Workshops, Support Sessions and Advanced Training
Dates and locations
BONES FOR LIFE workshops and trainings range from half-day small group therapeutic sessions to 5-day advanced intensive courses. Click on the pop-up links below to learn more about the workshops we have on offer.
Our BFL certified teachers hold workshops and support sessions in their own local regions. Please see our list of Teachers to find a class near you.
Individual and Group remedial lessons
One-off Workshops – Bones for Life full-day and half-day classes or presentations that are ideal as an introduction to "active bones" lessons.
BFL "fitness" – ongoing weekly support group classes. Explore a variety of different "active bones" lessons each week while you build your bone strength.
BFL Chairs. Do you spend many hours in a chair? This workshop suits both professional movement therapists and non-professionals who seek broader BFL "fitness" support lessons.
BFL Basic Certificate Program
The Active Bones processes delivered in sequence over three Units of study that equips graduates with a beginner's understanding of all processes, enough to continue to integrate the work into their personal health or fitness regime. [More info...]
Bones for Life - One (BFL-1-101) 3-day workhop
Bones for Life - Two (BFL-1-102) 3-day workhop
Bones for Life - Three (BFL-1-103) 3-day workhop
Bones for Life Distance-Education
*see training dates in right column
BFL Certified Teacher Training
Advanced program for those who wish to become qualified to conduct Active Bones classes or workshops and/or deliver the Basic Bones For Life Certification Program. This teacher-training course includes didactic exploration of all components of the "Basic Certificate Program". [More info...]
BFL teacher training is currently conducted in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby, Northern NSW. Teacher training is also available in cities and other major centres on request.
BFL Trainer Certification
Bones for Life Certified Teachers with 200 hours and two years of Bones for Life teaching experience are eligible for the Trainer Certification level. Certification is a 2-part process that includes a thesis and a 10-day (60-hour) Trainer Training with Ruthy Alon. Graduates are eligible to train new BFL teachers (practitioners), in compliance with the Australian Bones for Life Director.
Workshop
TRAINING
DATES
2010 Training
Basic and Advanced certificate
BYRON BAY Region
3-day training with Jenny Groves
Bones for Life - One
9th, 10th and 11th
July 2010
Bones for Life - Two
24th, 25th and 26th September 2010
Bones for Life - Three
19th, 20th and 21th November 2010
Program schedule:
9am to 5pm Fri and Sat,
plus 9am to 3pm Sunday.
MELBOURNE
Basic Bones One
3-day training
with Ruth Avery
Fri 30th Aug. 9.30am to 4pm
Sat 31st Aug.9am to 5pm
Sun 1st Sept. 9am to 5pm
Contact Ruth: 03 9531 7222
Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
with Jenny Groves
26 July to 6 August
Contact Jung-Hee Lee
Jennifer Groves
Director and Trainer
Bones for Life (Australia)
2011 Training
Teacher Training Didactic
BYRON BAY Region
3-day training with Jenny Groves
Segment One (BFL301)
11th, 12th and 13th March 2011
Segment Two (BFL301)
10th, 11th and 12th June 2011
Program schedule:
5pm to 7pm Fri, 9am to 5pm Sat,
plus 9am to 3pm Sunday.
"Jenny is an experienced, enthusiastic teacher who inspires and encourages her students to strive for greatness from the inside out. She teaches with clarity, precision and sensitivity."