The Institute for Integrative Bodywork & Movement Therapy has been offering training programmes in England and Germany since 1990, under the direction of Linda Hartley. The current programme offers flexibility for those wishing to integrate into their practice new approaches to somatic movement therapy, bodywork, and body-mind awareness. It also offers the possibility to train over a period of three years towards a Diploma in Integrative Bodywork & Movement Therapy.
The work is based on an understanding that what we need for our healing and growth lies within, and is revealed as we learn to follow our unconscious inner process. It seeks to empower the individual to participate creatively in the healing journey by developing trust in his or her inner knowledge and intuition, and acquiring skills with which to access the hidden wisdom of the body and mind.
The training is designed to support personal growth, and to develop skills with which to facilitate the unfolding of process through the body. This involves:
- the awakening of awareness in the body and the learning of methods to facilitate the integration of mind and body in movement
- the practice of witnessing through touch, through moving, and through seeing another move, cultivating an attitude of non-judgmental acceptance and compassion towards self and others
- methods to support the exploration and integration of personal material which may emerge in bodywork and movement practice
~ The core of the training involves an in-depth experiential and theoretical study of Infant Movement Development, Experiential Anatomy, and the art of Touch and Movement Repatterning, based on principles of Body-Mind Centering®
~ This is supported by a module in Holistic Anatomy & Physiology, embodying anatomical structure and exploring the relationship between emotional and physiological functions of the body systems
~ It offers a module in Authentic Movement and Therapeutic Presence, where personal movement from the unconscious can be explored. In this discipline we seek to develop the ‘internal witness’, a place of clear seeing and compassionate, non-judgmental acceptance, so essential to any work with others
~ Studies in Somatic Psychology include: the development of the sense of self; the influence of birth on the development of the will and personality patterns; the body-mind-feeling connection and the field of psychoneuroimmunology; the relationship between emotional and neurological development; basic counselling skills and inner body dialogue; assessment and application
The programme is intended for those working, or training to work in the fields of movement, dance, and the arts therapies; bodywork; psychotherapy and counselling; health, education, and the caring professions. Courses involve both theoretical and experiential components, with a strong emphasis on the embodiment of taught material.
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