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All workshops are available to be produced
or contracted at your location!
West Coast Workshops are not currently open for individual enrollment
through Moving on Center;
please see below
for details about our East Coast Workshops
The following classes from our
core curriculum are designed to be accessible as stand-alone workshops
that can be offered independently. Classes marked with an asterisk were
approved for Master's level college
credit. For more information on our instructors, please read
our faculty bios. For further
information on typical daily schedules for each workshop, see our Sample
Program Calendar.
West Coast
Workshops
East Coast Workshops
Module 1: Somatic Education: 3 weeks
Experiential
Anatomy and Kinesiology *
2 1/2 days, with Martha Eddy
Learning to Move: Principles
of Developmental Movement *
2 days, with Cathie Caraker
The Alexander Technique
2 days, with Carol Swann
Bartenieff FundamentalsTM
*
2 days, with Peggy Hackney
Somatic Therapy (based on
principles of the Hakomi Method)
2 1/2 days, with Carol Swann Additional
Workshops
Module 2: The Socially Conscious Body: Process Arts
and Professional Facilitation Training: 4 weeks
The Elder, the
Artist, and the Social Activist: Worldwork and Process Work
2 1/2 days, with Lane Arye
Liberation Singing
1 day, with Carol Swann
Authentic Movement *
2 days, with Bill McCully and Carol Swann
Theatre of the Oppressed
2 days, with Aryeh Shell
Tracking the Unconscious
Facilitator
1 day, with Bill McCully and Carol Swann
The Basics of Group Facilitation
2 1/2 days, with Paul De Lapa
Going Deeper: Advanced
Facilitation Training
5 days, with Isoke Femi
Songs and Games for Building
Community
1 day, with Carol Swann
Module 3: Improvisational Mind &
Performance: 3 1/2 weeks
Voice Thru the
Body
2 days, with Carol Swann
Contact Improvisation *
2 days, with Brenton Cheng & Vitali Kononov
Body-Mind Centering® and
Improvisation *
2 days, with Cathie Caraker
Authentic Movement
1 1/2 days, with Susan Bauer and Carol Swann
Action Theater: Improvisation,
Performance
2 days, with Ruth Zaporah
Introduction to BodyMind
Centering® for Dance and Other Movement Practices
1/2 day, with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
Performance and Composition
2 days, with Keith Hennessy
Intensive Workshop: Somatics of Presence:
Performance Intensive
Two-Week
Intensive Workshop:
(Plus public performance during the second week)
With Brenton Cheng, Vitali Kononov, Adam Kenyon Venker and Carol Swann
Special
Presentation
Somatics of
Awakening: An Introduction to Somatic Approaches to Personal Growth
Sponsored by Moving on Center and the SMTT Program
1/2 day, with Martha
Eddy and Andrei Salvat
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
SOMATIC EDUCATION:
Experiential Anatomy and Kinesiology
This course aims to provide an introductory overview of the anatomy of
the bones, muscles, nervous system, and viscera. It introduces
kinesiological terminology. Some principles of the Somatic Movement
Therapy Training and of Body-Mind Centering®, as well as "Bony
Landmarks" from Bartenieff Fundamentals will also be taught.
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Learning to Move: Principles of
Developmental Movement
Workshop and classes aim to provide an experiential framework for
movement learning. Principles of movement development will be explored
through two primary somatic movement therapy systems - Body-Mind
Centering® (BMC) and Bartenieff Fundamentals. Each system incorporates
neurodevelopmental movement patterns, reflexes, and righting reactions
- the building blocks of motor co-ordination and expressive movement.
Further insights will be drawn from motor learning, and educational and
psychological theories.
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The Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique is an educational method of body-mind
reorganization that aims to promote ease in everything we do. By
freeing ourselves from unconscious physical habits, we can create
effortlessness in the way we live and move. Applications to voice,
movement, walking, sitting, and talking will be addressed.
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Bartenieff Fundamentals
This class works with Patterns of Total Body Connectivity (related to a
developmental progression) that facilitate the lively interplay of
connective kinetic chains inside the body with expression into the
outer world. Basic issues of efficiency and coordination are dealt with
in relation to Breath and Core Support, clarity of proximal joint
articulation (including gradated rotation), weight shift, propulsion
and level change, and full three-dimensional movement. Students are
encouraged to locate the sensations and feelings that are brought up by
the movement, and form these in some way that is personally meaningful.
(This course meets the LMA Certification Program pre-requisite.)
Required for CMTSE.
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Somatic Therapy (based on principles of
the Hakomi Method)
Hakomi uses the principles of non-violence, body-mind holism,
organicity, unity and mindfulness to facilitate a transformational
process - a conscious, assisted exploration of the self. It is a
co-operative venture between client and practitioner designed to study
the organization of experience, making it possible for the client to
take greater responsibility for his/her own therapy and life process.
Required for CMTSE.
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[NOTE: the following
two workshops are only available to students taking the entire module]
Somatic Integration
This class will focus on the intersection and synthesis of the many
different but related areas of study in the intensive program.
Principles from Somatic Theory classes are explored in relation to
dance and movement classes. Embodying the Somatic Theory work, there is
an opportunity to practice these new principles and begin to find your
individual embodied knowing.
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Heart Circle
Heart Circle is a place where core students and faculty gather to
"check-in" every week. Check-in is an important time for students and
faculty to share with each other about what is going on in their
present experience. This is also an essential part of the curriculum.
It is a direct practice in real time, in real relationships within the
group that utilizes the various systems we are learning, particularly,
Hakomi and Authentic Movement.
The somatic systems which we are so engaged in learning
influence how we participate in Heart Circle. As we progress in our
learning, the skills of body awareness, listening, respect for each
persons unique process, rhythm, personal signature, owning ones own
story, etc., help create a clearer container and deeper connection to
ourselves and each other. We believe that acknowledging the whole
person through all these various perspectives is essential to positive
group dynamics and personal growth. Most often, this process clarifies
and deepens everyone's experience, and helps promote moving forward.
ADDITIONAL
WORKSHOPS
Body-Mind Systems Overivew
Experience
principles and techniques for embodying six different physiological
body systems - skeletal, organ, gland, muscular, nervous and fluid
systems - in the context of self-discovery and openness, using
movement, touch and sound.
Body-Mind Centering®
is an integrated approach to transformative experience through movement
re-education and hands-on re-patterning. Developed by Occupational
Therapist and renowned Somatic Educator Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, it is
an experiential study and application of anatomical, physiological,
psychophysical and developmental principles. One goal of this
exploration is to understand how the mind is expressed through the body
and the body through the mind. It is a creative process in which we
learn to meet and recognize others and ourselves using somatic
awareness.
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Laban Movement Analysis (LMA)
This workshop will introduce students to the LMA approach, developed by
Rudolph Laban, that focuses on experiencing and perceiving changes in
Body, Effort, Shape, and Space - basic elemental building blocks to all
our movement. Students will learn to use a clear language for speaking
about movement in movement terms (as opposed to psychological or
sociological terms), and will be encouraged to personally claim their
own context for meaning making, i.e. interpretation.
Understanding between humans cannot happen until we are
able to
claim our own values and ways of moving into action, and appreciate how
these are similar to, or different from those of others. These values
are being constantly expressed in our movement, such that each of us
has a unique LMA Movement Signature. Each of us can be valued for our
own uniqueness in order for us to contribute to the world effectively.
LMA helps us to look at where our own style of movement fits into the
broader range of human movement; how we can accept where we (and
others) are; and how we can broaden our range. (This course meets the
Laban/Bartenieff Certification Program pre-requisite).
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THE SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS BODY:
The Elder, the Artist, and the Social
Activist: A Workshop in Worldwork and Process Work
How do we best deal with conflicts in ourselves, in our relationships,
in our work, in our communities, in the world? The social activist in
us holds strongly to her position and fights for what she believes is
right. This is not only political; we can be "social activists" in
relationship when we stand up for ourselves and feel the other should
see our point of view. The elder in us embraces all sides. Recognizing
that all conflicts live within her, she stays centered and is able to
facilitate in the midst of the raging storm. The artist in us
transforms through creative expression. She reveals a vision of reality
that is deeper than content, and is able to touch people in ways that
other forms of communication could never do. These roles are in each of
us; sometimes one is needed, sometimes another. Being clear which role
we are in can help us live creative lives, make change that is
sustainable, and contribute to a world where non-violence is a daily
(and very personal) practice.
This workshop will combine theory, discussion,
supervision, inner work, and group process. We will directly address
and work with issues that are present among our group of participants,
as well as issues arising in the world around us, in order to learn how
to work with conflicts in general. You do not have to identify as an
elder, an artist, or a social activist to take this workshop. We will
practice finding and developing these roles in ourselves,
differentiating between them as they come up, and choosing them
consciously.
PROCESS WORK and WORLDWORK offer powerful and effective
tools that can help us to work toward wholeness, well-being, social
justice, and community. Developed by Arnold Mindell, Ph.D. (author of
Sitting in the Fire, Dreambody, etc.) and his colleagues from around
the world, Process Work and Worldwork are based on a trust that even
the most disturbing experiences - including physical illness, conflicts
and world issues - can lead us in the direction of change, growth, and
connection.
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Liberation Singing
Singing together has been the "Voice" to unify,
encourage, uplift the human spirit and communicate in many social
movements throughout history. The Voice is the 'muscle of the Soul' as
Roy Hart says (from the Roy Hart Theatre).
In these two classes, we will physically warm up the body and the voice
through improvisational scores which will bring us more deeply into the
"embodied voice". After this long warm up, we will then learn many
world songs belonging to different cultures and different protest
movements such as: Balkan songs, African songs, civil rights,
spirituals, gospel songs, peace songs and rounds.
Everyone welcome! Bring loose clothes and come prepared to move
physically as well as vocally.
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Authentic Movement
Authentic Movement is a self-directed movement form. One moves with
eyes closed in the presence of another, who is a witness. With eyes
closed, the mover has the opportunity to bring awareness to inner
sensation and focus on other senses. As a witness one is encouraged to
bring attention to one's own experience while being totally present in
seeing the mover. The simplicity of this form is its power. We will
explore the action of seeing and being seen, the dynamic interplay that
is at the heart of both the therapeutic dyad and performance. This
class provides time and space in the Moving On Center program for
integration. It is a time we use to be present with whatever is moving
for each of us.
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Theatre of the Oppressed
Theatre of the Oppressed is a set of games, exercises and practices
that create space for people to name their reality, identify the
contradictions, dialogue through the language of theatre, and try out
different solutions. It uses movement, storytelling and tableaux to
explore how images of one's personal experience reflect universal
issues of power and social transformation. This workshop offers an
energizing set of skills for activists, teachers, leaders and artists
working for social change.
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Tracking the Unconscious Facilitator
Group facilitation can be supported by bringing
awareness to some basic experiences most of us have when gathering with
a group: issues of acceptance and rejection, the fear and excitement of
being intimate, and the tension between being an autonomous individual
and being a part of the group. Many of these issues lie deep in our
bodies and minds and are not in our conscious awareness. Bringing these
unconscious issues into awareness creates more ease and a fuller
intelligence for the group and its members. Using skills developed
through the practice of Authentic Movement and other body-centered
forms, you will learn to directly and indirectly address these issues
as facilitators.
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The Basics of Group Facilitation
This course engages participants in an overview of basic
skills and procedures for encouraging productive, inspiring meetings.
Using brief lecture, experiential exercises, role-playing, self- and
group-process reflection, we'll explore facilitative influences on the
dynamics of meetings and effective groups, with a focus on
participatory (consensus) agreement building. The workshop will include
specifics such as: listening skills, using guidelines with groups,
differentiating content from process, focusing and managing
conversations, working with concerns, and the self as instrument in any
group meeting. Mornings will be spent learning games and songs for
community building and a somatic approach of looking at ourselves
psychologically to build awareness of how the body becomes both a
resource and tool to support us in the facilitative role.
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Going Deeper: Advanced Facilitation
This course is designed to support the emergence of
skills, capacities, and qualities that will enable cultural leaders to
engage the edgier issues that arise within group life. Racism, sexism,
classism, ableism, and other forms of social oppression often evoke
intense subjective states. When these states are activated, capacities
of empathy, courage, and self-awareness, as well as the ability to play
and work in ways that transgress the normal rules of engagement, can
minimize scapegoating dynamics. We will explore the role of expressive
skills in the creative engagement of difference.
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Songs and Games for Building Community
This course presents games and songs to use for
community building and the skillful shifting of group energy. These are
games and songs that may have come from many parts of the world; some
were initiated through New Games Tournaments or elsewhere. They are
being taught for their 'play' value, which can have a strong impact on
community building.
'Play Value' can be effective in encouraging co-operation, breaking
down barriers, building trust, having fun/relaxing, recuperating,
taking a break or 'changing channels' or learning modes (e.g. from
cognitive to kinesthetic).
For example, 'Attention Out' is a term used by the Re-evaluation
Counseling Community that refers to such a shift in awareness. As we
know, various states can make it hard to focus, such as feeling tired,
confused, over-whelmed, or sunken in sadness. As we get our 'attention
out' by using games and songs to shift the energy, we become present
and enlivened again. As facilitators, it can also be important to
understand when to intervene in such a way and when it is best not to
'change' the energy at all--perhaps because it is exactly where the
group needs to be. In such cases, the facilitator needs to assess what
is appropriate.
You must also be aware of the various ages and/or physical and
emotional abilities of the people in the group in relation to what
games you choose. All games and songs we will learn in this class can
be used with adults. In this class, we will learn to teach them simply
and clearly, as well as to make them as safe as possible both
physically and psychologically.
Note: Unlike the Theatre of the Oppressed and Tools for Change games
and exercises, these games and songs are not all necessarily specific
to bringing awareness to issues of oppression.
Games we may learn in this class: Bumpety Bump Bump; Pretzel; Yes,
Lets; Elephant and Palm Tree; Zoom/Zerk; Blob Tag; Prui; Building a
Machine; Wave the Ocean
Songs we may learn in this class: Step by Step the Longest March; Down
By the Riverside; Oh How Lovely is the Evening; Chickens Get Into the
Tomatoes; Chairs to Mend; I Am Open; A Ma I Boo O
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[NOTE: the following
two workshops are only available to students taking the entire module]
Somatic Integration
This class will focus on
the intersection and synthesis of the many different but related areas
of study in the intensive program. Principles from Somatic Theory
classes are explored in relation to dance and movement classes.
Embodying the Somatic Theory work, there is an opportunity to practice
these new principles and begin to find your individual embodied knowing.
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Heart Circle
Heart Circle is a place where
core students and faculty gather to "check-in" every week. Check-in is
an important time for students and faculty to share with each other
about what is going on in their present experience. This is also an
essential part of the curriculum. It is a direct practice in real time,
in real relationships within the group that utilizes the various
systems we are learning, particularly, Hakomi and Authentic Movement.
The somatic systems which we are so engaged in learning
influence
how we participate in Heart Circle. As we progress in our learning, the
skills of body awareness, listening, respect for each persons unique
process, rhythm, personal signature, owning ones own story, etc., help
create a clearer container and deeper connection to ourselves and each
other. We believe that acknowledging the whole person through all these
various perspectives is essential to positive group dynamics and
personal growth. Most often, this process clarifies and deepens
everyone's experience, and helps promote moving forward.
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IMPROVISATIONAL MIND &
PERFORMANCE:
Voice Thru the Body
In this class, the voice is explored as a "muscle of the soul." We
contact energy sources in the body that inform us of the many
qualities, characters, pitches, and tones that are authentic
expressions of each unique individual. Whether sounding, speaking, or
singing, the body is revealed through the voice. Embracing
improvisational structures, somatic therapies, Balkan and African
songs, this class provides a rich and challenging laboratory for the
person interested in deepening the resonance of his/her physical and
vocal expression. (This class supports SMTT expression.)
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Contact Improvisation
In Contact Improvisation, dancers move in and out of contact, uniting
their bodies to create a mutually supportive and dynamic interplay of
weight. The primary developmental patterns of rolling, crawling,
falling, walking, and running form the basis of the movement
vocabulary. Through studying these patterns in-depth, we will develop
an understanding of the body's structure and the movement forces acting
upon this structure. We do not strive to achieve results, but rather to
participate openly in a constant changing physical reality. Focus on
solos, duets, trios and scores will be integrated as skills are
developed. Contact Improvisation is offered as a weekly class in
addition to the 12-hour workshop.
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Body-Mind Centering® and Improvisation
Body-Mind Centering® (BMC) is a "language of experience": an innovative
approach to exploring the experiential anatomy of the body and its
innate states of movement and mind. Investigations of selected body
systems (organs, fluids, nervous system, endocrine glands) form the
ground for personal movement research through bodywork, partnering, and
improvisation. Classes encourage the mind of research and the ability
to creatively develop movement material as it arises by expanding and
refining our physical perceptions of movement, space, musicality and
presence.
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Authentic Movement
Authentic Movement is a self-directed movement form. One moves with
eyes closed in the presence of another, who is a witness. With eyes
closed, the mover has the opportunity to bring awareness to inner
sensation and focus on other senses. As a witness one is encouraged to
bring attention to one's own experience while being totally present in
seeing the mover. The simplicity of this form is its power. We will
explore the action of seeing and being seen, the dynamic interplay that
is at the heart of both the therapeutic dyad and performance. This
class provides time and space in the Moving On Center program for
integration. It is a time we use to be present with whatever is moving
for each of us. This class supports SMTT expression.
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Action Theater: Improvisation and Presence
Taught by founder Ruth Zaporah, Action Theater is a process that offers
a way towards lively, spontaneous, embodied expression. The techniques
invite exploration into the direct experiencing of sensation/feeling/
action. They address comprehensive and diverse skills: the relationship
between body and speech, the craft of expression, ie, time, space,
shape, dynamics, how to spontaneously build monologue or dialogue,
solo, partner and ensemble dynamics. Dancers and actors alike learn to
open their physical, vocal and verbal imagination and discover their
individual presence. The work is appropriate for anyone, novice or
experienced, interested in the relationship between awareness, action
and performance.
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Introduction to BodyMind Centering®for
Dance and Other Movement Practices
Come join BMC founder Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in this innovative
approach to movement and experience fuller embodiment of your practice!
BodyMind Centering® principles form the basis of a dynamic approach to
the practice and teaching of movement disciplines of all types. The
support and articulation of the major body systems and of early
developmental patterning are the foundations of all our movement,
ranging from everyday activities to the more skilled and complex
movements of the dancer, yoga practitioner, and athlete.
In this workshop, we will explore the interplay between the body
systems and developmental movement and how they inform and interact
with each other. We will apply this to specific movement practices that
are of particular interest to participants in the workshop.
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Performance and Composition
This workshop presents four days of performance research, play,
problems, and confusions. Improvisation dares an encounter with the
radical now, while performance invokes a ritualized event where time
and space are elastic or mutable and bodies are not what they seem. We
will improvise alone, in duets, and in groups. In this workshop we will
analyze one day, and try to lose our minds the next; confront the fake
dichotomy between representation and real; and try to expand our
potential to instigate, recognize, and enjoy situations as they unfold.
Contact Improvisation, the dance of touch & weight, support
& yield, will be a point of departure for experiments in real
time composition, spontaneous performance art, and embodied theory. We
will hang out in the gaps between knowing and not-knowing, between the
said, the not-said, and the not-yet-said.
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[NOTE: the following
two workshops are only available to students taking the entire module]
Somatic Integration
This class will focus on
the intersection and synthesis of the many different but related areas
of study in the intensive program. Principles from Somatic Theory
classes are explored in relation to dance and movement classes.
Embodying the Somatic Theory work, there is an opportunity to practice
these new principles and begin to find your individual embodied knowing.
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Heart Circle
Heart Circle is a place where
core students and faculty gather to "check-in" every week. Check-in is
an important time for students and faculty to share with each other
about what is going on in their present experience. This is also an
essential part of the curriculum. It is a direct practice in real time,
in real relationships within the group that utilizes the various
systems we are learning, particularly, Hakomi and Authentic Movement.
The somatic systems which we are so engaged in learning
influence
how we participate in Heart Circle. As we progress in our learning, the
skills of body awareness, listening, respect for each persons unique
process, rhythm, personal signature, owning ones own story, etc., help
create a clearer container and deeper connection to ourselves and each
other. We believe that acknowledging the whole person through all these
various perspectives is essential to positive group dynamics and
personal growth. Most often, this process clarifies and deepens
everyone's experience, and helps promote moving forward.
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SOMATICS OF PRESENCE
Somatics of Presence Intensive
More information on the intensive can be found on the Somatics of
Presence page here.
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Somatics of Awakening
Pain seems to be unavoidable in life; suffering, however, is optional.
Suffering arises out of the scripts and stories we either inherit or
create about ourselves, others, and the world in which we live. The
stories we tell ourselves shape our bodies, and these in turn, affect
the quality of our experience.
In this introductory evening, we will explore various somatic models
that could assist us in becoming more aware of the strengths and
limitations that our embodied scripts have on our lives. We will trace
the lineage within Somatic Psychology that has focused on identifying
and working with chronic muscular tensions, or "character armor", and
explore these through an experiential exercise. We will also learn to
recognize the different somatotypes that are identified in
Constitutional Psychology. In addition, guided exercises will help us
to experience the pulsatory organizations that Keleman proposes from
within Formative Psychology.
From the larger field of Somatic Movement Education and Therapy, we
will explore Laban Movement Analysis and the "body attitudes" that it
describes. Martha Eddy will guide us through an experiential exercise
that can assist us to become more aware of movement elements that
support a fuller range of self-expression and interaction. She will
also lead us in a discussion of how in Body-Mind Centering®, it is
suggested that people often operate predominantly from certain organs
and/or physiological systems while others are in the background playing
a supporting function.
Finally we will talk about how somatic practice can involve touch and
how diverse somatic approaches seem to increase self-awareness and work
to expand the range of options for self-expression, possibilities for
movement and increase balance, comfort, ease and pleasure through the
softening or restructuring of our embedded stories. This can give us an
increased sense of freedom in our lives and can potentially reduce our
suffering while leading us toward a greater sense of awakening.
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East Coast Workshops and
Lectures Call 212.414.2921 or email Martha Eddy
to register for all workshops, and to determine their location. Current
information on many workshops can be found at the website for DE-SMTT
Dynamic Embodiment.
Workshop
on Human Behavior and Expression: How We Move through Space with
Dynamic Expression
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Introduction
to Laban Movement Analysis (LMA)
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Fundamental
Fitness Learn and Practice Bartenieff Fundamentals
with SMTT Faculty
The
Evolution of Fitness: Find core stability through developmental
movement - a neurodevelopmental approach
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Functional
Anatomy and Physiology : Introduction the Body Systems work of
Body-Mind Centering®
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Body
Counseling: Discover methods of transformative communication
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Dynamics
of Touch(c): Use LMA to touch physiological systems of the body
with SMTT Faculty
Dynamic
Movement Dynamic Health(c): A holistic approach to combining the
observation of movement techniques of Body-Mind Centering® and Laban
principles
with SMTT Faculty
Movement
Fundamentals (Bartenieff perspective)
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Practicing
Bartenieff Fundamentals
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Movement
Analysis and Observation (Laban Movement Analysis perspective)
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Learning
to Move: Principles of Developmental Movement
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Intro
to Body Systems/Experiential Anatomy/Physiology (Body-Mind Centering®
perspective)
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Dynamics
of Touch and Dynamic Movement
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Dynamic
Movement, Dynamic Health
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
InSight
Eye Relaxation and Activation
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
BodyMind
Dancing©/Gentle Aerobics
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Moving
On from Cancer/Moving for Life
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D.
Infant
Toddler Monthly Check in Groups
with Martha Eddy, CMA, Ed.D.
Counseling
Skills for Hands-on Movement Specialists
with Martha Eddy, CMA, Ed.D. and Ruella Frank, Ph.D.
Introduction
to Somatic Fitness
with Martha Eddy, CMA, Ed.D. and Lesley Powell
Lecture
Series - Complementary Therapies and Education for Children by the
Center for Kinesthetic Education and Integrative Pediatrics
with Martha Eddy CMA, Ed.D. and others
EAST
COAST WORKSHOPS
All of the courses below can be credited toward
certification with Dynamic Embodiment Somatic Movement Therapy Training
(DE-SMTT). Ask about tuition packages and Work Exchange programs.
Classes are held at the Center
for Kinesthetic Education - 49 West 27th Street. Call
212.414.2921 or email
Martha for exact information. Please
call or email to register for all workshops.
SMTT Phase 1 Courses
Please see more information on these courses at The Center for Kinesthetic Education.
Costs: 1 twelve hour course $300; 2 courses $550; 3 courses $800.
Single classes available $83 per session.
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Movement Fundamentals (Bartenieff
perspective)
Introduces Physical Therapist Irmgard Bartenieff's principles of
efficient movement functioning. Concepts such as breath support,
3-dimensionality in movement, relationship and sequencing of body
parts, and the interaction of stability/mobility are learned
experientially. Considers a person's motivation to move, as well as
one's relationships to the environment (e.g., space, time, gravity,
tension, people and other environmental constraints.)
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Practicing
Bartenieff Fundamentals
Join us to help keep your skills in Bartenieff practices sharp and
strong!
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Movement
Analysis and Observation (Laban Movement Analysis perspective)
Introduction to the elements of human movement
Body/Space/Dynamics/Shape/ Relationship. Practice in observing, naming
and recording movement patterns.
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Learning
to Move: Principles of Developmental Movement
Workshop and classes aim to provide an experiential framework for
movement learning. Principles of movement development will be explored
through two primary somatic movement therapy systems -- Body-Mind
Centering® (BMC) and Bartenieff Fundamentals. Each system incorporates
neurodevelopmental movement patterns, reflexes, and righting reactions
-- the building blocks of motor co-ordination and expressive movement.
Further insights will be drawn from motor learning, and educational and
psychological theories.
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Intro
to Body Systems/Experiential Anatomy/Physiology (Body-Mind Centering®
perspective)
Overview of the major body systems as organized by tissue type (vs.
physiological function); studies experientially their contribution to
movement and affect. Attention is paid to the contrast of autonomic and
"voluntary" functioning.
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Dynamics
of Touch and Dynamic Movement
Use Laban Movement Analysis to better understand skillful touch.
Investigate how the use of the LMA concepts such as Effort Use and
Shape Change can enhance access to the specific types of touch
necessary to experience and influence the various physiological systems
- bone, muscle, organs, glands, fat, fascia, nerve &&
brain (as taught through Body-Mind Centering®). Gain a greater
sensitivity and focus in working with others through touch and movement.
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Dynamic
Movement, Dynamic Health
This course uses the languages of LMA and BMC to assess a person or
group's health needs and to match their needs to suitable movement
practices. It teaches us to answer questions such as: When is yoga
preferred over tai chi? What situations warrant water aerobics versus
Pilates exercises?
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Eye Relaxation and Activation
A
workshop focused on exploring the benefits of eye relaxation through
a whole body relaxation and balancing for the visual system. Increase
your coordination and breathing capacity to support relaxed seeing
and gain more pleasure from looking and reading. www.EyesOpenMinds.com
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BodyMind
Dancing©/Gentle Aerobics
A workshop focused on the work of Gentle Aerobics and BodyMind
Dancing©. In order to become trained as a BodyMind Dancing© instructor,
it is ideal to be certified in Martha Eddy's SMTT. However, some
individuals with extensive background in dance and somatic studies may
request to apply. Most notably, a background in Body/Mind Centering®
and/or Laban Movement Analysis. www.DynamicEmbodiment.org
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Moving
On from Cancer/ Moving for Life
Moving On Aerobics provides a gentle but invigorating workout,
relieving stress - energizing mind, body and soul. Developed by
exercise physiologist and somatic movement therapist Martha Eddy, CMA,
Ed.D., this class is designed especially for women who have or who have
had breast cancer and is now available to any one with, or recovering
or in remission from all forms of cancer (6 weeks post surgery with
doctor's permission to exercise). For more information, see MovingForLife.org.
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Infant Toddler Monthly Check in Groups
Join a small group class of parents and babies to deepen your
connection with your infant or toddler. We explore why tummy time is
important, Body-Mind Centering® for Babies, toddler development through
movement and play,and easing physical stress for parents and
caregivers. You can increase you knowledge and skill in parenting
through developing strength of body-mind-spirit to deepen your rapport
with your child and learning about the importance of movement in your
child's development. Bring questions and concerns about special needs;
network; find parental support. info@wellnessCKE.net
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Counseling
Skills for Hands-on Movement Specialists
Martha Eddy, CMA, Ed.D. and Ruella Frank, Ph.D.
Practice embodied listening as a baseline for building
rapport. Learn how to interact with support when emotions arise during
sessions. Practice staying in touch with your own feelings and
sensations while you are working. Become aware of transferring
feelings. Get better at observing non-verbal cues and tracking the
concerns of your clients.
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Introduction
to Somatic Fitness
Martha Eddy, CMA, Ed.D. and Leslie Powell, Director of Movements
Afoot.
Somatic education is a growing field of research and
therapies about self-awareness, movement and sensory-motor learning.
Somatic movement education/therapy includes retraining the neural
connections between the brain and muscles to reintegrate all the
muscles into a whole functional unit with the rest of the body.
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LECTURE
SERIES: Complementary Therapies and Education for Children
These lectures will be held in the offices of CKE (suite #503) or Jayme
Lewin Rich/ Integrative Pediatrics (suite #307) at 39 West 14th Street
between 5th Ave and 6th Ave
Mothers' Body Awareness through the
Alexander Technique
Lecture and demonstration on how to use your body safely while handling
babies.
with Rebecca Tuffey and Ruth Diamond, AmSAT Certified
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Collaborative Approaches
Developmental Movement Therapy
A body-mind approach that facilitates children's physical, cognitive
and communicative development
with Martha Eddy, RSMT, Ed. D., Director of CKE
Connective Tissue Treatment and Learning
Stimulating the nervous system through deep fascial touch
with Ron Lavine, DC (Chiropractor, Connective Tissue Therapist)
Learn how Drs. Eddy and Lavine work together using
movement and hands-on techniques with children with different types of
movement and learning needs.
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Baby Massage - Easy Baby Program
Learn techniques to stimulate or calm your baby,
providing a satisfying physical connection and bond.
with Janessa Rick, PT
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Rethinking Scoliosis through Body-Mind
Centering® and Yoga
with Marcia Monroe, Teacher of Body-Mind Centering®
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Tummy Time
with Lauree Wise, OTR, Infant Developmental Movement Educator
Homeopathy for Children
with Sally Ekreib
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COLLEGE CREDIT FOR CLASSES AT MOC
We are excited to offer credit for some of our classes
through California State University, East Bay! You can now
take many of Moving On Center's classes and receive Master's level
college credit through CSU! The following classes may be
available for credit; please inquire with us about the details of your
course before registering:
1) Bartenieff Fundamentals
2) Diversity Embodied / Laban Movement Analysis
3) Learning to Move: Developmental Movement
4) Authentic Movement (students must take both
offered workshops to receive credit.)
5) Body-Mind Centering® (students must take both
offered workshops to receive credit.)
6) Contact Improvisation (students must take both
offered workshops to receive credit.)
7) Somatic Integration (open to core students only)
8) Somatic Application (open to core students only)
If you wish to receive credit, there is an additional fee per class.
Contact us for more information.
Also consider doctoral studies at the International
University of Professional Studies as a way to train in
DE-SMTT and earn a higher degree.
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