Meet The Team

Damian Kai Norman

Somatic Therapist

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC)

ICF-Accredited Coach

Lead Breathwork Facilitator and Somatic Educator

As a registered counsellor specializing in trauma and somatic therapy, a 2x certified breathwork facilitator, a psychedelic integration counsellor, a certified ICF accredited coach, and a holistic movement practitioner with a professional dance background; Damian Kai Norman values community, freedom, and physical-emotional embodiment. He loves facilitating group work and wellness retreats, creating safe containers for authentic vulnerable conversations, befriending our nervous system, and cultivating our capacity to feel fearlessly.

Norman has over 10 years of experience facilitating, including internationally across Canada, Europe, and South America. Norman is the co-founder of the Somatic Embodiment Academy offering training programs that proudly certify somatic coaches and breathwork facilitators, embodying therapeutic excellence. Norman is a student at heart and is currently in the third year of Somatic Experiencing International training and completed the Embody Lab Somatic Attachment Therapy program. Norman has completed levels 1, 2a, 2b, & 3 of Robin Clement’s Breathwave Facilitator training, co-facilitated with Robin in level 1 and 2 trainings and co-facilitated the first Clinical Breathwork program in North America. Norman is a certified Level 1 Craniosacral Therapist, a certified 200-hour yoga instructor, a level 3 graduate of the Movement Flow program, and completed 4 years of professional dance training at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre and York University. Norman brings Breathwork, Psycoheducation Cirlces, and Embodiment Workshops to TheraPsil, Qi Integrated Health, corporate & wellness companies, retreats, festivals, and trainings. He is a leader in conscious men’s work, spending 4 years with the Arka Brotherhood including leading his own Squad, and currently leads immersives and retreats with Expansive Man, has completed levels 1 & 2 of the Conscious Relationship Training (CRT), completed The Power of Awareness meditation training, and was one of the first graduates of Toad School psychedelic training. Lastly, he is a graduate of the Rhodes College Professional Counselling Program.

Norman has an intimate relationship with trauma and continues to learn through lived experience how to compassionately relate to his own chronic pain through working with the nervous system. Norman is here to do the work with you and attune to your personal journey. With a calm grounded presence and an uplifting encouraging spirit, Norman invites you to connect with your body and build a relationship of trust, curiosity and compassion… Creating a loving partnership with yourself.