​​Certified Somatic Exercise Teacher – NMP Method, Level 1

Completed Modules 1–3, required teaching practice, final project, and certification exam. Approved to teach the foundational NMP – NeuroReset™ class formats.

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NMP Somatics™ Module 4 Graduate 

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Completed Modules 1–4 of the NMP Somatics™ Foundations Training, including in-person training in loading and assisted pandiculation, advanced facilitation, functional integration, body mapping, and mirror work.

Module 4 expands the foundational movement work from Modules 1–3 into assisted application, including hands-on loading with red-, green-, and yellow-light pattern movements. Students also explore the relationship between how the body is sensed internally and how it is actually organized in space, using sensory awareness, guided positioning, and mirror feedback to help refine body mapping.

Module 4 provides the foundational hands-on training required for progression into the Clinical Somatic Education Pathway.

Module 4 graduates may incorporate the specific hands-on techniques taught in this training into private somatic sessions within their existing professional scope of practice.

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Certified Somatic Exercise Teacher – NMP Method, Level 2 

Completed Level 1 certification, Module 4, and additional training in the breathing and walking lessons and related advanced foundational applications.

Level 2 represents completion of the expanded NMP somatic exercise-teaching curriculum and may also contribute toward the 250-hour Somatic Movement Education Pathway.

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​Certified Somatic Movement Practitioner - NMP Method - 250 Hours 

​​​​Completed a minimum of 250 hours of professional training through the Somatic Movement Education Pathway, including advanced movement education, NMP – NeuroFlow™, NMP – NeuroRhythm™, sequencing, sensory-motor learning, neuromuscular re-patterning, advanced facilitation, practicum, and expanded applications of NMP Somatics™.

Students may progress toward this designation through a combination of required pathway training and approved electives. Level 2 training may contribute toward the required hours but is not necessarily a prerequisite. 

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Certified Clinical Somatic Practitioner – NMP Method – 250 Hours

Completed advanced training through the Clinical Somatic Education Pathway beyond Module 4, including assessment, hands-on neuromuscular re-patterning, individualized session development, case studies, supervised practice, and applied clinical somatic education.

These practitioners are qualified to integrate NMP Somatics™ into individualized hands-on somatic sessions within their professional scope of practice.

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Certified Somatic Yoga Teacher – NMP Method - 100 Hours​

Completed the NMP Somatic Yoga pathway, integrating somatic education, sensory-motor learning, movement exploration, and nervous-system-informed teaching with yoga practice. 

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Certified Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist – NMP Method - 500 Hours

Completed at least 500 hours of advanced professional training across both the Somatic Movement Education and Clinical Somatic Education pathways, combining advanced movement teaching with individualized clinical and hands-on somatic practice.

Some graduates may qualify for both advanced educator and therapist designations depending on the training pathways and competencies completed.

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Certified Clinical Somatic Therapist – NMP Method - 500 Hours

Completed at least 500 hours of advanced professional training with substantial emphasis on clinical somatic education, hands-on neuromuscular re-patterning, assessment, individualized session development, case studies, supervised practice, and therapeutic application.

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NMP Somatics™ Teacher in Training – Module 1/2/3 Graduate

Completed one or more training modules and may be approved to teach specific NMP class formats while continuing toward certification.

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What is the difference between a teacher and a practitioner?

NMP Somatic Exercise Teachers are certified to teach NMP somatic exercise and movement in group classes, online classes, workshops, and private movement-education sessions. Teachers who have completed Module 4 may also incorporate the approved foundational hands-on techniques taught in that module within their professional scope of practice.

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NMP Somatic Movement Practitioners have completed a minimum of 250 hours of advanced training in somatic movement education, including expanded movement applications, sequencing, facilitation, practicum, and related professional studies.

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NMP Clinical Somatic Practitioners have completed a minimum of 250 hours of clinical-pathway training, including assessment, hands-on neuromuscular re-patterning, individualized session development, and advanced clinical applications.

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Some professionals listed here may hold more than one designation.

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