The Somatic Activated Healing™ Teacher Training
A wild, ecstatic reunion of body, mind & spirit — rooted in trauma-informed practices, Buddhist wisdom & principles of restorative justice.
The SAH Method™ delivers a staggering 96% healing transformation rate among students!
Learn to heal yourself and make a career helping others heal.
In this training, you'll unlock your own transformation first—then master the method that's helped thousands reclaim their authentic power.
Your body holds the keys to everything you've been seeking.
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18th July - 29th November 2026
On our somatic dance floors, what once felt impossible becomes inevitable.
Wounds transform into wisdom.
Sensitivity becomes strength.
And those who seek healing
discover they've been carrying the medicine all along.
Pain is an inevitable fact of life. Healing from it is our responsibility.
BEYOND TRADITIONAL THERAPY
Challenging experiences give rise to big emotions. If left unprocessed, these emotions leave behind emotional baggage—a residue that chronically stresses our nervous system—cluttering and affecting your thoughts, words, actions, and life.
Traditional therapies use a top-down approach to healing: focused on changing the way you think to change how you feel. But this often requires mentally revisiting painful experiences, which can perpetuate the build-up and stagnation of emotional baggage.
THE BODY'S WISDOM
We do not need to revisit trauma to heal from it.
The SAH Method™ utilizes a bottom-up approach: changing the way you feel to change the way you think. Designed with precision, our somatic movements and healing tools efficiently target the emotional residues linked to painful memories—without the need to revisit or relive the trauma
Our practice offers a safe, non-invasive pathway to access and release the emotional baggage stored within our bodies.
Instead of analyzing your way to healing, you'll embody it—creating transformation that lives in your cells, not just your concepts, forging lasting change that thinking alone can never achieve.
GUIDE OTHERS TO HEALING
As a Somatic Dance Coach, you'll help your clients "drop the story and be with the feeling." This isn't theoretical—it's a tangible shift that’s felt in the body and reflected in all areas of living.
Learn to create a safe space and offer guidance to help your students call forth, process, and release stored emotions from their bodies— without re-engaging with the narratives or memories associated with those feelings.
By removing the emotional charge of the story, you’ll help your clients strip the painful memories of their power— and transfer that power to themselves!
Students describe their experience of our Method as "finally understanding the language my body has been speaking all along," "Unlocking something I didn't know was trapped," and "Finally breathing fully after years of constriction."
Dance your prayers and open your heart with us in a journey of transformation that centers the body and spirit.
Through dance, we revive the forgotten languages of our ancestors, expressing what words cannot capture—our souls speaking through every movement and rhythm.
WHAT THEY SAY
"Your SAH Method teacher training has stretched me, grounded me, taught me to honour all parts of myself and shared with me some profound pieces of wisdom which I have shared with others and have seen it impact them deeply. It's almost hard to express how much this training has transformed me.
When I have taught and have practised teaching the method with friends and family, I have seen people with tears in their eyes from the transformation.
I signed up to this teacher training through purely listening to my intuition and I am SO grateful that I did! Thank you!"
Julia
“This workout heals my soul!
I am so touched by the power of this Somatic Activated Healing method. Thank you Sah, for having the audacity to create a method like this. BOLD, WILD, AND DEEPLY HEALING. You created a medicine for this world.
This training put so many pieces of this healing puzzle together for me. It opened my heart to a level of compassion that has been waiting for me for a long time. It felt like an initiation and a permission to show up as the healer I have aspired to be.”
Thais
“Sah, thank you for being the fullest expression of you, allowing me to take a giant fucking leap towards being mine. Thank you for teaching me impermanence and the ability to experience full presence for the first time in my life. Thank you for creating the community that I’ve known I belonged to my whole life but never found. And most importantly that none of this is even about me. I can’t fucking wait to share this with the world.”
Alex
GRADUATE SUCCESS STORIES
REAL GRADS, REAL LIVES, REAL CHANGE.
THEY MADE HEALING THEIR NEW CAREER
BIANCA
Bianca came to the Somatic Activated Healing Method™ as a breathwork facilitator, grinding a 60-hour corporate week on the side, too scared to go all in.
Shortly after certifying, her company shut down. She turned down every corporate offer that followed.
"The work I did through the Somatic Activated Healing Method gave me the confidence and the deep trust of what I was meant here for. A year later, I am a full-time entrepreneur." — Bianca
EVE
Eve was laid off as part of a workforce reduction after 25 years in corporate marketing.
She certified in the SAH Method™, built a practice from scratch, and has now facilitated over 30 classes and 1:1 sessions.
One client with fibromyalgia reduced her chronic pain. Another made peace with her estranged father.
"I have found my calling." — Eve
THEY BROUGHT IT INTO THEIR CLINICAL WORK
and upleveled their offerings
ERICA
Erica came from social work and people operations, burned out from holding space for others while feeling disconnected from her own body.
After certification with us, she developed a somatic workplace framework called RESET and brought it into hospitals, facilitated with case managers who normally skip optional sessions.
"Many participants shared they didn't realize how much tension they were carrying until they paused long enough to notice their bodies." — Erica
GINA
Gina came in as a somatic coach who knew how to hold space, but not how to help people move through what was stuck in their bodies at a physiological level.
The SAH Method™ training filled that gap.
She's now running a weekly class at a healing studio in Orange County, launching women's wellness retreats, and hearing things from students she'd never heard before.
Her students tell her: "I can feel love for myself without any attachment to other people's validation."
THEY BECAME COMMUNITY CHANGE-MAKERS
TRITIA
Tritia started the training three months after her father died in front of her, having just lost her house, her income, and her savings.
She went on to open a 200-person retreat with a SAH Method™ workshop and teach at the California Women's Institute State Prison.
"Many people who attended my workshops talked about never having been with themselves in a way they were when doing the method with me." — Tritia
DAHLIA
Dahlia was an educator and restorative justice practitioner who started the training while recovering from ACL surgery.
She wove the method into her new business, Liberated Learning, and brings it to schools, retreats, and underserved youth.
"Becoming a certified Somatic Activated Healing Method teacher helped me be free." — Dahlia
IT CHANGED HOW THEY MOVE THROUGH THEIR OWN LIFE
KYLEE
Kylee works in higher education in Utah and came in carrying anger, grief, and a sadness she couldn't shake. She used to have panic attacks weekly, often while driving. By the time she completed the training, they had almost entirely stopped.
"2024 Kylee would've been fine hiding in the shadows. Me now — she's the version of myself that I deserve. That my kids deserve." — Kylee
GEMMA
Gemma is a kinesiologist in Australia who lost a family member to suicide after certifying.
"I experienced huge waves of feeling, and a lot of the time I was able to not get lost in story. I had the space to feel, to shake, to wail, and to hold my loved ones in this same way. This is priceless." — Gemma
LYDIA
Lydia enrolled in the SAH Method™ training while she was still in a domestic violence relationship, without a clear picture yet of how she would get out. The training became the ground she needed.
By the time she certified, she had found her way out — and what came next was some of the hardest terrain of her life:
rebuilding from scratch, supporting her children through the upheaval, helping her oldest come out as transgender, and navigating losses she says would have previously swallowed her whole.
"Life became infinitely more difficult after leaving, but I had the right tools to navigate each challenge — allowing myself to feel, to breathe, and to grieve and process all emotion safely within my body." — Lydia
A Visionary Faculty
Our faculty is unmatched—an alliance of artists, spiritual guides, holistic practitioners, and clinical experts.
Each member brings deep spiritual practice, artistic mastery, and clinical insight to create a teaching force that is holistic, rigorous, and revolutionary.
This fusion of wisdom empowers our students to lead transformative experiences with authenticity and unparalleled expertise.
Sah D'Simone
Trauma-Informed Spiritual Teacher
The Holistic Psychologist
Licensed Holistic Psychologist and Body-based Trauma Expert
Dr. Ronald Alexander
PHD, MFT, SEP
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Jessica Mariglio
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Writer, Teacher and Trauma Informed Healer
Robin Parrish
Co-Founder & Resident DJ
@ Ecstatic Dance LA
Reiki Master/ Healing Arts Practitioner, Co-Founder/ Producer/ Spiritual Director @ Ecstatic Dance LA
Spiritual Mentor, Meditation Guide, and Artist
Writer, Storyteller, Marketing & Creative Strategy Consultant
Licensed Therapist, Author, Poet, and Healing Artist
Professor of Mindfulness, Author, and Meditation Teacher
Sensuality and Dynamic Tantra Teacher, Actor, Writer, and Mystic
Master Breathwork and Meditation Teacher
Choreographer and Movement Director
Inventor, Seeker, and Entrepreneur
Author, Ritualist, Founder at Ancestral Medicine
Author, Thought Leader, and Ayurveda Expert
Speaker, Coach, Founder + CEO of The Institute of Coaching Mastery
Dance artist and movement scholar
Executive of Certification & Education for The SAH Method
Mia Magik
Intuitive Advisor
Parashakti Skye
Founder of Dance of Liberation®
Tasha Blank
International DJ, Somatic Practitioner and Teacher
Sigourney Belle
Bestselling Author, Leading Expert on Somatics, Women’s Wellness & Sexuality
Kate Shela
Co- Founder of The 360 Emergence- Embodiment Practice, Movement Maestra and Shamanic Healer
Luis Mojica
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Herbalist, Holistic Nutritional Counselor, and Life Coach
Dahlia Quintanilla
Founder of Liberated Learning, Somatic Movement Healer, Restorative Justice and SEL Specialist
Dené Logan, MFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, Group Facilitator, and Author
Nathan Hirschaut
Dance Mystic & Spiritual Teacher
Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.
Social Psychologist, Public Theologian, Author, and Activist
Emma Marshall
Writer, Creative Director, Educator, and Founder of MIM HQ
Kerri Kelly
Author, Creative Activist, Founder of CTZNWELL
Josefina Bashout
Certified Spiritual Psychologist, Embodied Tantra Teacher, Sex and Relationship Coach
Fritzi Horstman
Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project
WHAT THEY SAY
“The SAH Method Teacher Training was beyond anything I ever imagined it would be.
The way in which the program is taught to self-heal while learning how to help others at the same time is amazing.
I learned a LOT about myself and my own personal challenges and then how to help others through this method.
There was so much wisdom to be gained I am grateful for the ability to continuously revisit. Beyond that, the friendships and like-mindedness of our group of practitioners feels so good and everlasting!”
Kristi
“I can truly say I am beyond happy that I invested in myself like I did with this training.
I knew when I was signing up that this was for me and for my highest good--what I didn't know was that I was going to heal in all the levels that couldn't imagine. I didn't realize how much emotional pain my body was in.
It unleashed me, it broke me free, it made me change the narrative. It was simply a unique healing experience. I am beyond grateful to the beautiful SAH.
I was so resistant to his teaching initially and now I can't imagine someone else leading and guiding me like he did.”
Astrid
"When I started this training, I was experiencing self esteem issues, catastrophizing, moments of spiraling, and being plagued by a pit of despair. These are all things I wrote in the notes on my phone. Now my notes say things like "just because I'm afraid, doesn't mean it will happen" and "my feelings are not the whole truth."
My life has been changed for the better. Not only do I have the tools to help myself in dark moments now, I also feel a greater sense of purpose than ever before knowing that I can help people in ways that they want and need.
The amazingly powerful Sah Method and the deeply wise teachings of Sah D'Simone are blessings that will be with me, guiding me, for the. rest. of. my. life."
Sophia
Evidence-Based, Whole-Being
HEALING
What participants report after a single Somatic Activated Healing session:
96% report an overall positive effect on their wellbeing.
96% report a reduction in physical or emotional tension.
88% report feeling more aware of physical sensations in their body.
86% report that their emotions were able to move and shift during the session.
86% report that their nervous system feels more organized and responsive.
80% feel more capable of staying present with strong sensations or emotions.
74% report that the session helped them integrate an emotional or physical experience that had previously felt incomplete.
That's just after one session. Imagine what becomes possible when you immerse yourself in this practice.
STUDENT-REPORTED TRANSFORMATIONS
Our student surveys consistently reveal profound shifts across all dimensions of being:
Enhanced Mental Well-being
Experience significant reductions in depression and anxiety, along with improved mental health and clarity.
Dance is proven to be one of the most effective exercises for mental health.
The SAH Method™ amplifies this power through euphoric, trance-infused practices that release trauma stored deep within the body.
While everyone's journey is unique, many experience profound shifts that go beyond surface-level healing.
Physical Health Improvements
Enjoy decreased physical pain and lethargy, complemented by boosts in overall physical health and energy levels.
Reconnect with your body's natural healing intelligence. Create flexibility in your nervous system, reduce stress, ease chronic pain, and awaken a deeper sense of aliveness.
Many discover newfound vitality, clarity, and a sense of grounded freedom that feels undeniably real.
Emotional and Spiritual Growth
Gain a heightened sense of resilience and inspiration, increased joy, and a deeper connection to your authentic self and expressive capabilities.
Cultivate emotional mastery and resilience by accessing the wisdom of your body. Transform pain into power, break through limiting patterns, and move through life's challenges with courage and grace.
It's not about perfection—it's about deepening your connection to your most authentic self.
Creative Expression &
Unshakable Resilience
Channel your truth through embodied creative expression.
Move beyond triggers, reclaim your power, and inspire those around you.
Whether it's subtle growth or radical transformation, the SAH Method™ empowers you to access your own healing potential.
PRELIMINARY BRAIN SCAN RESEARCH
Our evidence-based approach demonstrates tangible physical and immeasurable spiritual impact.
PROVEN RESULTS
- Significant shifts in brainwave patterns during and after practice
- Measurable nervous system regulation
- Reduction in stress biomarkers
- Improvement in immune function indicators
BECOME A RELENTLESS FORCE FOR
RADICAL CHANGE
We equip you to confront and transform the world's deepest wounds—racism, exploitation, inequality, environmental devastation, cultural erasure, and every form of systemic harm—with fierce compassion and unwavering integrity.
Where social justice seeks to dismantle systems of oppression and create equity, restorative justice offers a path to rebuild relationships, heal trauma, and repair the harm caused by those systems.
It’s about shaking the foundations of injustice.
Our revolutionary approach will transform how you inhabit your body, breaking free from colonial patterns and oppressive narratives to discover profound power and divine presence.
Become a healer who doesn’t turn away from suffering but dives straight into the heart of it to create lasting transformation, both personally and collectively.
Enroll now!THIS TRAINING IS FOR YOU IF…
→ you feel stuck or unfulfilled and seek a career that integrates trauma-informed somatic methods, Buddhism, Trance Dance, and a bold commitment to restorative and social justice principles.
→ aspire to be a leader in the wellness community, guiding others toward healing.
→ crave a profession that reflects your values, offering both freedom and flexibility in how you work and live.
→ believe in a holistic approach to wellness, embracing a practice that nurtures the mind, body, and spirit.
→ are driven to spread joy, foster catharsis, cultivate resilience, and create spaces where healing, justice, and embodied liberation flourish.
→ are ready to unleash your creativity and free your inner performance artist in a supportive environment.
→ seek connection with like-minded individuals, building a network of friends, colleagues, and clients who share your passion for authentic living.
→ understand and appreciate the healing power of dance and music and wish to explore its applications professionally.
→ are prepared to let go of past burdens and embrace a present-focused life, loving and understanding your body more deeply.
→ are committed to transforming not just your own life, but also the lives of others, from the inside out.
THE SAH METHOD™
EXPAND YOUR IMPACT, TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Embark on a profound journey that aligns with your deepest values—helping others heal, connecting with the divine, and transforming lives through the powerful alchemy of somatic movement, emotion, and trance.
Forge a path infused with somatics and reconciliation practices, where every step is a dance of healing and every gesture a ritual of renewal.
EMBODIED IMPACT
ELEVATE EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE
Even if teaching isn’t your path, the SAH Method™ will transform how you move, relate, and lead.
At Work: Show up with more confidence, clarity, and presence—whether in sessions, classrooms, or boardrooms.
With Family: Foster harmony, patience, and meaningful bonds through presence and empathy.
At Home: Cultivate balance, emotional resilience, and genuine ease in your daily life.
In Your Community: Lead with vision and purpose, inspiring collective healing and justice.
In Relationships: Deepen your ability to connect with authenticity, compassion, and clarity.
In Your Own Skin: Move through life with power, joy, and unwavering self-trust.
The SAH Method™ around town
Your journey to become
A SAH METHOD CERTIFIED TEAHER
This transcends a typical training. This is your invitation to become a pioneer in a healing dance that intertwines ancient wisdom with modern, evidence-based practices.
• Develop your unique expression of the SAH Method, and find your authentic voice as both practitioner and guide.
• Step into leadership knowing that every technique you share comes from your lived experience, not just intellectual understanding.
• Carry your embodiment as an emblem, and radiate influence in every aspect of your life.
TRAINING DETAILS
Session Dates: July 18th - November 29th 2026
This training will require about 10 hours of your time per week.
We offer a flexible balance of live sessions, asynchronous study, independent practice, and group work.
You'll meet live online with your cohort, alternating between education and integration to maximize impact.
Content is broken into digestible modules to work around your busy schedule.
Live sessions will be recorded, and replay links will be made available.
85
Hours
recorded CONTENT
Immerse yourself in transformative lessons & practices at your own pace
13
live Sessions
with SAH D'SIMONE
Experience direct transmissions, connect with our founder, and engage in real-time Q&A
4
Live Guided Integration Sessions
Deepen your transformation with live, supportive sessions designed to help you embody the teachings
5
months free Somatic DANCE SUNDAYS UNLIMITED PLAN Membership
Enrich your journey with live practices every Sunday & a robust on-demand practice library.
30
guest teacher lessons
Learn from an iconic alliance of artists, spiritual guides, holistic practitioners, and clinical experts
Certification Timeline
When you enroll, you have five months to complete your certification — four months of training plus one additional month to submit your final assignments.
This structure provides a clear container that keeps you moving, keeps the cohort connected, and maintains the quality of your certification.
Life is full, and we get that. If something genuinely pulls you off course and you aren't able to certify within this cohort, your path to certification isn't closed.
You'll have the option to join a future cohort to complete your assessment for $895. That fee covers the time and care our team puts into guiding you and reviewing your work with the attention it deserves.
Availability of Materials
All enrolled students will have ongoing access to the course platform and materials for one year from the conclusion of the program.
We are in the process of developing an option to renew your access after it expires.
Secure My Spot Now!ONE CERTIFICATION, ENDLESS POTENTIAL
Ready to turn your passion into a purposeful career that makes a difference?
No prior experience is necessary to become certified—
all abilities and body types are welcomed
All you need is an open mind & heart, plus the desire & discipline to learn!
Our Certification Is Accredited By
The International Dance Council (CID) — an official partner of UNESCO — the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance globally.
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) — ensuring the highest standards of professional training and recognition.
Meet Our Founder, SAH D'SIMONE
Sah D'Simone is a humanitarian and spiritual innovator who masterfully combines Buddhism, somatic dance, and art to heal and empower millions globally.
Renowned as a leader in his field, he has collaborated with world-famous celebrities, and hosted the groundbreaking British TV show The Big Celebrity Detox.
He has spoken at esteemed institutions such as Harvard University, DAVOS World Economic Forum, Oxford, Columbia University, and the United Nations, received the City of Los Angeles CARE Award, and won Best Experimental Film at the Cannes World Film Festival for his film "Touching the Ungrieved Grief."
Sah developed the Somatic Activated Healing (SAH) Method, uniting dance, social justice, and spirituality to train instructors worldwide.
His bestselling books, highly rated podcast, extensive membership platform, and transformative training programs have earned international recognition—from the cover of Sweden's Human Shift magazine to features in British Vogue, The Guardian, and Forbes.
In the field, Sah has supported orphans in Indonesia, brought hope to formerly enslaved individuals in India, educated recovering addicts in Nepal, provided spiritual care at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, and empowered homeless youth in Los Angeles.
Through these efforts, he continues to forge a legacy of compassion, providing practical tools for personal and societal liberation.
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT SAH
“I’ve so admired his insights. He puts things together in ways that illuminate and inspire.”
Marianne Williamson, #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author of A Return to Love
"With wisdom that transcends the mundane, Sah guides us toward genuine connection, inner harmony, and profound healing."
Yung pueblo, #1 NYT Bestselling Author
“Sah offers a clear and heartfelt approach to the seeing beyond the self in order to walk this path of liberation in community.”
Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Finding Your Way
"Sah is a true spiritual heart-- filled with wisdom, compassion and a whole lot of sass."
Sahara Rose
“He's delivering the medicine in a teaspoon of fun, sweetness, and aliveness.”
Trudy Goodman Ph.D., founder, InsightLA
“The best meditation training of my life.”
Sophia Amoruso, award-winning serial entrepreneur
“A Saucy Saint”
Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way
“A world-renowned spiritual guide.”
Forbes
OPTIONAL UPGRADE - Elevate Your Journey
3-Day Intensive Retreat in OJAI, CA
September 25-27, 2026
This retreat is specifically designed for all students of our certification program—both current
participants and esteemed alumni.
Deepen your practice and expand your teaching mastery at our exclusive 3-day intensive
at Sah and Nathan's home, Shambala Ranch:
A functioning farm and animal sanctuary in the Ojai valley, with dedicated spaces for somatic practice, ritual theater, ceremony, and contemplation — an hour from Los Angeles, a world away from it.
Join Sah D'Simone—visionary creator of the SAH Method™—for a transformative, in-person experience designed to inspire, challenge, and connect.
Lunch, snacks, and drinks will be provided. Travel and accommodations not included.
To JOIN THE INTENSIVE, OPT-IN WHEN PROMPTED DURING CHECKOUT.
Join a group of dedicated healers at this transformative retreat, where you’ll not only learn but also live the teachings of the SAH Method™.
INVESTMENT
We offer tiered investment options— pay what you can to receive the support you need.
ALL TIERS INCLUDE:
$ 4000
$4500
$ 5000
* Basic needs include essentials such as food, housing, healthcare, and transportation.
** Disposable income refers to money available for non-essential purchases, such as grabbing coffee or tea at a café, attending movies or concerts, or buying new clothes, books, and similar items each month.
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