Active Breath Somatic Practice Program

“Your voice is a living resonance moving actively through your entire body”

Active Breath Somatic Practice

 A live-stream, dynamic and interactive training program

  with Patricia Bardi

Founder of Voice Movement Integration (VMI), a Somatic Practice Certification Program accredited by ISMETA, based on 40 years of research and development, interfacing creative practice and integrative somatic movement and bodywork

Module Four: The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

The Nervous System – detects and responds to all subtle and profound changes inside and outside of the body. Stimulation of the nervous system creates an immediate response to the effort and modulation of stress and relaxation in the body that effects our physical, emotional and cognitive. responses. 

Overall program: Ten modules of five weekly 1.5 hour class.

Each module focusing on a different body system. 

Plus additional weekly small group tutorial to deepen understanding.

Module 4: Begins Monday 19 April – 24 May ’21 at 10 am CET

Subscribers unable to attend live class can access the uploaded version

“Patricia Bardi was a major person in the early development of BMC from 1973 – 1986. She took the seeds and grew her own forest”           Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen – founder of Body-Mind Centering

 Active Breath is an innovative somatic practice focused on integrating our awareness of the intrinsic connection between body, mind, and emotions through our physical experience of breath, voice, and movement.

It is a practical approach for cultivating and deepening your embodiment skills, building resilience, and developing conscious attention in your daily-lived experience.

Living in a time of whirlwind change and flux, we want to feel energized and healthy. There is a genuine need to cultivate self-care, reduce stress to build up your immune system, find joy in your active and interactive expression, and feel more grounded, calm, and aware in your body, mind, and emotional states.

Active Breath Somatic Practice is a tool for opening your potential and develops and shapes your embodiment skills to have a clearer sense of self and to make a positive contribution in your world.

Active Breath is a series of guided movement sequences using whole-body breathing & sound directly with physical awareness & movement. The practice builds progressively from refined, slow; attentive movement patterns aligned with breath, spine & eye movements and evolve sequentially into more whole-body breath and rhythm moving actively in space.

Benefits of Active Breath Somatic Practice

Active Breath is an in-depth somatic practice that provides more insight and refined skills to:

• perceive your physical awareness and body presence in more detail.
• influence and positively affect your postural tone, balance, and coordination.
• develop your whole-body breathing with more ease.
• embody the physical support for the resonance of your voice.
• align your feeling for rhythm and flow by actively engaging sound in your movement.
• bring a richer, more attentive dialogue into your understanding and sense of self.

Active Breath Program Overview

Each individual module of the Active Breath program consists of five live-stream consecutive weekly classes of 1.5 hours plus a bonus of one tutorial for a small group. Each module of the Active Breath Program focuses on a different, specific body system together with aspects of integration, perception, and expression.

Each weekly class includes experiential, integrative practice of breath, voice, and movement, together with an exploration of the relevant anatomy and physiology and involves group discussion.

Each module can be taken independently

The training program is of particular relevance to somatic practitioners, educators, movement therapists, holistic health and wellness coaches, dance artists, voice practitioners, interdisciplinary performers, public speakers and is open to all levels of experience.

The Active Breath Program consists of 10 modules.

Each module consists of 5 consecutive weekly classes and a group tutorial:

• Module 1: The Skeletal System
• Module 2: Organ System and the 7 Domes
• Module 3: Fluid Rhythm and Flow
• Module 4: Nervous System – Central and Peripheral Nervous System
• Module 5: Autonomic Nervous System and Vagus Nerve
• Module 6: Energetic Endocrine System and Chakras
• Module 7: Eyes and Ears in Relation to Brain Function
• Module 8: Neurological Reflexes and Postural Balance in Action
• Module 9: Anatomy of the Voice – Embodying the Voice through Movement
• Module 10: Combining Body Systems in an Integrative Practice

Overview of each individual module:

• The 5 consecutive weekly classes are live-streamed via Zoom.
• Each module focuses on a specific body system.
• Each module of 5 weekly classes can be taken independently.
• You will be invited to sign up for one scheduled tutorial within each module, for group discussion, guidance and supervision.
• Patricia will try and accommodate different time zones when scheduling.
• The live-stream class will be posted afterward on Patricia’s YouTube channel..
• A Certificate of Attendance will be given upon completion of the entire program.

The Tutorial Provides the Opportunity to:

• Cultivate your skills by receiving more attention in a small group setting.
• Ask direct questions concerning your personal and professional practice.
• Share and exchange new insights with colleagues from different backgrounds.
• Focus in on the details you are investigating and researching in your practice.

 Fee: One Module of 5 weekly classes is: Total €135. euros

 Package includes:

• 5 weekly classes of 1.5 hours
• One bonus small group tutorial
• 15% discount on the first module you subscribe to for €115. euros.

Registration:

Please contact Patricia at [email protected] to receive further information about registering and paying for a module and be forwarded the online link to participate in the classes.

The Active Breath Practice is one of the aspects of the VMI Somatic Practice Certification Program that is accredited by ISMETA, KTNO, and BATC. Currently, the VMI Certification Program is being restructured and will combine in-person and online coursework. Patricia is looking at the potential to include the Active Breath Somatic Practice Program as an introductory training and part of the VMI Somatic Practice Certification Program. This will depend on the overall restructuring process being approved for accreditation