Bones for Life® – Certificate Program Deepen your practice and become a Bones for Life® teacher

A poorly organized skeleton leads to balance problems, increasing the risk of falls and, consequently, the risk of fractures. One of the keys to safety is the ability to align our bone structure correctly so that it can support the body's weight safely, more efficiently, and with less fatigue. The Bones for Life® certification course follows on from the Core Program® and allows participants to deepen their learning and integration of the processes, as well as train future Bones for Life® teachers.

- Professionals in somatic education and health,
- Arts professionals: dancers, musicians, actors; martial arts teachers/practitioners,
- Anyone seeking additional resources and avenues of understanding to improve and enrich their practice,
- People looking for tools to improve their health and quality of daily life (subject to availability).

The Bones for Life® certification program will enable you to integrate, analyze, and develop your own teaching approach based on the 90 Bones for Life® processes and the various topics covered, tailored to different audiences.
You will progress step by step through personal experience, group discussions, and teaching practices.

- Experimentation, analysis, and teaching of the 90 Bones for Life® processes
- Learning how to stimulate bone strength through natural movements and appropriate pressure.
- The basics, deepening, and perfecting of optimal skeletal alignment
- Mobility for stability
- Reorganization of the upper limbs (arms, hands) and lower limbs (legs, feet)
- Head posture when standing
- Primary movements for walking (crawling, walking on all fours)
- Return to dynamic physical activities
- Fall management
- Exploration of anatomy through self-touch

The training consists of five modules:

-> Advanced program (60 hours) from August 7 to 12, 2026, and February 15 to 19, 2027
-> Didactic seminar I (15 hours) from October 30 to November 1, 2026
-> Didactic Seminar II (15 hours) from July 2 to 4, 2027
-> Somatic Approaches (15 hours) from October 29 to 31, 2027

As well as individual follow-up and support in your development as a teacher:
- Mentoring (20 hours)
- Teaching practice (25 hours)

1. For teachers of somatic and physical approaches, martial arts, performing arts professionals (circus performers, actors, dancers, musicians) and health professionals (physical therapists, occupational therapists, osteopaths), after completing the Basic Program on video, submitting a validated report on the two modules, and attending two days of in-person catch-up sessions.

2. For students training in somatic, body-based, martial arts approaches, performing arts and health professionals: same conditions + a recommendation from a Bones For Life® student or teacher, or failing that, from a Feldenkrais practitioner or a colleague in their field.

3. For all other situations, the same conditions as 2) apply; request an appointment via Zoom.