Level II Movement Therapy  
Level II Movement Therapy

Graduates of Level I may deepen their study of Spacial Dynamics® in therapeutic applications by enrolling in courses leading up to Level II Diploma in Spacial Dynamics® Movement Therapy. Courses are offered throughout the year across the United States and Europe, and include:

  • Moving towards an Anatomy of Freedom
  • The Hand and Arm - The hand - an organ for meeting the other
  • The Foot and Lower Limbs - The foot - an organ that places one between the forces of forward and backward
  • The Head and Central Nervous System
  • The Spine - The back - an organ to balance the forces of above and below
  • Right/Left: Choosing Sides - The brain: an organ that weaves the forces of right and left
  • The Role of Nerves in Movement Reflexes - stumbling blocks or building blocks?
  • Body Image: Archetype or Archenemy?
  • Self-World, Self-Other Disorders
  • The Will
  • Humour - the 13th sense
  • Movement in Stillness - The Dynamic Embryo
  • Pain, the Path from Prison to Portal
  • Movement Mastery
  • Meditation for the Therapist
  • Six Subsidiary Exercises
 
Movement Therapy Themes

Anatomy of Movement
Balance
Body Awareness
Body Image
Body Mechanics / Biomechanics
Breathing Techniques
Business Practices for the Movement Therapist
Care of the Spine
Comparative Case and Therapeutic Studies
Developing the Therapist's Own Movement
Ethics for the Movement Professional
Fitness Concepts
Flexibility Techniques
Functional Mobility Training
Gait Training
Injury Prevention
Kinetic Control
Manual Therapy Techniques
Movement Development
Movement Differentiation
Movement Disorders
Musculoskeletal Pain and Complaints
Neuromuscular Re-education of Movement
Posture Analysis
Qualities of Three-Dimensional Movement
Rehabilitation Techniques
Refined Methods of Movement Analysis
Role and Integration of Reflexes
Role of Rhythm
Space and Counterspace
Spacial Orientation
Therapeutic Exercises
Water As Therapy

 
Requirements for Diploma

To be awarded a Level II Diploma in Spacial Dynamics® it is necessary for a SDI graduate to have:

  1. actively participated in at least 6 qualifying post-graduate Spacial Dynamics® therapy courses
  2. presented written summaries of at least 6 theme related books
  3. presented at least 6 written case histories where the candidate used Spacial Dynamics® techniques in movement therapy
  4. successfully passed a "hands-on" examination of the techniques presented for each of the modules being tested
  5. successfully learned and demonstrated the movement exercises, dynamics and relationship of forces presented at the modules
  6. successfully passed all the written examinations covering the 6 qualifying post-graduate therapy courses taken, including an anatomy test
  7. presented a short essay covering specific topics relating to Spacial Dynamics and Bothmer Gymnastics.

The Spacial Dynamics Institute reserves the right to alter these requirements at any time, especially as regards meeting the specifications for recognition by the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association.

A certification fee of $200.00 is payable to the Spacial Dynamics Institute upon successful completion of all the certification requirements. This fee will go towards the examination and certification process, the Level II Certificate and shipping and handling costs.