Scotland · 2026 & 2027

A two-day somatic intensive

The Intelligent
Body

Coming · Edinburgh · Spring 2027

Edinburgh

Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 May 2027

£235 Early bird · first 15
£260 Standard

Summerhall Arts · 1 Summerhall · Edinburgh EH9 1PL

BOOK EDINBURGH
About the weekend

Movement, recovery
and the body's own
intelligence

We live in bodies that are constantly responding to the world around us — every rushed commute, every tense conversation, every hour hunched over a screen leaves a residue, a subtle tightening we stop noticing until it becomes our baseline.

Most approaches to tension and restricted movement work on the body from the outside — stretching, adjusting, releasing. These can genuinely help, but they often miss the part that's actually in charge: your nervous system, which over time learns to hold certain muscles in chronic tension, usually without you ever noticing. Thomas Hanna called this sensory motor amnesia — the brain forgetting it has full voluntary control over a muscle, so no amount of stretching fully releases it while the instruction to hold is still being sent. Somatic education works differently. Through slow, deliberate movement, you learn to sense what your nervous system has been doing, and teach it a new way. Nothing forced, nothing pushed through — the change comes from awareness, not effort.

This two-day intensive, in the tradition of Hanna's Clinical Somatic Education, is an invitation to do exactly that — building across two days from foundational sensing and release into deeper integration, with space for movement professionals and Essential Somatics-trained teachers to carry the work into their own practice.

"The body is not a machine to be fixed. It is a living process to be educated."
— Thomas Hanna
If you can feel it, you can change it.
Choice follows awareness.
— Katrin Neue

This weekend is for

  • Anyone living with chronic tension, pain or restricted movement
  • Yoga, Pilates and movement teachers wanting to deepen their practice
  • Physiotherapists, bodyworkers and manual therapists
  • Dance educators and performing arts professionals
  • Essential Somatics and Hanna Somatics-trained teachers seeking peer practice
  • Those curious about somatic education for the first time
  • Anyone who simply wants to feel more at home in their body
Full programme

Two days. One cohesive
journey.

The programme below applies to both the Glasgow and Edinburgh events. Glasgow runs Friday and Saturday; Edinburgh runs Saturday and Sunday. The shape of each day is identical.

Day One

Sensation, Pattern
and Release

10:30 — 13:30

Morning intensive — foundations of somatic education

We begin on the floor. Working through the core principles of Hanna Somatics — the sensory motor amnesia patterns, the reflexes of stress and trauma, and the extraordinary capacity of the nervous system to change. Guided pandiculation sequences, floor-based movement and supported partner work.

13:30 — 15:00

Lunch

A generous break to rest and integrate. Bring your own or explore nearby — local options shared on booking confirmation.

Break

15:00 — 17:30

Afternoon session — deepening and refining

Building on the morning's foundation, we return to the body with fresh awareness. The afternoon offers space to revisit what arose — refining your understanding of each pattern, integrating what you sensed and discovered, and exploring the sequences with greater ease and precision.

Day Two

Recovery, Regulation
and Deeper Integration

10:00 — 13:00

Morning intensive — integration and the breath

Building on day one's foundation. A deeper exploration of the respiratory and postural reflexes, working with the psoas and the diaphragm, and somatic sequences for the nervous system, with attention to clinical application and client adaptation for the practitioners in the room.

13:00 — 14:00

Lunch

Break

14:00 — 16:30

Afternoon session — bringing the threads together

Our final full session returns to the floor with everything the weekend has opened. Slower, deeper sequences with space to revisit what asked for the most attention. Those with a background in Essential Somatics training are welcome to bring their teaching questions — drawing on Katrin's twelve years of teaching Hanna's work and twenty-five years of movement teaching, this is a rare opportunity to ask what can only be asked in the room.

16:30 — 17:00

Integration and close

Katrin brings the weekend together. What to take home. Signposting for further study.

Attendance certificates are issued on the final afternoon, recording dates, hours and content — a record of attendance rather than a teaching qualification, which you may submit as self-certified continuing development where your professional body accepts it.

Katrin Neue

Katrin Neue

Clinical Somatic Educator · Dublin

  • MA, Contemporary Performance, University of Limerick
  • CCSE — Certified Clinical Somatic Educator
  • ESMT — Essential Somatics Movement Teacher
  • 20+ years professional movement teaching
  • Founder, SOMAdublin
Your trainer

Bringing Hanna Somatics
to Scotland

Katrin Neue is one of Ireland's most experienced somatic movement educators — a clinically trained practitioner whose work bridges the precision of neurological re-education with the fluidity of a lifelong dance and movement practice.

Trained under Essential Somatics founder Martha Peterson, Katrin has spent over a decade working one-to-one and in group settings with people living with chronic pain, restricted movement, and the physical residue of stress and trauma. She teaches regularly in Dublin, runs online courses, and leads international workshops — including bi-annual somatic intensives in Finland, in a format closely mirroring what she will bring to Scotland.

Her approach is both rigorous and deeply humane. She moves easily between working with absolute beginners and supporting experienced movement professionals developing their clinical practice. Both weekends will reflect this.

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All attendees receive a certificate of attendance recording the dates, hours and content of the weekend. This is a record of attendance rather than a teaching qualification — where your professional body permits self-certified continuing development, you may submit it accordingly.

Please confirm acceptance with your own professional body prior to booking if this matters to your practice.

Dates & booking

Two cities.
One programme.

Both events run the same two-day programme with the same trainer and the same pricing. Places are strictly limited to 30 at each.

Event one

Glasgow

Dates

Friday 25 & Saturday 26 September 2026

Venue

The Boardwalk — Gold Room 105 Brunswick Street · Glasgow G1 1TF

Places

30 maximum

Early bird — first 15 places

Full weekend

Both days · all sessions · attendance certificate

£235per person

Full weekend — standard

Both days · all sessions · attendance certificate

£260per person
Book your place — Glasgow
The Gold Room at The Boardwalk, Glasgow — sprung wooden floor The Gold Room · The Boardwalk · Glasgow

Getting there & practical info

  • The Boardwalk is in Merchant City, right in the heart of Glasgow — one of the city’s most central locations
  • A 10-minute walk from Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations
  • Subway: St Enoch is 5 minutes on foot
  • Paid car parking available at NCP Glassford Street and nearby multi-storeys, all within easy walking distance. Please note Glasgow's Low Emission Zone covers the city centre — check your vehicle at lowemissionzones.scot before travelling
  • Access to the Gold Room is via steps down from street level — a lift is available for step-free access; please let us know when booking if you require it
  • A café is available on the premises — ideal for lunch breaks
  • Please bring a yoga mat, comfortable movement clothing, and a blanket or shawl
  • Lunch is not included; the on-site café and a wide range of options nearby are available
  • All levels welcome — no prior somatic experience required
  • Queries: esmith@montrosesomaroom.co.uk

Event two

Edinburgh

Dates

Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 May 2027

Venue

Summerhall Arts — Main Hall 1 Summerhall · Edinburgh EH9 1PL

Places

30 maximum

Early bird — first 15 places

Full weekend

Both days · all sessions · attendance certificate

£235per person

Full weekend — standard

Both days · all sessions · attendance certificate

£260per person
BOOK YOUR PLACE - EDINBURGH
Summerhall Arts Main Hall, Edinburgh — wooden floor and painted ceiling The Main Hall · Summerhall Arts · Edinburgh

Getting there & practical info

  • Summerhall is located in the Southside of Edinburgh, a short distance from the city centre
  • A 25-minute walk or short bus ride from Edinburgh Waverley station
  • Lothian Buses serve the venue directly — routes 24, 38 and 45 stop nearby
  • Limited on-street parking is available in the surrounding residential streets; paid parking at the St Leonard's area
  • Summerhall Arts is fully accessible — the Main Hall is on the first floor and can be reached by lift or stairs. Full details on their accessibility page
  • Please bring a yoga mat, comfortable movement clothing, and a blanket or shawl
  • Lunch is not included; a café and bar are on site at Summerhall, with further options a short walk away
  • All levels welcome — no prior somatic experience required
  • Queries: esmith@montrosesomaroom.co.uk

Organised by The Soma Room - Montrose
esmith@montrosesomaroom.co.uk