2026 Emotional Body® Intensive Courses
in Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
In-person workshops located in the "The City of Four Seasons" with a rich arts and restaurant atmosphere in its NC state award-winning planned community, while providing ample opportunities to enjoy strolling with sweet treats, walking, biking, and hiking trails in the natural surroundings located on the western edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a region known for warm days, cool nights, and rich mineral soil, resulting in eight wineries earning high honors in competitions. This inviting small-city atmosphere has a surprising amount to offer workshop participants during their stay, and is located near two convenient airports just 25 miles south of Asheville, NC and 38 miles north of Greeville, SC.
Learn about the Emotional Body® method, videos of participant comments & more in this slideshow
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Both workshops provide ample time between and after workshop times each day for exploring the area. Plan to visit for the workshop, and little longer for a restful vacation while you are here!
JULY WORKSHOP
Wed-Sun - July 22-26, 2026
Introduction to the Emotional Body® Method
Instructor: Laura Bond
Tuition: $600 USD ($500 early bird if paid by June 5, 2026, use coupon code: emotions_intro at check out)
Learn this evidence-supported empowering physical emotion management technique directly from internationally recognized workshop instructor and speaker on the subject of physical emotion regulation, and founder of the Emotional Body® method, Laura Bond.
Come join Laura Bond in this rare in-person workshop in her hometown of Hendersonville, North Carolina and learn the benefits of the Emotional Body® method and how it...
- Applies evidence-based physical patterns discovered by a team of researchers
- Uses a signature combination of somatic approaches, unique to other methods
- Teaches the ability to tap in and out of emotional states and reduces emotional residue
- Calms the nervous system and develops self-healing abilities
- Promotes personal agency and empowerment with social emotion engagement
- Provides physical emotion management tools to use anytime, anywhere
- Applies a fundamental and universal technique based within biological roots
- Instructs with an objective language style that promotes self-discovery, safety, and growth
- Encourages practitioners to use with their other methods once learned
- Promotes grace, understanding, respect, and personal resilience with emotions
All beginners and returning practitioners are welcome to register for this course.
Anyone who has taken one Emotional Body® course in the past, an online course, a short introductory course, or an Emotional Fluency Training for Actors workshop is also encouraged to take the course. The course includes 20-hours of in-person instruction plus additional online resources provided to supplement the learning experience and support ongoing practice. Many people take the introductory intensive courses more than once to refine their practice and understanding of the method. Contact Laura Bond through the Emotional Body website with any questions.
The course is open to adults (18 years or older).
Dates: The course meets for 5 days in-person, Wed-Sun - July 22-26, 2026
Register on the Course Page Here
Times for Sessions:
Wednesday, July 22nd - 10am-12:30pm & 2:00pm-4:30pm
Thursday, July 23rd - 10am-12:30pm & 2:00pm-4:30pm
Friday, July 24th - 10am-12:30pm & 2:00pm-4:30pm
Saturday, July 25th - 10am-1:00pm & 3:00pm-5:30pm (note changes in times this day)
Sunday, July 26th - 10am - 12:30pm (Final Session)
All times are (EST) (Eastern Standard Time North Carolina, USA time) each Friday. Here is a Time Zone Converter to help double check your time zone for the correct time.
AUGUST WORKSHOP
Wed-Sun - August 19-23, 2026
Deepening the Patterns: Emotional Body® Method Advanced Course
Instructor: Laura Bond
Tuition: $600 USD ($500 early bird if paid by July 10, 2026)
Save the date! Registration information coming in May!
The workshop is designed for those that have taken either Emotional Body® workshops, or the Emotional Fluency Training for Actors workshops who would like to explore, enrich, and deepen their somatic and lived experiences with the patterns. Participants will have the opportunity to spend quality time each day with specific emotional patterns and receive lessons they have not experienced before in other workshops. They will be guided through exploratory exercises of personal discovery within their own "somatic labs." Participants will receive detailed lessons on the breath patterns, voice explorations, facial muscles, emerging impulses, and connecting postural attitudes and overall muscle tonicity with various activities to generate a deeper understanding of how these emotions emerge in movement, speaking, thinking, and interactions with others and the environment.
All previous workshop participants are welcome to apply. For actors and performers, deepening connections with the patterns will ultimately lead to solidifying and expanding the integration of the patterns in acting, performance, and directing practice. Those of other professions (public speakers, coaches, counselors, therapists, somatic practitioners, teachers, leaders, etc.) will have the opportunity to unravel, reveal, and acquire profound revelations about the many layers of human behavior and personal habits related to expression and emotion.
Applications will be required to attend this course. Anyone who has completed at least one full intensive Emotional Body® method course or other Emotional Fluency Training for Actors workshops will be encouraged to attend this course. Recommendations from their endorsed Emotional Body® instructors will be requested to approve applications to ensure that applicants are attending a course that is a good fit for their abilities. Contact Laura Bond through the Emotional Body website with any questions.
TIMES
These workshops generally use 4 hours of workshop time per day, in two 2-hour segments. Several hours of additional online lessons are provided to supplement the course information to equal a minimum of 30 hours of instructional learning content.
Typical days are expected to be as follows: (Schedules will be confirmed once our space contract is signed)
• 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm each day, Wed – Saturday
• Last Day: Sunday 10am-12pm
Completion of these Emotional Body® intensive courses qualify participants towards training hours for those interested in following the Emotional Body® method endorsed Apprentice Instructor Track. To learn more about our instructors and Apprentice program, visit our Instructor page.
Understanding of Workshop Intent
The course content is focused on the instruction of physical methods for developing emotional expression, fluency and regulation. The lessons and information shared in these courses are strictly for somatic educational purposes only and not meant as a substitute for psychological or medical therapy or diagnoses. For diagnosis or treatment of any psychological or medical concerns, consult your own therapist or physician. The instructors are not liable for any conditions that may require medical supervision or personal consequences during or after participation in these courses. You are responsible for your own choices, actions, and results of information provided.
Cancellation Policies
We rely on an accurate attendance count to make important arrangements for our workshops. If an attendee needs to withdraw from a workshop, they must inform us in writing.
If you need to cancel your participation in a workshop, the following refund schedule applies once we receive, and acknowledge receipt of, your written notification of the need to withdraw
• More than 30 days before the start date: A cancellation fee of 10% of total workshop registration fees paid applies (to manage transaction costs)
• Less than 30 days before the start date: A cancellation fee of 50% of total workshop registration fees paid applies
• 48 hours or less before the start date: No refund is available
Please take these cancellation policies into account when you sign up for a workshop.
Workshop Site Cancellation
Although it is highly unusual, if a workshop must be cancelled for any reason, participants will be notified immediately and will receive a complete refund of all workshop registration fees. The workshop administrators and workshop instructors are not responsible for expenses incurred beyond the registration fees. It is highly recommended that those who are purchasing airline tickets either purchase tickets that can be rescheduled for other travel plans in the future, or pay a little extra insurance for any possible cancellations. We will provide a letter explaining our cancellation if insurance companies need proof.
