BRMT Course Overview

 

There are 3 levels of Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Training courses.

In this course, participants learn the basics of the rhythmic movement training: how rhythmic exercises can be utilized to regulate muscle tone, stimulate the brain in order to improve attention and control of impulses and to diminish hyperactivity. The course also includes a survey of the most important primitive reflexes in these conditions, and how to integrate them with rhythmic exercises.

No previous knowledge required

This course enables us to work with movements to get in touch with our emotions, and to stabilize emotions when they threaten to take command.

The course also deals with reflexes that especially affect our emotions: the Fear Paralysis reflex, the Moro reflex and the Tendon Guard reflex. It is a necessary tool for anyone who wishes to work with rhythmic movement training.

Pre-requisite: BRMT Level 1

This course deals with how our reading and writing ability is affected by various factors such as vision, articulation and motor ability. We learn how to test for non-integrated primitive reflexes and recognize other motor disabilities that are important for dyslexia.

Additionally we learn how to improve reading and writing ability by correcting these problems with rhythmic exercises and reflex integration. Emphasis on recognizing visual problems and improving vision and reading by combining rhythmic and visual exercises. Special importance is attached to vision and learning how to recognize visual problems and improve vision by various exercises.

Pre-requisite: BRMT Level 2

 

Special Courses in the Training Curriculum

This course deals with the great importance of diet and food supplements when working with rhythmic movements, not only in autism but also in ADHD, dyslexia and motor problems. Food intolerance is becoming more and more common and may interfere with the training.

This course teaches how to test for food intolerance and also for food supplements the child may need. The course also deals with primitive reflexes which are especially common in autism and how to conduct the training with children suffering from autism and ADD.

Pre-requisite: BRMT Level 2

This course teaches the basics of Rhythmic Movement training in a similar way as the level 1 course. The course teaches how to use the basic rhythmic exercises with preschool children and how to recognize and test for many primitive reflexes that affect the motor, emotional and mental development of the preschool child. Rhythmic movements and games especially adapted to integrate reflexes in preschool children are also taught.

No previous knowledge required

These two courses deal with muscle tensions which overload the neck, spine and joints and cause muscle inflammation, osteoarthritis of the joints and spine, rotated pelvis, and deformity of the skeleton for example scoliosis or hunches.

Part 1 deals with the basics of 「Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Training」 and with muscle tensions due to emotional stress and active stress reflexes and what to do about these. It also introduces primitive reflexes which may cause muscle tensions, deformation of the skeleton and joints and osteoarthritis. We will learn to test for and integrate several primitive reflexes and use rhythmic exercises to correct hunches and use reflex exercises to correct rotated pelvis.

In Part 2, we learn to test and integrate primitive reflexes which cause muscle tension, pain, osteoarthritis and deformity on different levels: jaws, neck, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, hips, legs, knees, feet, shoulders and elbows. We learn to integrate all reflexes which may cause a rotated pelvis and work with hip pain to prevent osteoarthritis of the hips.

Pre-requisite:
Part 1 - No previous knowledge required
Part 2 - Part 1 or BRMT Level 2

The content of these two courses collaborates the clinical researches over the past 30 years. The courses will introduce those primitive reflexes affecting children's learning ability and development of emotions, and the rhythmic exercises and games to help integrating these reflexes.

The courses will also dealt with the effective ways to improve attention, self-confidence, hands-eyes coordination, memory and emotions in children.

Pre-requisite:
Part 1 - No previous knowledge required
Part 2 - Part 1 or BRMT Level 2

This course will give the participants tools to work with the sometimes scary dreams that may be caused by rhythmic movement training. The symbols of such dreams are often similar to symbols of myths and folk tales and in the course Dr. Blomberg discusses the meaning of these symbols for healing and integration, and how we can use this information when working with our clients.

Participants are encouraged to do the movements for a period and keep a dream diary to bring to the course.

Pre-requisite: BRMT Level 2

This course addresses itself first and foremost to children with cerebral palsy and their parents and therapists and adults with cerebral palsy but also to everyone who gets in touch with clients with cerebral palsy. The course gives theoretical and practical information how to apply Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Training in cerebral palsy. Children and adults with cerebral palsy who attend the course will be given an individually adapted training program.

Pre-requisite: BRMT Level 2

This course discusses the cause and prevention of Alzheimer and dementia. The course will also addresses the theory of applying Rhythmic Movement Method with appropriate exercises of Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Training and diet and food supplement to person with Alzheimer or dementia.

No previous knowledge required

This course briefs the casue of Parkinson's disease and addresses the theory of applying Rhythmic Movement Method with appropriate exercises of Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Training and diet and food supplement to adults with Parkinson's disease.

Pre-requisite: BRMT Level 3

This course addresses the theory of applying Rhythmic Movement Method with appropriate exercises of Blomberg Rhythmic Movement Training and diet and food supplement to adults with mental illness, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc.

Pre-requisite: BRMT Level 3