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Locate a practitioner or teacher BMCA Professional Members have completed a rigorous, hands-on training which ensures a safe and consistent experience of the work. Description of Categories In Body-Mind Centering® (BMCSM), we seek to embody each of our anatomical systems and to integrate them with the principles of developmental movement. We utilize them for better understanding ourselves and for helping others. BMC uses a body-based language to describe movement and body-mind relationships. There are almost unlimited possibilities of application, both in educational and therapeutic realms. BMC can be applied to work with people who wish to maximize function, to prevent and recover from injuries, to address developmental problems in children, and to deepen psychophysical processes and pathways for personal growth. BMC is currently being utilized in the fields of yoga; dance; sports; the arts; occupational, physical, and speech therapies; psychotherapy; childhood education; infant development; and daily life. Programs in Body-Mind Centering provide different levels of training in both educational and therapeutic applications. Here is a brief description of these levels and the titles pertaining to them. Somatic Movement Educators (SME) Somatic Movement Educators are trained to educate others in the dynamic relationship between body and mind. They have explored the basic principles of Embodied Anatomy and Embodied Developmental Movement and have been trained in the communication of these principles through movement and touch. They have at least 500 documented hours of training in an authorized program. They apply the work in educational contexts only, with individuals and with groups. Certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering®/Somatic Movement Therapist (CP) Somatic Movement Educators may become Certified Practitioners with an additional two years of training, focused on therapeutic applications of the work. This training invites a deepening of their personal embodiment, greater subtlety in touch and re-patterning skills, further integration of Embodied Anatomy and Embodied Developmental Movement, understanding of psychophysical aspects of Somatic Movement Therapy, assessment of clients, and development of professional skills. They have at least 1000 documented hours of training. Certified Teacher of Body-Mind Centering® (CT) Certified Practitioners may become Certified Teachers with an additional two years of training. Certified Teachers apply Body-Mind Centering at an advanced level both in therapeutic and educational contexts. They utilize BMC principles as the basis for working with group dynamics, pedagogy, administration, and the teaching/learning environment. They have experienced a continuation of deepening personal embodiment, which is the key to sharing BMC and transmitting the essence of the work. Certified Teachers of Body-Mind Centering are some of the most highly trained people in the somatic field and have at least 1,500 documented hours of training. Body-Mind Centering® & Yoga Embodied Anatomy & Yoga (EAY) The principles of Body-Mind Centering Embodied Anatomy & Yoga are applied to the practice and teaching of Yoga, with the focus on the body systems. This training consists of a minimum of 336 documented hours. Graduates of this training are authorized to offer educational services in the context of the practice and teaching of Embodied Anatomy & Yoga. Embodied Developmental Movement & Yoga (EDY) The principles of Body Mind Centering Embodied Developmental Movement & Yoga are applied to the practice and teaching of Yoga, with the focus on the developmental principles of BMC. This training consists of a minimum of 240 documented hours. Graduates of this training are authorized to offer educational services in the context of the practice and teaching of Embodied Developmental Movement & Yoga. These two BMC & Yoga trainings are separate but complementary, and some graduates have done both, for a minimum of 500 documented hours. (EADY) Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME) Infant Developmental Movement Educators focus on developmental movement and its application to facilitating normal development in infants with an embracing, child-centered approach. Graduates of this program (250 hours minimum) are authorized to offer educational services in working with infants, their parents and caregivers to help facilitate issues that arise in the normal developmental process in the first year of life. The BMCA Locator Service is compiled and published by BMCA as a public service to provide information for finding Professional Members. However, the BMCA Locator Service is not a referral service. The BMCA Locator Service is for informational purposes only. All those participating in BMCA’s Locator Service have given their permission to list their names and information on this service. All information included in the service has been provided by the individual members included. However, BMCA assumes no liability for incorrect information provided to BMCA for inclusion in this locator service, nor does BMCA represent these practitioners as competent. BMCA is not endorsing any particular Professional Member or the services they may provide, nor is BMCA guaranteeing satisfaction with their service. BMCA encourages you to ask the Professional Member you contact about any information you deem important.
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