Training Details
Facilitator/s: Anita R Blanchard & Ana Rios/Leda Seixas/Vivian Nassif
Date: 25th – 27th September 2026
Time: Fri 7:00 – 9:30 pm, Sat/Sun 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Place: Southern Recreation Center – 1290 Belle Terre Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32164
Fee: $625.00 – Light Lunch and Refreshments Included
Early bird Registration Fee: $575 through July 31st 2026
Limited number of participants
Introductory Training in Calatonia
Duration: 2½ days · Format: 70% hands-on · 30% theory
This 2½-day introductory training is designed for clinicians and practitioners who wish to integrate gentle, non-invasive touch into their work with individuals and groups.
The training offers:
- Extensive hands-on practice in giving and receiving Calatonia
- Clear guidelines for safely applying the Calatonia protocol in clinical or therapeutic settings
- Theoretical foundations of the Calatonia & Subtle Touch method, including its history and development
- Clinical applications, ethical considerations, and psychological underpinnings
- An overview of current research on skin-touch, regulation, and the neurophysiological aspects of subtle touch
By the end of the training, participants will:
- Have sufficient guided practice to begin integrating Calatonia at an entry level into their professional practice
- Understand how Calatonia can support regulation, safety, and therapeutic alliance
- Be able to situate the method within their own therapeutic framework (e.g., psychotherapy, somatic therapy, bodywork, or integrative health care)
Important:
This introductory training does not authorize participants to teach Calatonia.
For pathways to teaching, please request by email: Requirements for Becoming a Calatonia Facilitator and Trainer.
Note to Participants
Training in Calatonia & Subtle Touch supports both professional development and personal process, which can be particularly valuable for clinicians working with stress, trauma, and regulation.
Participants frequently report:
- Increased confidence in using gentle, non-invasive touch within a therapeutic frame
- A deepened sense of mutual trust, attunement, and safety in clinical relationships
- Greater appreciation for slow, subtle interventions as a complement to verbally oriented methods
- Enhanced awareness of their own embodied presence as a therapeutic tool
Group learning tends to have highly positive outcomes. Group dynamics can:
- Strengthen each participant’s capacity for self-regulation and co-regulation
- Deepen somatic and psychological processing
- Offer a supportive environment for exploring clinical questions and ethical boundaries around touch
Because the training may activate personal material and deepen self-awareness, it is strongly recommended that participants be engaged in their own psychotherapy, either before and/or during the training.
All participants receive a Training Brochure with:
- Protocol summaries and key guidelines
- Theoretical highlights and references
- Recommendations for further study, supervision, and integration into practice
* We encourage participants to attend the workshop with a local colleague to exchange regular applications of the technique for further professional development and in-depth personal experience.
Suggested literature
Blanchard, A. R. (2021). Calatonia e toques sutis: enfoque neurocientífico. Appris Editora.
Delmanto, S. (2008). Subtle Touches: Calatonia. Summus Editorial.
Farah, R. M. (2017). Calatonia – Subtle Touch in Psychotherapy. Companhia Ilimitada.
Registration
Please, email [email protected] if you would like to register for this course.
Cancellation Policy for Professional Training
If you have already registered for one of our professional trainings, and you are no longer able to attend it, our cancellation policy is as follows:
- We offer a refund of original fee minus a $75-dollar admin fee up to 30 days prior to your scheduled training date
• A 50% refund after that up to two weeks prior to the scheduled date
• No refund within two weeks of the training date
To cancel your registration according to the cancellation policy, email [email protected] with the subject line “Cancellation”, your name and date of training and registration.
