CARTOGRAPHY OF EMBODIMENT

A 50-Hour Facilitation Module

April 7–11, 2027 | Portland, Oregon

Approaching the body as a living landscape and cultivating a deeper relationship with its ever-changing terrain.

The Cartography of Embodiment is an immersive five-day experiential training for movement teachers, facilitators, space holders, and anyone longing to deepen their relationship with the living, sensing body. Together, we'll learn to notice what is alive, stay close enough to listen, and develop a richer language for what we discover.

Cartography is both an art and a science—a practice of paying attention, finding our bearings, and learning to navigate living terrain. Rather than treating the body as something to master or fix, we approach it as living territory to be entered with curiosity, presence, and care.

Through somatic inquiry, mythopoetic resonance, asana, animistic practices, free movement, and Holotropic Breathwork, we'll cultivate a deeper literacy in the language of the soma. We'll practice sensing, naming, and staying in relationship with the body's ever-shifting experience, learning to recognize the many ways it speaks, remembers, protects, desires, and reaches toward connection.

As our relationship with ourselves deepens, so does our capacity to meet others. Whether your offering is teaching, facilitation, parenting, partnership, or simply the way you move through the world, this training strengthens your ability to meet yourself and others with greater presence, discernment, and care.

Somatic Inquiry Mytho-poetics Embodied Asana Free Movement Holotropic breathwork Ceremony + Ritual Nervous System Literacy Consent Practices Attuned Touch Sensory Exploration

A SMALL NOTE BEFORE WE BEGIN

This training offers plenty of structure, practices, and tangible tools but some of what follows may feel difficult to pin down—that’s intentional.

When working with soma, psyche, sensation, and embodied awareness, we cannot prescribe the experience or what will emerge for each person but we can, however, create the conditions for exploration and trust the intelligence of what unfolds.

Not everything meaningful can be neatly named in a bullet point.

Mapping the Living Landscape

Maps don’t eliminate mystery but they do help us orient to it. They are also only useful if it helps us navigate so the first four days are devoted to direct experience.

We’ll slow down enough to notice sensation, emotion, image, impulse, memory, and nervous system states, discovering the many pathways into our interior worlds. Together, we’ll cultivate a richer vocabulary for the texture of experience, greater sensitivity to subtle shifts, and a deeper trust in the intelligence already present.

Like any meaningful map, this one is never complete. We are not here to arrive at certainty or a final understanding of ourselves, but to cultivate the capacity to remain curious, responsive, and in relationship with the living sensory world within and around us.

Some Themes We'll Explore

The lineage of disembodiment & the return home
The poetry & anatomy of the nervous system
Navigating the dance of psyche & soma
Cultivating individual pulse & collective resonance
Witnessing, relational presence, and the art of being with
Animism, ecology, and our place within the living web
Braiding the paradox of separation & belonging
Choice, boundary & relational mapping

From Experience to Offering

How do we translate embodied inquiry into meaningful experiences for others?

Our final day turns toward facilitation, integration, and sharing. Together, we’ll explore how this work can inform movement classes, workshops, coaching, therapy, leadership, parenting, creative practice, and everyday relationships.

The way we are with ourselves inevitably shapes the way we are with others. As our capacity to listen, respond, and remain in relationship with our own experience deepens, so does our ability to create spaces where others can do the same.

You don’t need to be a teacher to participate. Whether your offering is professional or deeply personal, this work strengthens your capacity to meet yourself and those around you with greater presence, discernment, and care.

Methods of exploration

We learn through the body itself—through movement, sensation, imagination, relationship, breath, and direct experience. Throughout the training we’ll draw from practices including:

Holotropic Breathwork® & consciousness philosophy
Embodied asana & internal mapping
Free movement & kinetic unfurling
Sensory exploration
Mytho-poetics & somatic inquiry
Consent practices (Wheel of Consent®-inspired)
Relational practice & attuned contact
Nervous system literacy
Ceremony, ritual & liminal transitions
Eco-somatic explorations

Who This Is For

This training is designed for movement teachers, yoga teachers, coaches, therapists, facilitators, artists, and anyone drawn toward a deeper relationship with embodiment.

Whether you’re pursuing 50 hours of continuing education, working toward your 300-hour certification with The Mindfulish School, or simply longing to deepen your personal practice, this training offers a rich experiential immersion into the art of embodied listening.

“Anatomy is the geography of our inner terrain. Embodiment is walking that landscape barefoot.”

– Andrea Olsen

Logistics

Schedule

10 AM–1:30 PM
Lunch
2:45 PM–6:00 PM

Format
This is a non-residential training, allowing you to choose accommodations that best suit your budget and preferences. If you’d like to share lodging or transportation, we’re happy to connect you with other participants.

Meals
A small kitchen with a refrigerator and microwave will be available if you’d like to bring your own lunch. There are also cafés and food trucks within walking distance. Tea, water, and light snacks will be provided throughout the training.

Preparation
Approximately one month before the training, you’ll receive pre-recorded practices, educational content, and reflective inquiries to begin preparing before we gather.

Integration
Following the training, you’ll have the optional opportunity to submit a class outline or facilitation sequence for personalized feedback as you begin integrating this work into your own practice or offerings.

Join us in creating a more nuanced cartography of your inner terrain—one rooted in curiosity, presence, and care.

USD 1275

Payment plans available

Facilitators

COLE CHANCE + CHRISTINE CALVERT

Through our own years of study and varied backgrounds in practice and life, we offer an integrative and accessible approach to embodiment and the art of being fully human. We are honored to be your guides through this work and plan to explore right alongside you. Whether you come as a teacher, facilitator, or simply as a curious practitioner, our hope is to help you deepen your relationship with your body, make the practices personal, and discover what feels authentic and alive for you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to have completed 200hr training to take this course?

No. Very dedicated students are welcome to join. Please send us an email for more info!

What kind of workload can I expect?

Outside of our scheduled live zoom sessions and recorded lectures, you can expect to spend 2-5 hours per module on your homework. You will be busy AND we’ve structured our curriculum in a way to also make space for life.

How much of the training is pre-recorded vs live on zoom?

Each module will vary slightly, but more than half of the training is always live. Being live together is extremely valuable and we utilize this format as much as possible. We know that everyone learns differently, so we aim to deliver our content and integration in varied ways.

What are the graduation requirements?

To complete the course with your 300hr certificate, you must complete all required hours including lecture, homework, group work, and recorded lectures.

Can I just take certain modules?

Sure! If you aren’t ready to sign up for the full course, you are welcome to join only the units that interest you for personal development. You will still be eligible for your 300hr certificate if you choose to complete all hours even at your own pace. They do not have to be done concurrently.

What is the attendance policy?

You are responsible for attending all the live classes you are able to, but we know life is still happening outside of training and you’ll have space to make up hours you have missed. Please let us know ahead of time if you need to miss a session so that we can plan accordingly. You have 2 weeks after the course to complete any missing assignments and hours.

Do you have payment plans?

Absolutely! It is important that our training is accessible to as many folks as possible. Please reach out to us to arrange a payment plan that works for you.

Do you have scholarships?

We want to make our training as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you want to attend, but cost is a real barrier, or you are experiencing disadvantage or hardship, you can apply for a scholarship. Our scholarships are for those in underserved, under-resourced, and underrepresented communities or situations, BIPOC, LBGTQ+, and those in early recovery or needing support in their recovery journey. Please CLICK HERE to apply