Become a Moving for Life Instructor

MFL Pedagogy 2024 Dates

Saturday Afternoon Sessions  ONLINE
Dates:  May 4 - June 29  (3.5-hour sessions x 8 days = 24 hours of pedagogy). 

Times: 1:00 - 4:30 pm EST ONLINE

Program Structure: 

Attend Workshops to get a TASTE and Learn the UNDERLYING THEORY:

Get started with your Pre-requisite workshops now!  Scroll down for the details. 

While studying the pre-requisites, you may also start toward your MFL certification, learning a new approach to teaching movement and dance, TODAY by:

Filling in your application and begin attending the following FREE & REQUIRED classes:

• 25 Moving For Life classes online (choosing from over 10 online classes available each week)

• 7 different Moving For Life 1 - 2 hour wellness lectures online (choosing from our bi-monthly offerings) 

• Join the free Socially Conscious Somatics Forum for impassioned discussions about how to create a more equitable society, and influence the somatic health and arts fields.

We assume you have studied some anatomy.  If not it is expected you will also take an online or in-person anatomy course.  One resource is SomaticAnatomy.com

Learn The Choreography and How to Teach It:

The Moving For Life Certified Instructor "Pedagogy" Intensive begins in May 2024:

Pedagogy: Attend 24 hours of synchronous online classes, together with other students and the teacher, to learn the routines, the logic behind them and how to adapt them to different populations, beginning in May. You will learn about how Moving For Life addresses a multitude of health issues, as well as how to bring joy into the classroom. A key goal is to learn the science of safe movement and how to guide your students to pace themselves using body awareness.

Note: Only 25% of classes may be attended by watching recordings, and only IF you have time zone or work challenges. Live synchronous online attendance allows for you to ask questions and for us to move together! 

Tuition: $1850 includes Pedagogy and supervision of your classes and lectures (60+ hours), your practical teaching assessment and a review of the final take-home written exam 

Discounts are available for BMC/SME or SMTs, LBMS certified (DE-SMTT), DEP, CTBMDs, and graduates of  Moving On Center Somatics Module, St Mary's MFA, Marymount BS&M, Montclair MFA, ASU MFA or UCNG-MADE who have studied with Martha Eddy or Dynamic Embodiment faculty.  (see discount codes below) Payment plans, too. 

For NYC area Dance Professionals moving into new careers, we can direct you to potential scholarships - check out the Theatre Development Funds career change application. Scholarships for Spanish-speaking teachers, Staten Island teachers, and a small discount for Choreographers.  Also, apply for Work Exchange as needed.

For more information about any aspect of the above email: teachertraining@movingforlife.org

Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) uses a comprehensive vocabulary and analytical framework with which to identify patterns and changes of movement. Learn to analyze the body in motion to become a more dynamic mover and communicator through understanding your movement preferences and how you relate to your environment. Investigate the many ways the body can shape itself and project into space. Discover the qualities of your own movement and how to balance them through the work of Rudolf Laban. All of our introductory workshops support somatic dance pedagogy and are useful in all areas of life.

Dates:  Fridays and Saturdays
August 2 & 3
August 9 & 10
August 22 & 24
+ Friday, August 30 (Special Masterclass with Martha Eddy on Posture, Balance & the use of Space from 5 - 7 pm EST)

The Masterclass is offered to demonstrate the application of the subject and to anyone who wants to review their studies of the LMA.  

Times:  5:30 pm EST (Six Sessions)

Instructors: Elizabeth Johnson & Dr. Martha Eddy

Tuition: $350

$65 for the Master Application class #7 (prior knowledge required)
Register for the Master Class only.

(Partial scholarships are available by writing to officeofmarthaeddy@gmail.com) 

You receive a 50% discount for all classes if returning for review or because you are a CTBMD, MFLCI or DEP-SMT, Moving On Center Somatics Module, St Mary's or Montclair SU MFA, Marymount BSM, or UNCG MADE student/graduate repeating this study.  

Need to Relieve Pain, Get More Balanced or Problem Solve on your Feet? 

Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF)  is a set of highly researched principles and movement sequences that teach you to self- observe as well as analyze others with refined intelligence. Learn best practices to keep the body in motion for a long lifetime, as well as to re-pattern habits of movement that do not serve well. Immerse yourself in an extraordinary, integrative movement and discussions that goes beyond technique, extending to all types of movement - everyday, sports, and expression (music, dance, visual arts, acting), and maps new bodily possibilities. All of our introductory workshops support clearer non-verbal communication, somatic pedagogy, movement expertise in yoga, dance, sports, acting, coaching and more. Learn how to catch your falls (literally and figuratively) by expanding your breath capacity  and so much more.  Be revitalized and gain cognitive capacity. Discuss best ways to use this wisdom in your life.  The depth of discussion allows for everyone to explore all areas of life. 

Jan 19 - Feb 23 2025 Dates

Five Sundays for a total of 12  hours of ONLINE study

Plus one Applied Bartenieff Class - Inspiring People to Change their Habits - Motivate to Activate 

Dates: Sunday evenings 

Jan 19, Jan 26, Feb  2, Feb 9, Feb 16

Feb 23: Applied Bartenieff Master Class - Inspiring People to Change their Habits - Motivate to Activate  with Martha Eddy, CMA and Laban/Bartenieff Faculty member since 1981. Faculty Assistant with Irmgard Bartenieff.

Times: 5- 7pm EST (Subject to change before Jan 12) 

Instructors: Elizabeth Johnson, GCLMA and Martha Eddy, CMA

Tuition: $350 (Five Sessions)

You receive a 50% discount for all classes if auditing and/or re-attending as a CTBMD, MFLCI or DEP-SMT.    For videos of Bartenieff Fundamentals courses, you must be a certification student or graduate. Request access at  officeofmarthaeddy@gmail.com  Partial scholarships are available by writing.

An online international forum for matriculated students and graduates of Dynamic Embodiment/Center for Embodied Learning three (DE) affiliated certifications - DE - SMT, MFLCI and Certified Teachers of BodyMind Dancing.  Learn cultural sensitivity, speak to racialized tensions, and gain awareness and appreciation of the experiences of people of different cultures, gender identities or with different body sizes and physical abilities.  

Moving for Life has added Socially Conscious Body as a requirement for all Moving for Life instructors so that we are more culturally sensitive community and available to lead and be with people from around the world and across differences. You are required to attend a minimum of 8 hours of online discussion groups to satisfy this requirement. These generally meets approximately every two months, often on Friday or Saturday afternoons or a midweek evening, and are co-led with different members of the graduate, staff, faculty and student body

However, the next upcoming SCSF session is a remarkable in-person indoor and outdoor exchange of African, Caribbean, North American drummers, dancers, environmentalists, food specialists and media artists: 1-3 day event, which will be hybrid in the afternoons. Join online or in-person in Birmingham England  Fri - Sun June 27 - 29. Crossing (Racialized) Borders Respectfully with Sandra Golding, Martha Eddy and special guests. 

You always begin to supplement your study by watching or reading any of these books:

My Grandmother's Hands - Resmaa Menakaem or

How to be an Antiracist - Ibrahim Kendi

White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo

Understanding Gender Identity  - Braxton Stock

Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Kimmerer (Native American)

On the subject of Fat Phobia/Fat Acceptance 

A free forum for all matriculated students.  Please contact officeofmarthaeddy@gmail.com with any questions.