Courses for the 500+ hour Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Educator program will begin October 2019 at Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne.
Courses may be taken individually, or, upon successful completion of the entire 500 hour course, students may become a Registered Somatic Movement Educator through ISMETA (The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association).
SME Melbourne Course Schedule & Fees:
Course | Dates* | Fees** | Teachers |
Senses & Perceptions 1 | 11-14 October 2019 (4 days) |
$800 | Jens, Olive, Otto |
Skeletal System | 17-27 October 2019 (9 days) Days off 20/10 & 24/10 |
$1800 | Jens, Olive, Otto |
Organ System | 14-21 February 2020 (7 days) Day off 17/2* |
$1400 | Amy, Mary Lou, Olive |
Basic Neurocellular Patterns | 24 Feb-1 March 2020 (7 days) Day off 27/2* |
$1400 | Amy, Mary Lou, Olive |
Reflexes, Righting Reactions & Equilibrium Responses | 2-8 September 2020 (6 days) Day off 6/9* |
$1200 | Olive, Gloria, Sarah |
Ontogenetic Development | 11-15 September 2020 (5 days) |
$1000 | Olive, Gloria, Sarah |
Fluid System | 6-12 February 2021 (6 days) Day off 9/2* |
$1200 | Olive, Otto, Kim |
Nervous System | 15-22 February 2021 (7 days) Day off 19/2* |
$1400 | Olive, Otto, Kim |
Endocrine System | 3-7 September 2021 (5 days) |
$1000 | Friederike, Olive, Rebecca |
Fascia & Ligamentous Systems | 10-17 September 2021 (7 days) Day off 14/9* |
$1400 | Friederike, Olive, Rebecca |
Muscular System | 13-23 February 2022 (9 days) Days off 14/2 & 18/2* |
$1800 | Jens, Olive, Otto |
Competency | 26 February 2022 (1 day) |
$200 | Jens, Olive, Otto |
Professional Issues | 27-28 February 2022 (2 days) |
$400 | Jens, Olive, Otto |
*Any course longer than 5 days will have a day off every 3 or 4 days. Exact days off beyond 2019 may vary slightly pending venue availability.
Classes run approximately 9am-6pm each day.
**Important notes on course fees:
Fees shown are not inclusive of GST.
New Zealand residents receive a 15% discount on all course fees.
Course payments received less than 3 months before start date will incur a $75 administrative fee per course.
Two 50% Community Service Scholarships are available for each course OR the entire program. Scholarship applications are available here.
Course descriptions:
Endocrine System
Fluid System
Ligamentous and Fascial System
Muscular System
Nervous System
Ontogenetic Development
Organ System
Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions and Equilibrium Responses (RRR)
Professional Issues 1
Senses and Perception 1
Skeletal System
SME Competency
This training is for you if you
•are inspired by the process of embodiment
•want to develop ways to move in consciousness and presence
•have an interest in embodied anatomy and developmental movement
•want to teach movement and hands-on in any setting
•are an artist, therapist, educator or researcher and want to include Body-Mind Centering® in your work
The first four courses of the Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME) Program – Senses and Perceptions 1, Ontogenetic Development, RRR and BNP – are offered as part of the SME program. These courses can also be taken individually for people who wish to complete the IDME program. (IDME 1 & 2 are not currently being offered at SEA but are available at several other program locations. We hope to be able to offer this in a few years’ time.)