Somatic Retreats
A nourishing, experiential introduction to somatic work. The Somatic Retreats are a four-part immersion designed to help you settle, receive, and reconnect with your body’s natural intelligence. Each retreat offers an experiential introduction to somatic movement, nervous-system literacy, relatio...
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Somatic Practitioner Certification
Somatic Practitioner Foundations Certification (January–June 2027)A mentorship‑based training in embodied presence, nervous‑system literacy, and integrative somatic support. The Somatic Practitioner Foundations Certification is a 6‑month, 90‑hour training for wellness professionals, helping profe...
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200hr Yoga Teacher Training
200‑Hour Somatic Yoga Teacher TrainingBegins Fall 2026 • Chattanooga, TN Dual Certification Included: Yoga Alliance RYT‑200 + ORA Center Somatic Practitioner Foundations Certification This training blends yoga, somatics, nervous‑system literacy, and embodied leadership into one integrated pathway...
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Rooted Together
Rising Fawn Gardens • November 7, 2026 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Couples: $395 • Individuals: $199 Rooted Together is a spacious, somatic‑based retreat designed to help partners slow down, reconnect, and understand both what happens within them and between them. Through guided nervous‑system practices, re...
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Return to Center
60–75 minutes Donation‑based • All are welcome Please bring a journal and a pen/pencil Return to Center is a gentle, somatic‑based class that invites you into a sense of wonder, spaciousness, and aliveness. It’s a slow, compassionate approach to meeting what’s alive inside — the parts of you that...
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Crossing the Threshold: A Somatic Immersion
Crossing the Threshold: A Somatic ImmersionA 10a–2p experience for anyone longing to feel more at home in their body. There is a moment — quiet, subtle, unmistakable — when the familiar loosens its grip and something deeper begins to rise. A moment when the body softens its guard, the breath stea...
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Community Class
Community Class — Donation‑BasedJoin for a donation‑based community class offered in a supportive, inclusive environment. These classes are guided primarily by graduates of Chattanooga Yoga School who are stepping into their teaching voice and refining their skills. At times, other ORA teachers m...
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Somatic Stillness
Somatic Stillness is a restorative space focused on deep rest, nervous system settling, and quiet presence. Gentle shapes, somatic micro‑movements, and inner‑landscape awareness help you unwind tension, settle your system, and return to yourself. Expect long holds, subtle exploration, restorative...
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Somatic Strength
An intentional, slow paced semi-private class utilizing breath and foundational movement to build inner stability and somatic resilience. Build resilience and confidence while staying deeply connected to your body’s cues. Intensity is offered, never demanded — you meet challenge from a place of i...
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ORA Sculpt
ORA SculptA modern, embodied strength class designed to challenge your body through presence, precision, and intelligent movement. ORA Sculpt blends contemporary sculpting techniques with somatic awareness to activate the small, often‑overlooked muscles that create true stability and form. Expect...
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Somatic Flow
Somatic Flow is a breath-led movement based practice focused on nervous system regulation and building felt-sense awareness through fluid transitions. This class moves at an intentional pace — blending gentle mobility, somatic micro‑movements, yin‑inspired shapes, breathwork, and wave‑based seque...
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Somatic Mobility
Somatic Mobility is a practice dedicated to joint health and functional freedom, designed to release tension and restore ease in the body. This educational semi-private class focused on foundational postures, mindful movement, and supportive community learning. Expect clear instruction, steady pa...
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Yoga in the Park
Nature • Strength • Slow Flow • All Levels Yoga in the Park is an immersive, nature‑connected practice designed to help you breathe deeper, move with intention, and feel the grounding presence of the outdoors. This class blends strength work with options to be more or less intense, slow mindful f...
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Somatic Integrative Bodywork | 90 min
90 minutes — Somatic Integrative Bodywork A nervous‑system informed bodywork session blending craniosacral stillness, pressure‑point release, gentle unwinding, intuitive deep tissue, and somatic awareness. Not a traditional massage. Supports deep release, emotional settling, and whole‑system ease.
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90 min
Somatic Depth Coaching - Phone
A depth‑oriented, body‑centered coaching session that weaves somatic awareness, belief‑system inquiry, parts work, and nervous‑system literacy. This work is experiential, relational, and grounded in the intelligence of your body. While it is not talk therapy, meaningful discovery often happens th...
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60 min
Somatic Coaching - In Studio
A depth‑oriented, body‑centered coaching session that weaves somatic awareness, belief‑system inquiry, parts work, and nervous‑system literacy. This work is experiential, relational, and grounded in the intelligence of your body. While it is not talk therapy, meaningful discovery often happens th...
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60 min
Somatic Coaching Series
This 4‑week somatic coaching circle offers a supportive space to explore the beliefs and patterns that shape your life. Using mindfulness, sensation, imagery, and gentle somatic experiments, you’ll learn to recognize the inner narratives that limit you — and begin to shift them from the inside ou...
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Somatic Bodywork | 60 min
60 minutes — Somatic Integrative Bodywork A focused somatic bodywork session for one primary area of tension. Blends craniosacral stillness, targeted release, and intuitive deep tissue. Ideal for neck, shoulders, back, stress, and emotional holding.
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60 min
Free Consultation | Phone
Speak with Madia about the studio, group classes, yoga teacher training, integrative massage therapy and experience a short Somatic Coaching segment to offer insight and practice to take with you. Please call 423-595-2364 when ready~ You ideally will have received an email with questions and det...
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30 min
Deposit for Yoga Teacher Training
Payment Incentives & Deposit Information$500 Deposit Required – Applied toward tuition to secure your spot Pay via check or cash to bypass all fees! You can Venmo deposit to Madia Swicord | 423-595-2364 Or you may pay via credit card here with a 4% convenience fee. This amount will be applied to...
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Rent our Sanctuary
Enjoy our Sanctuary for your special event or educational offering. This deposit will hold your space and will be returned if date you have chosen is not available.
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