Transform your emotional and physical health, deepen your relationship with your body, find ease in the present moment
INTRODUCTION TO DEEP EMBODIMENT
(A 6-Week Course)
TUESDAYS @ 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT | January 9th - February 20th 2024
(Enrollment closes on December 19th)
Deep embodiment is a body-based, somatic methodology that takes you from stuck /sick to empowered healing
If you’re committed to your own healing and personal transformation, you’ve probably done the “right” things to take back your health and find balance: therapy, doctors, medication, meditation, breath work, diet etc.
But while those treatments can be effective, they’re often not enough to address the full spectrum of your chronic physical and/or emotional issues. If you’re still struggling despite doing all of the “right” things, there’s a good chance the missing piece is embodiment—the ability to perceive and work with the emotional, physical and energetic sensations produced by the body.
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After taking “Introduction to Deep Embodiment,” you’ll:
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Have the skills to transform your symptoms and take back your health
Long-term emotional and physical issues are often the result of unprocessed past experiences (including trauma) that cause chronic physical and emotional stress in the body.
In this course, you’ll learn how to connect with your body to uncover, express and heal these subconscious wounds at the root of your symptoms—I call this Deep Embodiment.
Experience less distraction and overwhelm, and feel more ease and freedom
Unhealed wounds from your past affect your health…but they also affect your experience of the present, leading to feelings of anxiety, distraction and overwhelm. As you heal, you’ll uncover an inherent sense of safety and worthiness. You’ll feel increasingly steady, easeful and empowered.
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Develop a trustworthy relationship with your body
When you struggle with chronic physical or emotional health issues, it can feel like your body is your enemy.
But your symptoms aren’t working against you—they’re messages designed to guide you towards healing. This course will teach you how to interpret these messages and tap into the body’s innate processes for emotional and physical healing.
Meet future challenges with clarity and strength
Challenges are a part of life, which means new ones will arise in the future. The good news is that the knowledge, tools and practices from this course are adaptable to every aspect of life and become stronger over time.
An increasing number of people are experiencing emotional and/or physical health issues that won’t heal. In some cases, their doctors can’t find the root cause of their illness. Others spend years in therapy struggling with the same issues. And many people find that when one symptom recedes, a completely different one pops up.
In my experience, the reason many people get stuck in these cycles is because they’re missing a key component:
The wisdom and intelligence of the body.
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We’re taught that healing happens through the mind—through thinking, acquiring knowledge and following the guidance of experts. But the root cause of chronic physical and emotional health issues are often powerful, unexpressed feelings from the past.
And feelings can’t be healed through thinking, learning—or by anyone else.
Even with body-based practices like yoga, breath work or dietary changes, people rarely learn how to let the body take the lead. Instead, they’re taught to make the body do what the mind wants.
But, your mind doesn’t know what you need to heal. It doesn’t realize what’s actually keeping you stuck in old patterns of health, thoughts and behaviors.
The good news? Your body does.
Your body knows what’s at the root of your health struggles. It knows the subconscious wounds are keeping you stuck in your past (the body keeps the score!) and it knows how to heal them.
In this course, you’ll learn to quiet the mind and let the body take the lead, revealing the root cause of your health struggles and activating the body’s innate, built-in processes for healing you emotionally and physically.
I call this process DEEP EMBODIMENT.
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Deep embodiment connects you to to your own vast somatic wisdom. It unlocks your body’s innate processes for revealing, expressing and healing the wounds that are keeping you stuck.
As the saying goes, you have to feel it to heal it. When learn to receive the emotional, physical and energetic sensations produced by your body, your body will heal you.
HERE ARE 4 REASONS PEOPLE FAIL TO FEEL BETTER
1. The Wellness industry tells us we need to rely on expensive in-demand experts, niche treatments, innovative technology or esoteric practices.
In reality, the only person who can heal you is you—and you have everything you need right now.
Healing happens when you integrate the body and mind, and allow the wisdom of your body to guide you. It’s not a skill you need to acquire, it’s reclaiming what’s been there all along.
2. We’ve been conditioned to believe our struggles are our fault, and that shame prevents us from looking directly at the feelings and unprocessed wounds at the root of our suffering.
When you’ve been taught that your symptoms are your fault, the internalized shame makes the symptoms (and the wounds beneath them) threatening and too overwhelming to face directly. With deep embodiment, the body becomes a space that is free of conditioning—free of blame, shame and the judgement of others. Instead, you find truth, wisdom and innate worth, which allows you to process your feelings and experiences with confidence and self-compassion.
3. When our symptoms feel like obstacles, we want them go away as fast as possible. But that haste—that desperation and mistrust—is actually what keeps us stuck.
When you give steady, direct attention to your symptoms— through feeling rather than thinking—you can discover, express and heal their root cause. When you allow the body to lead, the obstacles in your life become your most powerful tools for healing.
4. We push away the signals from our bodies because we think that, if we let our feelings come to the surface, we’ll be overtaken by them: we’re afraid we’ll fall apart and lose control in our lives.
In fact, the body is wise and will never give you anything you’re not ready for. And the sensations in your body are never as frightening as the stories your mind creates about them. With deep embodiment, you’ll learn to quiet the mind and connect to your body in a way that’s safe and highly effective.
The key to healing? It’s found in what you believe is preventing your healing.
INTRODUCTION TO DEEP EMBODIMENT
A six-week process to transform your health, your relationship with your body, and your experience of life.
This program is built upon 10 years of practice and over 10,000 hours of experience. The methodology I’ll introduce has helped my clients resolve chronic depression, uncontrollable anger, chronic acid reflux and bladder pain, migraines, early childhood trauma, anxiety, blocked intuition, chronic acne, chronic wrist pain and much more.
🌀 I CREATED THIS COURSE BECAUSE I NEEDED IT AFTER DECADES OF CHRONIC EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS.
After struggling with a variety of physical/emotional health issues for most of my life—including fibromyalgia (an auto-immune disorder), multiple chronic injuries, emotional trauma, relationship dysfunction and more—this work helped me break free from my cycle of illness. I no longer have fibromyalgia, and I experience deep emotional and physical well-being on a daily basis.
🌀 THIS PROGRAM IS THE RESULT OF 10 YEARS OF PRACTICE AND OVER 10,000 HOURS OF EXPERIENCE
To heal myself, I took the most promising systems I could find—somatic meditation, modern psychology, and spiritual inquiry—and found unique and novel ways to synthesize and innovate them…..The result is deep embodiment, a truly unique and powerful strategy for healing from the inside out.
🌀 THIS ISN’T JUST ANOTHER COLLECTION OF TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS
The meditations, skills and concepts in this course are designed to connect you to what’s already inside you—your innate capacity to heal. You’ll learn how to tap into your body’s wisdom and activate its innate ability to reveal, express and release the root cause of your struggles.
🌀 IT’S CAREFULLY AND EXPERTLY DESIGNED TO GUIDE YOU ON YOUR PATH
Each meditation, teaching and technique has been meticulously designed and tested over thousands of hours and has been effective in helping people heal a wide range of persistent emotional and physical health issues. The material builds week to week, drawing you deeper into the body, bringing more wisdom and healing to the surface, and developing your understanding of the principles behind the process.
A breakdown of the course:
6 LIVE 90-MINUTE ZOOM CLASSES + 1 BONUS INTEGRATION CLASS
Featuring:
A new + live experiential somatic practice each week
Foundational concepts of embodiment and healing
Group shares and connecting
On the spot coaching and Q+A
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AT-HOME GUIDED MEDITATIONS AND PRACTICES
Featuring:
A guided somatic meditation sequence which includes:
Weekly guided meditations (20-30min) that build on previous ones and integrate concepts from the live classes
Simple awareness practices (2-5min) to bring embodiment into daily life
Optional weekly journal prompts for personal reflection
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6 90-minute live zoom classes
1 bonus integration class
8 at-home guided somatic meditations
6 daily awareness practices that can be used in any moment
A life-changing body-based framework for understanding yourself and the world around you
On-going access to all course materials + live call recordings
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET WHEN YOU JOIN
Meet David
David Sleininger is a meditation teacher and healer based in Los Angeles, CA. After struggling with a variety of physical/emotional health issues for most of his life—including fibromyalgia (an auto-immune disorder), emotional trauma, multiple chronic injuries, relationship dysfunction and more—he developed the work that helped him break free from his own cycle of illness. He now spends his days teaching and guiding others to discover their own capacity to heal.
FAQ’s
I’ve tried many types of meditation and I never stick with them—what makes somatic meditation different ?
With somatic meditation, you’re in an ever-unfolding dialogue with the physical, emotional and energetic sensations produced by your body. Many people who struggle with traditional meditation (including those with ADHD) find this methodology to be exciting, engaging and effective. I’ve seen both beginners and advanced meditators have great results with somatic meditation.
What if I can’t make all the live classes? Is taking the course still worth it?
Attending all of the live classes is ideal, but it’s ok if you’re unable to make one or two. All live classes will be recorded and made available for later viewing.
Do you offer refunds if I need to cancel my enrollment?
Though I understand circumstances can change, I do not offer refunds once enrollment has closed (December 19th 2023)
How many hours per week should I dedicate to this course?
When it comes to transformation, consistently is key. Ideally you can attend every live class (90 minutes per week), practice the at-home meditations once per day (20-30 minutes per day), and utilize the daily awareness practices a few times per day (5 minutes per day). But life happens and it’s ok if you miss a day of meditation from time to time.
If I am new to meditation, is this course for me?
The meditations in this program are great for meditators of all levels, including beginners. Whether this course is for you depends on if the course elements and my overall message speaks to you. If you’re not sure, see the section below titled “This product is for you if…”
What are the minimum requirements for this course?
To benefit from this course, you should be able and willing to attend all of the live classes (missing one or two is ok, but not ideal), practice the at-home guided meditations at least 5-7 times a week, and utilize the daily awareness practices at least once a day. There will also be optional journal prompts for personal reflection.
You should also currently be in therapy or have a long history of receiving helpful therapeutic support. Additional support in the form of a coach, acupuncturist, doctor, healer, mentor etc. is always a good thing. This work is designed to explore previously suppressed emotional and physical experiences, so having a good healing team in place can be extremely helpful.
How do I know if this course is not a good fit for me?
Consistency is the key to lasting transformation, so this course is not for you if you don’t have the time to commit to the live classes and at-home practices (see the question above about the time commitment).
This course is not for you if you have limited experience in therapy, or if you’ve found that therapy hasn’t been helpful for you. A basic tools one learns in therapy will be essential in this course. We’ll be exploring previously suppressed emotional and physical experiences, so I do not recommend this course unless you currently have sufficient support from one or more of the following: Therapist, mentor, coach, doctor, acupuncturist, healer etc.
If I need extra support during the course, can I book a 1:1 session with you?
If you’d like additional support during the course (or anytime), you can book a 1:1 session here. I offer energy healing, private meditation instruction and somatic coaching, so we can adjust the session based on your needs.
How will I receive the materials for the course (meditations, practices and recordings) each week?
The live classes will be held on Zoom. The meditations, practices and recordings will be on the course portal via Notion. I will provide a tutorial on navigating Notion and the course portal during our first class.
This course is for you if…
You’re committed to your own personal transformation and healing
You’re currently in therapy (or you have a long-term history of receiving helpful therapeutic support)
You’ve tried the typical treatments and practices to address your issue but they haven’t helped or helped enough
You have a sense that a missing piece in your healing can be found through deepening your connection to your body
You’re ready to heal but you feel stuck and/or unsure of what to do next
You haven’t found a meditation practice that you’ve been able to stick with
You’re willing to let go of patterns that are no longer serving you and step toward the feelings you’ve been pushing away
You’re tired of waiting for someone else to have the answer
You’re curious about the wisdom and intelligence that’s held within your own body
INTRODUCTION TO DEEP EMBODIMENT INCLUDES:
6 90-minute live zoom classes
1 bonus integration class
8 at-home guided somatic meditations
6 daily awareness practices that can be used in any moment
A life-changing body-based framework for understanding yourself and the world around you
On-going access to all course materials + live call recordings
Disclaimer
David Sleininger is not a licensed medical doctor, psychologist, psychotherapist or other formally licensed healthcare professional. Therefore, David Sleininger does not render medical, psychological or other professional advice or treatment, nor does he provide or prescribe any medical diagnosis, treatment, medication or remedy. No services rendered by David Sleininger or information provided by David Sleininger or on davidsleininger.com should be construed to constitute healthcare advice or medical diagnosis, treatment or prescribing. David Sleininger encourages you to seek the care of a licensed healthcare professional if you believe such care is required. Information or guidance provided by David Sleininger should not be construed as a promise of benefits, a claim of cures, or a guarantee of results to be achieved. David Sleininger makes no guarantees or warranties related to his service.