The Course

*The 2019 Embodied Facilitator Course is now full and has a waiting list.*

We have confirmed key dates for the 2020 course, as follows:

Pre course work: April

Module 1 (in person – European location TBC): 1st  – 3rd May

Module 2 (online): Dates TBC

Module 3 (in person – European location TBC): 6th – 12th July

Module 4 (online): Dates TBC 

Module 5 (in person – European location TBC): 31st August – 6th September

Module 6 (online): Dates TBC (includes a recommended one-day workshop in the UK on 7th Oct)

Graduation day (online or in person): 14th November

Please note that the course format will be slightly different to 2019, with a short, extra in-person module at the beginning.

The rest of the information on this page is based on the 2019 course and should just be used as a rough guide. We will provide further details about the 2020 course shortly. 

Applications For EFC20 are likely to open in early summer 2019.  The best way to be kept informed is to sign up to our mailing list.

Overall, the time commitment for EFC 2019 will be as follows:

• Attendance of two week-long residential modules – one in July and one in September (both will take place in Somerset, UK).
• Around six hours of coursework per week throughout the rest of the course (this includes practice, webinars, reading and more).

Suitable EFC graduates will also have the option of a second EFC ‘integration year’ for a small fee (TBC). This will include further mentoring and reflection. More details to come.

See below for further information.

Pre course work: April

Module 1 (online): Fundamentals of embodiment 30th April – 1st July

Module 2 (in person – Somerset, UK): Fundamental teaching tools 8th – 14th July

Module 3 (online): Embodied teaching journey 16th July – 15th September (includes a mandatory midpoint call on 13th August and an optional one-day workshop in the UK on 14th August)

Module 4 (in person – Somerset, UK): Facilitation excellence 23rd – 29th September

Module 5 (online): Creative practice 1st October – 18th November

Graduation day (online or in person): 23rd November

• Pre-work – Videos, tasks and other preparation
• Core embodied practice (after initial practice experiments) and meditation –  3 hours per week (throughout course)
• Weekly tasks (written and practical, including embodied yoga forms), with peer accountability (module 1)
• Core and suggested texts and videos (throughout course)
• Weekly small group calls (throughout course)
• Online participation in Facebook community (throughout course)
• 20 hours of facilitation ‘experiments’ (modules 3-5)
• Final video exam (NB: as with all course work, this must be in English)

NB: Most of this work is mandatory and some is recommended. And there will be rest weeks! 

NB: This is not definitive and may change slightly.

Module 1 (online)

Fundamentals of embodiment

• Opening ritual / Responsibility / The journey ahead
• Practice
• Trolls of learning
• Meditation
• 4 elements
• Cycles
• Centring
• Form vs freedom

Module 2 (in person – UK)

Fundamental teaching tools

Includes:

• Going deeper into self-awareness and the core models
• One-to-one embodied feedback
• Declaration of your core embodied practice
• Improv
• Embodied Yoga Principles
• Building your personal presence
• Embodied shadow work
• The science/neuroscience of embodiment
• Dance/free movement work
• Partner work
• Ethics and trauma basics
• Teaching embodiment fundamentals
• Embodied coaching fundamentals
• How to take the body to business
• Models, tools and practice of embodied coaching
• The legendary ‘No talent’ show
• Embarkation ritual (to mark transition to teaching others)

Module 3 (online)

Focuses on facilitation practice, ie putting the learning into action, with peer feedback and support.

Module 4 (in person – UK)

Facilitation Excellence

Includes:

• Return ritual
• Renunciation practice: no phones, alcohol/drugs, sex, less privacy
• Space to share, play and connect in nature and community
• Excellence in embodied facilitation
• Deeper underlying principles of embodied facilitation
• Trauma and embodiment
• Working with intuition
• Nature connection and embodiment
• Body reading clients
• The body and adult development
• Nature connection
• Voice
• Marketing embodiment

Module 5 (online)

Focuses on creative facilitation practice. This is about making the work your own and breaking new ground.

We draw from a wide range, but to give you an idea, these include:

• Integral theory – this is the framework of EFC: the ‘I’, ‘we’ and ‘it’ of embodiment
• Four elements typology
• Martial arts (especially aikido)
• Bodywork (eg massage, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique)
• Body psychotherapy
• Buddhism/mindfulness
• Embodied Yoga Principles
• Trauma theory
• Yin and yang polarity (Uzazu influenced)
• Adult development (eg Spiral Dynamics)
• 5 Rhythms and other models of cycles
• Linguistics
• Improv and theatre
• Body psychotherapy/dance movement therapy
• Eco psychology
• Leadership Embodiment
• Models of effective, embodied teaching and coaching – what differentiates rigorous ‘second generation’ practice from outdated ‘new age’ methods
• Business applications and marketing – how to talk about, sell and make this stuff work in ‘no nonsense’ environments

Every student is unique and can apply embodied learning in ways that suit them. Here are some examples:

• Coaching
• Leadership presence – building impact and influence
• Emotional intelligence training
• Stress management / resilience training
• Team building
• Communication skills training
• Culture change / organisational development
• Confidence and assertiveness training
• Activism and social change
• Enhancing teaching of other embodied practices, eg yoga, dance and martial arts
• Personal growth courses
• Human resources management
• Creativity training and the arts
• Spirituality