Workshops

The second round of the Somatic Movement Educator program began in February 2025. Courses can be taken individually for personal & professional development, or as part of the full 500+ hours Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Educator certification. The four starred courses below are also part of the Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME) Program which will take place in 2028-2029. Module 3: Fluid System 10-16 February 2026 (6 days, day off 13/2) Nervous System 19-26 February 2026 (7 days, day off 23/2) Module 4: Ligamentous and Fascial System 4-11 September 2026 (7 days, day off 8/9) Endocrine System 14-18 September 2026 (5…

Morning class with Olive Bieringa Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.30-11.30 Over three mornings we will focus on how our cellular structures and vitality support our whole body awareness, physical capacity and dancing together. Dancers and movers of all energetic capacities welcome. Body-Mind Centering® is an experiential approach to embodiment, movement and consciousness. It uses anatomical information, guided movement, intentional touch, voice, expression and the developing awareness of the play of conscious attention, or mind.

A Two-Day immersion in Contact Improvisation & Body-Mind Centering®Hosted by Oslo Kontaktimpro in collaboration with Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad Through embodied exploration of bones, fascia, organs and developmental movement we will discover partnering that is effortless, intentional, and alive. Day One: Inner Architectures We will begin by awakening anatomical and physiological precision, embodying our structural support of skeleton and fascia, and dropping into the dimensionality and metabolic power of our organs. Through guided movement, touch, and attention, we will identify, articulate, and integrate the body’s tissues, discovering the distinct movement qualities they offer. Day Two: Developmental and Evolutionary Beings…

Body–Mind Centering® approaches to voice, breath, & embodied expression with Otto Ramstad and Olive Bieringa   Our voices carry far more than sound—they communicate presence, history, emotion, and intention. In this workshop, we explore vocalization cultivating kinesthetic and auditory awareness of the structures that shape our voice. By sensing and differentiating these systems, we will expand our capacity to embody, articulate, and balance vocal expression. Through experiential practice, we open pathways between unconscious and conscious processes, and between ourselves and others, allowing the voice to emerge with greater clarity, resonance, and choice. Body-Mind Centering® is an experiential approach to embodiment,…

Morning class from 9.30-11.30 Tuesday- to Thursday Material For the Spine concentrates accumulated knowledges from Steve Paxton’s study of walking, Contact Improvisation and Aikido practice to explore the movement possibilities in the spine and the connections between the head, pelvis, and vertebrae. This solo practice is a meditative study of a series of exercises, body puzzles and ideokinetic imagery. Each class will evolve into dancing together. “With Material for the Spine, I was interested in alloying a technical approach to improvisational results. It is a system for exploring the interior and exterior muscles of the back. It aims to bring the…