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Institute for integrative bodywork & movement Therapy |
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Training and Professional Development Courses Based on the principles of Body-Mind Centering®, Authentic Movement and Somatic Psychology Under the direction of Linda Hartley MA |
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Module 1 : Infant Movement Development |
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The developmental process unfolds through a series of movement patterns which lead us from our ‘being’ to our ‘doing’ nature: from bonding to earth and mother, to establishing a sense of self, to reaching out in play, creative action and relationship. The natural unfolding of the developmental patterns underlies all areas of future learning in the infant, child and adult - movement, perceptual, psychological, intellectual and spiritual growth are all profoundly influenced and supported by these early movement experiences. Embodying the developmental process through focused exercises and movement improvisations can help us to clarify and strengthen the foundations of our movement, and free energy for creative expression. Study will include both theoretical and experiential aspects, with a strong focus on the embodiment of each stage of development. This will be supported through: · the practice of specific movement exercises · movement explorations of the principles of development · partner exercises involving touch and movement repatterning · observation and assessment of personal movement patterns The embodiment of inherent movement potentials underlies the development of a sense of self; and the way the infant is supported, or not, in this process influences the evolution of embodied patterns of relating and being in the world. This will be addressed through: · an understanding of how the sense of self emerges through early touch and movement experiences · exploration and integration of feelings evoked through the embodiment of early movement patterns 1A: In utero: The Early Patterns - We will explore the earliest stages of development from conception and the first movements of cellular respiration, through embryological and fetal development, to the preparations for birth, embodying the movement processes which prepare the fetus for new life. Our study will include the embryological layers and the significance of their integration or splitting for later life; the importance of touch and movement for neurological and psychological growth; the development of the organ systems, and physiological flexion and extension; the emerging sense of self (Stern). September Friday 10 – Sunday 12, and November Friday 12 – Sunday 14
1B: The Birth Process - This intensive workshop will offer participants an opportunity to explore the movement of birth - a passage of fully embodied action which calls upon the engagement of every cell of the body, as well as the heart and soul of the birthing child. We will prepare by practising the movement patterns which birth the child. Each participant who wishes to may re-experience the embodied passage of birth, within the support of a small group; others may choose to witness and facilitate. We will contextualise and integrate experiences using Grof’s Basic Perinatal Matrix, in order to move towards a greater understanding of how our experience of birth may both reflect and influence the development of the will and of personality patterns. January Thursday 6—Sunday 9 (4 days)
1C: Earth, Self and Other: The First Year - The transition of birth initiates the infant into a new world of air, space, gravity and relationship. Interaction with, and mastery of this new environment requires the embodiment of several stages of movement development, basic neurological patterns which are inherent to each of us and to our fellow species - fish, amphibian, reptile and mammal. This is a very active period of growth during which phenomenal learning takes place, all integrally connected to the development of neural pathways and sensory-motor integration. We will relearn and embody the rolling, crawling, creeping, pushing, grasping, reaching, playing movements which carry us from dependency and bonding to the earth, towards autonomy and relationship with others, discovering experientially how the senses of self (Stern) develop through embodied experience. The role of the special senses and primitive reflexes will also be studied. March Friday 4—Sunday 6, April Friday 29—May Monday 2 (4 days), June Friday 3—Sunday 5 If you have not worked with one of us before please try to attend one of the Introductory Weekends being offered in February or May 2010, or The Embodiment of Spirit workshop in May 2010; or else please contact us to arrange an individual introductory session/interview. (Please see the Workshops page.)
Cost : £1,270 (£1,200 if full payment is received by July 16, 2010). Deposit £300 Venue : The course will be offered in a beautiful hall in the picturesque village of Ashdon, Saffron Walden, about 15 miles south of Cambridge. It is easily accessed by road and rail from London and Cambridge, and is less than half an hour from Stansted Airport. There are various possibilities for affordable accommodation in the area; details of these will be given on booking.
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September 2010—June 2011Tutor: Linda Hartley |