Manuela Mischke-Reeds

Faculty

About

Manuela Mischke-Reeds. MFT is an international teacher of somatic psychology, somatic psychotherapist, a founder of Hakomi Institute of California and Embodywise (non-profit) that cultivates learning from the wisdom teachings of the body. She is the developer of the Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach (ISITTA), an in-depth trauma training program for therapists and practitioners.

Manuela has 25+ years of clinical experience with trauma clients, coaching executives, first responders. She lectures and trains professionals on the topics of Hakomi Therapy, mindfulness-somatic psychology, trauma healing, embodied mindfulness for trauma and stress, Movement Therapy, Somatic Psychedelic assisted Psychotherapy.

Manuela is the author of several books, including 125 Somatic Psychotherapy Tools for Trauma and Stress (PESI 2018), 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness: Practical Strategies for Emotional Health, Well Being (W.W.Norton 2015), Trauma-sensitive movement (2025), Embodied Psychedelic Therapy (2025).

Courses by Manuela Mischke-Reeds

Assessing Readiness and Somatic Tools for Trauma Healing

Breathwork & Movement Therapy for Trauma Healing Certificate

A 60-hour online certificate with world-leading faculty on breathwork and somatic movement for trauma healing. Become a Breathwork & Movement Facilitator and guide clients from disconnection to vibrant aliveness.

Cultivating Presence, Compassion and Connection

A course for professionals on building embodied presence, somatic attunement, and compassionate engagement. Experiential tools for resonating with clients, navigating tough dynamics, and creating safe therapeutic relationships.

Embodied Practitioner Skills: Resources, Relationships, and Emotional Processing

An integrative somatic course with Dr. Scott Lyons and Manuela Mischke-Reeds on resourcing, transference, and the body's role in shame. Tools to deepen relational attunement and clinical presence.

Healing Relational Wounds

A four-module demonstration course on the somatic side of relationships. Watch participants navigate career, mother-daughter bonds, longing for connection, and motherhood — and witness how grounding and imagery release tension and deepen relational healing.

How to Work with Resistant Clients

A course on working with resistant clients through a somatic lens. Tools to recognize resistance as protective, build trust, and create the conditions for engagement, safety, and healing.

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate

Learn a holistic, body-centered framework for understanding and working with trauma — for yourself and your clients. A 3-month online certificate with world-renowned somatic trauma faculty.

Dates Sep 27 – Dec 18, 2026

Mind-Body Coaching Certificate

Join 1,200+ practitioners who raised their coaching rates 50% within 6 months. A 120-hour live online certificate in somatic, mindfulness-based coaching.

Dates May 15 – Aug 16, 2026

Reclaiming the Inner Child: Techniques for Emotional Repair

A course on somatic inner child work. Recognize wounded child parts, understand their protective roles, and apply body-based interventions to heal childhood wounds held in the nervous system.

Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate

Transform attachment wounds and trauma through a body-centered approach — for yourself and your clients. A 60-hour online certificate with world-renowned somatic attachment faculty.

Somatic Developmental Trauma Therapy™ Certificate

Learn to recognize and repair developmental trauma in adults — going beyond story and attachment theory into the body's earliest imprints. A somatic certificate program for therapists and practitioners.

Summit: Somatic Attachment Healing

A one-day on-demand summit on somatic attachment healing. Six expert teachers share embodied tools for repairing relational rupture, healing insecure attachment patterns, and cultivating secure connection — both with self and with others. Includes a bonus recording with Dr. Sue Johnson.

Working with Pain: A Somatic Approach

A course on the mind-body connection in chronic pain. Somatic tools to understand how trauma and emotional distress manifest physically — and body-based techniques for relief and healing.

Working with Trauma, Neglect & Belonging

A four-session demonstration course in somatic therapy. Witness body-based work with self-doubt, cultural trauma, childhood abandonment, and fear — and the somatic tools that transform them into self-connection and empowerment.