JOHN PETZ - Somatic West

John received his first Somatic Release Session in 2003. Having already experienced conventional talk therapy he was immediately struck by how the somatic work enabled deeper and far more powerful healing.

His journey to becoming a Somatic Release Practitioner himself started in 2005 when he began doing massage work while at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur. His many years of hands on work did a great job of preparing him to be a Somatic Practitioner by developing his ability to listen to the body and let its wisdom lead the session.

John began his formal Somatic Release Technique training in 2015 through a series of training sessions conducted by the Somatic Institute. He followed that with a comprehensive year and a half long training program led by Catalina Ureta of the Somatic institute and Judith Johnson, founder of  PsychoNeuroEnergetics. Upon completion of the training he received his certification as a Somatic Release Technique practitioner.