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Practitioner program
Introduction to Body-Mind Centering®
Welcome to the website for Embody Move, the License holder for the delivery of Body-Mind Centering training programs in the UK, Poland and Ireland.
The School for Body-Mind Centering® was founded by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in 1976 in New York City USA. In the past ten years there has been an expansion in program delivery and training programs are now licensed in Europe, Canada, Eastern Europe and South America.
Body-Mind Centering® BMC ®, integrates two key aspects in its approach to human development; movement re-education and hands-on touch and re-patterning methods. The approach is an experiential study of the body systems including embodied anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology within the context of human development.
There are many underlying principles to cover as we explore each body system and the application of this understanding to embodied movement practice. Experiential anatomy involves a wide range of dynamic approaches and physical activities as well as more quiet meditative practices.
The underlying premise is that we learn from our personal process and that this becomes an informed and insightful starting point for our work with others. The journey we take leads to greater awareness and deeper understanding of ourselves as human beings. It helps us to understand how the mind is expressed through the body, and the body through the mind.
Our Programs
IDME (Infant Developmental Movement Education)
This program is a highly sophisticated and subtle approach to the observation and facilitation of normal movement patterns in infants. The approach incorporates the child’s curiosity, interest and individuality into the relationship with the educator.
SME (Somatic Movement Education)
This program explores the richness of the inter-relationships between body, mind, movement and touch in an experiential study of all the body systems and human developmental movement processes.
The Practitioner Program
The Practitioner program is open for graduates of the Somatic Movement Education program. It is a further two years of BMC® study deepening and integrating the work for application to somatic movement therapy contexts.
SME Poland
This program explores the richness of the inter-relationships between body, mind, movement and touch in an experiential study of all the body systems and human developmental movement processes.
IDME Ireland
This program explores the richness of the inter-relationships between body, mind, movement and touch in an experiential study of all the body systems and human developmental movement processes.
Upcoming Courses
Testimonials
Meet Our Teachers
All our courses are taught by certified teachers in Body-Mind Centering®. We may have other BMC® teachers to those below delivering the courses, as we are a growing profession and many of us have specialisms. We welcome BMC® graduates as class room assistants (SME/Practitioner) and teaching assistants who undertaking the teacher training.FAQ
Do I have to start with the first course?
It is possible to start with any course at any point in the cycle.
Can I take one course and not the whole program?
All the body systems and developmental movement courses in years 1 and 2 may be taken as individual courses. They can also be taken in any order in the cycle.
The integration of BMC somatic movement education in Touchdown Dance projects