The Center for Movement Education and Research (CMER) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the use of movement and dance as a creative and integrated source for improving educational, medical, social and cultural domains.

Our curriculums are founded on the premise that movement has the power to facilitate education and healing, to foster learning, creativity, and health. We believe that people of all ages benefit from moving with mind-body awareness and creative choice. CMER provides several avenues for participation and learning:

• Children’s Creative Movement Classes

• Dance/Movement Therapy Training Courses
Workshop & Seminars

• Kinesthetic Education
Leading An Embodied Life

• Continuing Education (CE) seminars for
dance therapists, psychologists and licensed
therapists in MFT or social work.

• Research

CMER Featured In Conscious Dancer's "100 Danceformative Colleges & Modalities"

The latest issue of Conscious Dancer magazine includes The Center For Movement Education and Research in its annual Danceformative Education Guide. Also included is our full page advertisement in the same issue.

The online version of this issue can be viewed here. You can also find Conscious Dancer magazine available at yoga and dance studios, retreats, health food stores and at many newsstands.

Take Your First Steps Into The Exciting
World Of Dance/Movement Therapy!

A special one-day workshop for individuals who would like an introduction to the basic concepts of dance/movement therapy and authentic movement takes place on Saturday, June 29th. "Introduction To Dance/Movement Therapy and Authentic Movement Exploration" will be conducted by CMER's own Forest Franken and will be held at the Studio Valencia in San Francisco, CA.

No experience is necessary and this one day course is a perfect opportunity to explore this exciting and growing field. The workshop grants 6 hours of continuing education credit and if you enroll before June 15th, you can SAVE $25 on the registration fee! Don't wait - register now!

CMER DMT Training Off To A Great Start in
Seoul, Korea

The Center For Movement Education had a very successful start in April with 17 wonderful DMT students in Seoul, Korea. This Alternate Route Dance/Movement Therapy training approved by the ADTA began with CMER Education Director, Bonnie Bernstein, MEd, MFT, BC-DMT teaching DMT 1 and DMT 3 under the direction of Sunyoung Park, Ph.D. CMER faculty will continue to travel to Korea to share their work over the 2013-2014 time period.

For more information on this program, please contact Sunyoung Park at whitedancesun@gmail.com.

"Embodied Leadership Training For Women" Series Kicks Off In Europe

In partnership with Bravehearts International, the first in a series of ELT modules took place in Koln, Germany on Feb. 1-3. Taught by our own Judy Gantz and Dr. Deborah Heifetz, the reactions to the event were profound. Participants came from a broad range of disciplines and diverse backgrounds doing personal and group work.  Most had no movement training and discovered their bodies and their expressive potential in a new way they never imagined.

The participants included high-ranking executives, community activists, professional psychologists, university lecturers and spiritual healers whose ages spanned decades, from age 32–60.  Yet their diversity and collective experiences as women claiming their embodiment created support for personal discovery.

The second module in the ELT series, "Communication and Voice" is scheduled for June 14-16, in Koln Germany. The responses to this work have been very strong. If you are looking for a way to grow yourself in a setting that provides powerful personal growth and empowerment along with a very supportive environment and small group work, please join us. We look forward to seeing you and sharing our work in this exciting field. For more information and to register online, visit the Bravehearts International website.