For dance therapists, Laban-Bartenieff movement instructors, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists—with or without Laban-Bartenieff experience
Duration:
Option I: 29 days, 203 hours (Laban-Bartenieff self-reflection and application)
Option II: 35 days, 245 hours (with the Kestenberg Movement Profile)
Cost:
Option I: CHF 3,480 / Option II: CHF 4,200
Movement expresses who we are and what moves us. Every gesture, every breath, every shift in weight speaks to what a person has experienced and what they need at that moment. In this continuing education program, you will learn to perceive movement and work with it therapeutically.
The journey begins with you
In the Laban Bartenieff Movement System I course, you will discover the system through your own bodily and movement experiences. You will explore your movement patterns, your preferences, and your as-yet-undiscovered possibilities. In the process, your perception will become more refined, and new qualities of movement will open up new spaces for experience and action. If you have prior experience, you’ll refresh and deepen your knowledge. As a newcomer, you’ll build a solid foundation.
From Personal Experience to Therapeutic Application
In the Laban Bartenieff Movement System II course, the focus shifts to working with clients. You’ll practice observing and assessing movement. Based on Integrative Therapy Theory, you will intervene in a targeted manner, tailored to each individual’s needs. Theory and practice come together to form a coherent whole:
- the phases of a therapeutic process,
- the establishment and maintenance of a reliable therapeutic relationship,
- the development of effective treatment strategies through movement.
A Deeper Level: The Kestenberg Movement Profile
The Kestenberg Movement Profile connects movement with emotional development and relational dynamics. This applies to your clients’ life stories as well as to the here and now of the therapeutic relationship. You will recognize movement patterns as expressions of emotions and relational experiences. This allows you to understand your clients’ internal and interpersonal processes more nuancedly and respond to them with greater precision.
What Changes
This continuing education program changes the way you see—and, consequently, the way you guide your clients. You’ll gain:
- a keener eye for movement as an expression of inner processes,
- well-founded tools for assessment and intervention,
- greater confidence and creativity in the therapeutic relationship,
- an expanded repertoire that you can integrate directly into your practice.
List of Modules and Instructors – Start 2027
Contact for the detailed schedule: admin@zoeschool.ch
