C.A.R.E | A Somatic Approach for Creativity. Attachment. Resilience. Education

200 UE / 6 modules / 4 somatic methods / 3 instructors

For whom is C.A.R.E?

• Teachers, social workers, youth workers and parents who are looking for new ways to help children and young people grow and develop through physical experience and body awareness.
• Parents who want to better understand how they can promote their children's emotional and physical well-being through movement and mindfulness.
• Anyone who wants to learn how to find and support their own emotional and physical balance.

What are the key educational aspects of the C.A.R.E. program? 

• Developmental foundations: C.A.R.E. begins with the observation of how humans develop from the earliest stages (prenatal, infancy, early childhood) and how movement and attachment influence learning. The neurobiological foundations of learning, such as the function of the nervous system and the development of trauma, form the educational cornerstones of the training.
• Learning through experience: Participants learn through embodied experience. Movement-based activities provide a deep understanding of developmental processes, while theoretical information accompanies their own learning and reflection process.
• Learning as a lifelong process: C.A.R.E. is aimed at those who wish to deepen their understanding of learning as an ongoing developmental process - be it in their work with children, adults or for their own personal growth.

Research-based and practice-oriented

Our C.A.R.E. program is based on years of practical experience and integrates proven approaches from various disciplines, such as Somatic Experiencing (SE), Body-Mind Centering®, Neuromotor Development Promotion INPP®, NARM, Feldenkrais and others. These methods are integrated with each other to promote a deep understanding of the connections between body, mind and development. They are based on the latest research and help to regulate the nervous system and understand the effects of trauma and early childhood development without focusing on the traumatic event itself.

Applied somatic methods of training

• IBMT (Integrative Bodywork- and Movement Therapy)
• Neurophysiological Psychology
• Feldenkrais
• Contact Improvisation
• Ideokinesis
• Body-Mind Centering®
• Dance

Graduation Requirements:

• Proof of 10 hours observation.
• One class presentation
• Case study or practical research, documented in an essay of maximum 3,000

General content:

Embryology

1. Tone
2. Development of the vestibular system
3. Reflexes
4. Primitive reflexes
5. Postural reflexes

• Human Movement Development
• Brain development

Learning

1. development of the nervous system
2. information processing
3. physiological learning processes
4. new ​​versus re-learning
5. creating a supportive space for learning

Self awareness

1. dealing with resistance
2. achievement evaluation
3. age-appropriate mediation

Ages

1. teenagers
2. 8-11 (development of sexuality)
3. 3-7/8 (Postural reflexes should be integrated)
4. 0-3

Practice-related mediation

1. Games: Movement activities / Support / Touch
2. Touch: as support not as correction /alternatives to touch

Subjects:

• Experiential Anatomy
• A variety of Somatic methods
• Context / practical application / practice fields
• Integration
• Hands on
• Case  study discussions