LEVEL 2: The Touch
Level 2: The Touch is the second step in our long-term Somatic Dialogue training.
Participants who complete Levels 1, 2, and 3 can continue toward becoming Somatic Dialogue facilitators.
Somatic Dialogue® for
Creatives and Professionals
Level 2: The Touch
Somatic Dialogue® for Creatives and Proffesionals
Level 2: The Touch
This Level 2 training is designed for professionals in the field of touch and movement. Building on the foundations of Somatic Dialogue, it deepens the understanding and experience of touch-both physical and metaphorical-offering participants fresh insights and initiation into a more nuanced relationship with contact and presence.
About the Training
In Somatic Dialogue, touch is central-not only as a physical interaction, but as a gateway to internal awareness and interpersonal connection. This training explores how we touch and are touched, aiming to free participants from unconscious influences and to foster a more conscious and poetic relationship with the act of touching.
Touch, as one of our earliest sensory experiences, plays a continual role in shaping how we perceive ourselves and others. This training supports participants in recognizing and refining this sensory language to access richer layers of communication and embodied intelligence.
While this is not a therapeutic course, the safe, supportive environment and deep somatic inquiry often create space for healing and personal transformation.
What Participants Will Experience
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Exploration of various qualities of physical touch: from light listening contact to confident support
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Practices in touch as a medium for movement facilitation and building trust
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Investigation of metaphorical and poetic touch: the emotional and communicative layers of contact
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Somatic exercises that develop empathetic resonance, emotional intelligence, and awareness of boundaries as relational and responsive, not rigid or distancing
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Solo and partnered practices with fellow participants to cultivate subtlety and depth in touch
Training Schedule
Workshop 1
January 28–29–30–31 and February 1, 2028
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Weekdays: 18:00–21:00
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Weekends: 10:00–18:00
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Total: 21 hours
Themes:
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The physical and non-physical aspects of touch
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Touch, borders, and limits
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Basic principles of touch
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Touch and the transformation of movement
February–March:
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8 live online classes (2 hours each), 16 hours total
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Focus on Somatic Dialogue movement principles essential for a healthy touch experience
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Each participant receives 1 hour of individual mentorship
Workshop 2
April 1–2–3–4–5–6, 2028
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Weekdays: 18:00–21:00
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Weekends: 10:00–18:00
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Total: 30 hours
Themes:
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Deep exploration of body parts that receive touch
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The importance of centre–periphery connection in touch
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Listening touch within movement
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Various shades of manipulation in touch
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Awareness of habitual patterns of touching
May–June:
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8 live online classes (2 hours each), 16 hours total
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Continued practice of Somatic Dialogue movement principles
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Each participant receives 1 hour of individual mentorship
Workshop 3
July 1–2–3–4–5–6, 2028
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Weekdays: 18:00–21:00
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Weekends: 10:00–18:00
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Total: 30 hours
Themes:
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Expression, meaning, and communication through touch
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From touch to dialogue
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From multiple layers of touch toward togetherness
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The ethics of touch
Total Training Duration: 115 hours
Each participant will also receive 1 personalized mentoring session between workshops to support integration, reflection, and further inquiry into the phenomenon of touch.
Workshops will take place at Limpid Works Studios, Prague.
Who Can Attend?
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Certified Somatic Dialogue facilitators wishing to revisit or deepen their relationship with Touch
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Graduates of Level 1 training (Embodiment Through Movement), looking to continue their development
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Current Level 1 participants nearing completion: eligible to attend Workshop 1 as part of a progressive transition
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Professionals in hands-on therapeutic practices with at least 3 years of experience in modalities involving bodywork and physical contact
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Professional dancers and movement practitioners with a strong background in contact improvisation, partnering, or physical theatre
Participation in the program is evaluated through an interview conducted by Berrak Yedek and Beliz Demircioğlu İnanç.
Program Fee: €2,800
Early Registration Discount: €2,520 (until November 15, 2027)
The program fee can be paid in installments of up to 7 months.
Note: For those wishing to become facilitators, an additional 'Facilitation module(Level 3)' will be required after completion of Level 2.