BMCA

The Body-Mind Centering® Association (BMCA) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the practice, education, and development of Body-Mind Centering®, a somatic movement education and therapy approach developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.

Our History

BMCA began in 1985 from an initiative by Ellen Barlow and Sara Vogeler. It has grown into a professional organization providing standards and support for professional members as well as being a conduit for communication and dialogue for the community of people interested in Body-Mind Centering®.

BMCA:

  • provides support and services to its members,

  • promotes professional development and somatic conferences worldwide,

  • publishes the annual journal Currents, and a quarterly newsletter ConCurrents.

  • provides fiscal agency for somatic research grants for members, and

  • is the conduit for communciation and dialogue about Body-Mind Centering®. 

BMCA Offerings

  • BMCA is run by volunteer members on the Board of Directors, committees and small workgroups. We also have two support staff members.

    More information coming soon, but you can see current positions held here.

  • Learn about member options and benefits for those interested in BMC®, active students and graduates of SBMC programs.

    Click here to learn more

    Those who are certified in BMC® can choose to become Professional Members, which allows them to use the BMC® registered trademark to describe their offerings.

  • Learn about our newest member benefit, an online member-only platform where you can meet, share and explore BMC®-related topics.

    Click here to learn more

  • The first online international BMCA gathering was hosted on our new member platform in November 2024!

    Celebrating BMC®: 50 years of Somatic Movement Education

    Although the live event has concluded, we will soon open registration again to access all recordings from the 3-day event.

    Click more to learn more

  • Lisa Ladurantaye, Membership Relations
    lisa@bmcassociation.org

    Janna Meiring, Development and Communications Coordinator
    janna@bmcassociation.org

    BMCA Board of Directors
    board@bmcassociation.org

  • We are a U.S.-based not-for-profit, tax-exempt professional organization. 
    Donations are welcome and deductible to the extent allowable by law.

BMCA values

The following values, grounded in principles of Body-Mind Centering®, help guide all aspects of our organization: 

  • Responsiveness with the current world, acknowledging our history;

  • Consensus building and collective decision-making;

  • Staying in relationship - meeting each person where they are and remembering each others’ aliveness and humanity;

  • Collaboration and competence - sharing work and resources;

  • Sustainability and self-care;

  • Participation in the circle/community - remembering the concentric and converging circles, past and present, local and global, that support us and which we support in return;

  • Supporting each others’ visibility, voice, and right to belong;

  • Self-awareness, ability and willingness to reflect, to give and receive feedback - utilizing the perceptual-response cycle;

  • Clear and responsive boundaries;

  • Transparency and accountability;

  • Service to and stewardship of the whole.

For current members…our Board Nomination process is now open! Learn More!

New Website in Progress!

We are gradually rebuilding our website content after shutting down our old website in July 2024 after a security breach.

We ask for your patience while we rebuild our website and prepare our new membership and online event platform

Moved to Support?

We are a U.S.-based not-for-profit, tax-exempt professional organization. 
Donations are welcome and deductible to the extent allowable by law