**Early Bird Registration Dates Below**In-Person & Online Options Available**
Beyond Survival
A Somatic Journey Through Intergenerational Trauma and Spiritual Transformation
A 4-Day Immersive Workshop with Peter A. Levine & Euphrasia J. Nyaki
February 5–8, 2027 | Live in San Diego, California + Streaming Online + Recording Included
“Perceptions remain fundamentally unchanged until the internal experience of the body changes.”
— Peter A. Levine
Many of us carry ways of bracing, protecting, disconnecting, or enduring that did not begin entirely with us.
Some patterns emerge from our own lived experiences. Others may echo through generations — shaped by the lives, losses, resilience, and survival strategies of those who came before us.
These inherited patterns can quietly influence how we relate, how we respond to stress, how safe we feel in connection, and even how we experience meaning, vitality, and purpose in our lives.
Yet within these same patterns may also lie untapped resources for healing, presence, connection, and transformation.
In this immersive four-day workshop, Peter A. Levine and Euphrasia J. Nyaki (Efu) invite participants into a deeply experiential exploration of trauma, embodiment, ancestral influences, and spiritual transformation.
Together, they will explore how unresolved survival responses — held within the body and often carried across generations — may shape our inner lives in ways far outside conscious awareness. Through somatic awareness, guided experiential practice, reflection, discussion, and demonstration, participants will have the opportunity to explore how greater regulation, presence, and connection can open new possibilities for healing and aliveness.
This workshop approaches spirituality not as doctrine or belief, but as a lived human experience that may emerge naturally as the nervous system becomes less organized around survival alone.
A Shared Exploration
This workshop brings together two deeply complementary perspectives.
For decades, Peter A. Levine has helped transform the understanding of trauma through the development of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), a body-oriented approach grounded in the understanding that trauma is not simply an event, but an unresolved physiological response held within the nervous system.
Euphrasia J. Nyaki brings more than thirty years of global teaching and clinical experience integrating Somatic Experiencing®, Family Constellation System Therapy, and deeply relational approaches to healing rooted in ancestry, embodiment, and human connection.
Together, Peter and Efu create a learning environment that is thoughtful, experiential, grounded, and open — one that honors both scientific understanding and the deeper dimensions of human experience.
What We Will Explore
Throughout the workshop, participants will explore:
The impact of intergenerational and inherited trauma patterns
How survival responses may continue to shape emotional, relational, and physiological experience
The relationship between trauma, embodiment, presence, and spiritual transformation
Somatic approaches to increasing regulation, resilience, and connection
The role of ancestral influences, attachment, and relational history in shaping present experience
How unresolved survival energy may transform into vitality, meaning, creativity, and renewed engagement with life
The cultivation of internal and relational resources that support healing and integration
Participants will also be invited to reflect on the resources, strengths, resilience, and wisdom that may exist within family and ancestral lineages — not only the wounds.
The Experience
This is not a lecture-only training.
The workshop is designed as an immersive and participatory experience balancing teaching with direct exploration, reflection, and community connection.
Across the four days, the program will include:
Teaching dialogues with Peter and Efu
Live demonstrations w/ 1 SEI Faculty Credit Included
Guided somatic and reflective exercises
Small group experiential practice
Opportunities for self-reflection and integration
Group discussion and participant inquiry
Question-and-answer sessions
Book sales and signing opportunities
Participants are welcome to engage at their own pace. Personal ancestral details do not need to be shared publicly in order to participate meaningfully in the process.
Held at an intimate venue in San Diego, California, this workshop is intended to offer both depth and spaciousness — creating an environment supportive of learning, reflection, and connection.
What Participants May Gain
Participants may leave with:
Greater awareness of inherited survival and relational patterns
Increased capacity for self-regulation and embodied presence
A deeper understanding of intergenerational trauma and resilience
Expanded tools for working with trauma in therapeutic and personal settings
Greater connection to internal, relational, and ancestral resources
A renewed sense of vitality, meaning, and possibility
Rather than striving toward a particular outcome, this workshop emphasizes building capacity — allowing transformation to emerge gradually and organically through embodied experience.
Who This Workshop Is For
This workshop is open to:
SE™ students and practitioners
Therapists and healing professionals
Individuals interested in intergenerational trauma and embodied healing
Those exploring the relationship between trauma, meaning, spirituality, and transformation
Anyone drawn to a grounded, experiential approach to healing and self-discovery
Prerequisite: Knowledge of body-based trauma-informed healing work is preferred.
Recommended Reading
Waking the Tiger — Peter A. Levine
In an Unspoken Voice — Peter A. Levine
An Autobiography of Trauma — Peter A. Levine
Healing Trauma through Family Constellations and Somatic Experiencing — Euphrasia J. Nyaki
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Describe core principles of intergenerational trauma and inherited survival patterns.
Identify ways unresolved survival responses may influence present-day emotional, physiological, and relational experiences.
Discuss the role of embodiment and nervous system regulation in trauma healing and transformation.
Demonstrate increased awareness of somatic cues associated with activation, regulation, and defensive responses.
Apply somatic approaches that support self-regulation, grounding, and present-moment awareness.
Explore how ancestral and relational influences may contribute to patterns of stress, coping, and resilience.
Differentiate between overwhelming activation and titrated somatic processing within trauma work.
Identify internal and external resources that support integration and embodied resilience.
Describe ways increased nervous system regulation may support experiences of connection, meaning, and wellbeing.
Demonstrate greater capacity to remain present with emotionally charged material while maintaining regulation and awareness.
Includes
Workshop Certificate
1 SEI Case Consultation & Demonstration Credit
CEs are awaiting approval - TBD
Master Level SE Assistants will be supporting practices and offering private sessions (private sessions not included in cost)
Daily Schedule in Pacific Time
February 5–8, 2027
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch Break
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Location
Humphreys Half Moon Bay
San Diego, CA
In-person ONLY
The workshop will be held at a recently renovated, reasonably priced Inn located directly on the marina.
A variety of restaurants are within easy walking distance, and the venue is conveniently situated just minutes from the San Diego Airport by car.
Group-rate Lodging at the Venue
We highly encourage staying onsite for the best integration of the work. We expect the serene coastal environment will lend well to your experience.
Per night room rate coming soon, includes resort fee
Booking instructions will be in your welcome email
If you choose to book by phone, please mention it is for the program with Ergos Institute
Recommended travel dates February 4th - 9th
Registration Options
In-Person + Live-Stream Online + Recording
Summer Special $995 - Deadline July 31st
Early Bird $1,150 - Deadline October 31st
Full-Cost $1,300 - Begins November 1st
Live-Streaming Online + Recording
Summer Special $795 - Deadline July 31st
Early Bird $950 - Deadline October 31st
Full-Cost $1,100 - Begins November 1st
Registration Closes January 31st
Program Start Date February 5th
Recordings are unlimited viewing, not for download
Lodging and meals are not included in the registration cost
Payment Plans are available at checkout through Klarna
Reduced Rate Guidelines are available at checkout
If you have questions, please contact programs@somaticexperiencing.com
Can’t do the full 4-day Workshop?
Join our 3-hour Case Consultation February 8, 2027:
(the case consult is included in the full workshop cost, do not purchase separately)
