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LEVEL 1
Sensitive Intelligence™ Practitioner Certification
This Training Was Created for Women Who Naturally Attune
Women who feel deeply. Women who notice what others miss.
Women who are drawn toward healing, embodiment, nervous system work, and relational care.
Sensitivity, Reframed.
Sensitivity Is Not Weakness—It Is Relational Intelligence
Many women with sensitive nervous systems have spent years learning how to survive environments that felt too fast, too overwhelming, too disconnected, or too emotionally unsafe.
At the same time, many helping professionals are not taught how to recognize or work skillfully with sensitive nervous systems.
Sensitive Intelligence™ was created to change that.
Level 1 teaches foundational somatic practitioner skills rooted in:
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Nervous system literacy
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Relational safety
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Embodied presence
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Regulation-focused facilitation
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Neuroceptive Cycling™
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Somatic Self-Integration™
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Foundational Neuroceptive Touch™
You will learn how to create the conditions that support nervous system regulation, emotional safety, authentic self-connection, and the body’s innate capacity for healing.
More Than Just A Training...
For many students, this becomes:
A path toward meaningful, purpose-aligned work.
The foundation for developing a somatic healing practice
A new relationship with sensitivity.
A deepening of embodied self-awareness.
A way of supporting others without abandoning or overriding themselves.
This is deeply human work.
It requires presence, attunement, discernment, and nervous systems in relationship.
The Curriculum
What you'll learn, module by module
Six months, six modules - each one building the discernment for the next.
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LEARN TO OBSERVE
Foundations of Sensitive Intelligence™
Develop foundational nervous system literacy, practitioner presence, somatic awareness, and co-regulation skills. Learn to recognize patterns of protection, regulation, and relational engagement while strengthening your capacity to remain embodied and present with another person.
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LEARN TO GUIDE REGULATION
Neuroceptive Cycling™ Foundations
Learn the foundational principles and applications of Neuroceptive Cycling™, the central regulation methodology within Sensitive Intelligence™. Explore how neuroception, co-regulation, titration, completion, and integration support the nervous system's innate movement toward regulation and coherence.
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LEARN TO FACILITATE
Session Structure & the Three Pathways
Learn how to structure, pace, and guide nervous system-informed somatic sessions. Develop the discernment to recognize what a client's system may need and choose an appropriate pathway for regulation, exploration, or integration.
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LEARN TO SUPPORT THROUGH TOUCH
Foundations of Neuroceptive Touch™
Learn foundational Neuroceptive Touch™ principles, including consent, pacing, practitioner orientation, co-regulating touch, and nervous system tracking.
Includes an in-person intensive in Phoenix, Arizona
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LEARN TO GUIDE SELF-CONNECTION
Centering the Core Self
Explore protective nervous system patterns, fawning responses, internal parts, and Somatic Self-Integration™ practices that support greater Core Self connection, authentic expression, and embodied choice.
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LEARN TO PRACTICE RESPONSIBLY
Ethics, Embodied Practice & Practitioner Integration
Develop ethical awareness, practitioner discernment, professional boundaries, and embodied confidence. Integrate what you've learned into a coherent, responsible approach to somatic healing practice.
✔️ Recognize patterns of nervous system protection and regulation
✔️ Use foundational Neuroceptive Touch™ within the scope of your training
✔️ Create conditions that support relational and emotional safety
By Completion...
✔️ Work with protective patterns while supporting greater Core Self connection
✔️ Guide foundational Neuroceptive Cycling™ practices
What you'll be prepared to do:
✔️ Facilitate greater self-awareness, regulation, and embodied choice
✔️ Structure and pace nervous system-informed somatic sessions
✔️ Practice with clearer boundaries, discernment, and embodied presence
✔️ Support clients through regulation, exploration, and integration
The Learning Experience
Level 1 is a six-month experiential practitioner training combining live online education, guided practice, mentorship, independent integration, and an in-person Neuroceptive Touch™ intensive in Phoenix, Arizona.
The training includes:
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Two live online training days each month
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Monthly group mentorship
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Live experiential training and demonstrations
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Guided peer and client practice
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Practice assignments and integration work
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Training recordings
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Downloadable resources and practice materials
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Community connection and support
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An in-person Neuroceptive Touch™ intensive in Phoenix, Arizona
Most live training takes place online through Zoom. The Neuroceptive Touch™ intensive is held in person in Phoenix, Arizona.
Exact dates and scheduling details for the 2027 cohort will be shared when enrollment opens.
Who This Training Is For
For women who feel the inner pull toward practitioner work.
The Sensitive Intelligence™ Practitioner Certification is designed for women who feel called to accompany others through healing with greater presence, nervous system literacy, and relational attunement.
More than any particular credential or professional background, this training is for women who have begun their own healing journey. You may be entering practitioner work for the first time—or deepening the way you already support others.
Beginning the path
A woman drawn toward healing and practitioner work, an emerging somatic practitioner, or someone exploring a meaningful, purpose-aligned career in healing.
Deepening your practice
A therapist, counselor, coach, massage therapist, Craniosacral therapist, or bodyworker seeking a more embodied, nervous system-informed approach.
Bringing attunement into your work
A healthcare professional, educator, caregiver, helping professional, or established practitioner wanting greater regulation, relational safety, and nervous system literacy.
You do not need to be…
A licensed therapist, healthcare provider, bodyworker, experienced practitioner—or someone who already has every part of her professional path figured out.
What matters most
The strongest predictor of success is not prior professional experience. It is the inner pull toward the work itself.
Because this is an experiential and relational training, students should have:
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Some foundational personal somatic, therapeutic, or healing experience
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Openness to self-reflection and embodied practice
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A willingness to participate in experiential and relational learning
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Curiosity about the nervous system and the healing process
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A commitment to practicing with peers and clients between training sessions
Learning the work from the inside out
Sensitive Intelligence™ is not simply a methodology you learn to facilitate. It is work you experience within your own nervous system.
Students enter Level 1 through one of two pathways, depending on their previous experience:
PATHWAY ONE
Standard Pathway
For students who have already completed sufficient personal work with Lua Zawacki or another Certified SI™ Somatic Healing Practitioner.
PATHWAY TWO
Embodied Foundations Pathway
For students who are new to the methodology. Includes:
Personal Nervous System Mapping Session
Four individual nervous system support sessions
Personal experience with the methodology
Individualized guidance on additional support
Embodied foundations may be completed in one of two ways:
Completed before Level 1 begins, whenever time allows.
Pre-Training Embodied Foundations
OPTION ONE
OPTION TWO
Integrated Embodied Foundations
Sessions take place during the first months of the program.
This embodied component is designed to help you
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Become familiar with your own nervous system
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Develop greater embodied self-awareness
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Personally experience the principles you are learning
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Establish a foundation for supporting others
The purpose of this pathway is not to complete your personal healing before becoming a practitioner. It is to ensure a direct, embodied relationship with the work you are learning to offer others.
Upon Completion
Sensitive Intelligence™ Practitioner Certification — Level 1
Foundational competency and practical skill to begin practicing as a somatic healing practitioner working with sensitive nervous systems.
DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCY IN
Nervous system-informed somatic practice
Regulation-focused facilitation
Relational & emotional safety
Neuroceptive Cycling™
Somatic Self-Integration™
Foundational Neuroceptive Touch™
Practitioner communication
Session structure & pacing
Ethical practice & boundaries
Embodied practitioner presence
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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Attend at least 80% of live training sessions
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Complete all required lessons and materials
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Complete all required forms
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Participate in guided peer practice
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Complete individual client-practice requirements
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Attend the in-person Neuroceptive Touch™ intensive
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Demonstrate foundational competency in Level 1 methodologies
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Practice within the Institute's ethical and professional scope
Frequently Asked Questions
Sensitive Intelligence™ was created for women who have always known there was another way.
A slower way.
A more relational way.
A way of working with nervous systems that honors sensitivity rather than overriding it.
Sensitivity is not weakness — it is relational intelligence.
This work is not about becoming a perfect practitioner. It is about becoming a more attuned, embodied, and relationally safe human being—and learning how to support others from that place. If you feel called toward this work, you are warmly welcome here.
Join the 2027 Level 1 Interest List
The Sensitive Intelligence™ Practitioner Certification — Level 1 is a six-month experiential training in somatic healing, nervous system regulation, relational practice, and foundational Neuroceptive Touch™.
Complete the form below to join the 2027 interest list and tell us which entry pathway you are currently considering. Your selection is not binding. We’ll reach out as soon as the 2027 cohort dates and application details have been finalized.