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The Skeletal System
2025-04-24 08:30 - 2025-05-04 13:30 UTC | CasaNave Alle Mura, Via Nazario Sauro 8, Tuscania, 01017, Italy
€1125 (early bird 1), €1205 (early bird 2), €1265 (full)
9 days / 63 hours
days off April 27, May 1
Faculty: Gloria Desideri (Program Director), Marcella Fanzaga (IT), Christian Meier (DE)
Consecutive Translation: Anna Keller (CH)
This system provides us with our basic supporting structure. It is composed of the bones and the joints. The bones lever us through space and support our weight in relationship to gravity and the shape of our movements through space. The spaces within the joints gives us the possibility of movement and provide the axes around which the movement occurs.
The skeletal system gives our body the basic form through which we can locomote through space, act on the environment and sculp and create the energy forms in space that we call movement. Through embodying the skeletal system, the mind becomes structurally organized, providing supporting ground for our thoughts, the leverage for our ideas, and the fulcrum and the spaces between our ideas for the articulation and understanding of their relationships. It provides the foundation for the psychophysical qualities of clarity, effortlessness and form.
In this course we will learn:

skeletal principles that enhance effortless movement
the relationships between bones and joints and how they integrate through the whole body;
ways of evaluating and repatterning imbalances in skeletal alignment and movement;
techniques for facilitating the repatterining of the internal structure of the bone.

Information and Registration: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it – +39 3394981834
Registration Form 2025-26
Course Calendar 2024-2026
SME Program – Description

The Organ System
2025-07-06 08:30 - 2025-07-13 13:30
€890 (early bird 1), €945 (early bird 2), €995 (full fee)
7 days / 49 class hours
day off July 9th
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Marcella Fanzaga, Tamara Milla Vigo
Our organs are vital and alive. They provide us with our sense of self, full-bodiedness, and organic authenticity. Organs are the contents within the skeletal-flesh container and carry on the functions of our internal survival — breathing, nourishment and elimination. Organs are the primary habitats or natural environments of our emotions, aspirations, and the memories of our inner reactions to our personal and social histories. They support our postural tone and our feelings, and give volume to our movement.
This course includes:

Initiating breath, voice, movement and touch from the organs.
Analyzing imbalances in individual organs and the organ system as a whole.
Techniques to facilitate access to and balance in the organs.

Information and registration: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it +39 3394981834
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Course Calendar 2024-2026

SME Program – Description

The Endocrine System
2025-08-27 08:30 - 2025-08-31 13:30
€620 (early bird 1), €675 (early bird 2), €725 (full)
5 days / 35 hours
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Nisha Kewalramani, Maria Martinez
The endocrine glands are the major chemical governing system of the body and are closely aligned with the nervous system. Their secretions pass directly into the blood stream and their balance or imbalance influences all of the cells in the body. The glands are the keystone between the organs and the nervous system and between the nervous system and the fluids. They create crystalline psychophysical states through which we are able to experience and understand the universal aspect of self. This is the system of internal stillness, surges or explosions of chaos/balance and the crystallization of energy into archetypal experiences. The endocrine glands underlie intuition and the perceiving and understanding of the Universal Mind.
In this course we focus on:

initiating breath, voice and movement from each of the following glands and bodies: coccygeal body, gonads, adrenals, pancreas, thoraco body, hearth body, thymus, thyroid, parathyroids, carotid bodies, pituitary, mammillary bodies and pineal;
distinguishing their reflex points;
aligning their energy centers along the spine;
establishing their relationships to bones and joints;
analyzing the glandular support of the spine and head.

Information and registration: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it – +39 3394981834
Registration Form 2025-2026
Course Calendar 2025-2026
SME Program Description

Senses and Perception 1
2025-09-04 08:30 - 2026-09-07 13:30
Course Fee: € 560 (VAT tax included) – €50 discount with registration by the Early Bird deadline (July 10, 2026)
4 days – 28 class hours
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Anka Sedlačková
Visiting Teacher: Wilma Vesseur
Originally, our senses exist only as potential and then develop in response to stimuli and experiences. Tactile perception and sense of movement are located in every cell of the body. Sight, hearing, taste and smell are localized in the head. It is through the senses that we receive information from our inner (ourselves) and outer (others and the world) environments.
The way we filter, modify, distort, accept, reject and use this information is part of the act of perception. Perception is a global experience. It is the psychophysical process of interpreting information based on past experiences, present circumstances and future expectations.
When we choose to absorb information, it means that we create a link with that aspect of our environment. When we block it, keep it out, it means that we are defending ourselves from that same aspect. Learning is the process by which we vary our responses to information based on the context of each individual situation.
In this course we focus on:

the exploration of the six senses (movement, touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision) and their development
the analysis of perception as a cyclic dynamic process of stimulus-response
the experience of bonding and the ability to establish relationship
going away (defending) and going towards (learning) as psychophysical processes based on perception.

If you are interested in participating, please fill the Application Form
Registrations will be open from February 2, 2026
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IDME Program Calendar 2026-2028

The Fluid System
2025-11-03 08:30 - 2025-11-09 13:30
€760 (early bird 1), €810 (early bird 2), €860 (full)
6 days / 42 hours
day off November 6th
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Emanuela Passerini, Mark Rietema
Consecutive translation: Anna Keller

The fluids are the transportation system of the body. They underlie presence and transformation, set the ground for basic communication, and mediate the dynamics of flow between rest and activity, tension and relaxation.
The characteristics of each fluid relate to different qualities of movement, touch, voice, and state of mind. These relationships can be approached from the aspects of movement, mind states, or from anatomical and physiological functioning.

In this course we will explore the characteristics of the major fluids of the body: cellular, interstitial and transitional fluids, blood, lymph, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, fascia and fat.
We will learn to:

distinguish the qualities of specific fluids through movement and touch;
initiate movement from each of the fluids;
identify individual psychophysical characteristics of each of the fluids and their various combinations;
gain awareness of your own fluid affinities and recognize their embodiment and expression in others.

Information and Registration: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it – +39 3394981834

Registration Form 2025-26

Course Calendar 2025-2026

SME Program – Description

The Nervous System
2026-01-03 09:00 - 2026-01-10 13:30
€890 (early bird 1: register by October 25, 2025),
€945 (early bird 2: register by November 29, 2025),
€995 (full fee)
7 days/49 hours
day off January 6th
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Marcella Fanzaga, Thomas Greil
Experience occurs first on a cellular level. The nervous system is the recording system of the body. It records our experiences and organizes them into patterns. It can then recall the experience and modify it by integrating it with patterns of other previous experiences. Although it can be said that the nervous system is the last to learn, however, once it has acquired knowledge, it not only becomes the main center of control of psychophysical processes, but through creativity and play is able to initiate the process of learning new experiences.
The nervous system underlies alertness, thought, and precision of coordination. It also estblishes the perceptive basis from which we view and interact with our internal and external worlds.
In this course we will focus on:

Distinguishing experientially the organization of the nervous system: central/peripheral; somatic/autonomic; sensory/motor.
In movement, release of blocks at nerve level (central nervous system, autonomic system nerves, main somatic and autonomic pathways).
Understanding the principles of nerve reversals and methods of releasing them.
Balancing of the autonomic Nervous system, the basis of self-regulation and as a support for the external expression of voluntary movements.

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Course Calendar 2025-2026

SME Program – Description

Ligamentous and Fascial System
2026-04-25 08:30 - 2026-05-02 13:30
€890 (early bird 1: register by February 14, 2026)
€945 (early bird 2: register by March 21, 2026)
€995 (full fee)
7 days/49 hours
day off April 28
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Amy Matthews (USA)
Visiting Teachers: Marcella Fanzaga (Milano), Maria Martinez (Bologna)
Consecutive translation English-Italian by: Anna Keller (CH)
The ligaments set the boundaries of movement between the bones. They coordinate and guide muscular responses by directing the path of movement between the bones and provide specificity, clarity, and efficiency for the alignment and movement of the bones. When all of the ligaments of a joint are actively engaged, the movement of that joint becomes highly specific and is carried effortlessly to surrounding and successive joints. The ligaments support the psychophysical quality of detailed specificity.
In this course we specifically focus on:

Initiating movement from the ligaments.
Facilitating freedom, resilience, strength and integration of the ligaments through touch and repatterning.
Releasing ligaments from the restrictions of surrounding tissues.
Integrating ligaments into their corresponding fascial planes.

Information and registration: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it
+39 3394981834
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Course Calendar 2025-2026

SME Program – Description

Muscular System
2026-07-04 08:30 - 2026-07-14 13:30
€1125 (early bird 1: register by April 25, 2026),
€1205 (early bird 2: register by May 30, 2026),
€1265 (full fee)
9 days / 63 hours
days off July 7, 11
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Jens Johannsen, Emanuela Passerini
The muscles establish a tensile three-dimensional grid for the balanced support and movement of the skeletal structure by providing the elastic forces that move the bones through space. They provide the dynamic contents of the outer envelope of flesh encompassing the skeletal structure. Through this system we embody our vitality, express our power, and engage in the dialogue of resistance and resolution.
In this course we focus on:

Innovative muscle principles (proximal and distal initiation, muscle coupling and currenting, A and B muscles, four stages of a muscle action, eight functions of a muscle).
Embodying muscles and initiating movement at the molecular level (actin and myosin).
The embodied functions of proprioceptors (muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs).
Analyzing the actions of individual muscles and of groups of muscles from the perspective of one’s position in relation to gravity.
Interrelationships between muscles in different parts of the body and as they pass through different fascial planes.
Techniques of muscle reeducation and training.

Information and registration: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it
+39 3394981834
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Course Calendar 2025-2026

SME Program Description

Professional Development 1 and SME Competency
2026-07-17 08:30 - 2026-07-19 16:30
€405
3 days / 21 hours
These days deal with issues related to the transition from embodiment experience to professional work in the field of somatic education.
Applications of the BMC® approach in various fields are discussed and the appropriate language with which the SME profession is explained to the public is analyzed.
One day is dedicated to verifying the level of competency that the students have reached, specifically on their embodiment of the body systems and the baisc neurocellular patterns (BNP).
These three days can be attended by students who have completed all the courses of the SME Program and also by some students who may have missed one or at most two courses upon completion of the program.
Information and registration: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it
+39 3394981834
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Course Calendar 2025-2026
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Ontogenetic Development
2026-09-09 08:30 - 2026-09-13 13:30
Course Fee: € 700 (VAT tax included) – € 50 discount with registration by the Early Bird deadline (July 15, 2026)
5 days, 35 class hours
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Anka Sedlačková
The period from intrauterine life through approximately 12 months of age is an extraordinary formative time for humans. Our basic movement patterns emerge in utero, are present at birth, and develop through the first year of life. It is during this time that we build the groundwork for our movement and perceptual skills and pass through the milestones by which we mark our development.
In this course we focus on:

the developmental milestones including: fetal movement, nursing, head control, eye-hand coordination, rolling, circumduction, belly crawling, quadrupedal creeping, sitting, kneelsitting, kneel-standing, half kneel-sitting, half kneelstanding, squatting, standing, cruising, walking
the sequence of development that allows the infant to progress through each and all skill levels during its developmental process
patterns of movement that inhibit more integrated skills from developing
facilitating integrated movement skills and inhibiting patterns which limit full development.

If you are interested in participating, please fill the Application Form
Registrations will be open from February 2, 2026
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IDME Program Calendar 2026-2028

Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions, Equilibrium Responses (RRR)
2026-11-01 08:30 - 2026-11-07 13:30
Course Fee: € 840 (VAT tax included) – € 50 discount with registration by the Early Bird deadline (September 11, 2026)
6 days, 42 class hours, 1 day off
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Ferenc Kálmán
If the Basic Neurological Patterns are the words, the Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions and Equilibrium Responses are the fundamental elements, the alphabet, of our movement. Underneath all successful, effortless movement are integrated reflexes, righting reactions and equilibrium responses.
The reflexes are the most primitive patterns that occur in response to specific stimuli, and they establish basic survival patterns of function.
The righting reactions are important in establishing a vertical or upright posture against gravity and a continuous head-torso axis.
The equilibrium responses are patterns which maintain balance of the whole body in the dynamic relationship between the shifting of one’s center of gravity through space and one’s base of support.
In this course we focus on:

the fundamental building blocks of human movement (the alphabet of movement)
postural tone and physiological flexion and extension
differentiating the RRR in relation to the three planes of movement (horizontal, vertical, sagittal)
the roles of the RRR in readiness for relating, relating to earth and heaven, gathering and reaching, taking hold and letting go, weight bearing, rolling, vertical uprightness,
locomotion and equilibrium

If you are interested in participating, please fill the Application Form
Registrations will be open from February 2, 2026
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IDME Program Calendar 2026-2028

Basic Neurocellular Patterns (BNP)
2027-02-14 08:30 - 2027-02-21 13:30
Course Fee: €980 (VAT tax included) – €50 discount with registration by the Early Bird deadline (December 21, 2026)
7 days (1 day off) – 49 hours
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Nina Wehnert
The Basic Neurocellular Patterns constitute the syntax of the movement language. We can understand them as the semantic building blocks for constructing the sentences and propositions of our action. The BNP are the foundation for the development of all perceptual relations, including those related to body image and spatial orientation, and for learning and communication.
The study of the BNP is core in Body-Mind Centering®: the study of movement from an evolutionary perspective. It is also closely related to the experiential study of all body systems (which are explored extensively in the Somatic Movement Education program).
The BNP have wide application in many fields, from the study and practice of movement to the expression and facilitation of psychophysical processes. Performed sequentially, the BNP can also provide a starting point for developing one’s own movement practice.
In this course we focus on:

the exploration of the prevertebrate patterns: vibration, cellular, sponging, pulsation, mouthing, and prespinal
the exploration of the vertebrate patterns: spinal, homologous, homolateral, and contralateral
distinguishing and integrating the actions of yield, push, reach and pull
combining the vertebrate patterns so to facilitate their integration
facilitating developmental repatterning in oneself and others.

If you are interested in participating, please fill the Application Form
Registrations will be open from February 2, 2026
Information: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it +39 3394981834
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IDME Program Calendar 2026-2028

IDME 1A
2027-06-23 08:30 - 2027-06-27 13:30
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Walburga Glatz
The IDME Program aims to learning a non-invasive, playful and heartfelt approach to interacting with infants, their families and caregivers. The developmental movement material, according to the Body-Mind Centering® approach, is then specifically applied in observing and facilitating babies who develop normally, and in interacting with families and caregivers with an educational intent.
The first level of the Application courses, IDME 1 in our program is divided into two modules:
IDME 1A June 23 – 27, 2027
5 days – 35 hours
Fee of this module: €700 (VAT tax included)
IDME 1B October 29 – November 2, 2027
5 days – 35 hours
Fee of this module: €700 (VAT tax included)
The IDME 1A and IDME 1B modules focus on applying the material previously learned in the 4 developmental core courses (Senses and Perception-1, Ontogenetic Development, Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions, Equilibrium Responses, Basic Neurocellular Patterns), through the embodiment process, in the ability to observe the normal developmental progression, and how patterns are organized in infants also at the perceptual and relational levels.
The main objectives therefore are:

being able to observe and assess child development throughout the first 12 months of age;
applying one’s embodiment of developmental movement for a deeper understanding of how patterns are organized in babies;􏰂􏰻􏰻􏰼􏰽􏰁􏰃􏰾
integrating one’s learning process also through the direct observation of demonstration sessions with babies and parents invited as guests during classes;
practicing safe and appropriate ways of touching and handling babies;
being able to use educational toys and props;
developing one’s professional practice in the field of child development;
being aware of indications, counter-indications, potentials and limits of practice, contacts and referral to other professionals.

If you are interested in participating in the IDME 1A and/or the IDME1B course, please fill the Application Form
Registrations will be open from February 2, 2026
Information: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it +39 3394981834
IDME Program Calendar 2026-2028

IDME 1B
2027-10-29 08:30 - 2027-11-02 13:30
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Walburga Glatz
The IDME Program aims to learning a non-invasive, playful and heartfelt approach to interacting with infants, their families and caregivers. The developmental movement material, according to the Body-Mind Centering® approach, is then specifically applied in observing and facilitating babies who develop normally, and in interacting with families and caregivers with an educational intent.
The first level of the Application courses, IDME 1 in our program is divided into two modules:
IDME 1A June 23 – 27, 2027
5 days – 35 hours
Fee of this module: €700 (VAT tax included)
IDME 1B October 29 – November 2, 2027
5 days – 35 hours
Fee of this module: €700 (VAT tax included)
The IDME 1A and IDME 1B modules focus on applying the material previously learned in the 4 developmental core courses (Senses and Perception-1, Ontogenetic Development, Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions, Equilibrium Responses, Basic Neurocellular Patterns), through the embodiment process, in the ability to observe the normal developmental progression, and how patterns are organized in infants also at the perceptual and relational levels.
The main objectives are:

being able to observe and assess child development throughout the first 12 months of age;
applying one’s embodiment of developmental movement for a deeper understanding of how patterns are organized in babies;􏰂􏰻􏰻􏰼􏰽􏰁􏰃􏰾
integrating one’s learning process also through the direct observation of demonstration sessions with babies and parents invited as guests during classes;
practicing safe and appropriate ways of touching and handling babies;
being able to use educational toys and props;
developing one’s professional practice in the field of child development;
being aware of indications, counter-indications, potentials and limits of practice, contacts and referral to other professionals.

If you are interested in participating in the IDME 1A and/or the IDME1B course, please fill the Application Form
Registrations will be open from February 2, 2026
Information: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it +39 3394981834
IDME Program Calendar 2026-2028

IDME 2
2028-06-29 08:30 - 2028-07-09 13:30
Faculty: Gloria Desideri, Walburga Glatz
June 29 – July 9, 2028 (day off July 4)
10 days, 70 hours
Course Fee: 1400
This second level of the application courses, IDME 2, can be attended only by those who have completed the IDME 1A and IDME 1B modules.

The IDME 2 Application course focuses on acquiring not only observation skills but also interaction and facilitation skills in accompanying newborns and babies in their development, helping them to reorganize movement patterns where necessary and enhancing their inner potential.
One of the main objectives of the IDME program in general, and particularly of the IDME 2 module, is to acquire the ability to interact effectively with babies in a non-invasive, playful, and spontaneous way through engaging them in the relationship, and to communicate with parents and caregivers empathetically and for educational purposes.
Specific objectives are:

deepening one’s embodiment process, through theoretical and experiential knowledge related to some aspects of the body systems;
integrating these experiences with those about developmental movement and perception;
applying these acquisitions in the work of facilitation with infants and babies, engaging them through play, movement and touch;
dealing with issues related to facilitation, communication and education, non just with babies but also with families and caregivers;
outlining one’s professional identity and role in society as Educator (IDME).

To become an IDME graduate, it will be necessary to having completed all the modules of the program, and its related homework and requirements.

If you are interested in participating and have completed the IDME 1 level, please fill the Application Form
Registrations will be open from February 2, 2026
Information: staff_leben@lebensnetz.it +39 3394981834
IDME Program Calendar 2026-2028
