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
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2024
Join us online to celebrate the growth of the profession of Somatic Movement Education and Therapy!
The schedule will run from 8am to 9pm Eastern U.S. time, with 15-minute experiential sessions
by Approved Training Programs and individual professional members! Programming will include the premiere
of ISMETA's Global Roots of Somatic Movement video series and the launch of a new ISMETA YouTube Channel!
HERE is a glimpse of how we will share our work with one another and the general public.
Zoom link will be provided closer to the event date. Please contact somaday@ismeta.org with questions.
Upcoming Professional Development Center Events
WITESSeptember 8, 2024 from 12 – 3 pm ET SPAER WHITE SPACER
"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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