UZAZU Embodied Intelligence

09/22/2025

Last call for the UZAZU Embodied State-shifting & Rebalancing workshop this Friday (Sept 27, 10am-5pm), in Portland, Maine!
If you're imagining this day will be about learning to work with somatic awareness, you wouldn't be wrong—but you definitely wouldn't be getting the full picture. UZAZU works with movement, posture, and spatialized experience in very specific ways that make it uniquely different from modalities like somatic experiencing or sensorimotor psychotherapy.
What makes it even better? It weaves beautifully with other therapy modalities. A little goes a long way and can deeply support what you already do, whether you use it for yourself, your clients, or both!
The day will be largely one of learning by experiencing.
I hope this tickles your curiosity!
PS - 5 CE's for social workers. Studio environment, no stuffy conference room.
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

09/10/2025

Today (Sept.10) is the last day for the Early-bird rate for our upcoming in-person UZAZU/embodiment workshop on Friday, September 26 (save $40):

Embodied State-Shifting and Rebalancing with Clients:
Working Skillfully with the Full Range of Embodied States
for Therapists, Coaches and other Helping Professionals

with Deb Grant, LCSW, RSMT in Portland, Maine

10 a.m.-5p.m.
500 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine
$145 Through September 10; then $185

FMI and to register, go to:
[[https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting.../](https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting.../...)]

This UZAZU-based training will help you become more skilled at discerning how (and in which embodied states) each of your clients tends to become dysregulated or under-resourced. You'll gain a simple & effective 'embodiment roadmap' to help guide yourself and your clients back into balance and integration.

Immerse yourself in this research-based, intuitive and surprisingly powerful system for working with body and mind as an integrated whole:

~The 4 foundational embodied states - balanced vs. dysregulated
~Simple movement protocols to help clients rebalance in real-time
~An integrative framework explaining why clients get stuck in certain states and how to help them shift
~Energy management techniques built into the framework itself
Leave feeling confident and equipped to create lasting change with your clients.

Whether you're new to somatic work or an experienced practitioner, UZAZU's embodied state-shifting approach offers fresh insights and immediately applicable tools:

~Newcomers: Learn an accessible framework for bringing embodiment into your practice. It can even be used as your initial 'scaffolding' for future body-oriented work!
~Experienced practitioners: Discover a fresh perspective that helps organize and deepen the body-based approaches you're already using, and more.

FMI and to register, go to:
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

Reach out directly if you have questions! deb@debgrant.net

08/28/2025

Hello to those local(ish) to Southern Maine! Deb here, announcing my upcoming in-person UZAZU training for psychotherapists and helping professionals:

Embodied State-Shifting and Rebalancing with Clients
Working Skillfully with
the Full Range of Embodied States

for Therapists, Coaches and other Helping Professionals

Friday, September 26
10 a.m.-5p.m. EST

500 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine

Register by September 8th and save $40 USD
Be sure to secure your spot asap - space is limited to 30!

FMI and to register, go to:
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

This training will help you become more skilled at discerning how (and in which embodied states) each of your clients tends to become dysregulated or under-resourced. You'll gain a simple & effective 'embodiment roadmap' to help guide yourself and your clients back into balance and integration.

Immerse yourself in this research-based, intuitive and surprisingly powerful system for working with body and mind as an integrated whole:

~The 4 foundational embodied states - balanced vs. dysregulated
~Simple movement protocols to help clients rebalance in real-time
~An integrative framework explaining why clients get stuck in certain states and how to help them shift
~Energy management techniques built into the framework itself

Leave feeling confident and equipped to create lasting change with your clients.

Whether you're new to somatic work or an experienced practitioner, UZAZU's embodied state-shifting approach offers fresh insights and immediately applicable tools:

Newcomers: Learn an accessible framework for bringing embodiment into your practice. It can even be used as your initial 'scaffolding' for future body-oriented work!

Experienced practitioners: Discover a fresh perspective that helps organize and deepen the body-based approaches you're already using, and more.

FMI and to register, go to:
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

06/10/2024

🎉 We are thrilled and deeply honored to announce the graduation of 14 new Certified Practitioners of UZAZU Embodied Intelligence! 🥳 🌟

It has been an absolute joy and privilege to support and witness your profound personal and professional growth during this transformative 9-month journey. We are inspired by the unique ways each of you will apply your new UZAZU Embodied Intelligence facilitation skills to make a positive impact with your clients, in the world, and in your own lives.

This training represents a significant milestone and threshold-crossing for each of you in multiple ways. Deb and I eagerly look forward to continuing to grow together as a community, as we collectively engage in bringing the goodness and 'sustainable vitality' of embodied intelligence to the many people around the world who could benefit from it.

A huge shout-out and heartfelt thanks to our incredible Training Assistants - Graham, Nivi, Jenny, Kathy, Marina, and Julia - for their unwavering support and dedication throughout this 4th year of the program, as we all grow and evolve together - I’m SO very grateful for you and our time and work together.

And last but not least: A HUGE thank you to you Deb Grant, for your grounding presence, deep heart-fullness and practical wisdom you brought in as part-time co-trainer. Having you contrast and compliment my own presence and teaching style so richly and synergistically was again of such huge benefit to everyone.

So... Congratulations again—and many blessings—to all of this year's wonderful graduates! Welcome to the UZAZU Practitioner Community, and we can't wait to see how you shine your light in the world over the coming months and years.

With immense love and appreciation, Dylan Newcomb (with Deb Grant)

PS: Join us in celebrating the Class of 2023/24: Zhanar Smailova, Catelijne Coopmans, Amelie De Brabandere, Lila Maycock, Caroline Conway, Crosby Noricks, Viktoria Morozova, Irina Belevtsova, Igors Tavlidi, Elena Achtiamova, and very soon as well: Rebecca Cogswell, Angela Bolgar, and Lynn Skotnitsky

03/14/2024

Hello therapists, coaches and helping professionals:

You're invited to join Deb Grant for our upcoming 3-day UZAZU intensive, April 5-7, where you'll learn a full-spectrum, integrative framework for embodied 1:1 sessions with your clients.

Approved for 18 CE Credits for social workers by NASW Maine, this workshop is trauma-informed and polyvagal theory-informed.

In this 3-day intensive, you will learn:
• A comprehensive yet flexible framework for facilitating embodied change, based on nine simple postures and movements.
• A way to help clients easily and intuitively re- balance a wide range of dysregulated states and activate balanced, resourcing states.
• A 5-step process for doing focused, somatic work with clients on their specific challenges and helping them utilize these state-shifting skills in daily life.
• Clear methods for managing your own energy and attention during sessions with more embodied awareness, ease and range.

Very seasoned somatically-oriented professionals as well as those at the beginning of their embodiment journey benefit from what UZAZU can bring to your 1:1 client sessions.

Joining a 3-day workshop is a significant investment of time, money and attention. As your guide introducing you to UZAZU Embodied Intelligence, Deb Grant's commitment is to provide you immense value in return - personally and professionally. Please reach out if you have questions!

To learn in (much!) more detail about what this 3-day workshop —along with a follow up webinar + videos and comprehensive handouts— delivers, be sure to see UZAZU’s webpage about this event if you haven’t already:

Unlock the power of Embodied Intelligence in your professional 1-1 practice. Join Deb Grant, LCSW, LSMT, for a 3-day UZAZU Foundations of Embodied Intelligence Training in Portland Maine USA from April 5-7, 2024. Learn to access balanced states, identify imbalanced states and shift them, and facilit...

03/14/2024

Therapists, coaches and other helping professionals:
Deb Grant will be bringing you our next in-person Foundations of Embodied Intelligence training*, April 5-7, 2024 in Portland, Maine:
The Foundations of UZAZU Embodied Intelligence
~Unlock the power of embodied intelligence in your professional practice~
https://www.uzazu.org/foundations-of-embodied-intelligence-for-helping-professionals-in-portland-maine-2024/

In this training, you’ll learn:

~A comprehensive yet flexible framework for facilitating embodied change, based on nine simple postures and movements.
~A way to help clients easily and intuitively re-balance a wide range of dysregulated states and activate balanced, resourcing states.
~A 5-step process for doing focused, embodied work with clients on their specific challenges and helping them utilize these state-shifting skills in daily life.

UZAZU easily integrates with & complements other therapeutic approaches. You'll leave ready to start working in a more embodied way with your clients on a broad range of issues.
Reach out if you have questions! And you can find lots of details (including a comprehensive FAQ) here:
https://www.uzazu.org/foundations-of-embodied-intelligence-for-helping-professionals-in-portland-maine-2024/

Meet lead trainer Deb Grant and learn more about this 3-day intensive:

03/07/2024

**EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION ENDS AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (Friday March 8th). Register now for $100 savings!**
Hello therapists, coaches and helping professionals:

You're invited to join Deb Grant for our upcoming 3-day UZAZU intensive, April 5-7, where you'll learn a full-spectrum, integrative framework for embodied 1:1 sessions with your clients.

Approved for 18 CE Credits for social workers by NASW Maine, this workshop is trauma-informed and polyvagal theory-informed.

In this 3-day intensive, you will learn:
• A comprehensive yet flexible framework for facilitating embodied change, based on nine simple postures and movements.
• A way to help clients easily and intuitively re- balance a wide range of dysregulated states and activate balanced, resourcing states.
• A 5-step process for doing focused, somatic work with clients on their specific challenges and helping them utilize these state-shifting skills in daily life.
• Clear methods for managing your own energy and attention during sessions with more embodied awareness, ease and range.

Very seasoned somatically-oriented professionals as well as those at the beginning of their embodiment journey benefit from what UZAZU can bring to your 1:1 client sessions.

Joining a 3-day workshop is a significant investment of time, money and attention. As your guide introducing you to UZAZU Embodied Intelligence, Deb Grant's commitment is to provide you immense value in return - personally and professionally. Please reach out if you have questions!

To learn in (much!) more detail about what this 3-day workshop —along with a follow up webinar + videos and comprehensive handouts— delivers, be sure to see UZAZU’s webpage about this event if you haven’t already:

Unlock the power of Embodied Intelligence in your professional 1-1 practice. Join Deb Grant, LCSW, LSMT, for a 3-day UZAZU Foundations of Embodied Intelligence Training in Portland Maine USA from April 5-7, 2024. Learn to access balanced states, identify imbalanced states and shift them, and facilit...

02/29/2024

Therapists, coaches and helping professionals,
Join UZAZU lead trainer Deb Grant for this 3-day intensive embodied learning opportunity in Portland Maine, April 5-7. 18 CE's approved by NASW-Maine for social workers in Maine.
For (lots) more information, go here:
https://www.uzazu.org/foundations-of-embodied-intelligence-for-helping-professionals-in-portland-maine-2024/...and reach out if you have any questions.

Unlock the power of Embodied Intelligence in your professional 1-1 practice. Join Deb Grant, LCSW, LSMT, for a 3-day UZAZU Foundations of Embodied Intelligence Training in Portland Maine USA from April 5-7, 2024. Learn to access balanced states, identify imbalanced states and shift them, and facilit...

02/28/2024

Hello therapists, coaches and other helping professionals:
Join Deb Grant, April 5-7, in Portland, Maine, for our next in-person Foundations of Embodied Intelligence training*:

The Foundations of UZAZU Embodied Intelligence:
A 3-Day In-Person Training for Therapists, Coaches and other Helping Professionals
Portland, Maine, USA, April 5-7, 2024

~Unlock the power of embodied intelligence in your professional practice~

In this training, you’ll learn:
~A comprehensive yet flexible framework for facilitating embodied change, based on nine simple postures and movements.
~A way to help clients easily and intuitively re-balance a wide range of dysregulated states and activate balanced, resourcing states.
~A 5-step process for doing focused, embodied work with clients on their specific challenges and helping them utilize these state-shifting skills in daily life.

UZAZU easily integrates with & complements other therapeutic approaches. You'll leave ready to start working in a more embodied way with your clients on a broad range of issues.

Reach out if you have questions! And you can find lots of details (including a comprehensive FAQ) here:
https://www.uzazu.org/foundations-of-embodied-intelligence-for-helping-professionals-in-portland-maine-2024/

*Please note that the earlybird deadline is coming right up--` Register by Friday, March 8 and save $100 on the training.

Meet lead trainer Deb Grant and learn more about this 3-day intensive: