Rising in the Body - Somatics: Movement & Embodied Ecology JULY - September 2026
outdoors* explorations of the living, ever-changing landscape of our bodies and surroundings. Together, we nurture a collective care and awareness, allowing movement to flow naturally and intuitively
During this 2-hour session we will have a creative and nourishing time. We engage with somatic movement practice (BMC®), exploring our relationship with gravity, anatomy, and the environment. Through these experiences, we cultivate ecological embodiment, and a shared sense of community rooted in our connection to the natural world.
To book your place please follow the link: https://events.humanitix.com/rising-in-the-body
if you book five sessions, one will be on us :)
if any of the fees are not affordable for you,
please don’t hesitate to reach out via email imprevistodanza@gmail.com subsidised places are available.
31st July: 3pm - 5pm
14th August: 3pm - 5pm
28th August: 3pm - 5pm
11th September: 2.30 - 4.30pm
25th September: 3pm - 5pm
@ The Salisbury Centre 2 Salisbury Rd, EH16 5AB
In this term guests Daniela Polic, she/her - Ecologist, PhD in Evolutionary Biology and Dia Karim, they/them - Somatics and Healing Arts Practitioner, will join us. They will share their practice and co-facilitate the sessions with monica, she/they - dance and eco-somatics BMC® practitioner.
RISING IN THE BODY
ECOLOGICAL EMBODIMENT IN MOVEMENT
Day Workshop
a nourishing day exploring the ecological intelligence of the moving, perceiving body.
These workshops explore Somatic Movement (BMC®) to connect with ecosystems and our bodies. Through movement, improvisation, and observation outdoors, we cultivate ecological intelligence, balance, and adaptability—fostering awareness of internal and external environments, supporting playful exploration, curiosity, and embodied connection with nature.
The workshop is on a sliding scale:
*£40 (low income) — £60 (support)
*Pay what feels right for you*.
If money is tight, please email imprevistodanza@gmail.com
We wish this to be accessible to everyone 🌿
Attendance is by advance registration only
Please book your place by 5th June using the link: https://events.humanitix.com/ecological-embodiment-in-movement-a-day-workshop-of-nature-and-somatic-practice-bmc-r
monica de ioanni (she/they) dance artist, performance-maker, Somatic Movement-BMC®️ Therapist, PhD Environmental Science, is a dedicated , educator and advocate for movement and environmental awareness. Mother of 12 y.o. daughter and dance artist, she creates and performs in both the UK and internationally, engaging in artistic-environmental projects within the community. Monica continuously expands her understanding of the body, voice, rhythm, and ecology, striving to develop multidisciplinary and inclusive approaches in the performing arts and education. Professional member of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA - https://ismeta.org/) and Body-Mind Centering® Association BMCA .
Links to monica's work and website:
This workshop explore Somatic Movement to help us connect with ecosystems and our bodies. Through movement, improvisation, and outdoor observation, we’ll develop ecological awareness, balance, and adaptability.
Everyone interested is welcome—this is an inclusive space for playful exploration, curiosity, and a deeper connection with nature.
During this workshop, we will use Somatic Practice (Body-Mind Centering® approach) to deepen our connection with nature and cultivate ecological embodiment.
We will explore:
- Body Systems and Sensory Practice—individually and in pairs
- Listening to our inner rhythms (breath, fluids) and responding to our surroundings
- Moving through themes of movement and stillness, extension and centering, support and mobility
- Understanding ecological homeostasis—the body's self-regulating process—through movement and improvisation, weather permitting, in the Salisbury garden
- We'll observe and engage with the environment, ecosystems, and collective movement, encouraging playfulness and poetic expression as we create and improvise together in outdoor space.
for a day of exploration, connection, and creativity!
Contact With-in Somatic Movement online
In these online Somatic Movement classes we explore Body-Mind Centering principles in our own space, the body, at home and still connecting with Nature and the wider space surrounding us. We work with touch, eyes closed, vocalising, visualising and experiencing our anatomical structure and body systems.
From its awareness the moving body becomes an instrument of unfolding knowledge and awareness.
You will develop a deep sense of embodiment together with your own individual and unique knowledge and awareness of the moving body. We work in bare feet, wear comfortable clothes and have water with you. Have also a notebook and some coloring materials which we will be using for reflective writing and drawing during the session.
Possible times available are:
Morning sessions
Fridays 10am -11am
suggested donation for 6 classes £30, drop-in £7
Please contact me if you would like to attend this sessions.
email imprevistodanza@gmail.com
Somatic MOVEMENT EducatioN & THERAPY
Monica Studied with the School for Body-Mind Centering®, a somatic movement education and therapy approach developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.
She holds certification in:
- Infant Developmental Movement Education IDME
- Somatic Movement Education - SME
- BMC® Practitioner
As a Registered Professional Member of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA) and Body-Mind Centering® Association (BMCA), Monica meets their high Standards of Practice and upholds their Code of Ethics.
For more information visit www.ISMETA.org and https://www.bmcassociation.org/about
Body-Mind Centering® and BMC® are registered service marks of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, used with and permission.
Testimonials
"....The way Monica teaches really gives you a strong connection to yourself, also to others when contact is used. And it really becomes a moving meditation for me..... the way that Monica holds the space is just perfect and I can tell she views everything and everyone from a healers eye. An authentic teacher who I feel lucky to have found in Edinburgh. And with it I have also found a community I didn't even know I was looking for ..."
Dawn
' I really enjoyed the workshop. I really enjoyed the part of homeostasis with the paint in the water and the exercises after to experience homeostasis with the dance with the others. The 'experiential anatomy' was also very inspiring to connect with our own body. And I surely enjoyed the somatic dance and connection with other people as well :)'
Gulliermo
'What a gift it was, it really nourished my curiosity and my own practice and I'm so glad I came. I appreciated the varied stimuli to experience the same idea (images, partnerwork, outdoors, solo etc) as I think this really helps me process in a deeper way.'
Amy
'So glad I could attend your wonderful workshop today. So finely tuned and sensed in every way. A joy.
I realise that though much of the movement work I do involves somatic work, I have never actually attended a workshop with a clear focus on somatic work. I found the use of images really helped the movement and talk sink in, and the simple experiment with coloured water in water opened up different levels of understanding. All still very alive in me. Thank you. I hope to attend another of your workshops one day.'
Juliet
BMCA
The Body-Mind Centering® Association (BMCA) is an international non-profit membership organization dedicated to the practice, education, and development of Body-Mind Centering®, a somatic movement education and therapy approach developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.
The BMCA supports the BMC® community through professional development, continued education, publications, and events.
Professional BMCA members are certified by one or more SBMC Licensed Organizations and are authorized to use the trademark.
Our History
BMCA began in 1985 from an initiative by Ellen Barlow, Linda Tumbarello and Sara Vogeler. It has grown into a professional membership organization as well as a conduit for communication and dialogue for the community of people interested in Body-Mind Centering®.
BMCA:
- provides support, standards, and visibility for professional members;
- provides an online community platform for all of its members;
- offers online gatherings as opportunities for continuing education, sharing somatic research, and learning together;
- publishes the journal Currents in print and digital format;
- publishes a quarterly newsletter ConCurrents.