Scott Crawford has been teaching and promoting fitness-as-a-lifestyle for well over a decade. Drawing on his extensive education and broad range of experience in sports, fitness, psychology, nutrition, and bodywork, Scott has created a unique and dynamic approach to personal training: one that holistically integrates body, mind, and spirit by combining acute mental training with demanding but enjoyable physical exercise.
Early Life
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Scott grew up playing sports. Excelling in soccer, he learned that focusing on fitness, health, and self-care led to dramatic gains in his self-confidence and outlook on life. He attended the University of North Texas on a full soccer scholarship, graduating with a BAAS in Sociology. He went on to receive a dual MA in Theology and Counseling from the Dallas Theological Seminary and has completed doctoral work in Sports Psychology at San Diego University and Somatic Psychology at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.
Both during and after college, Scott also played professional soccer for several of the premier clubs in the nation: the Dallas Sidekicks, Texas Lightning, and Texas Toros. He worked with some of the top trainers in the country while playing, and he soon discovered his deep passion for fitness and exercise science. His path toward a career in personal fitness and wellness was set.
Work Experience
Scott now holds licenses within several domains of fitness and health.
Current fitness licenses include multiple certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Stott Pilates (Mat, Reformer, and V2 Max), and the Cooper Institute. Scott's bodywork certifications include The Body Therapy Institute's 200-hour program in massage therapy, Santa Barbara Bodyworks' Holistic Health Practitioner 1000-hour program, CAMTC, and MBLEX national massage license. Scott is also a certified Hatha yoga instructor, having trained at the White Lotus Foundation's yoga retreat and school.
After working as a master/elite personal trainer and group-exercise instructor at 24 Hour Fitness Santa Barbara for several years, Scott joined the teams at Platinum Fitness Montecito/Summerland as a functional trainer and Spectrum Health Clubs as a master/pro trainer and Pilates Master instructor. Scott was also Fitness Coordinator for post-op rehab patients at the Santa Barbara Plastic Surgery Center during this time, as well as an ambassador and event organizer for Lululemon Athletica's community-outreach athletic programs.
Scott worked for several years at Santa Barbara's luxury BACARA Resort and Spa, where he was Wellness Choreographer for Destination Transformation, a customized long-stay wellness program that offers resort guests hands-on guidance in all aspects of health. His deluxe personal-training packages there included fitness evaluations, functional training, Pilates, hikes, yoga, nutrition, and bodywork/spa treatments. Scott was a Private Trainer and Pilates Instructor at the prestigious Sports Club/LA flagship location in West Los Angeles, which was bought by EQUINOX where Scott joined the West Hollywood Spa Team in Sunset Plaza.
In addition to his duties as owner and chief trainer of SOMA Get Fit, Scott presently holds positions at the world-renowned Ojai Valley Inn Resort and Spa as a mind-body specialist and group-fitness teacher. He also recently joined the teams of the exclusive La Prairie Switzerland Spas at the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air, the only 5-star 5-diamond hotels in California part of the Dorchester Collection.
Scott has worked diligently over the years to build a diverse and loyal clientele portfolio. Current and past clients include world-class athletes, film and fashion-industry celebrities and professionals, corporate executives and lawyers, physicians, and members of international royal families.
The SOMA Get Fit Era
In an effort to better serve his clientele, Scott founded SOMA Get Fit in 2007. SOMA Get Fit provides custom-tailored, goal-specified, integrated training, holistically combined with mental-wellness consulting, Pilates training, yoga, nutrition education, and bodywork—all in single sessions. Catering to all ages and fitness levels, a customized SOMA program begins with an in-depth health-and-fitness evaluation and can include beach and mountain training, overnight to week-long retreats, as well as life-coaching services.
Scott has hosted SOMA Retreats for a number of high-end, high-visibility clients, including actress/model Mahée Thorak, casting director Andrew Weir, hotel executive Edward Farwick, canto pop singer Sandy Lam, Vital Juice LA, Chill Out LA, Your Daily Thread, and Angeleno just to name a few. For each retreat client, SOMA Get Fit donates a tree as a small gesture of thanks and giving-back to the Earth.
SOMA Get Fit has been featured in several regional and national publications, including Marie Claire, Sunset, Angeleno, Santa Barbara Visitor's Magazine, Alaska Air Magazine, TotalBeauty.com, Vital Juice Everywhere, Hollywood Reporter, and MTV. Scott would like one day to nationally franchise the SOMA Get Fit brand.
