APPLICATION: 2023-2025 Dynamic Embodiment - Somatic Movement Therapy Training Program (DE-SMTT) w/ Dr. Martha Eddy
Applications are now open for the 2023-2025 DE-SMTT Program Cohort. The more detail you provide in your answers on the application form below, the more Dr. Eddy and her team will be able to assess your readiness for the program.  

BEFORE YOU FILL OUT THIS APPLICATION - please read this document to see if you are eligible: 
DE Application Process & Tuition Guidelines

Before you apply, please know that this is an Advanced Professionals' Study Certificate Program. To join this program you must have approximately 300 hours of prior study with Registered Somatic Movement Educators/Therapists in a variety of subjects. The certification programs that prepare you for DE-SMTT include: Moving on Center, Body-Mind Centering, Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff theory. These somatic methods are fundamental to the Dynamic Embodiment approach and qualify most somatic practitioners for this advanced program.  Other approved training programs from ISMETA.org may be considered (such as Feldenkrais, Continuum, Alexander, etc.). 

We welcome students from around the world and accommodate all students' needs with accessible, online programming in monthly meeting formats for those who are unable to attend classes or workshops in person. DE-SMTT is an 24 month (2 year) program and the full tuition is $7,900 (which includes a $500 deposit). There are numerous payment plan options and discounts for applying early, paying in-full and for previous certifications. Please reference the DE Application Process & Tuition Guidelines sheet for more information about tuition, discounts and program details.

If you need more hours to qualify for the DE-SMTT program you might be required to take Somatic Theory Prerequisite Courses.  Learn more about our Somatic Theory Prerequisite Courses here. You may also reference our public calendar here to see when these courses are scheduled. DE-SMTT Monthly meetings will begin in October 2023 and so you have time to accrue somatic theory hours before the program begins if needed.

Learn more about the DE Program through the DE Mini Catalog here. 

Questions? Please feel free to email officeofmarthaeddy@gmail.com. 
Go to dynamicembodiment.org to find information on all Dynamic Embodiment courses: DE-SMTT & CTBMD
For MFLCI Program see movingforlife.org.

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SECTION 1: Contact Information + Emergency Contact Information
In order for the DE team to correspond with you during your study period, we will require up to date contact information.  Please provide this with your application and notify us of any changes during your course of study in the program.  This ensures that we are able to contact you about the training, classwork, etc. and notify you of any other opportunities for your educational advancement.
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SECTION 2: Personal Statement
Describe why you are seeking a DE-SMTT certificate, etc.
Please let us know what you hope to get out of the DE-SMTT, why you believe you are a good fit for DE-SMTT, and what you can bring to the program in about 300-500 words or 3 paragraphs. Briefly describe what somatic forms, healing practices and dance or exercise/fitness systems you have studied in the past to prepare you to study DE-SMTT (there will be more room for details later on.) Include your career goals and areas of specific interest. Also include any past experience with movement limitations, chronic illness or injury and if you have any experience working with people therapeutically one-on-one or leading groups. Please note your past experience with distance learning and how you feel about using Zoom, Whatsapp, email and other electronic means of communication and/ or distance learning methods. *
SECTION 3: Somatic Theory Coursework Information and Previous Certifications
Provide details of previous movement-related certifications or degrees.

Then please specify location, date, instructor’s name, and number of hours for the short answer questions about the following important theory courses and preparatory work. If you have no experience with any of the below, please write "N/A".  Please be as specific as possible. We suggest people to apply with at least 300 hours of previous somatic movement experience with RSMT/Es and have previously experience in the theory courses. (Exceptions are possible, and the CTBMD and MFLCI programs are excellent ways to reach 300 hours.)

Please check off any or all of the below listed of programs of somatic movement study if you have completed them.
Other Somatic Movement Training, Certifications, study in progress/planned, or if you have an education in health, fitness, or movement that does not fit into the above categories, please list your certifications and teachers' names/certifications (particularly LMA, BF, BMD body systems, RSME, RSMT)
Bartenieff Fundamentals      Location/Institution and Instructor *
Bartenieff Fundamentals     # of Hours *
Embodied Physiology (Body-Mind Centering: Body Systems)      Location/Institution and Instructor *
# of Hours Embodied Physiology (Body-Mind Centering: Body Systems)   *
Laban Movement Analysis /Movement Observation          Location/Institution and Instructor *
# of Hours Laban Movement Analysis /Movement Observation       *
Neurodevelopmental Movement; (re)Learning to Move; (BodyMind Centering: Developmental Movement)              Location/Institution and Instructor *
Neurodevelopmental Movement; (re)Learning to Move; (BodyMind Centering: Developmental Movement)             # of Hours *
SECTION 4: Teaching Experience
Please answer the below questions about your previous experience in teaching movement.
If applicable, Please describe previous movement teaching experience in 200 words maximum.
If applicable, please describe further any prior experience teaching 1-on-1 or providing 1-on-1 sessions, in 200 words max. Feel free to highlight: Bartenieff Fundamentals, Body-Mind Centering: Body Systems/Embodied Physiology, Body-Mind Centering: Developmental Movement, Laban Movement Analysis /Movement Observation,  or other somatic movement training? Please describe how many students, the content you taught, the context in which you taught, and any other relevant information. *
SECTION 5: Identifying your Network and Resources
Having a strong support system of peers in the somatic movement and teaching community is helpful in your success on your way to becoming a DE Practitioner. Considering that our work will be HYBRID, both online and in-person, please answer these questions to the best of your ability based on your previous somatic and dance work.
Are there other potential colleagues to create a cohort group to practice and team up? *
Have you thought about facilities/studios within your community that would be good sites for teaching or practicing in once you are certified in DE-SMTT? *
What resources do you have or do you expect to need to support you in integrating this work, deepening or getting a practice started or expanding your skill base? Do you have any accessibility needs? *
Please add anything else you would like to share or any questions you have for the trainers or any additional relevant information. *
Add anything about your preferred schedule and availability for online or in person studies here.
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