The next Level 1 Personal Embodiment ONLINE training programme is currently accepting enrolments for October 2026. 

Our application process is open for registration. 

Training programme meets online from 10.30am – 5.30pm (GMT) Three Friday’s a month. TUK L1 Online Schedule 2026_2027_Revised Dates

Tamalpa UK Level 1 Personal Embodiment Training

Discover the Tamalpa Life/Art Process® in this immersive Level 1 Personal Embodiment Training with Tamalpa UK.

This experiential training introduces a unique approach to embodied learning that integrates movement, creative arts, and reflective practice. Through structured modules and guided somatic movement exploration, participants engage with body-based inquiry and intermodal creative processes to deepen self-awareness and creative expression.

What You Will Study

The training curriculum includes:

  • Body Part Mapping – exploring the body as a map of lived experience, emotion, and personal narrative

  • Integrative Movement Practice – developing expressive movement, awareness, and somatic presence

  • Psychokinetic Imagery Process – combining movement, drawing, writing, and reflection to access inner imagery and insight

  • RSVP Cycles – a framework for structuring creative work, collaboration, and performance development

  • Intermodal Creative Practice – working across movement, visual art, writing, voice, and dialogue

  • Group Learning Process – collaborative exploration of relational dynamics, communication, and collective creativity

Training Experience

Across the programme, students move between individual exploration and group-based practice. Each module focuses on a specific area of the body, opening up themes related to lived experience, expression, and embodiment.

The training also includes a self-portrait performance project, where participants integrate their learning into a creative expression developed through movement, imagery, and narrative.

Who It’s For

This training is open to anyone interested in:

  • Embodiment and somatic practice

  • Creative and intermodal arts processes

  • Personal development and self-inquiry

  • Expanding movement and expressive capacity

  • Experiential and embodied learning in a group setting

No previous experience in dance or the arts is required.

Programme Overview

The Level 1 Online format is delivered through a combination of online training,  fully live and guided practice, one in person intensive weekend at the Eco Village in Scotland and tailored home study between sessions. It offers both a standalone personal development experience and the first stage of Tamalpa UK’s professional training pathway towards becoming a registered Somatic Movement Therapist or Educator.

Outcome

Participants leave with a grounded introduction to the Tamalpa Life/Art Process®, practical tools for embodied creative practice, and a deeper understanding of the relationship between body, imagination, and lived experience.

 

ISMETA

Our programme maintains the high standards of an Approved Training Programme of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA). Tamalpa graduates who have completed all 3 Levels of the Tamalpa training meet all requirements to become Registered Somatic Movement Educators (RSME) and Therapist (RSMT).  Our graduates go on to work in the fields of arts and health, expressive arts therapy, education, consultation, health care and the arts.

Further information on training programme, monthly payment plans and registration please click here:

Tel: 01303 488 538 or click here.