Upcoming Workshops Click here to download a flyer The Embryological Foundations of Movement: An Embodied Approach with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen New York City November 17 - 23, 2009 It is during our embryological development that our body begins creating its form.  As tissues and structures develop, some remain with us, some are transformed into other structures and some fade into the background, no longer existing or recognizable as the original structure.  As with all development, though the original processes are no longer with us, they have left us with deep-rooted patterns and templates that affect our movement, mind and spirit. In exploring the embryological developmental process, we discover the primal roots of our structure, perception, respondability and presence.  The understanding and integration of these aspects of development give us a doorway into:     •    inner and outer processes (self and other)     •    the embryonic disk and development of the front body (endoderm), back body (ectoderm) and middle body (mesoderm)     •    development of our central vertical axis (notocord)     •    development of the autonomic fluid rhythm     •    development of our organs and glands     •    development of our fluid system     •    development of the autonomic and somatic pathways of our nervous system     •    the ground for cellular unity and cellular breathing This workshop is for movers, dancers, yoga practitioners, and those from other body-mind disciplines interested in unraveling the mystery of embryological development as it relates to movement, mind and spirit.  No prior experience with Body-Mind Centering® is necessary.  Location: Chelsea Studios 151 W 26th St (between 6th & 7th Ave) New York City Cost: $750 ($660 if registered by September 17) Time: 10:00-4:30 each day. No class on November 20th.     Upcoming Programs Body-Mind Centering® and Yoga Click here to download a brochure We are again offering two programs exploring the essence of yoga from a Body-Mind Centering® perspective.  The principles taught in these programs can be applied to any style of yoga.  Most courses may be taken individually and no prior experience with Body-Mind Centering® is necessary.  For more information, see the Application Programs section. Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga Berkeley, California March 2010 - September 2011 Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and Amy Matthews primary teachers This program teaches key developmental movement principles in relation to the practice of yoga. The courses in this program explore the movement responses that emerge and integrate through the first year of life and form the developmental base of yoga asanas. They provide students with a personal experience of the unconscious movement patterns that form the foundation of yoga. Courses are offered in Berkeley in week-long segments four times in 2010 and three times in 2011. Embodied Anatomy and Yoga (full program) New York City, October 2009 - December 2010 Amy Matthews and Roxlyn Moret primary teachers Embodied Anatomy and Yoga (selected courses) Berkeley, CA, January 2010 - September 2010 Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and Amy Matthews primary teachers This program applies key principles of each of the body systems to the practice of yoga. Courses explore the asanas through the direct experience of our own body systems, tissues and cells. Embodied Anatomy opens a door to the transformative aspects of yoga and takes asanas beyond a formulaic, external approach and into the subtleties of yoga practice. Courses are offered in New York in three day segments, approximately once a month and in Berkeley in week-long segments.

Programs and Courses

Core Programs  Our Core Programs consist of a sequential series of trainings that cover the breath and depth of the Body-Mind Centering^® material. There are three programs in this series, with each exploring deeper levels of embodiment       

• Somatic Movement Education
• Certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering^®/Somatic Movement Therapy
• Certified Teacher of Body-Mind Centering^®

Application Programs   Our Application Programs apply principles of Body-Mind Centering^® to specific disciplines. There are three programs currently scheduled.  Two of those programs explore BMC in its application to the practice and teaching of yoga. The third program focuses on developmental movement and its application to facilitating normal development in infants.

• Embodied Anatomy and Yoga
• Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga
• Infant Developmental Movement Education

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