Contents of Program

A 2-Day Immersive Program exploring the six developmental movement patterns ( Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen & Ruella Frank ) working with the principles of pendulation and titration ( Levine)

What happens when trauma changes the way we move, feel and inhabit our bodies?

In this immersive two day program, we’ll explore how developmental movement approaches can help clients move beyond familiar patterns of protection towards greater choice, connection, regulation and possibility. Rather than simply learning about the body, you will have the opportunity to experience the work in your own body—developing a deeper understanding of how movement, sensation, nervous system regulation and relational presence can support meaningful therapeutic change. More than learning a technique this workshop invites you to experience the difference between knowing about the body and knowing through the body.

Learning Outcomes

Over two days, you will develop practical skills and embodied understanding to:

• Recognise how trauma lives in movement—including patterns of tension, collapse, restlessness, holding and disconnection.

• Understand the developmental movement patterns of Yield/Push, Reach/Grasp and Pull/Release and their relationship to agency, contact, boundaries and functional living.

• Develop greater interoceptive awareness and learn to support clients to notice and make sense of their embodied experience.

• Explore movement quality, intensity and muscular organisation, and how these influence emotional, sensory and cognitive experience.

• Learn how to use titration and pendulation to create a safe rhythm between activation and regulation.

• Develop greater capacity to recognise when a client is moving towards overwhelm, collapse or disconnection, and respond therapeutically.

• Expand your repertoire of somatic interventions for supporting clients to discover new ways of experiencing their bodies and themselves.

• Strengthen your own embodied therapeutic presence, awareness and capacity for attunement.

• Translate your embodied learning into practical applications for clinical practice.

Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 12 hours of CPD.

Who Is This For?

Psychologists, Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Movement Coaches, Physiotherapists

What You Will Learn

• · How might a frozen body rediscover movement and possibility?

• · How might an agitated body discover rhythm, stability and choice?

• · How can new experiences in the body open the door to new ways of thinking, feeling and being?

• Drawing on the pioneering work of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Ruella Frank, Peter Levine and Stephen Porges, this is an opportunity to deepen both your clinical practice and your own embodied awareness.

• You will leave with new knowledge, practical tools and, most importantly, a lived experience of how embodied change can occur—so that you can bring that new possibility and experience to the people you work with.

Here are some reflections from previous attendees to this training

“This training introduced me to a framework and modality that is so applicable for the work I do and beneficial to me as a clinician.”

“A new way of working with clients in phase 2 of the 3 phase model. Great clinical suggestions.”

“A useful addition of perspective and skills for therapists working with any client and particularly helpful for gaining deeper insights of self and clients in the dyad of trauma work.”

“This is such unique training for mental health clinicians. Perfect sized group, great venue, delicious food and incredible content that is so useful for our work and ourselves in the work. A well kept secret that should be mandatory . It is an amazing resource.”

“10/10 workshop. So useful for my therapeutic work and my personal life. Beautifully paced and brilliantly presented.”

PROGRAM DETAILS

Venue : Kirra Hill Community Centre- 1 Garrick Street, COOLANGATTA QLD- this venue overlooks Kirra Beach and is a 5 minute walk from Coolangatta village.

2027 Program Dates Now Open for Bookings - This workshop is only offered once a year- it books up fast

Tuesday July 20 - Wednesday July 22 , 2027 9am-4pm - BOOK NOW

Parking: There are 2 free car parks at the venue

Investment: Includes Program Manual, Morning & Afternoon Teas and Lunch for the 3 days $1100 (Includes GST). Early Bird Price price is $990 (Includes GST). You might want to consider the Group Booking Discount - the per ticket fee is $880 (includes GST) which offers considerable per person ticket savings. Minimum number for group ticket is 2 people. When purchasing nominate the number of people covered by the group ticket. For example if there are 4 of you , you will nominate 4 under the Group Ticket option. If your organisation is sponsoring you in this training, please email me and I can provide a Tax Invoice for Payment.

Interstate Participants - the venue is 10 mins by Uber from the Gold Coast Domestic Airport. Coolangatta is at the Southern end of the Gold Coast and offers a range of accomodation options suited to every budget. If you are flying in for the workshop you might consider flying in the evening before and organising your return trip on the Friday - this way you get a chance to also enjoy the great atmosphere of Coolangatta. You might even choose to stay for the weekend so that you’re refreshed and ready for the work week.