Curriculum
Level 1
Level I - the Foundation Program consists of 140 hours of in-person training and 90 hours of online training and independent study where participants gain an active, experiential knowledge of the somatic principles and techniques involved in the practice of Vocal Dance, Voice Movement Integration (VMI) Somatic Practice and Vital Movement Integration (VMI) Bodywork Practice.
After the completion of Level 1 participants continue with Level 2 and Leve 3 and work more deeply on their integration, and develop in more detail the principles and practices of Vocal Dance, VMI Somatic Practice, and VMI Bodywork Practice.
One of the following modules is presented each year and can be taken in any order towards completion of the entire curriculum.
Module 2
- Fluids and Glandular Systems
- Hands-on Physical Repatterning Practice
- Vocal Dance and Improvisation
Total: 125 hours - Four long week ends from Friday to Tuesday between October and May for a total of 20 days.
Module 3
- The Neurological Reflexes & Movement Sequencing & Repatterning
- The Nervous System
- The Craniosacral System
- Combining Body Systems with Postural Integration & Vocal Alignment
- Vocal Dance & Improvisation
Total: 125 hours - Four long week ends from Friday to Tuesday between October and May for a total of 20 days.
Module 4
- Advanced Anatomy of the Voice & Vocal Alignment
- Understanding of the Eye and Ear in Perception
- Skeletal-Muscular System
- Vocal Dance & Improvisation
Total: 120 hours - Four long week ends for Friday to Tuesday between October and May for a total of 20 days.
Module 5
- Counseling approaches & techniques applied to Bodywork Practices & Somatic Movement Education
Total: 42 hours - one long week end from Friday to Sunday for a total of 3 days.
Module 6
- Combining Body Systems with Postural Integration & Vocal Alignment
- Hands-on & Physical Repatterning Practice
- Final Creative Project
Total: 75 hours - Residential program in the summer period for 2 weeks with a free week end in the middle for a total of 10 days.