to get a better understanding of the course and some of the beginning neuroscience.

What you will need for the workshop?

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An electronic device that has access to Zoom


Reliable wifi

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Props: cushions, blanket, chair if you’d like extra support




Water Bottle, Notebook and Pen


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Add-On Certification Option

Interested in Becoming Certified?


For those of you who are yoga teachers, yoga therapists, body workers, or healthcare practitioners, once certified, you are endorsed as a GSY Practitioner.

You will be promoted as a GSY teacher and join the global trend of Somatic Movement Educators, acknowledged for your competency.

You can also incorporate Gentle Somatic Yoga in either  one-on-one customized sessions  or in group movement classes, as part of your professional instruction service(s). 

Learn more here.


Level 1 Program Schedule 

Join James Knight, founder of Gentle Somatic Yoga® for an inspiring training

USA LEVEL 1 |  25 flows | 6 per day | Schedule Each day (9am PST-4pm PST/12pm EST-7pm EST)

April 10 and 11th,  April 18th, April 25th

9am -9:15am check in

9:15am-10:15am  1-hour class

10:15am-10:20am Break

10:20am-11:20am Learning Laboratory

11:20am-12:30pm 1-Hour Lunch Break

12:30pm-1:00pm Philosophy, Neuroscience

1:00pm-3:00pm- Practice Teachbacks in Breakout rooms

3:00pm-3:15pm Break

3:15-3:45 Group Review Teachbacks

3:45-4:00 Q&A

**OPTIONAL Certification May 1st 9am-6:30pm PST**

You will not need to be present for the entire day.  4 students will be in each teachback pod in approximately 2 hour blocks. You will be notified of your teachback pod timeframe before the class starts so you can plan properly.

Testimonials

James excels at creating an environment that is collaborative, integrative, and invitational. He is always open to exploring new possibilities and encourages the contributions of others.

In this way, I’ve witnessed how he develops relationships built on mutual respect. I was and remain impressed with the breadth of knowledge and skills he has acquired from different methodologies, and how he has integrated these aspects into GSY, and his lifestyle.

My experiences with James have always been positive and have sparked enthusiasm for new possibilities.

I'd recommend studying with James to anyone who wants to dive deeper into exploring and knowing themselves, for health care providers who want to support their clients better, and for those who are inspired by being part of a collaborative community that continues to evolve and shift. 

Jean Wishloff, GSY Teacher
James is a fountain of knowledge and at peace with himself. He shares openly both aspects with his students in a playful, humorous way allowing me to understand his message in a light way. Somatics and slow-movements yoga are truly our medicine.
Alicia Schwartzman

I really enjoyed the course! I do plan to continue rest of the 100 hours! This has helped my back so much I am really excited to share it! The other part that I really find for me is that it releases so much tension from my mental, emotional and energetic body. This is definitely a profoundly deep practice and I am looking forward to exploring the many layers!! 

Diane Herring, Online Level 1 Student

About James

James has been an E-RYT, CHSE (Certified Hanna Somatic Educator), and Integrative Therapist for 25+ years. His passion is to inspire and encourage others to live a fulfilling life of physical, emotional and spiritual freedom.

From his combined experience as a lifelong yogi, intuitive bodyworker, psychotherapist, and movement educator, James founded a method of integrating what he discovered to be the most progressive, life-enhancing techniques into an embodied practice of mindful movement. Gentle Somatic Yoga® (GSY) was born out of years of exploring means of connecting with the deepest aspects of himself.

As an architectural and interior designer, master Feng Shui consultant, and professional photographer, James enjoys designing sacred spaces and other creative endeavors that reflect his spiritual aesthetic. On a personal level, he enjoys spending quality time with loved ones while cultivating and energizing conscious communities.

When not in a pandemic, James spends much of his time traveling the world facilitating teacher training certifications, workshops, and cultural immersion retreats. Please join him and experience GSY for yourself! 

Please fill out all required information below to register for the Level 1 Livestream Training without Certification ($995) or with add-on certification ($1150).

Once you submit your payment, you'll be taken to sign the Course Agreement. This is an important step to secure your spot for the course.

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