The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association
A collaborative of individuals and organizations dedicated to growing the
profession of Somatic Movement Education and Therapy
ISMETA presents an in-person Special Topic Conference
Cultivating Connections: Somatic Movement with Ourselves, Others, and the Earth
September 26 - 28, 2025 | Benicàssim, Spain
While there is still room in the conference, hotel rooms in Benicàssim are booking up quickly.
We encourage you to reserve your accommodations and register for the conference soon!
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DISCOUNTED VIDEO PACKAGE!
Contemporary Somatic Movement practices did not develop in a vacuum! During its ongoing Legacy and Evolution Project, ISMETA’s creative team became inspired to explore the global roots of our Somatic Movement practices. This video series interweaves excerpts from conversations with some of the most respected elders in our field.
Order the 3 Global Roots videos package featuring
(Video 1) Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Eleanor Criswell-Hanna, and Paul Linden
(Video 2) Sondra Fraleigh, Larry Goldfarb, and Daria Halprin
(Video 3) Patricia Bardi, Alice Cummins, and Mariko Tanabe
Videos can be purchased individually here.
To give a sense of the full-length videos, you can watch a Free Preview of Video 1 here.
And you can now Gift a Course here.
We hope you enjoy learning about the global roots of our work!
"Somatics is the study of the self from the perspective of one’s lived experience, encompassing the dimensions of body, psyche, and spirit."
Thomas Hanna
"We learn to ‘listen’ to our inner bodily knowing and ‘speak’ with our bodies from the truth of who we are."
Peggy Hackney
"Movement is life. Life is a process. Improve the quality of the process and you improve the quality of life itself"
Moshe Feldenkrais
"The mind is like the wind and the body like the sand: if you want to know how the wind is blowing, you can look at the sand."
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
"Breathe and be ready to change! Change is here to stay!"
Irmgard Bartenieff
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