NOTE: Our IDME 1 & 2 courses for 2024 & 2025 are full!

Email us if you would like to be placed on a wait list for IDME 1 & 2.

There are four developmental courses required before joining IDME 1. These courses were offered at Sonder in March & October of 2023. We hope to run the four developmental courses again, some time after 2025.

Email us if you would like to be placed on a wait list for any of the developmental courses:
Senses & Perception 1, Basic Neurocellular Patterns (BNPs), Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions and Equilibrium Responses (RRRs), or Ontogenetic Development.

Click this link to fill out our application or email us at sonder@sonderma.com for any questions or concerns.

INFANT DEVELOPMENTAL MOVEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Infant Developmental Movement Education program is a child-centered and relationship-centered approach to observing and facilitating infants, and educating parents and caregivers about touch, movement and handling in the first year of life.

In this training, participants will learn:

• the layering of movement patterns that leads to typical ‘developmental milestones’

• how to observe infants and see ‘normal movement pattern’ development

• how to hold and handle infants, to support their movement experiences

• how to identify ways to support infants who might be having movement difficulties

• how to support parents and caregivers in learning new movement patterns with their infants

The IDME curriculum has two parts:

1. Four core developmental movement courses (which are also part of the SME Program):

• Senses & Perception 1

• Basic Neurocellular Patterns

• Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions and Equilibrium Responses (RRR)

• Ontogenetic Development

  PLEASE NOTE: These four developmental courses must be completed before attending IDME 1.

  2. Courses on the application of the developmental courses specifically to working with infants:

• IDME 1

• IDME 2

For more information visit the Body-Mind Centering website.

These courses are held at Wildheart Center in Wallkill, NY. (Housing options and food plans are available at Wildheart!)

 Application and Registration Form can be found HERE: We recommend copying the questions and your answers on a separate document, keep a copy for yourself, before you hit the “send” button. All emails go to sonder@sonderma.com, feel free to send a follow up email to make sure your application came through.

After we’ve reviewed your application, we will be in touch to confirm your space and arrange for payment.

To Reserve Your Spot: Enrollment in Sonder Movement Project IDME courses is limited. If we have confirmed space for you, in the course you are interested in, you can reserve a place by: 1. paying a deposit of $250 per course (or $500 per module–two courses) or 2. paying in full the balance of the cost of the course(s) upon registration.

Homework: For certification as an Infant Developmental Movement Educator, students will also need to complete additional homework. The costs for the homework are not included in the course fees and are only required for those who wish to graduate as anInfant Developmental Movement Educator. 

Policies:  Registration is confirmed by payment of deposit and formal enrollment is dependent on payment for full cost of each course. There is no pro-rated enrollment for partial attendance. Students can repeat a course at half price when space is available.