Movingness 2020
Teacher Training

The teacher training will give you a new method and new tools to help your students become more aware of their bodies and how their bodies and minds interact, sometimes in very surprising ways.

The training will provide you with new skills to guide your students into deep relaxation, flow, and wellbeing. You will understand how (according to brain science and old wisdom traditions) you need to work to change the structures of the brain and the nervous system in a more harmonious direction. With a closer relationship to the body and its sensations, your students will be able to develop deep focus and even become totally absorbed in their experiences. Since our body-image is connected to our self-image, this will also boost their self-confidence.

Movingness is not only about reconnecting with ourselves. It’s also about reconnecting with our community and with Mother Earth. The deeper purpose of the training is about finding joy in our natural environment, in our group, and as living beings living on a living planet. This is something we can approach scientifically, and realize how the body of the earth is similar to our human bodies. But if we choose to, we can also approach it mystically, and sense how the Earth actually is a living entity.

The teacher training is experiential. It gives you the possibility to deepen your practice and embody what you’re going to teach. You will gain a new understanding of how your body speaks to your mind and your mind speaks to your body. You will learn a new language and this language will make it easier for you to understand what’s happening in you, in your students, and, actually, in society as a whole. Many things that we cannot grasp with our thinking mind can actually be understood by our bodies.

How exciting!

The teacher training is a 6 months online training starting the 9th of February 2020. From the 2nd to the 9th of August, the group will meet for a one-week residential training in my studio in Pietarsaari, Finland. Parts of the training in Finland will be in nature.

THE ONLINE TRAINING

During the online training you’ll get weekly lessons mostly in three parts:

• An introduction
• New movements with audio downloads
• Body-mind theory (anatomy, psychology, Yoga Nidra, somatic meditation, etc)

Every second week the group will have a 60 min conference call where we go through the previous lessons and look deeper into various subjects.

THE SERIES

Movingness is made of movement series. Every week, you'll get new movements that you first will learn and then train on your own. My recommendation is that you’ll reserve about 40 min reading and watching the weekly lesson, and 20 min a day five days per week for your personal training.

Movingness always starts with a special Yoga Nidra. During the online training, you will learn how to use it in your own practice. During the residential, you will learn how to do it in class. 

Deep breathing is central in Movingness. The movements in themselves gradually take you into slow relaxed breathing, but after every series, you'll also learn a special breathing exercise.

REQUIRED READING

There is no required literature in the Movingness teacher training. Everything is included in the weekly lessons. I will write summaries about fundamental topics like setting an intention, Yoga Nidra/hypnosis/the hypnagogic state, The polyvagal theory, interoception, the attachment theory, etc. with links to further reading – if you find the subject irresistible!

I think it’s extremely important for the mind to have some kind of frame to work with. The guidelines don’t have to be too strict, but if we only stay in the body realm, what we get is mostly floating experiences that come and go. We also need some kind of roadmaps to follow. 

In addition, during the conference calls, we will look deeper into and discuss various subjects. You can also ask questions whenever you like. I’m here to support you along the way!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Embodiment (interoception). The movement series. Natural movements. Deep relaxation/Yoga Nidra. Deep breathing with the Movingness breathing technique. Fascial stretch and release. Building fascial elasticity. Flow and meditation states. Effortless movement.

Or more specifically:

• how to guide a class into the hypnagogic state (Yoga Nidra)
• how to go from the hypnagogic state to slow movements 
• how to be guided by your nervous system
• how to combine the feedback from your nervous system with deep breathing and gentle muscle tension (pandiculation)
• how to consciously create wellbeing in your body through movement
• how to release your outer muscles and move from the spine
• how to let the students explore the movements, be creative, and enjoy a state of constant learning
• how to mix relaxation and clarity
• how to create flow in a class
• how to freely move between series
• how to adjust Movingness for different groups
• how to close a Movingness class 
• how to combine Movingness with sitting meditation
• how to combine Movingness with dynamic fascial work

/Peter

During the extended week in Finland from the 2nd to the 9th of August, we’ll focus on teaching Movingness. Everyone will have the opportunity to first teach shorter chunks and then a whole class. Working together as a group and experiencing the amazing group energy is something I’d really like to share with you!

In the new Anatomy Series, there’s a lot of dynamic movements that are hard to teach online. I’d prefer to do it together with you in a live setting.

Another important topic is how to adapt Movingness for different audiences. As the method is very gentle and more rejuvenating than strenuous, you can teach it to a broad audience or specialize and work with specific groups like the elderly, children, people suffering from burnout, stress, in different types of recovery and so on.

The training will partly be in my studio, partly in nature. Pietarsaari is a very picturesque little town on the Finnish West coast. With only 20 000 inhabitants and a charming old part with small wooden houses, it’s almost like a country village. A short distance from Pietarsaari is a beautiful beach with pine forests, sand, and rocks. That’s the place where I use to train and where I’d like to take you! In this paradise, we can train Movingness in different settings, in the sand, in water, or late at night or early in the morning. There's a lot of options depending on the weather and what we as a group decide to do!

Seven monthly payments of 199 US dollars, in total 1393 dollars.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?

The online course, the teaching in Finland, and the teacher manual you need for your own teaching is included in the price.  You will also have access to the online material as long as the course is publicly offered. 

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED?

Please notice that neither expenses for traveling to Finland, nor food and accommodation* during the residential are covered by the course fee.

DO YOU OFFER SHOLARSHIPS?

If you need a special payment plan or if you are in a challenging economical situation right now, please send me a personal mail at [email protected]

*Sleeping on the floor in the studio is a low-cost (free) option 

Of course! If you're not fully satisfied within 15 days after the teacher training has started, you can cancel your engagement and get a full refund. 

Is there anything else you’d like to ask? I’m here to help! Please, send your questions directly to me. I’m answering all queries within 24 hours if it’s only possible. 

[email protected]