The estimated cost for required books over the course of the four-year program is approximately $300 with about $150 of that falling in the first year.

Individual sessions with a Certified Practitioner or Teacher of Body-Mind Centering® are required. The number of sessions depends on the program and the cost per session varies with individual practitioner's fees. Approximately five hours of sessions are required in the Somatic Movement Education program and approximately twenty hours in the Body-Mind Centering® Practitioner/Somatic Movement Therapy program.

Deposits and Refunds

Deposits for courses are applied toward your tuition. If you withdraw within five days of registering or are not accepted to the program, any deposit or prepayment you made is fully refundable. If you withdraw after five days of registering but before the start of a course or program, any deposit or prepayment you made is fully refundable except for an administrative fee. This fee is $50 per course or five percent of the course tuition, whichever is less.

Payment may be made by check, money order, travelers check, electronic money transfer (wire transfer) or credit card. We accept Visa and MasterCard. Checks should be made payable to The School for Body-Mind Centering® or SBMC. Checks or money orders from foreign countries must be in U.S. dollars and payable through a U.S. bank. Checks returned by our bank are subject to a $15 charge. Please contact us for wire transfer instructions and costs.

Self-Study

Students are expected to continue their exploration of the material through the year. During each course a large amount of information is presented. Embodiment is guided in the classes but in-depth experience takes place over time in the process of one's explorations outside the class structure, including the time at home as you work with the material on your own, apply it with others, and let the experience from your class time deepen and grow.

Student Background

The certification program is designed for people who already have some experience with movement, bodywork or other body-mind disciplines. The level of experience among students varies.. However, there are several qualities that are important:

• strong interest in the body-mind relationship.
• responsibility for working on the material through the year when classes are not in session.
• responsibility for one's own process and learning.
• being able to work within a community of other students, faculty and administration.

Prior experience with Body-Mind Centering®

Many courses in our programs may be taken individually with no prior experience with Body-Mind Centering®.

Sensing, Feeling and Action

The book, Sensing Feeling and Action, by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen is required reading in all programs and we recommend that students read it to get a general background before attending. The book is available from the School - $35 plus shipping and handling ($5 for U.S. orders and $15 for foreign orders). Massachusetts residents please add $1.75 sales tax. We accept Visa and MasterCard. 

Planning

Financial planning is important in undertaking an educational program and in succeeding in the professional world. In the past, students have financed the program through current earnings, savings, gifts and loans from family and friends, personal loans from banks or other financial institutions. Students have also, through their own initiative, gained grants from private, public and governmental organizations.

Please note: Program and course information is accurate at the time of writing. It may be subject to change without notice. The School reserves the right to make adjustments as necessary, including changes in scheduling, location, tuition, and course offerings and program content and requirements.