The AMINA Institute has been approved by The American Board of Sexology (ABS) and The American Association of Somatic Sexology (AASS). Upon completion of our 3 part program, your training qualifies for board certification through these two boards.
The American Board of Sexology (ABS) has issued an acknowledgment that the Amina Institute meets its criteria in training sexologists. Graduates of the Somatic Sexologist Certification program who wish to pursue a professional career are now eligible to sign up for individual ABS membership as it fulfills the 300 hours required to become an ABS member.
The Amina Institute Sex Educator training (level 2) meets the qualifications for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). Students who attend our level 2 and level 3 trainings, and wish to pursue AASECT certification can do so with AASECT supervision.
Our program also meets all requirements for the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and with supervision qualifies for ICF certification.
“The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings. It is an internal sense of satisfaction to which, once we have experienced it, we know we can aspire.” —Audre Lorde
SOMATOPHOBIA (n)
so·mat·o·pho·bi·a
/səˈmato ˈfōbēə/
an irrational fear of or aversion to the body and expressions of the body, particularly sensuality and more often than not femininity and/or femme body expression. It is this fear that keeps us from experiencing our own bodies, shamefully navigating how to make ourselves available for consumption and not be fully consumed.
