A Body-Mind Centering® Approach
to Embodying the Endocrine Glands

Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen

Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen

Date: Saturday February 21st, 2015
Time: 10AM-4:30PM (Lunch 12:30-2:00)
Location: HSSB Ballet Studio Theater, University of California, Santa Barbara. Map (PDF) Follow the red line on the map.
Cost: Sliding Scale $70-125
For questions please contact: David@ritualandresearch.org

The endocrine glands are the bridge between the organs and the nervous system. They create crystalline psychophysical states through which we are able to experience and understand the universal aspect of mind and 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 workshop we will explore the role of the glands in skeletal alignment, their relationship to the energy centers along the spine (chakras), breathing and vocal toning. We will embody them through specific movement and vocal exercises, hands-on partnering and moving and sounding improvisations.

Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen is a movement artist, researcher, educator, therapist and developer of the Body-Mind Centering® (BMC®) approach to movement and consciousness. BMC® is an exploration of how we embody our body systems, tissues and cells as well as our developmental movement patterns and embryological development. In 1973 she founded The School for Body-Mind Centering®. Her work has influenced the fields of dance, bodywork, yoga, body psychotherapy, infant and child development and many other body-mind disciplines. She is the author of the book, Sensing, Feeling and Action and numerous DVDs on dance, embodied anatomy, embryology and working with children with special needs. For more information, visit www.bodymindcentering.com.