Upcoming Projects 2024-25
that get dancers, coaches, artists & therapists to an inspired, embodied practice
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past events
Teaching in Spain, Amsterdam, Russia, Israel, Thailand
SomaticBODY in action! Embodiment, Exploration, Discourse
JOIN us in person workshops or in the 500 h Training!
Be Radical Embodiment
From deep inside the marrow of our bones to the vast expanse of our outermost layer of our skin the practice of Somatic BODY is a practice of embodying our full selves in all our tissues. - Christine Cole
Somatic BODY Team
Christine Cole
Main Teacher (USA)
The Founder and Director of Somatic BODY Training Program
Christine is an expert in the embodiment of human development on the leading edge of research about somatic movement education and therapy.
Anna Titova
Teacher in Training (Russia)
Certified Integrated Body Work and Motor Therapy Specialist.
She was trained in somatics on the IBMT (2013-2016) and Somatic BODY (2019-2021) programs. Member of the international association ISMETA. Mother of three children
Artem Markov
Teacher in Training (Russia)
Somatic therapist and practitioner.
He was trained in somatics on the IBMT (2013-2020) and Somatic BODY (2019-2021) programs.
Contact improvisation teacher, dancer and performer
Nitzan Lederman
Teacher in Training (Israel)
Somatic therapist and practitioner.
He was trained in somatics on the Somatic BODY program (2016-2021).
Contact Improvisation Instructor, Axis Syllabus, Dancer and Performer
Watch All Odd Embodiment episodes on the
Somatic BODY Youtube channel!
SOMATIC BODY PRESENTS
Odd Embodiment TINY MAGIC HAPPENED
BEGIN 2021 INSPIRED BY THE INTRICATE POWER OF HORMONES / CHAKRAS
JAN 4-8 AT 11 - 11:20 AM EST (Recordings are available on Facebook and on youtube next day )
For 5 Episodes travel with these ancient chemicals along your inner rivers of blood, activate the crystalline molecules within you that sequence rhythm of day and night, sexuality, metabolism, and awareness. Sign up to join on Zoom and spend time moving, writing, drawing and discussion.
Your presence is desired, donations are welcome
About Christine Cole
CHRISTINE COLE, RSMT, THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF SOMATIC BODY TRAINING PROGRAM, IS AN EXPERT IN THE EMBODIMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. ON THE LEADING EDGE OF RESEARCH ABOUT SOMATIC MOVEMENT EDUCATION AND THERAPY, SHE DISPLAYS A RADICAL TRUST IN EMBODIED EXPERIENCE AS THE PRIMARY WAY FOR GROUPS TO CO-CREATE KNOWLEDGE. AS A RESULT OF 30 YEARS OF ENGAGING DEEPLY IN LEARNING AND TEACHING THE SOMATIC BODY PRACTICES OF BODY-MIND CENTERING®, DANCE/MOVEMENT, AND BODYWORK, CHRISTINE CLEARLY EMBODIES THE MATERIAL SHE HAS EVOLVED AND MODELS A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE BODY’S SYSTEMS CHANGE IN VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES. A TEACHER OF BODY-MIND CENTERING®, AND PRACTITIONER OF INTEGRATIVE ACUPRESSURE AND INFINITY HEALING, SHE HAS TAUGHT AT THE SCHOOL FOR BODY-MIND CENTERING® IN AMHERST AND AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, AND RUNS HER OWN TRAININGS IN BOSTON, VERMONT, MONTREAL AND NORTHAMPTON, MA. SHE ALSO MAINTAINS A PRIVATE PRACTICE IN DEVELOPMENTAL BODYWORK IN DOWNTOWN NORTHAMPTON, MA. IN ADDITION, CHRISTINE HAS LONG TERM PRACTICES IN CONTACT IMPROVISATION, POST-MODERN AND IMPROVISATIONAL DANCE, AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT, IMPROVISATIONAL THEATER, WRITING AND VOCAL TRAINING.
Testimonials
“Being a lover of the human form as artist & bodyworker I am always interested in finding new ways to engage the the body-mind and explore the infinite potential held within. In a single afternoon, after playing & reveling in my skin with Christine Cole, I felt more connected and embodied than ever before. I continue to feel the vitality & aliveness in every cell and when I sense any disconnect-
I reference this one workshop to re-engage!
A truly transforming experience. I look forward to future opportunities to work with Christine.
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“The strong wise woman holding the world in her body. She listens with her whole self, to your whole self, bones and all, and guides you through that deep knowing of your self as human and as body. There is magic in her touch.”
“Christine Cole creates a lively, dynamic, juicy experiential learning environment - through a mix of visual, tactile, and verbal learning - you just can’t help but deeply soak in all she has to offer. I highly recommend working with Christine!”
Student Outcomes in the Somatic BODY Trainings
GOALS
Students will build a repertoire of competencies, including:
Movement/ kinesthetic awareness
Embodied anatomy and developmental movement
Artistic expression as exploration and integration
Somatic change & healing
Embodiment education
Professional embodied skills of communication
Somatic Professionals
Somatic Body trains students to become professional facilitators of embodiment, movement, perceptual and relational development. Through the program, students build a toolbag of somatic approaches that can be applied in groups or one-on-one teaching, counseling or training practices in areas of dance, movement, therapy, yoga, bodywork, business, and community action.
Students Will Develop These Skills:
kinesthetic knowledge of body systems (nervous, skeletal, circulatory, etc.) and developmental movement stages
embodied presence and spatial awareness
keen observational and assessment skills to identify developmental patterns, tonal quality, and particular use of each body system
techniques/strategies to address and heal physical injury, trauma, and limiting movement patterns
effective movement repatterning techniques to access greater ease and alignment
course of action or class curricula
7. perspective of the healthy body that can be engaged with through enlivening tissues through touch and movement explorations, play, artistic expression, and nature
8. dance and movement improvisation skills to invite personal expression, invoke intuitive knowing, and embrace the unpredictable path of healing
9. relational verbal and non-verbal skills for effective communication with students, clients, and colleagues
10. comprehension of academic research literature and writing about current topics in somatic movement education and therapy and enter into professional discourse in the somatic field