Come home to the body
- Orientation, centering, and pendulation
- Embodied attention and nervous-system cues
- Self-regulation through breath, movement, and widened attention
Four-month foundational program
The Spiral Blend Foundation
A somatic map for embodying Nonviolent Communication—and becoming more available for what matters.
Begins February 2, 20274 months10 modulesLive online + recordings
An invitation to practice
Nonviolent Communication is more than a set of words.
It is a way of listening, sensing, choosing, repairing, and relating. This Foundation helps you bring NVC out of the realm of ideas and into the body—so presence and choice become more available in the moments that matter.
“Somatic Consensus is an opportunity to transform how you communicate with yourself and the world—understanding the importance of love and empathy.”— Reggie Townsend
One living map within Somatic Consensus
A map you learn to carry within you.
Spiral Blend helps bridge the gap between understanding NVC and having it available when you are activated, uncertain, or in conflict. It is not a rigid sequence. You learn to move among different vantage points—returning to the body, finding resources, listening for what matters, and responding with greater choice.
SenseTrack breath, sensation, emotion, posture, and impulse.
ResourceReturn to steadiness, support, and a wider field of attention.
RelateListen beneath words and meet difference with curiosity.
ActSpeak, set boundaries, repair, and choose what comes next.
In the Foundation, you use Spiral Blend to build a personal practice for deepening relationships and becoming who you want to become. Learning to share the map with others is developed in the Advanced Training.
Four months · Ten modules
A clear arc from inner awareness to compassionate action.
Each module combines concepts, demonstration, guided somatic practice, relational exercises, and time to integrate the learning into daily life.
Meet patterns with choice
- Recognize defending, withdrawing, appeasing, controlling, and freezing
- Ground in embodied self-empathy
- Resource through relationship, place, community, and nature
Relate, repair, and act
- Build an empathic listening field
- Practice the empathy–honesty pulse
- Discover mutual strategies and move into compassionate action
Your practice companionSPIRAL BLEND
WORKBOOK93 pages
WORKBOOK93 pages
Included with the program
A course you can return to between sessions.
The Kajabi learning space brings together the full practice workbook, short teaching materials, visual maps, recordings, and reflection prompts. The workbook helps you track what you notice, practice with real situations, and make the learning your own—week by week rather than all at once.
“The seeds planted during the training are still sprouting in my body, taking root and helping me navigate life with the deepest respect for all beings.”— Kirsten Elfandahl
The rhythm of learning
Practice over time, accelerated through community.
Embodied learning grows through repetition: learning something, trying it, receiving feedback, and returning again. A cohort accelerates that process. Others help us see what we cannot see alone, and relationship becomes part of the practice itself.
Weekly learningConcepts, demonstrations, guided practices, and integration with David.
Weekly practicePartner work, coaching, questions, feedback, and embodiment.
Two cohortsThe first begins February 2. A second Asia-Pacific-accessible schedule will be announced.
20–30 peopleA cohort begins as the group forms, creating enough diversity and continuity for deep learning.
Morning Pacific Time sessions will be live and recorded. Participants receive course materials and recordings; additional support will make participation more accessible across time zones.
A dedicated support team of Certified Somatic Consensus trainers and experienced Nonviolent Communication practitioners will accompany the cohort. Practice sessions are cofacilitated by Amy Dyer and Ellen.
Who this is for
For people who want presence, not performance.
No trainer identity is required. Beginners and experienced NVC practitioners are welcome. What matters is a willingness to practice, listen, feel, and learn through the body.
Stay present when a conversation becomes charged
Hear needs beneath reactions and stories
Speak with clarity without leaving yourself
Work with conflict, boundaries, and repair
Build a steady personal practice
Prepare for deeper study and trainer development
Study with David Weinstock
David is the founder of Liminal Somatics and originator of Somatic Consensus and the Spiral Blend. An international NVC trainer, somatic coach, fourth-degree Aikido practitioner, and author of Becoming What You Need, he brings more than four decades of embodied practice to the meeting of conflict, relationship, and compassionate action.
“It has given me an intrinsic trust in myself and the group, allowing me to open to parts of myself I was not able to open to before… so I’m not afraid of being afraid. So I can start to be free.”— Shana Deane
“In David’s Somatic and NVC training you will learn how to see your way through healthy conflict—and get inspired about life, meaningful relationships, and all that we can become.”— Emily Johnson
Tuition & enrollment
Choose the level that matches your capacity.
Every tuition option leads into the same complete Foundation experience.
Supported Tuition
$1,250For participants for whom the standard rate would create genuine financial strain.
Choose SupportedFoundation Cohort
$1,495The regular tuition for full participation in the four-month Foundation.
Choose StandardContributor Tuition
$1,950For those able to help sustain supported places for the wider community.
Choose ContributorFour Payments
$400Spread tuition across four payments while receiving the same full experience.
Choose Payment PlanReturning participants receive 50% off.
More practice can reveal greater nuance. If you have completed one of David’s Foundations—or an equivalent program—you are invited to return and deepen. If finances are the primary obstacle, email David or Amy. No lengthy application or proof of hardship is required.
Foundation
Build your own embodied practice
Build your own embodied practice
→
Advanced Training
Deepen and learn to share the work
Deepen and learn to share the work
→
Certification
Develop as a Somatic Consensus trainer
Develop as a Somatic Consensus trainer
Begin where you are. Practice what matters.
The Foundation offers enough time, structure, and relationship for Nonviolent Communication to become less something you perform—and more a way you live.
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