This program explores the richness of the relationship between body, mind, movement and touch in the context of our dynamic Embodied Anatomy and Embodied Developmental Movement approach to Somatic Movement Education. Students are introduced to the foundations and fundamentals of embodiment in working with themselves and others. This 500+ hour program requires three years of study.
Participants and staff of our Muscular System Course in June 2022: Meryem Alaoui, E.E. Balcos, Annick Delabays, Marina Gregory, Janet Harrison, Nisha Kewalramani, Bob Lehnberg, Gabriela Petrov, Florence Poulin, Nathalie Salvas, Julia Schramek, Bernard Vash, Elissa Weinzimmer, Cynthia Williams and with Chantal Drapeau and Diane Caouette on Zoom.
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A Message from Esprit en Mouvement Program Director Mariko Tanabe:
The path of preparing and launching Esprit en Mouvement’s Licensed Program in Montreal has been the one of most exhilarating and exciting experiences of my life. What a wonderful ride!
I acknowledge my family and the countless others who have supported and guided me throughout this pursuit. And a special thanks to my teacher, mentor and friend, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, the founder of Body-Mind Centering® who has followed the path that has created this beautiful work and vibrant community, and has offered us inspiring and fulfilling ways for being in this world.
In the wake of the end of a full cycle, I have made the challenging decision to pause Esprit en Mouvement’s Somatic Movement Education Program for the rest of this year, which was scheduled to begin this July. The effects of the pandemic have impacted our resources in many ways and there has been much change in our lives. I am called away from the demands of directing the BMCsm program, to tend to family and personal matters that need my attention. I also wish to honour the need for integration and some time to regenerate my body and soul. Esprit en Mouvement will not offer any courses in 2023 and will re-evaluate the situation later this fall for the possibility of offering BMCsm SME Program courses in the years to come. In the meantime, I hope that all our students will benefit from continuing their BMCsm training in the many other licensed training programs around the world.
I plan to continue with my private practice, mentoring, ongoing research and teaching this year, while I explore the possibility of finding a qualified successor who can assist in directing this program in the future. Please check back with us this fall for further news. And feel free to contact us at [email protected].
I wish to express appreciation to all the students who have participated in the courses of EEM throughout the cycle. Without you, there would be no program. And gratitude to teachers who have brought their expertise, commitment, and hearts to the program: Erik Bendix, Janet Amato, Anne Garrigues, Walburga Glatz, Bob Lehnberg, Lulla Chourlin, and Assistants Cynthia Stevens, Natasha Martina, Janet Kwantes, Margery Segal, Basha Cohen, Vanessa Gagnon, and Nisha Kewalramani (Teacher and Assistant).
Many thanks to our Translators Vanessa Gagnon and Sarah Bild, Administrators Geneviève Robitaille and Reena Almoneda Chang, and Program Supervisor Thomas Greil.
Congratulations to the first graduates of the SME Program: Meryem Alaoui, Florence Poulin and Elissa Weinzimmer, and to the many others who will be graduating soon.
Wishing you all the best,
Mariko Tanabe – Program Director
Esprit en Mouvement will not offer any courses in 2023 and will re-evaluate the situation later this fall for the possibility of offering BMCsm SME Program courses in the years to come. In the meantime, I hope that all our students will benefit from continuing their BMCsm training in the many other licensed training programs around the world.
To find out more about the BMCsm Licensed Programs around the world, click HERE.
More about the Somatic Movement Education Program, click HERE.
Module #1:
Senses and Perception 1 (4 days)
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Skeletal System (9 days)
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Organ System (7 days)
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Module #2:
Basic Neurocellular Patterns (7 days) ¸
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Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions and Equilibrium Responses (6 days)
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Module #3:
Endocrine System (5 days)
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Nervous System (7 days)
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Module #4:
Fluid System
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Ontogenetic Development (5 days)
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Module #5: Summer 2025
Course to be announced:
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Ligamentous and Fascial System (7 days)
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Module #6: Spring 2026
Muscular System (9 days)
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Professional issues 1 and Competency (2 days): Dates TBA
Competency (1 day): Date TBA
Graduation Celebration: Date TBA