somatic education australasia

Welcome to SEA

We offer the Body-Mind Centering®
Somatic Movement Educator and
Infant Developmental Movement Educator Certification programs in Melbourne.

About the SME program

The Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Educator program introduces students to the foundations and fundamentals of embodiment, through a highly experiential study of embodied anatomy and developmental movement.

Students explore the material through multiple modalities, including solo, partner and group movement, giving and receiving touch, witnessing, dialogue and group discussion. Movement, touch, sounding, vocalization, drawing and writing are all engaged in the exploration of cellular liveliness, and in processes of aligning inner experience with outer awareness and expression.

Body-Mind Centering® is based in the work of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and has developed over 50+ years of experiential research in learning communities all over the world.

This training is for you if you:


  • are inspired by and curious about the process of embodiment
  • want to develop ways to move with more awareness, precision and expression
  • have an interest in embodied anatomy and developmental movement
  • want to facilitate movement and hands-on practices in any setting
  • are an artist, therapist, educator or researcher and want to include Body-Mind Centering® in your work.

Courses may be taken individually for personal and professional development. Upon successful completion of the entire 500-hour program, students may become a Certified Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Educator, and a Registered Somatic Movement Educator through ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association). It is also possible to combine courses from BMC programs worldwide to attain certification.

2025-2027 Schedule & Fees

We are also offering the Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME) certification program in 2028-2029. There are four required courses for IDME that are part of the SME program beginning in February 2025. Read more about IDME here.