Somatic Mindfulness by Fernando Rojas LMT PhD

04/21/2026

04/16/2026

Somatic Mindfulness returns to ncmassageschool … Empower your massage and bodywork practice with somatic touch...
- / Recover from emotional & physical burnout.
- / Rediscover how to work sustainably.
- / Rekindle the love for your practice and purpose.
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04/16/2026

Come and explore how self-care isn’t an afterthought for bodyworkers, it’s a non-negotiable professional skill that influences client outcomes and therapist sustainability.

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Somatic Integration with Deane Juhan and Fernando Rojas

A Rare Immersion in the Lineage of Attuned Touch

July 22, 23, and 24, 2026
Still Point Wellness, Asheville, NC
24 CE Hours

Register here:
https://somaticmindfulness.co/somaticintegration

Long before somatics became a familiar word in bodywork, the principles behind somatic touch were already being lived and taught at Esalen Institute. This three-day immersion brings that lineage directly into your hands.

Deane Juhan spent nearly two decades on staff at Esalen Institute and 25 years training under Dr. Milton Trager. He is the author of Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork, widely regarded as the foundational text in therapeutic bodywork, and an inductee of the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame. His work has shaped how a generation of bodyworkers understands touch, the nervous system, and the body-mind connection.

Fernando Rojas has spent his career following in those footsteps, profoundly shaped by Deane's work. He is the author of Embodied Presence & Attuned Touch and the founder of Somatic Mindfulness, an approach that has brought somatic touch to bodyworkers across the country. He is a Massage Therapy Hall of Fame inductee and Master Somatic Educator and Therapist, and his work has given therapists a path out of burnout and back to the work they love.

Over three days together, you will work directly with both teachers in an intimate setting, learning an approach to touch that supports your body, deepens your effectiveness with clients, and gives your practice the kind of foundation that lasts.

Space is limited.
NCBTMB Approved (including NY)
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04/16/2026

Join us at the AMTA NJ Spring Convention 2026
May 30, 2026 – May 31, 2026
Register here:
https://web.cvent.com/event/fb7ecae9-0bdc-49b1-93ed-b67bcada3caa/summary

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03/30/2026

Somatic Integration with Deane Juhan and Fernando Rojas

A Rare Immersion in the Lineage of Attuned Touch

July 22, 23, and 24, 2026
Still Point Wellness, Asheville, NC
24 CE Hours

Register here:
https://somaticmindfulness.co/somaticintegration

Long before somatics became a familiar word in bodywork, the principles behind somatic touch were already being lived and taught at Esalen Institute. This three-day immersion brings that lineage directly into your hands.

Deane Juhan spent nearly two decades on staff at Esalen Institute and 25 years training under Dr. Milton Trager. He is the author of Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork, widely regarded as the foundational text in therapeutic bodywork, and an inductee of the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame. His work has shaped how a generation of bodyworkers understands touch, the nervous system, and the body-mind connection.

Fernando Rojas has spent his career following in those footsteps, profoundly shaped by Deane's work. He is the author of Embodied Presence & Attuned Touch and the founder of Somatic Mindfulness, an approach that has brought somatic touch to bodyworkers across the country. He is a Massage Therapy Hall of Fame inductee and Master Somatic Educator and Therapist, and his work has given therapists a path out of burnout and back to the work they love.

Over three days together, you will work directly with both teachers in an intimate setting, learning an approach to touch that supports your body, deepens your effectiveness with clients, and gives your practice the kind of foundation that lasts.

Space is limited.
NCBTMB Approved (including NY)
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03/25/2026

Self-care isn’t an afterthought for bodyworkers; it’s a non-negotiable professional skill that influences client outcomes and therapist sustainability.
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Conversation with Gretchen Popp in her Sustainable Bodyworker podcast:
https://youtu.be/M0wrDcKS8QA?si=SlTrGtIuAYwdS4zb
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If you’ve ever felt like your heart just isn’t in your sessions anymore—like you’re running on autopilot, ticking off protocols, and rationing your energy ju...

03/18/2026

Somatic Mindfulness returns to Arkansas. Empower your massage and bodywork practice with somatic touch...
Register here: https://somaticmindfulness.co/2026-workshops?category=Arkansas..
- / Recover from emotional & physical burnout.
- / Rediscover how to work sustainably.
- / Rekindle the love for your practice and purpose.
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01/20/2026

“It’s none of that… and so much more…”. Somatic touch for massage therapists.

Episode 2 in the Portraits of the Pioneers podcast:
https://youtu.be/vsm6QhmqO5k?si=G0IYG1S2eR1qktLM
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Fernando offers some guidance about how anyone can use the principles of Somatic Mindfulness to increase their self-awareness and begin to improve our abilit...

01/14/2026

Somatic touch for massage therapists.
Interview (pt. 1) in the Portraits of the Pioneers podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIMAqC5ixls
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Meet Fernando Rojas, originator of Somatic Mindfulness. Here he talks about how he got into bodywork and shares some of the influencers that helped to shape ...