Certificate in

Somatic Sex Education

Somatic Sex Education Professional Trainings: Level 2 (CSSE)

Purpose

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Second Year Training

To provide a Level 2 (second year) training for Certified Sexological Bodyworkers (CSBs). This experiential training offers CSBs the opportunity to expand their coaching and teaching skills by coaching students in the UK Certificate in Sexological Bodywork®  Training. 

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Supervision & Coaching

CSSEs will receive supervision and coaching, as well as supervise and coach others. 

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Revisit & Hone

The program provides current CSBs with opportunities to revisit, and go more deeply, into the materials and topic areas of the Somatic Sex Education™ training, and to hone their teaching skills through practice and feedback.

Prerequisites

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Certificate in Sexological Bodywork®

Priority is given to graduates from the Sea School of Embodiment & the Institute of Somatic Sexology as they are familiar with our unique teaching methods & syllabus.

Description of Training

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Online and in-person

This training makes use of online learning, video conferences, home erotic practice sessions, video demonstrations, a supervised practicum, and communal practice. During the in-person Embodiment Weeks participants and instructors gather to hone erotic skills, to explore communal erotic trance states, and to connect with their colleagues in the new profession of Somatic Sex Education™.

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Experiential training

This course prepares practitioners to teach somatic sex education to individuals, couples and groups. It is an experiential training which provides direct somatic learning opportunities that emphasise erotic embodiment. Participants learn a variety of Somatic Sex Education™ modalities, including sensate focus, the Wheel of Consent®, mindful genital mapping and massage, anal touch, prostate massage, breath work, scar tissue remediation and mindful self pleasure coaching.

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Coaching and supervision

This training will provide and explore structures for coaching and develop supervision skills. You will be encouraged to create educational material in your areas of special interest.

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Communal learning

These modalities are learned primarily through experiencing them yourself, in your own body. The erotic education in this course is communal: we learn from each other and with each other. You will reflect on your experiences in writing and read the reflections of the other students. Thus, participants experience how humans learn sex – through mindful, self-directed practice over time.

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Inclusivity and diversity

We strive to create a radically inclusive space and welcome diversity in age, race, culture, professional background, life experience, sexual orientation, and gender identities, characteristics and expressions.

Course Structure

  • The Somatic Sex Education™ training begins.

    • The Certificate in Somatic Sex Education program begins with an orientation Zoom for the coaches, a week before the first year CSB starts. This will include somatic coaching strategies as well as a collaborative review of the course materials, including new course material, in the Certificate in Sexological Bodywork training

    • Participants act as Peer Support People for Module 1 and transition to coaches for Modules 2-5

    • You will assist a “pod” of up to four CSB students to deepen their experience of embodiment and navigate the CSB track, typically with weekly Zooms

    • Coaches keep a learning journal during their Somatic Sex Education training. Parts of this journal will be shared online with others in the CSSE training

    • In addition to working with students, CSSE participants themselves are required to engage in five of the somatic enquiries from Module 1 and to post reports online with other student reports.

    • There will be regular CSSE group Zooms for reflection and support

    • Coaches will practice developing somatic sex education material

  • [You will arrive two days before the CSB students start the Embodiment Weeks, for preparation]

    • Coaches form part of the faculty for the Embodiment Intensive. The faculty meets before these begin for the CSB students for orientation and planning

    • Each coach will offer somatic teaching during the Embodiment Intensive. Teaching will be based on the home study assignments and informed by somatic learning theories. You will develop this teaching in consultation with the core teacher team

    • Coaches will participate in regular staff planning sessions at the Embodiment Intensive. These sessions will evaluate and guide the learning

    • Coaches will sometimes function as teaching assistants or witnesses during the Embodiment Intensive, offering guidance and feedback to students as appropriate

    • Coaches will offer coaching, supervision, and support to their assigned trainees during the Embodiment Weeks

    • Coaches will sometimes participate in group learning experiences along with students

    • Coaches will assist as needed with the logistics of the Embodiment weeks

  • Towards Certification

    • Coaches supervise and collaborate with their students as they begin to see practice clients. This involves 5 coaching Zooms with your trainees, for reflection on the learning in order to improve practice, and help with the planning and evaluation of student practice sessions

    • There are regular online meetings with the course facilitators and coaches for their professional support and supervision, to deepen their coaching and somatic sex education experience

    • Upon completion of all requirements (below) the Certificate in Somatic Sex Education (CSSE) will be awarded

Course Dates

Jan 27 - Nov 23, 2025

CSB course dates are (to be confirmed) as: 

  • Module 1: Online group study - Feb 05 – Apr 29
  • Module 2: In-person Embodiment Week - May 07 – May 13
  • Module 3: Online group study - May 20 – Jul 16
  • Module 4: In-person Embodiment Week - Jul 23 – Jul 29
  • Module 5: Supervised practice of 25 sessions - Aug 05 – Nov 23

Course Fees

Certificate in Somatic Sex Education: £2,625

A non-refundable* deposit of £500 reserves your place.

Early Bird Price - £2,300 if paid in full by August 23, 2024

5% discount if paid in full before course start, £2500.

  • The course fees include:

    • Online access to the curriculum and CSB & CSSE student forums

    • Demonstration videos and learning how to create these as part of teaching practice

    • CSB community webinars with the course directors and visiting teachers

    • CSSE community webinars and reflective practice sessions with the course directors and visiting teachers

    • Weekly practice in the coaching role with 3-5 CSB students online for Modules 1 & 3

    • Attending 2 in-person CSB & CSSE Embodiment Weeks choreographed by the course director and co-facilitated by the CSSE teaching team

    • Receiving learning edge coaching sessions during Modules 1 – 5

    The course fees do not include:

    • Travel, food or accommodation for the Embodiment Weeks

    • Required books. You can view the recommended reading list here

    • Your required subscription to EroticMassage.com and Orgasmic Yoga.com ($99)

  • The School of Somatic Sexology has a commitment to capacity-building in disadvantaged groups who may be under-represented in the field of somatic sex education. We, therefore, offer a bursary of 30% off the full course fees, to two or more Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) and/or trans students, equal to 10% of our available places on the course.

    In addition, The Association of Certified Sexological Bodyworkers (ACSB) has a worldwide “BIPOC Scholarship Fund”. For these awards, the Sea School of Embodiment donates 30% of the figure received back to the ACSB BIPOC Scholarship Fund.

    • If you cancel after you have accessed the online training materials: No refund will be made

    • If you cancel up to 2 months before the program begins: full refund, minus the £500 non-refundable deposit

    • If you cancel up to 1 month before the program begins: full refund minus the £500 non-refundable deposit and £250 administration fee

    • If you cancel 30 days or less before the program begins: No refund will be made

Enrolment Process

Please complete the ‘Enrol Now’ form to express your interest in the Certificate in Somatic Sex Education training. On completing the form you will be able to book a time for a Zoom orientation call with one of our course facilitators.

All the information you provide is treated with the utmost confidentiality. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information on how we handle your data.

Before beginning the enrolment process please ensure you read our Agreements and Etiquette, Terms and Conditions and our Trauma Statement.

Thank you, and we look forward to talking with you.

Reading List

You are not required to read the books before the course starts. However, if you choose to, you would have a head start. There are more titles in the full recommended reading list, here, including some online texts you can access free from there.

Our five core texts are:

  • Cornell, AW (1996) The Power Of Focusing: Finding Your Inner Voice. New Harbinger

  • Darnell, C. The Anatomy of Erotic Anatomy and Arousal video course is our main anatomy “text” - a discount code is supplied to students

  • Morin, J (1995) The Erotic Mind: Inner Pathways for Sexual Excitement. Headline [also sold as: The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment (2012) Harper Perennial]

  • Pelmas, C (2017) Trauma: A Practical Guide to Working with Body and Soul; A Somatic Sex Educator’s Handbook. The Rewilding Press - a PDF of this book is supplied free to students

  • Strozzi-Heckler, R (2014) The Art of Somatic Coaching: Embodying Skillful Action, Wisdom, and Compassion

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  • CSSE was invaluable for me. We cover so much at such a pace in CSB that it was a treat to go back and study the material again - it deepened my learning and built my confidence. It was great to experience the course from a team perspective. I learnt so much from being back stage, holding space and supporting the students. CSSE was an essential part of my growth as a coach and facilitator.

    Sarah Rose Bright

  • I highly recommend CSSE 2nd year - it was the best thing I did! After I completed the CSSE track my work blossomed. Coaching students through the training really deepens how one teaches the somatic enquiries and I felt confident in my ability to convey the information in a coaching format. There are regular meetings for CSSE’s where you talk about your specific learning needs. It’s a great team and we would LOVE to have you on board. Join us!

    Dee Larsen

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