Habit Change Coach: Somatic Method to Break Bad Habits

Break Habits at the Level They Actually Live

If you or your clients know what to do—but still repeat the same habits—this course will show you why, and how to change it at the root level.

Most habit change methods focus on discipline, motivation, and control.

But real habit change doesn’t happen through force.

It happens when you understand what is driving behavior beneath the surface.

This practitioner training teaches a somatic, trauma-informed approach to behavior change, based on over 20 years of clinical experience working with real clients.

This training also forms part of a professional practitioner pathway through Inner Wellsprings Academy and includes the opportunity to receive an accredited certification as a Certified Somatic Habit Change Coach & Practitioner.

Why Habit Change Is So Difficult

People don’t struggle with habits because they lack knowledge.

They struggle because something deeper is driving their behavior.

Habits are not just behaviors.

They are nervous system regulation strategies.
They are protective patterns that once served a purpose.
They are learned responses to stress, overwhelm, and emotional discomfort.

This is why:

• You can know better and still not change

• You can try harder and still fall back into patterns

• You can feel out of control around certain behaviors

Without working with the nervous system, change doesn’t last.
People don’t struggle with habits because they lack knowledge.

They struggle because something deeper is driving their behavior.

Habits are not just behaviors.

They are nervous system regulation strategies.
They are protective patterns that once served a purpose.
They are learned responses to stress, overwhelm, and emotional discomfort.

This is why:

• You can know better and still not change

• You can try harder and still fall back into patterns

• You can feel out of control around certain behaviors

Without working with the nervous system, change doesn’t last.

What Makes This Training Different

Instead of focusing on control, this course teaches you how to:

• Work with the nervous system

• Understand emotional and subconscious habit patterns

• Create safety that allows change to happen naturally

This is a trauma-informed model, which means:

• You prioritize safety over force

• You respect habits as adaptive strategies

• You work with readiness and capacity, not against them
  

The Somatic Habit Change System

You’ll learn a complete, structured framework for habit change built around three essential phases:

Phase 1: Preparation
Build nervous system safety, develop awareness, and create the conditions needed for real change.

Phase 2: Empowerment
Work with thought patterns and emotional habits, shift internal drivers of behavior, and increase capacity and self-awareness.

Phase 3: Rewiring and Repatterning
Apply targeted techniques to break habits, interrupt automatic behavioral loops, and create new, aligned patterns that last.

Each phase builds on the previous one, giving you a clear, step-by-step system to follow.

Core Modalities You’ll Learn

This method integrates three powerful approaches:

• Somatic Therapy (working with the body and nervous system)

• Mindfulness (awareness and presence-based change)

• NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming for structured behavioral repatterning)

Each modality addresses a different layer of habit formation.

What You’ll Learn

• How habits are formed at the nervous system level

• Why habits are protective patterns

• How to break unwanted habits without force or willpower

• How to identify emotional drivers behind behavior

• How to work with clients safely and effectively

• How to assess readiness and capacity for change

• How to create long-term, sustainable transformation
  

This Course Is For

• Coaches and practitioners

• Therapists and healing professionals

• Anyone working with behavior change

• Individuals who want to understand their own habits deeply

No prior experience is required.

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Change

In this course, you’ll learn to work with clients in a way that:

• Avoids shame and coercion

• Respects their pace and capacity

• Recognizes that change happens in layers

• Understands that setbacks are part of the process

You’ll also learn that:

Patience is part of the mechanism of change.
Self-compassion is not optional; it is required.

Because the nervous system changes through safety, repetition, and gradual exposure—not force.

What’s Included

• HD video lessons with step-by-step guidance

• A complete structured habit change framework

• Guided somatic exercises and awareness practices

• Practical tools for real-life application and client work

• Lifetime access to course materials

• Certificate of completion

• Students who receive a Udemy certificate of completion may apply for an accredited certification as a Certified Somatic Habit Change Coach & Practitioner through Inner Wellsprings Academy.
  

Certification Pathway

Graduates of this course will be eligible to apply for advanced certification pathways through Inner Wellsprings Academy, depending on their completion of the advanced certification course requirements.

About Your Instructor

Shana Neril is a somatic therapist, mind-body healer, and naturopath with over 20 years of experience working with individuals on deep behavioral and emotional transformation.

Her work focuses on helping people understand and change patterns at the level where they are actually formed—within the nervous system, the body, and the subconscious mind.

Through years of clinical experience, she has developed a trauma-informed, somatic approach to habit change that goes beyond traditional methods focused on willpower, discipline, or surface behavior.

Her teaching integrates somatic therapy, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and NLP-based behavioral repatterning into a clear, practical system for lasting change.

About Inner Wellsprings Academy

This training is part of a broader body of work developed by Shana Neril and offered through Inner Wellsprings Academy for Health and Healing.

The academy provides trauma-informed, somatic-based training programs focused on mind-body healing, habit change, and practitioner development.

A Final Invitation

If you are ready to move beyond willpower and learn how habits actually change—at the level of the nervous system, the body, and the subconscious—this training will give you the tools and framework to do it.

Disclaimer: This course is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical, psychological, or therapeutic care from a licensed professional. If you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, please seek appropriate professional support.