Body-Mind Centering®, or BMC™, is a transformative psycho-physical process involving movement re-education and hands-on work. Developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, an occupational and movement therapist from northern Massachusetts, BMC™ uses movement, touch, and voice to study how the mind is expressed through the body, and vice-versa.
BMC™ is a process of self-discovery which encourages students to “meet and recognize themselves and others” by understanding and accepting the place where they are right now. Using this as a starting point, learning takes place in an open, non-judgmental environment where every participant is both student and subject matter. This method is frequently used in fields as diverse as dance, athletics, occupational and physical therapy, child development, and music.
The School for Body-Mind Centering® in Amherst, Massachusetts provides a regional listing of practitioners and teachers in the US and worldwide.
The School for Body-Mind Centering
http://www.bodymindcentering.com
189 Pondview Drive
Amherst, MA 01002-3230
Phone: (413) 256-8615
Fax: (413) 256-8239
E-mail: info@bodymindcentering.com
Further reading:
Brook, Ann
Contact Improvisation and Body-Mind Centering: A Manual for Teaching & Learning Movement
Cohen, Bonnie Bainbridge
Sensing, Feeling, and Action: The Experiential Anatomy of Body-Mind Centering
Hartley, Linda
Wisdom of the Body Moving: An Introduction to Body-Mind Centering
Body-Mind Centering
By Jenny Marlowe, LoveActing.com Updated Nov 3, 2008
By Jenny Marlowe, LoveActing.com Updated Nov 3, 2008
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