The Movement Arc ~
Somatic Education & Therapy
Creating an embodied, expressive, healthy and connected world!
Through our trainings, learn to engage expressive movement and dance as well as cultivate body awareness and connectivity as a resource for the well-being of individuals, groups and communities. We believe in the power of movement, dance and somatic embodiment to affect change in human relationships and our capacity for understanding, learning and growth. Come join our community of somatic movement explorers!
PROGRAMS and training
Embodiment Foundations Course
A 50 hour course for personal (or professional) development focused on introducing somatic movement and embodiment skills to those with or without prior movement experience. 25 hours are taught online (over 3 months) followed by a 25 hour in-person embodiment retreat on Saltspring Island.
50 Hours
Expressive Movement Facilitator Certificate Program
A 250 hour 10 month long (non-clinical) certificate program, which offers skills training for professionals in the facilitation of expressive movement, dance and embodiment practices for community applications. This program is mainly focused in the Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies framework.
10 months
Movement Therapy Advanced Training Courses
Intensive Courses for ADTA Alternate Route advanced students. We are from time to time offering intensive courses in the use of dance and movement for psychotherapeutic goals, as well as special workshops in this area that are open to allied psychotherapy professionals upon interview.
Intensives
ON DEMAND COURSES (Self-paced)
Embodiment Tools: 21 Day Journey
A 21 day journey of 7-8 minute videos introducing a variety of tools for your embodied learning, including an introduction to the Patterns of Total Body Connectivity, Body Systems, and moving spontaneously from sensations, images and music. Guided by Hana Kamea.
ON DEMAND
Moving with Infants and Children (0-7)
This is an on demand self-paced course which explores the important role that movement plays in a child's development from age 0 to 7. Focus includes best practices for securing attachment and healthy bonding, emotional-social skills, cognitive and physical development.
ON DEMAND
Moving with Youth and Teens (8-16)
This is the second in this series of on-demand courses focused on moving with children and youth. The focus of this self-paced course is on the developmental and movement needs, ideas and strategies for applying movement for healthy development and well-being with youth.
ON DEMAND
ONLINE CLASSES (LIVE on ZOOM)
Dipping Your Toes
A 3 hour introductory live online workshop (by Zoom), that offers an introduction to somatic movement experiences and provides information about the Movement Arc's courses and programs for those considering enrolment. Come get an embodied sense of our offerings!
3 Hours
Somatic Movement Classes
This 1 hour weekly class series (12 classes) focuses on knowing and engaging different areas of your body for fuller body connectivity as well as expressivity. Includes experiential anatomy and discovering new movement potential. We welcome diversity and different ability!
12 Hours
Special Workshops
The Movement Arc hosts special workshops with esteemed somatic movement teachers from time to time to support in depth learning in particular areas of somatic and expressive movement inquiry and practice. Join our mailing list to ensure you know what is upcoming soon!
Dipping Your Toes
A 3 hour introductory live online workshop (by Zoom), that offers an introduction to somatic movement experiences and provides information about the Movement Arc's courses and programs for those considering enrolment. Come get an embodied sense of our offerings!
3 Hours
Somatic Movement Classes
This 1 hour weekly class series (12 classes) focuses on knowing and engaging different areas of your body for fuller body connectivity as well as expressivity. Includes experiential anatomy and discovering new movement potential. We welcome diversity and different ability!
12 Hours
Special Workshops
The Movement Arc hosts special workshops with esteemed somatic movement teachers from time to time to support in depth learning in particular areas of somatic and expressive movement inquiry and practice. Join our mailing list to ensure you know what is upcoming soon!
Somatic Movement Coaching/Therapy
Somatic Movement Coaching sessions are an opportunity for exploring your body connectivity and personal movement expressivity. The body has an intelligent design and when harnessed we can be moving with more felt sense of support and freedom.
Sessions are facilitated by Hana Kamea Kemble (Registered Somatic Movement Therapist and Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst) and can be tailored to the unique needs and goals of each person.
Sessions are 1 to 1.5 hours in length, online by Zoom or in person near Vancouver, BC.
Movement is a way of knowing yourself.
"Come back to the life of movement! Fill it with yourself.
To fill it with yourself, you have to come back to the inside, to feel yourself. Otherwise it is simply an imitation."
"Come back to the life of movement! Fill it with yourself.
To fill it with yourself, you have to come back to the inside, to feel yourself. Otherwise it is simply an imitation."
Irmgaard Bartenieff (as quoted by Peggy Hackney in her book Making Connections)
movement therapist and physical therapist (IRMGAARD lived from 1900-1981)
