Embodied Recovery Institute

Embodied Recovery Institute Experiential training for mental health and wellness providers She is trained in Somatic Experiencing and is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS).

Embodied Recovery Institute provides experiential training for mental health and wellness professionals, to support them in their care for patients with eating disorders. Rachel Lewis-Marlow (co-founder) is a somatically integrative psychotherapist, dually licensed in counseling and therapeutic massage and bodywork. She is a Certified Advanced Practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and has adv

anced training and 25 + years of experience in diverse somatic therapies

Paula Scatoloni (co-founder) is a somatic psychotherapist trained in North Carolina.

Our Intro to ERED offerings introduce the core maps, concepts, and experiential practices that define the ERED model. Gr...
05/31/2026

Our Intro to ERED offerings introduce the core maps, concepts, and experiential practices that define the ERED model.

Grounded in neurobiology, attachment theory, and somatic awareness, it offers a clear and applicable framework for understanding trauma and eating disorders beyond behavior—inviting a more relational, body-based lens into treatment.

Our Tier 1 in-person training is an invitation to deepen your understanding of embodied, relational, and neurobiologically grounded eating disorder treatment, alongside a supportive community of practitioners.

Join us 16-18 October in Chapel Hill.
đź’ź 5% Early Bird discount until Jun 1, 2026 đź’ź
Link in bio to learn more and register.

Begin your ERED journey with our foundational training 16-18 October 2026 in Chapel Hill. This in-person, 3-day, foundat...
05/29/2026

Begin your ERED journey with our foundational training 16-18 October 2026 in Chapel Hill.

This in-person, 3-day, foundational training offers th experiential learning opportunities for enhanced embodied understanding of the ERED fundamental concepts along with an introduction to the core maps, concepts, and experiential practices that define the ERED model.

Grounded in neurobiology, attachment theory, and somatic awareness, it offers a clear and applicable framework for understanding trauma and eating disorders beyond behavior—inviting a more relational, body-based lens into treatment.

Whether you’re a therapist, dietitian, somatic-based practitioner, or part of a multidisciplinary team, these integrative courses offer foundational knowledge to help you reimagine how embodiment and neurological regulation support recovery.

What You Will Learn
The 4 foundational principles of trauma-informed, attachment-based, and somatically integrative eating disorder treatment.
Developmental and neurologically-based models that explain how embodiment and nervous system regulation support “normative eating”.
Experiential exploration of attachment patterns and how they influence regulation, feeding dynamics, and recovery.

Evidence-based rationale for expanding the ED treatment team to include specialists in trauma, sensory processing, embodied movement, and CAM.
Opportunities for self-reflection to help providers better understand their own embodied patterns and capacity for co-regulation.

5% Early Bird discount until Jun 1, 2026
Link in bio to learn more and register.

Embodied Recovery Institute is expanding—and we’re thrilled to make our foundational training accessible to practitioner...
05/25/2026

Embodied Recovery Institute is expanding—and we’re thrilled to make our foundational training accessible to practitioners around the world.

If you’ve been wanting to train with us but travel wasn’t possible, this is your opportunity.

The updated online format includes:
- 7 live virtual sessions
- Pre-recorded modules
- Downloadable handouts
- Experiential learning and guided discussions
- A global professional community

Designed for therapists, dietitians, body-based practitioners, and any medical or mental health providers working with feeding and eating struggles.

Whether you’re new to somatic ED work or expanding your current skill set, this training offers the maps, models, and frameworks that shape the Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders approach, including:
- The 4 foundational principles of trauma-informed, attachment-based, and somatically integrative eating disorder treatment
- Developmental and neurologically-based models that explain how embodiment and nervous system regulation support “normative eating”
- Experiential exploration of attachment patterns and how they influence regulation, feeding dynamics, and recovery
- Evidence-based rationale for expanding the ED treatment team to include specialists in trauma, sensory processing, embodied movement, and CAM
- Opportunities for self-reflection to help providers better understand their own embodied patterns and capacity for co-regulation

Registration deadline August 1, 2026
Link in bio to learn more. Hope to see you online!

2 spots left! Growing Seeds of Attachment is an experiential 4-day training examining the body’s earliest and most innat...
05/20/2026

2 spots left!

Growing Seeds of Attachment is an experiential 4-day training examining the body’s earliest and most innate capacity for movement which creates the foundation for the relational cycle of movement: yield, push, reach, grasp, pull.

Co-taught by Rachel Lewis-Marlow and Bob Lehnberg (BMC® Practitioner), this training is designed for clinicians ready to work at a pre-verbal, developmental level.

Participants explore how cellular tone and primitive reflexes establish the foundation for complex volitional movements that support completing Action Cycle stages for nourishing ourselves with food and relationships.

đź“Ť Chapel Hill, NC
🗓 May 28–31, 2026
🎟 Final chance to register
Prerequisite: Moving Through Barriers to Embodiment / Clinical Applications of ERED

Might it have begun before birth? Before language? Growing Seeds of Attachment: an Exploration of Somatic Tone and Primi...
05/19/2026

Might it have begun before birth? Before language?

Growing Seeds of Attachment: an Exploration of Somatic Tone and Primitive Reflexes is an experiential 4-day training examining the body’s earliest and most innate capacity for movement which creates the foundation for the relational cycle of movement: yield, push, reach, grasp, pull.

The relational language of movement is built on our somatic tone and primitive reflexes.

These movement patterns develop before and shortly after birth.

Participants explore how cellular tone and primitive reflexes establish the foundation for complex volitional movements that support completing the developmental tasks of embodiment, meeting needs, expressing wants, experiencing intimacy and belonging.

Integrating these building blocks of movement facilitates coordination of our everyday actions and activities and supports nourishing relationships between ourselves, each other and the world in which we live.

Co-taught by Rachel Lewis-Marlow and Bob Lehnberg (BMC® Practitioner), this training is designed for clinicians ready to work at a pre-verbal, developmental level.

đź“Ť Chapel Hill, NC
🗓 May 28–31, 2026
Prerequisite: Moving Through Barriers to Embodiment / Clinical Applications of ERED

💟 Two spots still available 💟Primitive reflexes and cellular tone form the earliest architecture for how we relate—to ou...
05/13/2026

đź’ź Two spots still available đź’ź

Primitive reflexes and cellular tone form the earliest architecture for how we relate—to our bodies, to caregivers, and to the world. When these foundational patterns are unintegrated, they can disrupt regulation, interoception, and capacity to eat.

In our Tier 2 training, Growing Seeds of Attachment: An Exploration of Somatic Tone and Primitive Reflexes, you’ll learn how to:

âś” Define, demonstrate, and facilitate key cellular patterns & primitive reflexes
âś” Identify somatic indicators of unintegrated reflexes inhibiting recovery
âś” Provide psycho-physical education to clients & teams
âś” Integrate reflex-based work into interdisciplinary treatment

Across four days, we explore reflexes such as:
• Tonic Labyrinthine
• Moro
• Landau
• Babkin
• Traction
• Oral Rooting
…and more.

This training is ideal for mental health clinicians, dietitians, OTs, nurses, psychiatrists, medical providers, yoga therapists, and all members of multidisciplinary ED treatment teams.

Prerequisite: Moving Through Barriers to Embodiment or Clinical Applications of ERED: Moving Through Barriers to Embodiment.

A strongly experiential training—expect movement, floor work, and touch-based exploration. Participate at your comfort level.

đź“Ť Growing Seeds of Attachment: An Exploration of Somatic Tone and Primitive Reflexes
May 28-31, 2026 | Chapel Hill, NC
Final call to register. All details can be found in link in bio

Two spots remaining! Growing Seeds of Attachment: An Exploration of Somatic Tone and Primitive Reflexes is a 4-day, in-p...
05/11/2026

Two spots remaining!

Growing Seeds of Attachment: An Exploration of Somatic Tone and Primitive Reflexes is a 4-day, in-person training designed for practitioners who want to deepen their work through a more embodied, relational lens.

Rooted in the integration of Body-Mind Centering® and Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders (ERED), this training supports you to:
Refine your therapeutic presence
Expand your capacity for co-regulation
Strengthen your assessment skills and therapeutic interventions

Through an experiential approach, we’ll explore primitive reflexes and somatic tone as foundational elements of the Relational Cycle of movement—shaping how we connect, receive nourishment, and experience belonging.

This training offers space to engage directly with the body’s innate intelligence for movement and relationship, bringing these principles into your clinical and relational work.

The course is co-taught by Rachel Lewis-Marlow and Bob Lehnberg, a certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering®, and will be held in Chapel Hill.

Training Details
Dates: May 28–31, 2026
Location: 18 South Circle Drive, Chapel Hill
Times: Thurs–Sat 9:00am–5:30pm, Sun 9:00am–3:00pm
2 spots left đź’ź link in bio to register.

Don’t miss out on this uniquely experiential training that dives deep into the origins of where our relationship to nourishment all began.

What if body image distortions aren’t cognitive distortions at all?What if they emerge from sensory disorganization?Comi...
04/12/2026

What if body image distortions aren’t cognitive distortions at all?

What if they emerge from sensory disorganization?

Coming to Our Senses explores how Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) intersect with eating disorders—shaping food preferences, body perception, and treatment outcomes.

Co-facilitated by Kim Clairy and Rachel Lewis-Marlow, this in-person blends clinical education with immersive experiential practices—offering a felt-sense of what it’s like to live in a sensory world that doesn’t always align with dominant expectations.

đź“Ť Chapel Hill, NC
🗓 October 22–25, 2026
✨ Tier 1 · In-person
🎟 Early Bird until May 31
Open to all interested professionals.
No prior ERED training required.

If you’re already trained in somatic, trauma-informed, or attachment-based work and eating disorder symptoms keep showin...
04/05/2026

If you’re already trained in somatic, trauma-informed, or attachment-based work and eating disorder symptoms keep showing up in your office, our trainings gives you the missing bridge (without you needing to become an eating disorder specialist).

Through experiential learning, didactic processes, and somatic mapping, we’ll explore the layers that shape the embodiment of our attachment, defense and digestive systems, and how to work with them in an integrated and coherent way.

Our tier 1 and tier 2 trainings offer experiential dives into:
• Protective attachment adaptations
• Behavioral change supported by increased embodiment
• Facilitating relationally attuned, somatically integrative work

Link in bio to check out our upcoming 2026 trainings đź”—

Our trainings explores why these protective eating and body adaptations exist, and how to support clients to transform t...
03/21/2026

Our trainings explores why these protective eating and body adaptations exist, and how to support clients to transform them through bottom-up resourcing.

Through participatory embodiment work, participants learn how to:

• Recognize survival-driven patterns in clients
• Support regulation and actions of eating
• Build the relational container for deeper embodiment
• Work skillfully with resistance, shutdown, and overwhelm

If you’re ready to learn somatic maps and models for working with eating disorders, step into deeper personal embodiment work that enhances effective clinical presence, and join a supportive, relational learning environment in which to explore the edges of your comfort zone, our Tier 1 and Tier 2 trainings could be for you!

Link in bio to learn more about our 2026 in-person and online offerings.

Address

18 S Circle Drive
Chapel Hill, NC
27516

Telephone

+19199728381

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Embodied Recovery Institute posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Embodied Recovery Institute:

Shortcuts

Share

Category