Practitioner Training Course

US Training begins Friday, March 21, 2025, 1-3 PM EST

with Judith Johnson

European Training begins Monday, March 31, 2025, 1-3 PM PM EST 

with Judith Johnson and Sieglinde Hieronymus

To register for the US practitioner training course, fill out the application and email it to Judith Johnson at judithajohnson@mac.com. For the European course, send the application to Sieglinde at sieglindehieronymus@gmx.de. Learn more about the European training here.

In addition, note that there is a $200 registration fee for the US training, due with the application. Please send the fee to Judith via Zelle or mail a check for the amount. For the European course, please check with Sieglinde.

US Practitioner Training

The Practitioner Training Course is an immersion in PsychoNeuroEnergetics (PNE) study, experience, and practice. The training course provides opportunities to become a PNE practitioner, a chance to repeat training for further integration, or simply to experience personal growth and transformation. Trainees will leave the program with an all-encompassing, life-defining experience and the tools needed to continue a fulfilling, regenerative lifestyle.

This professional training course is open to health professionals as well as those without prior therapeutic training. However, it is recommended that you have at least two sessions with a PNE certified practitioner before taking the course.

Following is a brief synopsis of the program, logistics and fees, and requirements for certification.

Features of the Training

Point Holding: Participants will learn the theory and practice of point holding. The practitioner holds specific points on the client’s body, adding the resources of stability, energy, and presence to the client. This connection can be crucial in providing a recognition of deep support and safety. Holding the points also trains the facilitator’s nervous system to handle various energies and to hold a grounded space for transformation, with a loving and open heart and mind. Trainees will learn how to hold the space for themselves, others, and groups of people.

Facilitation:  Participants will be trained in how to safely access and catalyze the transformation of suppressed trauma, unconscious beliefs, reactive patterning, and other limited encodings. PNE Facilitation involves learning how to listen to the mind/body interface, and to provide the guidance needed by the client during their unfolding experience. A facilitator helps the client complete connections and movements until a complete experience is embodied and resolved.

An expert facilitator reads the language of the client’s body, emotions, mind, and spirit. Participants will be given the foundation to be able to respond to any type of experience that may unfold in a client, from unresolved trauma to extraordinary, even mystical, occurrences beyond everyday consciousness.

Somatic Release Technique (SRT) is similar to PNE, but without point-holding. The space is held energetically, some hands-on touch may be utilized for comfort or grounding, and there are some differences in the way an SRT session is tracked and facilitated to avoid re-traumatization. SRT sessions can be just as effective by video chat or phone as they are in person. You’ll be shown how to establish the connection and facilitate a session with anyone, whether sitting across from you or on the other side of the world.

Vagal Techniques: In the last few years, a new body of knowledge has been added to the practitioner training program. We are fortunate to be able to include vagal techniques taught by Thor Philipsen and based on the work of Stephen Porges and Stanley Rosenberg. These subtle, profound touch and movement exercises are a powerful adjunct to the PNE sessions. They are powerful tools for regulating the nervous system and supporting resilience in everyday life.

Cleansing and Regeneration: The transformative power of PNE can be deepened through diet and lifestyle. Electrolyte saturation, cleansing, individualized healing tips, and fresh, raw food preparation for an alkalizing diet are an integral part of the program. The context of a regenerative lifestyle provides physical and energetic support in working with clients and also for clients in session.

Personal Growth and Development: Practitioner Training will provide the opportunity for each participant to explore his or her own personal healing, transformation, and development within the context of team consciousness. Many graduates of Practitioner Training have formed special bonds, and have remained life-long friends or associates with other members of their training group.

Advanced Training: For those who wish to continue beyond the basic PNE program, Judith offers further training for advanced personal work. This includes craniosacral point-holding. This is a powerful tool for opening up psychic centers and relieving deep, physical manifestations. Although the craniosacral work is not required for practitioner certification, practitioners are encouraged to take advantage of this advanced training to provide a deeper foundation for their own personal development.

Program Logistics

The PNE Training is a year-and-a-half-long program consisting of:

5 modules of 8 weekly webinars
2 intensive 5-day retreats

Webinars 
Webinars are 2 hours long. There may be occasional weeks without a webinar due to personal or holiday schedules. There will also be a break between each module. There will be at least 40 webinars over the course of the program. The webinars will be offered and recorded on Zoom and will be archived on Zoom for those who wish to review them.

Intensive Practice Retreats
Two 5-day, intensive, supervised-practice retreats with Judith and a PNE team.  The retreats provide a safe environment in which to review and practice skills. The retreats are generally scheduled after the 2nd and 4th modules. The first retreat will likely be in June.

Retreats are open to participants from either of the ongoing training courses. They are also open to practitioners who wish to review their skills and have a personal growth and development retreat.

The retreats will include:
Demonstrations and evaluations of sessions
Supervised point-holding sessions three times a day, rotating each time with a new partner
Supervised SRT work
Physical movement and meditative exercises to enhance deep integration of sessions, including focused breath and techniques for the healing of the vagus nerve.

Fees:
Registration Fee: $200 (due with application form)
Five-day practice retreat: $750 each (due on or before the date of retreat) There may be additional charges for food and housing, depending on the circumstances.
Webinars: $600.00 each module of 8 webinars. There are 5 modules. Payments may be made in installments of $300/month.

Practitioners who would like to review their training will be able to attend the webinars practice retreats for a discounted fee. Practitioners please check first with Judith for approval to attend.

Payments may be made by paypal (paypal.me/j1johnson).

Fees also cover:
Guest lectures
Training materials
Access to the use of educational materials in archives (videos, audio recordings, rare books)

The fees will not cover the following (unless otherwise arranged)
Transportation to and from the training site
Books for required or recommended reading
Food and housing.

Certification

To be eligible for practitioner certification, participants must
1. Complete the training curriculum, including webinars and retreats.
2. Facilitate at least 10 PNE sessions and ten SRT sessions in addition to those under supervision at retreats, and present an evaluation form for each session.
3. Receive at least ten PNE and/or SRT sessions and present written reports with evaluations of those sessions.
5. Complete all required reading or recorded material.
6. Complete and pass the final trainee evaluation.

Certification will be awarded at the successful completion of the program requirements. However, to work as a certified PNE practitioner, it is suggested that you obtain either a license for hands-on healing (i.e., ministerial, massage, nursing) or be supervised by a licensed healing practitioner.PsychoNeuroEnergetics is an educational healing modality, and the course does not provide business and legal skills for healers. However, we hope to prepare PNE trainees with basic knowledge about liability and other legal issues.

At the time of certification, participants will be asked to sign the following liability disclaimer.
Disclaimer: PsychoNeuroEnergetics is a spiritual healing system that may have a transformational effect upon a person’s subtle-energy bodies. PNE is not a prescription for medical or psychological illness, nor are there any medical or psychiatric claims made. The trainings do not take the place of licensing requirements for practice as a therapist.