About Romanie
“I have been interested in movement and the ways in which my body can express itself since I was a child. It possesses a healing power which I have often experienced both physically and mentally. By using the IMS method I am able to tap into that power and increase the confidence I have in my body and in myself: IMS helps balance me, it energises me and helps me feel connected. It is something I wish for others, too!” – Romanie Bosman
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My name is Romanie Bosman, I’m 50 and I live and work in Rotterdam. I have been helping people (re)discover their natural movements using the IMS method, which I personally developed, for over 10 years now. A method, that was developed through and extensively tested in practice. As you can read elsewhere on this website, this method helps you (re)connect with yourself, with your natural movements and with the world around you. It stimulates the self-regulating and self-healing powers of your body: by taking the time to listen to your body, by following your movement impulses and by expressing what’s going on inside of you via movement, you allow your body to regulate itself from within. This will increase your balance and leave you feeling relaxed and energised.
Training and background
Helping people may be a practical matter, it also requires a sound theoretical basis and extensive knowledge. Luckily, I am a very curious person and I enjoy developing myself. This is why, following the completion of my Master’s degree in dance therapy at Codarts in Rotterdam, I decided to train as a registered movement analyst according the Laban/Bartenieff Movement System (LBMS). I followed this training at its source, the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS) in New York. I am now also an experienced and Registered Somatic Movement Educator (RSME) and a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (RSMT). Additionally, I completed the first European Continuum Movement Training Program (CMTP) and I am a certified Teacher of Continuum Movement®(CMT). I recently completed Deb Dana’s Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Practice: An Immersive Training Program to Become Polyvagal-Informed.
Training
As a psychosomatic movement therapist, I was also happy to be inspired in my further specialization by trauma therapists and researchers such as Dr. Peter Levine, founder of the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, sensorimotor therapists such as Pat Ogden, PhD, founder of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and Dr. Stephen Porges, psychiatrist, neurophysiologist, director of the Brain Body Center at the University of Illinois (USA) and developer of the Polyvagal Theory who works closely with Deb Dana, the world’s foremost translator of the Polyvagal Theory into therapeutic practice. She is a clinical consultant with Khiron Trauma Clinics and Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute. She is also a co-founder of the Polyvagal Institute. When it comes to an embodied approach to movement, body and awareness I have been particularly inspired by Emilie Conrad founder of Continuum Movement® and Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen founder of the school for Body-Mind Centering®
Foto’s: Marcel van Oostrom
Workshops (additional training)
EMDR en Traumaheling:
2011: Arianne Struik (Ontwikkelingspsycholoog, gespecialiseerd in de diagnostiek en systeemgerichte behandeling van vroegkinderlijk, chronisch getraumatiseerde kinderen)
Tweedaagse workshop met Arianne struik, Slapende honden? Wakker maken! Een stabilisatiemethode voor chronisch getraumatiseerde kinderen.
Somatic Experiencing Workshops (SE):
2012: Alé Duarte (child trauma specialist, Somatic Self-Regulation Methods for Children – Pioneering Workshops for educators, therapist and parents)
Three-day workshop with Ale Duarte in London, Working with Children: Healing Through Play, somatic-oriented activities for working with children.
2013: Dr. Peter A. Levine, PhD (Excellence in Trauma Resolution, founder of Somatic Experiencing (SE)
Two-day workshop with Peter Levine in London, Emotional Self-Regulation, the Body and Change – Working with Difficult Feelings.
2014: Ms. Maggie Kline ( LMFT, School Psychologist & Therapist)
Three-day workshop with Maggie Kline in London, Somatic Experiencing for kids , Trauma-Proofing your Kids.
Trauma related Workshops:
2016: Amber Elizabeth Gray (Somatic Psychology, Life Impressions Bodywork, energy medicine, cranio-sacral therapy, yoga, and shiatsu).
Three-day workshop with Amber Elizabeth Gray, The Art of Embodied Resilience. Dance and Movement Approaches to Promote Well-being for Our Clients and Ourselves.
2016: Dr. Prabhat Dietrich Sternberg (Medical doctor, osteopath, psychotherapist, trauma therapist) and Pia Baerwald (Naturopath (Heilpraktikerin) for psychotherapy, trauma therapy and humanistic psychotherapy; trainer for psychotherapy students and coaching trainings).
Six-day workshop with Prabhat Dietrich Sternberg and Pia Baerwald in the Netherlands, Dealing with Trauma, A crash course offering modern tools in trauma therapy.
2017: eendaags congres met aansluitende workshop met Pat Ogden en Janina Fisher, Een perspectief vanuit Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, trauma and attachment: A sensorimotor Psychotherapy Perspective.
Polyvagal theory workshops (PVT):
2017: Dr. Stephen Porges (Psychiatrist, neurophysiologist, director of the Brain Body Center at the University of Illinois (US) and developer of Polyvagal theory).
Two-day workshop with Stephen Porges in London, The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe:A Master Class on the Polyvagal Theory.
2018: Aumm Instituut (Trainingen en verdiepingsmodules traumaheling en therapie).
Training (3 basismodules) met Divyam Kranenburg, Omkar Dingjan, Michael Mokrus en Marlene Koekoek, Primal Somatic Traumahealing,
Modulen Primal Somatic traumahealing (trauma dynamiek en het lichaam, dissociatie en hechting en vroeg-relationele ervaringen en aanraking).
2019: Deb Dana (Internationally renowned author & trainer, LCSW, clinical social worker, therapist and consultant).
Two-day workshop with Deborah Dana in London, Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: An Autonomic Roadmap to Safety, Connection and Healing.
2019: Dr. Stephen Porges (Psychiatrist, neurophysiologist, director of the Brain Body Center at the University of Illinois (US) and developer of Polyvagal theory) and Dr. Sue Carter (Distinguished University Scientist and Rudy Professor Emerita of Biology at Indiana University (US) and Executive Director of the Kinsey Institute).
Two-day workshop with Dr. Stephen Porges and Dr. Sue Carter in Cork/ Ireland, Polyvagal Theory: oxytocin, and the neurobiology of love.
2019: Dr. Stephen Porges (Psychiatrist, neurophysiologist, director of the Brain Body Center at the University of Illinois (US) and developer of Polyvagal theory).
Training program developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, The Safe and Sound Protocol Training, the SSP is a five-day intervention designed to reduce stress and auditory sensitivity while enhancing social engagement and resilience. By calming the behavioral and physiological state, further therapy is enhanced or even accelerated.
Body-Mind Centering® Series:
2021: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (Educational Director of The School for Body-Mind Centering®).
Online classes Opening and Strengthening Our Heart through the Consciousness of Embodiment: A Body-Mind Centering® Approach through Movement, Touch, and Cellular Consciousness with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen 12 class hours.
Online classes Releasing Patterns of Stress and Uncovering Patterns of Ease: A Body-Mind Centering® Approach through Movement, Touch, and Cellular Consciousness with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen 12 class hours 1.5 hours of supplemental video.
2022: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (Educational Director of The School for Body-Mind Centering®).
Online classes Embodying Our Muscles Part 2 – Going Deeper with Advanced Principles with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (2022 Spring Series) 6 class hours.
Online classes Building Vitality, Strength, Flexibility, Flow, and Ease through Embodying Our Muscles: A Body-Mind Centering® Approach with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (2022 Winter Series) 12 class hours.
2023: Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (Educational Director of The School for Body-Mind Centering®).
Online classes Perception as a Key to Embodying and Repatterning the Nervous System (2023 Spring Series) 12 class hours.
Online classes: The Role of the Brain in Embodying and Repatterning the Nervous Sytem A Body-Mind Centering® Approach with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (2023 Spring Series) 6 class hours.
Master's degree in Dance Therapy at Codarts in Rotterdam (MA)
Certified Movement Analyst according the Laban/ Bartenieff Movement System (LBMS)