Somatic Tattoo™ Method
A Three-Level Training in Tattoo as Ritual, Threshold, and Method
A three-level professional training in tattoo as technique, ritual, and embodied practice.
Founded and taught by Iris Brooke.
This is not a tattoo course. This is a lineage. A training path for artists who feel that tattoo is more than decoration.That it is a language of the body, a ritual of identity, and a threshold in human becoming.
PHILOSOPHY
Most tattoo education teaches:
Technique
Speed
Replication
This lineage teaches something different.
It treats tattoo as:
A somatic event
A nervous system experience
A ritual crossing
A language written into the body
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The Somatic Tattoo™ Lineage is a sequential training path designed to transmit:
Technical foundations
Symbolic and somatic design
And the embodied practice of holding tattoo as a ceremonial and transformational act
This is a school for practitioners who care not only how they tattoo —
but how humans cross thresholds in their hands.
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THE TRAINING PATH OVERVIEW
The lineage consists of three sequential levels.
Each level builds on the last. Advancement is based on completion of prerequisite training or demonstrated equivalency through portfolio review.
This is not a licensing program.
This is not a substitute for formal tattoo apprenticeship or professional certification.
This is a lineage training in method, ritual, and embodied practice.
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Lineage
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LEVEL I
Handpoke Foundations — An Introduction to Technique
$900 | 1 Day | 5–6 Hours | In-Person
This is the entry point to the lineage.
Level I is a foundational technical workshop in handpoke tattoo.
It is designed for:
Beginners with no prior tattoo experience
Artists curious about handpoke technique
Those wishing to begin personal study and practice
This level teaches:
Basic handpoke tools and setup
Sterility and safety fundamentals
Needle handling and depth control
Line consistency and pacing
Practice on synthetic skin
Important Ethical Note
Level I is not a professional certification.
It does not qualify or license participants to tattoo other people.Participants completing Level I are:
Not certified tattoo artists
Not authorized to practice professionally
Encouraged to continue study and seek formal apprenticeship
This level exists to:
Introduce the technique
Build foundational skill
And begin disciplined personal practice
Prerequisite
None.
Level I may be waived with a portfolio demonstrating equivalent handpoke competency.
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LEVEL II
Somatic Design & Symbolic Mapping
$1,600 | Multi-Day Training | In-Person
Level II introduces the core philosophical and design framework of the lineage.
This level is focused on:
Translating story, sensation, and identity into form
Designing from the body, not just the eye
Learning symbolic and archetypal design language
Mapping designs somatically on the body
This level teaches:
Somatic design mapping
Reading posture, tension, and body patterns
Symbolic literacy and archetypal design
Translating narrative into embodied form
Ethical design for identity thresholds
This is where students begin learning:
How to design tattoos that belong to the body, not just to aesthetics.
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Completion of Level I
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LEVEL III
Somatic Tattoo™ Practitioner
$3,200 | 3-Day Immersion | In-Person
Level III is the certification level of the lineage.
This is an intensive three-day in-person immersion focused on:
Practitioner embodiment
Nervous system literacy
Tattoo as ritual and threshold practice
Holding pain, fear, and dissociation
Integration and aftercare as ceremony
This level teaches:
Somatic attunement and regulation
Tattoo as ceremonial structure
Reading nervous system states in session
Practitioner self-regulation and ethics
Integration of meaning after transformation
This level is not about more technique.
It is about how you hold human beings in moments of change.
CERTIFICATION
Students who complete Level III receive:
Certified Practitioner of the Iris Brooke Somatic Tattoo Method
This certification:
Recognizes the holder as a practitioner of the method
Qualifies them to practice within the framework
Makes them eligible to apply for future Teacher & Facilitator Training
This certification does not grant:
Teaching rights
Instructor status
Or authorization to transmit the method
Teaching the method requires completion of formal Teacher Training and written authorization from the founder.
ADVANCEMENT & PREREQUISITES
The lineage is sequential.
Level I → Level II → Level III
Advancement is based on:
Completion of prerequisite levels
Or approved portfolio equivalency for Level I
There is no subjective readiness gate.
Sequence, commitment, and completion preserve the integrity of the method.
ETHICS
This training:
Is not a state license
Is not a professional tattoo certification
Does not replace formal apprenticeship
Does not authorize unsupervised professional practice
This is a lineage training in:
Method
Ritual
Somatic practice
And practitioner embodiment
Students are responsible for complying with all local laws and professional regulations regarding tattoo practice.
WHO THIS LINEAGE IS FOR
This training is for artists who:
Feel tattoo as a ritual act
Care about nervous system and embodiment
Want to practice with ethics and depth
Are interested in method, not trends
Are willing to walk a sequential path
This is not for:
People seeking fast certification
People seeking licensing
People seeking shortcuts
This is for those who are willing to build a practice over time.
ENROLLMENT & DATES
Level I: Open enrollment
Next session starts March 28th
Level II: Requires Level I or waiver
Level III: Requires Level II
Future training dates for all three levels are published in advance.
Students may plan their full training path sequentially.
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If you are called to study tattoo as:
Technique
Language
Ritual
And embodied practice
Then you are welcome to begin here.