Training / practitioner certification
Bodynamic Practitioner Training
2027 – 2029
January 2027 – October 2029
Join a groundbreaking professional training designed to elevate your therapeutic skills and bring the depth of Bodynamic's muscle-based psychological system into your practice — now offered live on Zoom to participants around the world.
Why This Training Stands Out
- A state-of-the-art 3D anatomy app customized to Bodynamic Ego Functions, available throughout the training
- A professional multi-camera studio setup — 5 angles, dedicated production console, 1080p Zoom streaming
- Secure, high-resolution recordings hosted privately on Vimeo for flexible review
- Direct teaching from four generations of Bodynamic's own trainers, including the Marcher family
What You'll Cover
- In-depth coverage of all 11 Ego Functions and their sub-functions
- The 21 developmental positions and 7 character structures, plus perinatal, adolescence and puberty
- The 5 Ego Aspects and the Full Bodyknot
- Reading and analyzing the whole Bodymap — identifying resources, trauma, and a therapy plan
- Developmental trauma, shock trauma, and PTSD / complex PTSD fundamentals
- Bodyreading: holding patterns, gait, twists and asymmetries in posture
- Group dynamics (the F8 model), conflict resolution and negotiation
- Hands-on Bodynamic massage technique and energy exercises
Schedule
1st Year
Module 1Jan 13 – 17, 2027 · Ditte Marcher
- Bodynamics’ vision on humans and theory and affiliations.
- Bodynamics history
- Walking through Bodynamics most important work models.
- Bodyknot
- Basic exercises on learning how to be oneself as a therapist with clients:
- 1: centering
- 2: mirroring
- 3: active sensing
- Forming study groups
Module 2Mar 3 – 7, 2027 · Ditte Marcher
- Life forms.
- Life styles and life history. Students tell their life-story according to given scheme.
Module 3May 12 – 16, 2027 · Henrik Heilmann
- Process Module
- Basic Anatomy
- Basic test & hands on
- Psychological ego development and functional anatomy:
- Ego Function 2: Positioning
- How to combine character structure and ego functions
Module 4Jun 30 – Jul 4, 2027 · Ditte Marcher & Kristina Marcher
- How to do Bodynamic Therapy
- Transference and Counter Transference
- Psychological ego development and functional anatomy:
- Ego Function 3: Centering
- Bodymap Reading Introduction
Module 5Oct 13 – 17, 2027 · Ditte Marcher
- Hand in Life Story Paper
- Psychological ego development and functional anatomy:
- Ego Function 4: Boundaries
- Ego Function 8: Energy Management
- Supervised therapy training and demo session
- Bodymap reading
- Self evaluation
Module 6Dec 8 – 12, 2027 · Henrik Heilmann
- Group Process
- Ethics
- Contract Work
- 2nd Year
2nd Year
Module 7Feb 9 – 13, 2028 · Ditte Marcher & Kristina Marcher
- Psychological ego development and functional anatomy:
- Ego function 5: Grounding and Reality Testing
- Ego function 1: Connectedness
- Mirroring and imitating
- Bodymap reading
- Aquarium
Module 8Apr 19 – 23, 2028 · Ditte Marcher & Kristina Marcher
- Psychological ego development and functional anatomy:
- Ego Function 6: Social Balance
- Ego Function 9: Self Assertion
- Bodymap reading – Test Training
- Aquarium
Module 9Jun 28 – Jul 2, 2028 · Ditte Marcher
- Psychological ego development and functional anatomy:
- Ego Function 7: Cognitive Skills
- Ego Function 10: Patterns of interpersonal skills
- Therapy training and demo-therapy
Module 10Oct 4 – 8, 2028 · Ditte Marcher & Kristina Marcher
- Psychological ego development and functional anatomy:
- Ego Function 11: Gender Skills
- Integration of Ego-Functions, Ego Aspects and Character Structures
- Bodymap Analysis
Module 11Dec 6 – 10, 2028 · Ditte Marcher + Sensor
- Exam in Pyschomotor Anatomy
- Hands on
- 3rd Year
3rd Year
Module 12Feb 7 – 11, 2029 · Henrik Heilmann
- Psycho pathology and evidence-based research
- Puberty
- Negotiation Exercise
- Bodyknot & F8
- Therapy training w. supervision
- Aquarium
Module 13Apr 25 – 29, 2029 · Ditte Marcher & Kristina Marcher
- Analyzing Bodynamaps
- Therapy training with supervision
- Aquarium
Module 14Jun 20 – 24, 2029 · Ditte Marcher + Sensor
- Aquarium – Therapy Exam
- Test reading/ Analyzing Exam
Module 15Oct 3 – 7, 2029 · Ditte Marcher
- Finishing tasks and evaluation
- Additional Training Details:
- Exams:
- Module 11: Psychomotoric Exam
- Module 14: Test analyzing Exam & Therapy Aquarium Exam
- Written Assignments:
- End of 1st year: Life Story paper
- End of 3rd year: Own Therapy Story (300 Euros)
- Before 2 years after Module 15: Client Thesis (400 Euros + 2 x supervision fee for oral exam)
- Registration & Payment Details:
- Contact
- Yorgos
- at
- info@bodynamic.gr
- to register for the training or any general questions.
- Financial details:
- An application must be submitted to be accepted into the program. Upon acceptance, you have two weeks to pay a non-refundable admission fee of 500€ to reserve your seat in the program (unless included in your selected payment option).
- Payment Options:
- 1st option: Early Bird; One-time payment – Price: 9.400€, Admission fee included – Deadline: October 1. 2026.
- 2nd option: Early Bird Yearly payments – Price: 3.480€ per year (for 3 years), Admission fee 500€, if paid before October 15 2026 / 2027 / 2028.
- 3rd option: Standard Yearly Payments – Price: 3.850 € per year (for 3 years), Admission fee 500€. Applies from 2 October 2026.
- 4th option: Monthly payment Plan: 390€ per month in 36 installments, Admission fee 500€. Payments begin: December 2026.
- The full length Syllabus/Study Outline can be accessed here:
- https://global.bodynamic.com/training/syllabus/
- The requirements for becoming a certified Bodynamic Therapist upon completion of Practitioner training program can be found here:
- Bodynamic Therapist Training – Supervision Requirements and guidelines for students
- Bodynamic Therapy Hours Requirement
Trainers
Ditte Marcher
Senior Trainer
One of the leading figures in Bodynamic worldwide, deeply experienced and known for her clarity, compassion, and high-level clinical teaching.
Henrik Heilmann
Senior Trainer
Brings deep clinical knowledge, strong structure, and decades of experience in the Bodynamic method.
Kristina Vasiljevaite Marcher
Trainer
Offers precise teaching, emotional clarity, and strong competence in developmental psychology and somatic regulation.
Hadi Bahlawan Marcher
Co-Trainer
Joins selected modules as a co-trainer, contributing expertise in Bodynamic group processes and long-term work with international practitioner programs.
Quick Facts
- Format
- Live Online (Zoom)
- Duration
- 3 years · 75 days
- Class hours
- 10am – 6pm CET
- Language
- English
- Prerequisite
- Bodynamic Foundation Training
Investment
Early Bird — One-time payment
€9,400
Admission fee included · deadline Oct 1, 2026
Early Bird — Yearly
€3,480 / yr
For 3 years · +€500 admission fee, if paid before Oct 15
Standard — Yearly
€3,850 / yr
For 3 years · +€500 admission fee · applies from Oct 2, 2026
Monthly Plan
€390 / mo
36 installments · +€500 admission fee · begins Dec 2026
An application must be submitted to be accepted into the program. Contact Yorgos to register or ask any questions.