“Its' about trust. Trusting that your body knows what to do. It made itself, whatever it is and whoever you are. Nobody else knows what's going on the way you do.”
~ Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, Founder & Director of The School for Body-Mind Centering®
Somatic Movement
Somatic movement is the conscious practice of moving from within, guided by the body’s internal awareness. It emerges from the felt sense of the body and mind as distinct yet interconnected entities. This practice focuses on moving from the inside out, rather than how movement appears externally. Somatic movement offers profound benefits for physical, mental, and emotional well-being:
- Enhances awareness of sensory input
- Expands how we respond to stimuli
- Refines the initiation and interpretation of movement
- Transforms our understanding and experience of stillness
- Strengthens connections with self and others
- Shifts how we move through life and engage with the world
Somatic Movement Educator (SME)
As a Somatic Movement Educator (SME), my mission is to support growth, healing, and self-discovery through movement, touch, feeling, and education. I am dedicated to cultivating the essential qualities of human connection, listening, and embodiment to help others live vibrant, healthy, and meaningful lives—from birth to death. Want to explore this together? Book a session, and we’ll dive in.
The Somatic Movement Education program is part of The School for Body-Mind Centering (BMC).
The School for Body-Mind Centering® (BMC)
Body-Mind Centering® (BMC) is an integrated approach to movement, the body, and consciousness. Developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, BMC combines anatomical, physiological, psychophysical, and developmental principles, using movement, touch, voice, and mind. It offers a unique, experiential study of how each body system can be personally embodied and integrated, supporting developmental re-patterning and fostering a body-based language for movement and body-mind relationships.
BMC is a creative process of self-discovery, where each person is both the student and the subject. The goal is to find ease within transformation.
Sonder Movement Project (SMP)
Sonder Movement Project (SMP) is a licensed BMC® organization, offering SME and IDME programs. I co-own SMP with Amy Matthews, and together, we organize and teach BMC® courses and content. SMP is one of only two BMC® schools in North America.
It is my deepest commitment to offer somatic movement classes with integrity, attention, and care, bringing out the best experience for your own connection and healing. With gratitude to my teacher and business partner, Amy Matthews.
