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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 mo

vement, 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.

24/04/2026

🫁 The Dynamics of Breathing:
External Respiration, the Structures of Breathing & the Unified Diaphragm
June 7–19

Breath shapes how we move, stabilize, and experience ourselves.

In this immersive module, explore the anatomy of breathing and how it supports stability, mobility, and presence — from the inside out.

This course is part of the School for Body-Mind Centering® & Yoga Immersion Series and can be taken on its own — no commitment to the full series required.

Registration includes:
• Live online classes
• Access to recordings
• Additional prerecorded yoga sessions

If you’re ready to deepen your understanding of breath through direct experience, this is a wonderful place to begin.

👉 Learn more & register: https://lisa-clark-yoga.teachable.com/p/home

https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/embodiyoga/

16/04/2026

A new cycle of the Infant Developmental Movement Education Program is starting in Italy in September 2026 with Leben nuova.

All courses are taught in Italian and English with consecutive translation.

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.

Learn more: https://www.lebensnetz.it/en/idme/

https://www.bodymindcentering.com/.../organi.../leben-nuova/

PROGRAMMA IDME
2026 - 2028

Infant
Developmental
Movement
Education

Educazione del movimento in età evolutiva secondo la prospettiva del
Body-Mind Centering®

direzione e coordinamento
GLORIA DESIDERI
in collaborazione con
WALBURGA GLATZ

4 corsi fondamentali sullo sviluppo del movimento dal concepimento al primo anno di vita

2 livelli di applicazione dell’approccio BMC® per approfondire le proprie capacità di osservare e facilitare i bebè nella progressione di sviluppo

per saper educare genitori e caregivers coinvolgendoli nei processi interattivi

team docente internazionale e lezioni in italiano e inglese con traduzione consecutiva

attività extracurricolari online tra un modulo residenziale e l’altro

programma particolarmente consigliato a operatori della riabilitazione infantile, terapisti ed educatori somatici, pediatri, educatori scolastici, genitori

IDME è una formazione

altamente qualificata
teorico-esperienziale
trasformativa
basata sull’embodiment.

Da settembre 2026 a luglio 2028.
Tutti i dettagli sul sito
https://www.lebensnetz.it/idme/

CasaNave Alle Mura
Tuscania (VT)

Contattaci all’indirizzo
staff_leben@lebensnetz.it
o per whatsapp
+39 3394981834

31/03/2026

How does the body organize balance and movement?

One important relationship is between the center and the limbs.
The central axis — head, spine, and tail — provides orientation and support. From this axis, the limbs extend outward to reach, move, and interact with the world.

When the center supports the limbs clearly, movement often feels more coordinated and balanced. When the limbs inform the center, the body can respond more easily to change.

In Bonnie's upcoming online series The Art of Balance: A Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Approach to Dynamic Mobility, we will explore how this dialogue between center and periphery influences balance, mobility, and adaptability.

Through developmental movement patterns and anatomical exploration, we will look at how support and action continually inform one another.

If this exploration resonates with you, we invite you to join her in this series.

✨ Pay From The Heart scholarships and flexible payment plans are available.

Participants receive:
• 10 live online classes
• Unlimited lifetime access to class recordings
• Course materials and illustrations
• Access to study groups during the live course

→ Learn more and register: https://bonniebainbridgecohen.com/products/2026-spring-series-live?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=2026_spring_series&utm_term=01&utm_content=bmc

18/03/2026

🌍 Did you know the School for Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Education Program is offered in 16 countries and 7 languages?

This immersive 500+ hour program explores the relationship between body, mind, movement, and touch through the approaches of Embodied Anatomy and Embodied Developmental Movement.

Many courses can also be taken individually for personal exploration or professional development.

✨ Programs are offered around the world.

Find a program near you:

Approved School for Body-Mind Centering® Programs and Immersion Series are offered by Licensed Organizations using curriculums developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen as well as her written materials. Graduates of Programs receive a certificate from the School for Body-Mind Centering®. The Licensed O...

11/03/2026

✨ Beautiful moments from recent Fluid System and Nervous System courses in Australia.

These courses are part of the Somatic Movement Education program offered by Somatic Education Australasia.

📅 Upcoming courses in Australia include:

• Ligamentous and Fascial System — September 4–11, 2026
• Endocrine System — September 14–18, 2026
• Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions & Equilibrium Responses (RRR) — February 12–18, 2027
• Ontogenetic Development — February 21–26, 2027

Many courses in these programs can be taken individually for personal or professional development, without committing to the full program.

Learn more about upcoming courses in Australia:
🔗 https://seasomaticeducation.com/

Find additional program information here:
🔗 https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/somatic-education-australasia/

06/03/2026

Ready to deepen your understanding of breath, movement, and embodiment?

Two NEW School for Body-Mind Centering® & Yoga Immersion Series modules are now open for registration with Embodiyoga with Lisa Clark — offered live online.

🫁 The Dynamics of Breathing: Internal Respiration
March 22 – April 26

🫁 The Dynamics of Breathing: External Respiration, the Structures of Breathing & the Unified Diaphragm
June 7 – June 19

These modules can be taken individually or together — and no prior series commitment is required.

Registration includes:
• Live online classes
• Access to class recordings
• Additional recorded yoga classes

If you’re curious about the anatomy of breath and how it supports stability, mobility, and presence, this is a powerful place to explore.

👉 Learn more: https://lisa-clark-yoga.teachable.com/p/home

https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/embodiyoga/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=sbmc_and_yoga_immersion_series&utm_term=new_breathing_modules&utm_content=bmc

04/03/2026

Interested in learning more about our Infant Developmental Movement Education (IDME) Program?

Join moveus GbR in Berlin on March 29 for an introductory workshop open to anyone curious about this approach — especially parents, educators, therapists, and somatic practitioners.

This experiential workshop offers an opportunity to explore the developmental movements of the first year of life through embodied practice, and to discover how the IDME approach can support care and connection — particularly for families with a child with a disability or developmental delay.

👉 Learn more and register: https://moveus.de/programs/idme/

25/02/2026

It is a joy to recognize that two organizations have now been offering School for Body-Mind Centering® programs for 20 years. Two decades of inquiry, embodiment, and relationship.

The School was founded as a living exploration, and it continues to grow through the dedication of those who hold and transmit the work with integrity and care. I am grateful for the many hands and hearts that have sustained these programs.

Here, each organization reflects on their 20-year journey and the path ahead. https://bonniebainbridgecohen.com/blogs/bonnie/with-love-20-years-of-the-work?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=leben_soma_20th_anniversary&utm_content=bmc

With Love,
Bonnie

Leben nuova Association Soma

18/02/2026

Study Body-Mind Centering® in Taiwan!

A new cycle of our Somatic Movement Education Program is starting in Taiwan in August 2026 through 臺灣身心教育學會 Somatic Education Society of Taiwan.

All courses are taught in English and Mandarin with consecutive translation.

Many courses in this program can be taken individually without commitment to the entire program.

Learn more:
https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/somatic-education-society-of-taiwan/

https://www.somatics.tw/

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...

11/02/2026

Did you know School for Body-Mind Centering® programs and courses are taught in 17 countries and 8 languages around the world?

You don’t always have to commit to a full program — many courses can be taken on their own, making it easy to begin wherever you are in your learning journey.

Programs include:
• Somatic Movement Education Program
• Practitioner Program
• Teacher Training
• Infant Developmental Movement Education Program
• School for Body-Mind Centering® Yoga Immersion Program

Discover programs, training paths, and locations:

03/02/2026

Interested in learning more about the Infant Developmental Movement Education Program?

Join moveus GbR on March 26 in Berlin, Germany for an introduction workshop. It is open to anybody interested, especially parents, educators, therapists, and other somatic practitioners.

This workshop is an invitation to have an embodied experience of the development in the first year of life, and to begin to understand the potential of the IDME approach in the field of care, especially for families with a child with a disability or a developmental delay.

Early registration discount ends February 10.

moveus offers School for Body-Mind Centering® programs and courses in Germany.

Learn more: https://moveus.de/programs/idme/
https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/moveus/

We are offering two workshops in Berlin related to the IDME Program:

Directed by Thomas Greil and Friederike Tröscher in collaboration with Odile Seitz-Walser

March 29, 2026 (10-17): IDME Introduction Workshop: open to anybody interested, especially parents, educators, therapists, and other somatic practitioners.
This workshop is an invitation to have an embodied experience of the development in the first year of life, and to begin to understand the potential of the IDME approach in the field of care, especially for families with a child with a disability or a developmental delay.
Fee: 100€/ early registration 80€ (until February 10)

March 26-28, 2026 (10-18): IDME Advanced Course for IDME graduates

In this advanced course we build on the shared knowledge as IDMEs and the experience everybody brings. We will have the chance to share experiences, questions, doubts, what worked and what did not work, as well as practice together. We will have multiple families visiting, so there is the chance to be with a family together or under supervision of an experienced IDME or IDME teacher.

Fee: 300€/ early registration 250€ / Sunday 50€ (until February 10)
Location: Halle Tanzbühne, Eberswalder Str.10, 10437 Berlin

26/01/2026

A new cycle of the Infant Developmental Movement Education Program is starting in Italy in September 2026 with Leben nuova!

All courses are taught in Italian and English with consecutive translation.

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.

More information about Leben nuova:
https://www.bodymindcentering.com/locations/organization/leben-nuova/

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Body-Mind Centering®

Body-Mind Centering® (BMC®) is an experiential approach to movement re-education and hands-on repatterning developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Using movement, touch, voice and mind, BMC® 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.

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. Since 1973, the School for Body-Mind Centering® has been dedicated to sharing this dynamic approach to embodiment studies with the world. There are graduates in 32 countries and on five continents. Programs and immersion series are now offered by licensed training organizations in Europe, North America, and South America. Graduates of programs receive a certificate from the School for Body-Mind Centering®.