Welcome to tessura
Tessura vzw is a nonprofit
association based
in the Benelux (Belgium)
dedicated to support
awareness around dance
and movement
practices in general and the
work of
Body-Mind Centering® in particular.
Branching into the fields of
dance and movement education,
research, and therapy,
as well as the realm of artistic
research and creation,
Tessura envisions,
like tiles of a mosaic,
to create space
for an overarching as well
as peculiar
image to emerge.
An image, rooted in the experience
of the moving body.
We offer
a BMC® certification program
(Somatic Movement Education)
licensed
by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen,
developper of the
Body-Mind Centering® approach,
running in Belgium &
the Netherlands
In order to certify as
Somatic Movement Educator,
all courses of this
500+ hour program are
required as well as
related homework.
The 2025-2026 SME-program
is organised
in Brussels and consists
of the
following courses:
Senses and perception
(July 2-5 2025, Brussels)
Skeletal System
(July 7-17 2025, Brussels)
Basic Neurocellular Patterns
(July 20-27, Brussels)
Organ System
(July 30-August 6 2025, Brussels)
Primitive Reflexes, Righting
Reactions, Equilibrium Responses
(October 25-31 2025, Brussels)
Ontogenetic Development
(November 2-7 2025, Brussels)
Endocrine System
(April 4-8 2026, Brussels)
Nervous System
(April 11-18 2026, Brussels)
Ligamentous & Fascial System
(July 1-8 2026, Brussels)
Fluid System
(July 10-16 2026, Brussels)
Muscular System
(July 19-29 2026, Brussels)
Somatic Movement Education
Competency
(July 31 2026, Brussels)
Professional issues 1
(August 1-2 2026, Brussels)
The new 2026-2028 SME-program
will be organised
in Brussels
(some courses are also
offered in
Den Haag and Antwerp)
and consists
of the
following courses:
Basic Neurocellular Patterns
(October 5-12 2026, Den Haag)
Senses and Perception 1
(October 25-28 2026, Brussels)
Primitive Reflexes, Righting
Reactions, Equilibrium Responses
(October 30-November 5 2026, Brussels)
Ontogenetic Development
(December 19-23 2026, Antwerp)
Basic Neurocellular Patterns
(February 7-14 2027, Brussels)
Ontogenetic Development
(February 16-21 2027, Brussels)
Senses and Perception 1
(March 11-14 2027, Den Haag)
Primitive Reflexes, Righting
Reactions, Equilibrium Responses
(March 29-April 4 2027, Antwerp)
Skeletal System
(July 2-12 2027, Brussels)
Organ System
(July 14-21 2027, Brussels)
Endocrine System
(July 24-28 2027, Brussels)
Nervous System
(July 30-August 6 2027, Brussels)
Fluid System
(October 31-November 6 2027, Brussels)
Ligamentous and Fascial System
(November 8-15 2027, Brussels)
Muscular System
(May 21-31 2028, Brussels)
SME Competency &
Professional Development 1
(June 2-4 2028, Brussels)
You are welcome to initiate
your studies at the
current 25-26 SME program,
and continue in
the future trajectories.
Intro-workshops to the
new SME cycle can be followed:
Thur June 25 2026, Den Haag
Sat & Sun Nov 7,8 2026, Antwerp
PLEASE CONNECT!
info@tessura.org
Teaching staff
Brussels-based
Somatic Movement Education program
Carla Bottiglieri (I)
Christian Meier (G)
Diego Pizarro (BR)
Emanuela Passerini (I)
Eva Maes (B)
Ferenc Kálmán (H)
Jens Johanssen (G)
Olive Bieringa (NO)
Otto Ramstad (NO)
Sara Jaleco (F)
Tal Halevi (USA)
Tamara Milla Vigo (F)
Thomas Greil (I)
Wilma Vesseur (CH/NL)
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As you can see, this website is
still
under construction.
Don't hesitate, visit it again soon
and reach out to us through mail
for more info.
Tessura vzw
Edelgesteentenstraat 66
2600 Berchem
CBE number:1008856913
RPR:Antwerpen-Afdeling Antwerpen
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and used with permission.
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