Studying CMI follows two tracks, personal training for the layperson and professional training for movement professionals. Since the foundation for each track is the six Core Movement Pathways, the tracks communicate and intersect at many points.
Personal Training
To learn CMI, the layperson becomes a client of a certified CMI practitioner by taking a class or seeking individual treatment sessions. In either case the client receives both instruction in the CMI Pathways and related exercise-lessons, and hands-on guidance from the CMI practitioner. During individual sessions the practitioner may also include treatments from their primary modality, such as massage, joint mobilization, myofascial release, and taping to name a few. To find a CMI Practitioner in your area, please go to the home page and click on the Find A Practitioner link.
In addition, CMI practitioner Kimi Hasegawa, PT, MS teaches CMI on-line in small classes of 6-11 students. She offers a three-part CMI Basics series “Transforming Movement” that covers learning the foundational six CMI Pathways, applying the Pathways to walking and learning how to use the Pathways for strengthening, joint mobilization and practical applications. In addition she periodically presents classes that focus on a specific area of the body. These classes are designed for the layperson, but CMI practitioners in training often appreciate Kimi’s clear and supportive teaching style. For more information about specific classes, click here.
Professional Training
Movement professionals who study CMI come from many disciplines including massage, physical and occupational therapy; various martial arts forms, and movement and body work systems such as Body Mapping, Feldenkrais Method® [1] and Alexander Technique.
Certification for CMI practitioners occurs at two levels. During study for Level 1 certification, a practitioner learns the CMI Core Movement Pathways in their own body, how to teach them to clients and basic myofascial treatment techniques. Level 2 certification requires additional study to deepen understanding of CMI movements, and therapeutic applications and techniques.
Professional training is led by CMI founder Josef DellaGrotte, PhD, certified Feldenkrais trainer. Currently, a 50-hour program “Core Movement Integration – Masterful Moves” is available. For further information, please contact Dr. DellaGrotte directly at dellagrotteci@icloud.com
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