FOUNDING COHORT — OCTOBER 2026
Embodied Roots™ Practitioner Certification
A 12-Week Somatic & Nervous System-Informed Certification for Holistic Practitioners
Learn how to bring nervous system awareness, somatic practices, practitioner regulation, and trauma-aware principles into the holistic work you already do.
You do not need another modality.
You need to understand the nervous system of the person receiving the work—and the nervous system you bring into the room with you.
$222 deposit • Applied toward $899 tuition • Payment plans available
You learned your modality.
But did anyone teach you about the nervous system?
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Have you ever had a client suddenly cry during a session and wondered what to do?
Have you noticed a client tense, shut down, become restless, or seem unable to relax?
Have you ever walked into a session feeling grounded—and suddenly felt anxious, heavy, exhausted, or "off"?
Or had a client's story trigger something inside of you?
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Your nervous system is in the room, too.
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Embodied Roots™ was created to help holistic practitioners better understand what may be happening in these moments—without diagnosing, interpreting, or stepping outside their professional scope.
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This certification is for:
Reiki & Energy Healers • Massage Therapists • Bodyworkers • Chiropractors • Acupuncturists • Coaches • Yoga Teachers • Doulas & Death Doulas • Caregivers • Wellness Professionals • Other Holistic Practitioners
First we embody the work. Then we bring it into our practice.
MONTH 1 — SELF
Understand Your Nervous System
Explore:
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Nervous system foundations
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Fight, flight, freeze & shutdown
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Polyvagal-informed principles
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Interoception & body awareness
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Personal nervous system patterns
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Practitioner self-regulation
I understand what's happening in me.
MONTH 2 — TOOLS
Build Your Somatic Toolkit
Explore:
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Grounding & orienting
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Movement
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Breath & sound
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Sensory resources
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Emotional awareness
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Capacity & pacing
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Regulation practices
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Practitioner boundaries
I have tools I've experienced and embodied myself.
MONTH 3 — CLIENT
Integrate It Into Your Practice
Explore:
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Co-regulation
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Practitioner presence
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Observable nervous system cues
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Somatic-informed communication
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Client choice & consent
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Responding to activation
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Ethical boundaries
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Scope & referrals
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Real-world case studies
I know how to bring nervous system awareness into the work I'm already qualified to provide.
WHAT MAKES EMBODIED ROOTS™ DIFFERENT?
You don't need another modality.
You can learn about Polyvagal Theory online.
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You can find hundreds of nervous system exercises on social media.
But knowing the information and knowing how to embody and apply it inside your own practice are very different things.
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Embodied Roots™ brings the pieces together.
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You'll learn the concepts.
You'll experience the practices yourself.
You'll practice with others.
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And then you'll explore how they translate into the work you already do.
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The ROOTS™ Method
R — Regulate Yourself
Recognize and support your own nervous system first.
O — Observe Without Assumption
Notice what is happening without diagnosing or creating a story about it.
O — Orient to Safety
Use choice, consent, grounding, and appropriate resources.
T — Tend With Presence
Remain grounded while supporting another person within your professional scope.
S — Support Sustainable Integration
Maintain boundaries, support appropriate integration, and recognize when referral is needed.
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Your 12-Week Founding Cohort Experience
Your enrollment includes:
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12 weeks of live instruction
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Experiential somatic practices
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Embodied Roots™ student workbook
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Peer practice
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Real-world case studies
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Live questions, discussion & mentorship
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Ethics and scope-of-practice education
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Final integration/practicum
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Embodied Roots™ Practitioner Certification upon successful completion
This isn't a watch-a-few-videos-and-print-your-certificate program.
Certification represents successful completion of the learning, practice, ethics, and integration requirements.
Meet your instructor
My name is Valerie Lundgren
Holistic Health Coach • Somatic Anxiety Coach • Energy Healer • Reiki Master Teacher • Hypnotherapist • Mindfulness Teacher • Nervous System & Embodiment Educator
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My work has shown me again and again that holistic practitioners can be incredibly skilled in their modality while receiving very little education about the nervous system of the person receiving their work.
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And sometimes, very little education about their own.
I created Embodied Roots™ to help bridge that gap.
Not to turn holistic practitioners into therapists.
But to help practitioners become more embodied, regulated, aware, and intentional in the way they hold space for others.
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A Certification Built on Integrity
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Embodied Roots™ provides education in nervous system literacy, somatic awareness, regulation, practitioner presence, and trauma-aware principles.
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It does not provide psychotherapy or mental health licensure, qualify participants to diagnose or treat mental health conditions, or expand a practitioner's legally defined professional scope.
Students are taught to integrate these principles within their existing training and professional scope and to recognize when referral to an appropriately qualified professional may be indicated.
Ready to become a more embodied, nervous system-informed practitioner
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Do I need previous somatic training?
No. Nervous system and somatic foundations are included.
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Do I need to already be a practitioner?
This program is intended for people currently practicing or training in a holistic, wellness, caregiving, coaching, or body-based profession.
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Is this trauma therapy training?
No. Embodied Roots™ teaches trauma-aware, nervous system-informed principles. It does not qualify participants to provide psychotherapy or trauma treatment.
Will I be certified?
Participants who successfully complete the educational, practice, ethics, and final integration requirements receive the Embodied Roots™ Practitioner Certification.
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Are payment plans available?
Yes. Payment-plan options will be available for the founding cohort.
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What happens after I reserve my spot?
You'll receive your enrollment information, program dates, student agreement, payment options, and next steps.
You already know your modality.
Now deepen the way you show up inside of it.
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