Denison University, Granville, OH, (with Virtual Online Option)
Join us for the 35th Annual Body-Mind Centering Conference!
95 presenters: workshops, performances, panels, presentations
Featured Presenters: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Bebe Miller
Plus: Two Workshop Presentations with Susan Bauer
The Language of Embodiment: Teaching Teens and Young Adults
&
Our Bodies Know: The Interface Between Authentic Movement and Somatic Movement Therapy
(See workshop descriptions below)
The Language of Embodiment: Teaching Teens and Young Adults
Somatic practices are key to helping youth to thrive, providing an entirely new framework for understanding their bodies and the relationship between their physical and emotional well-being. But what are the essential building blocks to establishing the capacity for somatic work, particularly embodied anatomy? This workshop examines both how to use language to invite students into embodied knowing— (does it invite or inhibit an embodied response?)—and specific practices to scaffold the learning so students gain confidence by building their capacity for embodied practice. Drawing from the presenter’s book, The Embodied Teen, participants experience a sample exploration followed by a presentation/discussion to ‘unpack’ the specific language and pedagogy skills used. Crafting an accessible in-road to somatic movement practices helps to set students up for success. Come experience, explore, and discuss how to skillfully pass along our somatic lineage to the next generation!
For registration and more information see the BMCA website
Our Bodies Know: The Interface Between Authentic Movement and Somatic Movement Therapy
In the practice of Authentic Movement, people learn to listen to the impulses for movement in their bodies and to give them voice. As a somatic movement therapist, Susan similarly encourages people to seek self-awareness through movement expression that arises spontaneously, such as in a simple gesture or movement phrase. Yet as she has discovered, many clients tend to jump from movement to cognitive ‘story-telling’ quite quickly — such that although the movement is expressed, it is not necessarily received by the self. In this presentation Susan shares methods she has developed, based on principles of Authentic Movement, to support people to hold space for their movement knowing to be heard. Through examples of multiple clients, Susan illustrates the transformative power of these simple somatic interventions to help people listen to the voice of their own bodies. Participants will also be invited to experience components of this process and share their experiences.
For registration and more information see the BMCA website
Event Category: conference, Embodiment in Education, Somatics, The Embodied Teen