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School for Body-Mind Centering Offering programs and courses in Body-Mind Centering® for over fifty years. There are graduates in 32 countries and on five continents.

Body-Mind Centering® (BMCˢᵐ) is an experiential approach to movement re-education and hands-on repatterning developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Using movement, touch, voice and mind, BMCˢᵐ is an exploration of the personal embodiment of our cells, our body systems and our developmental patterns. It has an almost unlimited number of areas of application and is currently being used by people in movement, dance, yoga, bodywork, physical and occupational therapy, psychotherapy, child development, education, voice, music, art, meditation, athletics and other body-mind disciplines. Since 1973, the School for Body-Mind Centering® has been dedicated to sharing this dynamic approach to embodiment studies with the world. Programs and immersion series are now offered by licensed training organizations in Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Asia. Graduates of programs receive a certificate from the School for Body-Mind Centering®. Body-Mind Centering® programs, immersion series, and courses present detailed and specific approaches to the personal embodiment of our cells, our body systems, and our developmental patterns. The principles and techniques learned can be used for personal growth, for professional enhancement, or to begin a career in the field of somatic movement and/or infant developmental movement education and therapy.

School for Body-Mind Centering® courses by the Baltic SeaSomaatikum offers School for Body-Mind Centering® courses in Pi...
19/10/2026

School for Body-Mind Centering® courses by the Baltic Sea

Somaatikum offers School for Body-Mind Centering® courses in Pivarootsi, on Estonia’s west coast. Surrounded by nature and just a short walk from the Baltic Sea, the setting offers a peaceful place to study. On-site accommodation is available in a communal house next to the studio.

Upcoming courses:

• Senses and Perception 1: August 12–15, 2027
• Fluid System: August 17–23, 2027
• Organ System: August 10–17, 2028
• Basic Neurocellular Patterns (BNP): August 20–27, 2028

Courses are taught in English.

These courses are part of the Somatic Movement Education Program and may also be taken individually for personal or professional development, without commitment to the full program.

Learn more:
https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/somaatikum/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=somaatikum&utm_content=bmc

https://somaatikum.ee/

Offering School for Body-Mind Centering® programs and courses in Estonia, Somaatikum is dedicated to serve the personal and professional growth as well the health and well-being of the wider community.

15/10/2026

Fascia provides the tensegrity matrix of the whole body.

Fascia forms a continuous, spiraling, multilayered network throughout the body. Its specialized attachments, the ligaments, establish boundaries between the bones and guide the path of movement, supporting specificity, clarity, and efficiency.

In the Body-Mind Centering® approach, exploring the fascial and ligamentous systems offers a way to experience the relationships between our structures, the quality of our movement, and our psychophysical processes.

The Ligamentous and Fascial System course explores the mobility and connectivity of fascia, movement initiated from the ligaments, and the freedom, resilience, and integration of these tissues through touch and repatterning.

Ligamentous and Fascial System courses are currently scheduled in 7 countries through Licensed Organizations of the School for Body-Mind Centering®.

Many courses in the Somatic Movement Education Program may be taken individually for personal growth or professional enrichment, without commitment to the entire program.

Ligamentous and Fascial System Program: Somatic Movement Education Program Minimum course length: 7 days, 49 class hoursFascia provides the tensegrity matrix of the whole body. It wraps around all other structures as one continuous spiraling, multilayered, and multidimensional network of expansive s...

Explore School for Body-Mind Centering® courses in SpainThe Somatic Movement Education Program offers an in-depth study ...
12/10/2026

Explore School for Body-Mind Centering® courses in Spain

The Somatic Movement Education Program offers an in-depth study of the body's systems and their relationship to movement, perception, and experience.

Movimiento Atlas, a Licensed Organization of the School for Body-Mind Centering®, has upcoming courses in Spain:

• Nervous System — January 3–10, 2027
• Muscular System — March 22–30, 2027
• Ligamentous and Fascial System — August 1–7, 2027

Courses are taught in Spanish and English, with consecutive translation.

These courses may be taken individually for personal or professional development, without committing to the full program.

Learn more: https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/movimiento-atlas/

https://movimientoatlas.com/

LOCATION Spain ABOUT Movimiento Atlas is a Cultural Association created in 2010 to provide a responsive framework to support, sustain and stimulate the dissemination of somatic based movement and dance practice in Spain. We offer opportunities to learn, deepen inquiry, share practice and exchange id...

08/10/2026

Looking for a School for Body-Mind Centering® course?

The School for Body-Mind Centering® Course Calendar brings together upcoming courses offered by Licensed Organizations around the world.

Find upcoming courses by course, date, location, country, or program and see what is currently being offered.

Many courses in the Somatic Movement Education Program may be taken individually, without commitment to the full program.

Explore the current course calendar.

This calendar is a list of upcoming courses offered by all approved training organizations around the world. For further information about courses and programs offered in specific locations, please contact the training organization offering that course or program.

05/10/2026

The senses begin as potential and develop in response to stimulation and experience.

Through our senses, we receive information from our internal environment and from the external environment — others and the world. How we filter, modify, distort, accept, reject, and use that information is part of the act of perceiving.

Perception is a global psychophysical experience, shaped by past experience, present circumstances, and future expectations.

Senses and Perception 1 explores the six senses — movement, touch, taste, smell, hearing, and vision — along with the perceptual-response cycle and the psychophysical processes of bonding, defending, and learning.

Senses and Perception 1 is currently scheduled in six countries through Licensed Organizations of the School for Body-Mind Centering®.

This course, and many other School for Body-Mind Centering® courses, may be taken individually, without commitment to an entire program.

Senses and Perception 1 Program: Infant Developmental Movement Education, Somatic Movement Education Program Minimum course length: 4 days, 28 class hoursOur senses begin as potential and develop in response to stimulation and experience. The senses of touch and movement are located throughout the b...

Upcoming School for Body-Mind Centering® courses in Taiwan臺灣身心教育學會 Somatic Education Society of Taiwan, a Licensed Organ...
01/10/2026

Upcoming School for Body-Mind Centering® courses in Taiwan

臺灣身心教育學會 Somatic Education Society of Taiwan, a Licensed Organization of the School for Body-Mind Centering®, offers the Somatic Movement Education Program in Taitung, Taiwan.

Upcoming courses include Organ System, Basic Neurocellular Patterns (BNP), Fluid System, and Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions, and Equilibrium Responses (RRR), with additional courses scheduled through 2029.

Courses are taught in English with simultaneous translation into Mandarin. Many School for Body-Mind Centering® courses may be taken individually, without commitment to an entire program.

We are pleased to offer the first licensed School for Body-Mind Centering® program in East Asia.The Somatic Movement Education Program is for those who are seeking a training in the process of embodiment for personal and professional growth, and application.All courses are taught in English with si...

28/09/2026

The nervous system is the recording system of the body.

It records our experiences and organizes them into patterns. It can recall these experiences and modify them by integrating them with patterns of other systems and with previous experiences.

The nervous system underlies alertness, thought, and precision of coordination. It establishes the perceptual base from which we view and interact with our internal and external worlds, and can initiate the learning of new experience through creativity and play.

The Nervous System course explores the organization of the nervous system through a psychophysical perspective, including the central and peripheral nervous systems, sensory and motor pathways, the autonomic nervous system, and the relationship between intentional and autonomic movement.

This course are currently scheduled in 7 countries through Licensed Organizations of the School for Body-Mind Centering®.

Nervous System Program: Somatic Movement Education Program Minimum course length: 7 days, 49 class hoursExperience first occurs on the cellular level. The nervous system is the recording system of the body. It records our experiences and organizes them into patterns. It can then recall the experienc...

We invite you to join Bonnie and the Body-Mind Centering® community from around the world for three days of exploration,...
25/09/2026

We invite you to join Bonnie and the Body-Mind Centering® community from around the world for three days of exploration, conversation, movement, and connection.

The conference will explore ecology in many forms — from our relationship with our own bodies and inner environments to our relationships with one another and the larger world around us.

Together, we’ll consider how ecology relates to the time we’re living in, how it might open pathways toward possible futures, and how ecological perspectives can inform our practices.

ECOLOGY: Time, Place, and Relationship
October 2-4, 2026 | Online

Registration is open with self-selecting sliding-scale pricing. BMCA Explorer and Professional members receive $50 off registration.

Learn more and register on the Body-Mind Centering® Association website:
https://www.bmcassociation.org/news

24/09/2026

Become an Infant Developmental Movement Educator!

The School for Body-Mind Centering® Infant Developmental Movement Education (IDME) 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. It is child centered and relationship centered, and child oriented rather than task oriented.

It trains people to recognize early movement patterns and to interact effectively with infants in gentle, enticing ways that will have a positive effect on their growth and development.

The goal in movement education with infants is to help set a foundation that supports pathways of ease, strength, agility and adaptability and to help avoid restrictive patterns of movement that inhibit the development of the full potential of the child.

This program is currently offered in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

This program is a highly sophisticated and subtle approach to the observation and facilitation of normal movement patterns in infants.

22/09/2026

Upcoming School for Body-Mind Centering® courses in Upstate, New York

Sonder Movement Project, a Licensed Organization of the School for Body-Mind Centering®, offers courses in the Hudson Valley throughout the year.

Upcoming courses include Senses and Perception 1, Skeletal System, Fluid System, Basic Neurocellular Patterns (BNP), Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions and Equilibrium Responses (RRR), Organ System, and Ontogenetic Development, with additional courses in the Somatic Movement Education and Infant Developmental Movement Education Programs.

Courses are held at WildHeart Center in Wallkill, New York, a 46-acre setting in the Hudson Valley. A residential option is available at WildHeart, with single and double rooms, dormitory housing, and camping.

Many School for Body-Mind Centering® courses may be taken individually, without commitment to an entire program.

View the upcoming courses and learn more: https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/sonder-movement-project/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=sonder&utm_content=bmc

https://www.sondermoves.com/sme

LOCATION Wallkill, New York, United States ABOUT Sonder Movement Project was formed in 2018 by Amy Matthews, Theresa Murphy and Christine Harrelson to offer licensed School for Body-Mind Centering® programs and workshops in the Northeast United States. Amy Matthews teaches on each course, teaming w...

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