Gentle Somatic Yoga® events and trainings
Join us for upcoming trainings, retreats, and workshops to release tension, restore vitality, and deepen your somatic wellness journey…
A MONTHLY 2-Hour Livestream Experiential Somatic Movement Workshop
October 24, 2026 • 10:00 AM–12:00 PM (PDT)
Theme: The Evolving Practice of Gentle Somatic Yoga®
Fresh from facilitating Gentle Somatic Yoga® Levels 1 and 3 trainings in the UK, James returns inspired by the discoveries, questions, and shared explorations that emerged while working with students there. Experience a traditional GSY practice infused with some of the newest enhancements to our Somatic Movement Flows®—offering fresh possibilities for greater ease, mobility, nervous system regulation, and whole-self nourishment.
Through slow, mindful, neuroscience-informed and heart-led movement, you’ll be invited to deepen your somatic awareness, listen inwardly, and discover what feels supportive for your unique soma.
Facilitated by James Knight. Everyone is welcome!
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This monthly series of livestream Somatic Wisdom Live!™ EXPERIENTIAL workshops, are designed to bring balance and nourishment to the whole-self (Mind, Body, Emotions, Energy, and Spirit). Learn and discover more what you soma craves for deep self-care.
Learning format: 90-min. somatic movement practice, followed by an optional 30-min. Q & A session to help you customize your practice.
In stressful life experiences, we can temporarily lose our ability to self-regulate and control our physiology. In Gentle Somatic Yoga® we call this sensory motor amnesia (SMA). When we are in this state, natural everyday movement can become limited and less enjoyable.
With an attitude of exploration, we can learn how to listen to our inherent somatic wisdom and intuitively unwind from stressful life experiences stored in our tissues (muscles and fascia) and energy field. We can initiate this process through finding creative body shapes through Somatic Movement Flows® and meditation (soma scans).
All are welcome! These practices are designed and adaptable for most people and skill levels.
For more specific information on each month’s theme, please visit our landing page for Somatic Wisdom Live!™ HERE.
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Fee: Sliding Scale ~ $25 or $30 USD
Each livestream workshop is approximately 1.5-hours of nourishing movement practices with an optional .50-hour Q&A session following. CEU’s available for yoga teachers and yoga therapists upon request.
RECORDINGS:
When you sign-up for this workshop, you will receive a Zoom invite via email. For those that live in other time zones that make it difficult to join us, you can still sign up and you will receive replay videos of the sessions for future practice. You will have access to the recordings for 30 days after the event. Beyond that timeframe, the follow-along videos will be available long-term in our ever-expanding virtual video library: Somatic Wellness TV.
In-person: October 9th – 11th, 2026 ~ Gentle Somatic Yoga® Weekend Retreat: Practices for Deep Self Care. Facilitated by James Knight.
Join us for a weekend of whole-self nourishment and restoration! Enjoy taking part of the Ashram’s daily activities and accommodations: complimentary yoga and meditation classes, inspiring spiritual talks, organic meals, and walking forest trails on their gorgeous 800-acre property.
*NOTE: If you want to deepen in your practice, you might consider staying on a few more days (ending Oct. 14th) at Yogaville and sign up for our GSY Level 1 training course. This retreat and training are happening individually, and in-tandem.
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Enjoy taking part of the Ashram’s daily activities and accommodations: complimentary yoga and meditation classes, inspirational spiritual talks, organic vegetarian (vegan options) food, and walking forest trails on their 800-acre property including along the James River.
*Special NOTE: This is a stand-alone event, but is also part of the Gentle Somatic Yoga (GSY) Level 1 training. So if you would like to extend your visit by a few more days, you are welcome to stay and learn more Somatic Movement Flows, the history, method, neuroscience, and philosophy of GSY
In-Person Gentle Somatic Yoga® Level 1 Training at Yogaville ~ Satchidananda Ashram, Virginia.
October 9-14, 2026 ~ Facilitated by James Knight.
Theme: Your Self-Care Journey Begins with a Supportive Foundation. Learn 25+ Somatic Movement Flows®, the neuroscience, philosophy, and method of GSY. This course is not only designed for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, bodyworkers, and health care professionals but also for the everyday person who wants to invest in learning how to develop a home practice of deep self-care.
*NOTE: When you sign up for this training, you will also be participating in the Spiritual Retreat Weekend at Yogaville, faclitated by James.
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Join James Knight, founder of Gentle Somatic Yoga® (GSY), for an unforgettable spiritual vacation while you embark on a Somatic Healing Journey.
Gentle Somatic Yoga is a simple, practical, and effective form of brain-to-muscle re-patterning (and strengthening) that goes to the root cause of persistent pain, stiffness, poor posture, anxiety, and lack of energy. Explore simple and reliable tools for self-care, self-healing, and also to share these gifts with others.
Although many participants attracted to this training are Movement Educators, you don’t need to be a yoga teacher/therapist or bodyworker to take this course. Anyone interested in learning new tools to take charge of their mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health are welcome.
As an ADDED BONUS, when you register for this In-Person training, we’ll also give you complimentary access to our self-paced GSY ONLINE Level 1 Course.
What you will learn in this GSY L1 Training Course:
- 25+ Therapeutic Somatic Movement Flows® for self-care, resiliency, health, and wellbeing
- How and why somatic movements can significantly increase flexibility & mobility with long-term results
- Ways to practice nourishing movements that are adaptable for most body types. Emphasis will be on finding your own inner teacher and relying less on “doing it right” according to instruction or demonstration
- How to practice compassionate ways to move your body that inspires expanded states of self-awareness and inner confidence
- How GSY is firmly rooted in leading-edge neuroscience and balanced with heart-based wisdom
- Tips, guidelines, and modifications you can use to customize for your own body, students, or clients ~ both in group classes and private sessions
- How to replace static stretching with innovative brain-to-muscle re-education
This event is hosted by Yogaville and the Satchidananda Ashram.
Yogaville is a serene oasis in the heartland of Virginia. With a diverse community of heart-centered people and its world-renowned Yoga Academy ~ Integral Yoga, Yogaville opens doors to spiritual growth and self-mastery.
Enjoy taking part of the Ashram’s daily activities and accommodations: complimentary yoga and meditation classes, inspirational spiritual talks, organic vegan food, and walking forest trails on their 800-acre property including along the James River.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) 32
- Yoga Alliance (YA)
- International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) *You must apply. GSY can give you the codes.
- Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email: ce@iyta.org.
Transportation:
The nearest airports to Yogaville are Charlottesville (CHO) or Lynchburg (LYH). You can rent a car, or hire an Uber or a taxi to get to Yogaville.
Practice with Rachael Shepherd & James Knight — In Person
Culpeper, Virginia
Saturday, October 17, 2026 • 10:30 AM–12:30 PM EDT
Somatic Stability™: An Experiential Introduction
Join Somatic Stability™ co-creators Rachael Shepherd and James Knight for this special one-time, in-person workshop exploring the integration of mat Pilates with Gentle Somatic Yoga® and Somatic Movement Flows®.
Discover how mindful movement, somatic awareness, and functional stability can come together to support greater strength, mobility, balance, and confidence—while honoring the intelligence and uniqueness of your own soma.
Space is limited. To reserve your place or learn more, please contact Studio 120:
210 E. Stevens Street, Suite 120 • Culpeper, VA
(540) 455-6975 • studio120va@gmail.com
Somatic Wisdom at Tucson Village Farm • Tucson, Arizona • October 2026
It’s an honor to be invited by the University of Arizona’s Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine to facilitate an experiential somatic movement workshop for the team at Tucson Village Farm. This special gathering will explore practices to support nervous system regulation, resilience, embodied well-being, and sustainable self-care—within a community already deeply rooted in healthy living, connection, and nourishment from the ground up.
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Tucson Village Farm (TVF) is a seed-to-table program designed to reconnect young people to a healthy food system, teach them how to grow and prepare fresh food, and empower them to make healthy life choices.
A program of the Pima County Cooperative Extension and the University of Arizona, TVF is a working urban farm and healthy living center that fosters life and leadership skills in young people through agriculture, culinary education, outdoor adventure opportunities, and community engagement.
Our vision is to cultivate healthy lifestyles, wellness, resilience, and sustainability in young people, empowering them to be contributing members of their communities.
Discovering Your Intelligent Body: Reconnecting with Somatic Wisdom™ for Building Effortless Strength & Lifelong Resilience ~ Facilitated by James Knight
1.25-hr livestream workshops on Mondays: November 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2026
4 pm ET / 1 pm PT
Hosted by YogaUOnline. Join us live or view the recordings & practice later!
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Aging is not the ending of your story—it is an invitation to keep writing it.
Join me, James Knight, for a transformational four-part journey that will redefine your relationship with your body (soma) and deepen your awareness of what you innate Somatic Wisdom is.
This livestream workshop series is an invitation to remember, repattern, strengthen, and embody a version of yourself with more freedom, resilience, and joy than you may have thought possible.
Series Overview
There is no single destination here. Only doorways—one opening after another, each leading you deeper into yourself.
The deeper invitation is to cultivate a lifelong relationship with your body through curiosity rather than fear, exploration rather than limitation, and wisdom rather than striving.
Most movement education teaches people what to do. Somatic Wisdom™ teaches people how to listen. When we learn to listen, we rediscover our innate capacity to self-correct, adapt, and thrive.
This is not a temporary fix or a bandage. It is the ongoing process of rewiring the brain, strengthening the body, reclaiming forgotten parts of ourselves, and developing the confidence to move through life with greater freedom, pleasure, and resilience.
Healthy aging is about far more than preserving any single capacity—it is about cultivating a lifelong relationship with the wisdom of your own body, one that can strengthen every dimension of how you move, feel, and live as you age.
In this four-part series, I’ll introduce you to a fresh perspective on healthy aging through the lens of Somatic Wisdom™. Rather than focusing solely on muscles, flexibility, or exercise, participants will learn how the nervous system, brain-to-muscle communication, and mindful movement work together to create resilient strength, greater ease, and more pleasure in everyday movement.
Each session in this series combines Gentle Somatic Yoga®, Somatic Movement Flows®, and practical strategies that can immediately be integrated into daily life. While every practice in the series stands on its own, together they offer a progressive journey from increasing awareness to creating sustainable movement patterns that support resilience, independence, and vitality for years to come.
Whether navigating stiffness, recovering from injury, managing bone or joint concerns, or simply wanting to move through life with greater confidence and vitality, participants will discover that generative change remains possible at every stage of life.
Rather than viewing aging as a process of decline, this series invites a new perspective—one of curiosity, exploration, and discovery. Through cultivating Somatic Wisdom™, you will learn to trust their body’s innate capacity for adaptation, resilience, and lifelong growth. Aging becomes not an ending, but an invitation to continue evolving, learning, and embodying greater freedom.
Join Us Live or View the Recordings!
Mondays, November 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2026
4 pm ET / 1 pm PT
All are welcome. Click HERE for more info and to register.
Somatic Wisdom™ & Adventure Retreat ~ Japan
Join us for an inspired journey through Japan — exploring several beautiful regions and cities while experiencing the richness of Japanese culture, healing traditions, and nature.
This retreat will include daily Gentle Somatic Yoga®, temple visits, tea ceremonies, restorative hot springs, traditional Japanese cuisine, and scenic excursions.
More details coming soon. Use the link below to join our Interest List and be the first to know when registration opens.
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More exciting details of this NEW Somatic Wellness & Adventure Retreat™ to Japan coming soon!
Our tenative dates are: November, 2026: All participants arrive in Tokyo and stay for 4 days for a cultural immersion: 11/14 – 11/17. Then, we travel to coastal town of Kamakura for 5 days 11/17-11/21. Optional add-on to Kyoto (Hot Springs and traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony) for an additional 4 more days.
Somatic Wellness & Adventure Retreat™ ~ New Zealand, South Island
Join us for a journey of whole-self nourishment set amidst the extraordinary beauty of New Zealand’s South Island.
Together, we will explore a mindful blend of somatic movement, cultural immersion, and peaceful nature experiences.
• Daily Gentle Somatic Yoga®
• Māori cultural experiences and local traditions
• Scenic trekking and nature excursions
• Farm-to-table cuisine, cooking classes, and wine tasting
More details coming soon. Use the link below to join our Interest List and be the first to know when registration opens.
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More exciting details of this NEW Soul Design Retreat coming soon!
