Discover the healing art of writing with soul.

Empowering the written word as a transformative path to freedom

  • Writers RETREAT Santa Ynez Valley Nov 1-5, 2025

    Indulge in the cozy cocoon of the creative, to gently release emotional and energetic blocks, allowing you to flow with the transformative power of the written word. Nurtured by the peaceful nature of Santa Ynez Valley and Somatic Healing Arts, to calm your nervous system and create the ideal environment for creativity to come alive. Experience clear, compassionate guidance to inspire your artistic expression and receive encouragement and connection from a heart-felt community dedicated to healing and growth.

  • SoulScribe CERTIFICATION begins Nov 1st 2025

    SoulScribe is a trauma-informed, somatic writing certification that blends modern neuroscience, behavioral therapy skills and embodiment practices to empower and reclaim storytelling as a healing art. This 100-hour training is rooted in personal relationship building with self, to alchemize thoughts and feelings into words and meaning. Learn to trust that unfiltered voice and confidently guide others through transformational writing practices. Guided through 8-week template that will become your tailored teaching manual within a solid framework that fosters safe, creative containers. Understand how tools that regulate the nervous system, unlock authentic voice, and support emotional resilience create powerful writing prompts, where storytelling becomes medicine.

Soul&Scribe

Facilitator Training


SoulScribe is a trauma-informed writing facilitation method that integrates somatic ritual, nervous system regulation and creative freedom, deep connection and validation. This certification is designed for healing professionals, leaders, and creatives to understand the neuroscience and energetic healing in the art of the written word.

Inspired by foundational teachings and best practices of the Artist’s Way, Narrative and Gateless methods—expanded through years of somatic healing work in transformational retreat and therapeutic settings. SoulScribe honors writing as a practice of presence, regulation, and reclamation. This is not just about craft. It’s about connection—to self, to body, to breath, and to a lineage of stories as sacred medicine.

Course includes:

  • 8-week template you will tailor to your specific population of somatic practices, meditations, prompts and applicable DBT skills to facilitate transformational writing salons

  • Somatic practices to regulate the nervous system and awaken authentic voice and belonging

  • Framework for creating psychologically safe, creative spaces for diverse populations

  • Trauma-release in the body by moving it through words or tension release practice and reframe in the mind through positive feedback on the art, the strengths in the piece, not the story

  • Feedback guidelines provide solid, safe container to witness, support and empower

  • Trauma-informed guidance and eneregtic teaching tools for groups and private sessions 

  • Certification to SoulScribe includes professional accreditation, community support in alumni salon and continuing education

SOUL SCRIBE Certification in the Healing Art of Writing

  • Live meetings on Fridays 12PST Community 1-hour Writing Salon followed by 3-hour facilitation lab

  • Weekly Video learning modules including practical somatic and energetic practices

  • Reading and reflection assignments with experiential prompts

  • 1 on 1 mentorship to tailor 8 week manual for your personal facilitation

  • 3 Month Core Curriculum

  1. Week 1- Roots of Writing -Foundations- Safety- Root Chakra

    • History of oral storytelling as medicine

    • Ancient forms of communication with timeless wisdom

    • Establish secure, supportive space

    • Nervous system regulation

  2. Week 2- Creative Freedom within Solid Framework- Safe to Create- Sacral Chakra

    • Window of tolerance & trauma-informed space holding

    • Inclusive environment that are conducive for healing diverse populations

    • Breakdown feedback guidelines with redirection cues

  3. Week 3- Empowering Choice- Trauma Reframe and Release- Confidence- Solar Plexis

    • Brain science of trauma - real verses imaginary

    • Somatic resourcing techniques to empower and release stuck patterns

  4. Week 4- Validation and Witnessing in the Healing Process- Worthy- Heart Space

    • Integrating self worth with shadow

    • How to praise the words, without processing the story

    • Heart Coherence practices for group cohesion and personal transformation

  5. Week 5- Myths that Speak the Truth- Honesty- Throat Chakra

    • Nurturing the authentic voice beyond writing craft of story processing

    • Ethical facilitation and consistent feedback

  6. Week 6- Intuition & Somatic Leadership- Wisdom- Third Eye

    • Accessing flow states and trusting the power in art

    • Clarify your niche to energetically align writing prompts

  7. Week 7- Service & Surrender- Power of letting go- Belief- Crown Chakra

    • Building sacred circle containers for your unique population

    • Navigating writer’s block and perfectionism

  8. Week 8- Integration & Facilitation Practicum

    • Student-led salons with peer and mentor feedback

    • Integration plans + creative capstone

3 month Practicum facilitation with peer and mentor assessment

Completion of 8-week manual and capstone presentation to receive certification