Trainings and Workshops
Personal and professional courses to discover and go deeper into Bodymind Integration
Welcome to IBI – International Institute for Bodymind Integration
Discover Transformational Bodymind Trainings
At IBI, we offer professional and personal development programs grounded in over four decades of clinical practice. Our Core Strokes™ Bodymind Integration Training — featuring the specialized Neurofascial Transformation Process™ — invites you to explore the body, emotions, and consciousness as an integrated whole, opening pathways for deep healing, embodiment, and authentic self-expression.
IBI’s unique approach is the result of more than 40 years of clinical experience by Dirk Marivoet, rooted in a rich 150-year tradition of psychotherapy and body psychotherapy.
Building on the insights of Wilhelm Reich, Jack Painter, John Pierrakos, Al Pesso, Allan Schore, Antonio Damasio, Will Davis, and others, our method integrates contemporary neuroscience, affective science, somatic psychology, and deep bodywork.
In alignment with Daniel Stern’s perspective, we recognize the self — rather than the other — as the primary agent of experience.
Consequently, our work focuses on bodily, non-verbal, unconscious, and emotional processes, with affect regulation as a developmental, learnable capacity.
This inner self-contact unfolds within what has been described as the Core (Reich, Pierrakos), the implicit self (Schore), the proto-self (Damasio), and the endo-self (Davis).
Our training modules provide a structured framework for accessing deeper layers of consciousness and energy.
Drawing from Al Pesso’s concept of the pilot, we facilitate and explore processes such as pulsation, motility, reflexes, involuntary movement, breathing patterns, instrokes and outstrokes, as well as directed verbal interventions (Berne), affirmations, and integrative feedback, supporting their integration into the whole bodymind system.
Special emphasis is placed on the role of touch and the connective tissue network as gateways to transformation — elements we consider central to the future of body-oriented psychotherapy.
Program Options:
Short Programs: Focused trainings in bodywork, bodymind integration, and body psychotherapy, ideal for acquiring practical skills and foundational somatic tools.
In-Depth Certification Programs: Comprehensive pathways for those seeking deep inner work, robust theoretical grounding, and advanced practical experience in bodymind integration and somatic psychotherapy.
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What the participants say
“The common thread through the week was a sense of allowing ourselves increasingly to be our fullest self, and to let the body (our own body) show us where current or past experiences are holding us back. It was deeply moving to see others (and myself too) tackle particularly painful holding patterns, and to see the joy, the lightness of being, the fresh energy that came available upon re-emerging from the intensive work.”
Marcel van Rootselaar (New York)
“The Core Strokes Module 1 workshop left me with great admiration for this concept. As an Occupational Therapist and Massage Practitioner I experienced how to integrate emotional processing in the work. I am inspired and empowered to work more holistically. The way Dirk teaches is very practical and interactive which I really enjoyed. The self-experiencing sessions where very helpful for my own processing and I experienced amazing personal growth. Thank you for all of that, Dirk!”
Carina Sprinkhart, Occupational Therapist (Germany)
“As a young retiree, I have always suffered from low back pain and have used a number of treatments (apart from surgery) to relieve myself. I find Dirk’s “Core Strokes” approach very beneficial for its holistic and in-depth action. Its action on the fascias during individual sessions gave me an immediate relaxing effect on the muscles in my pelvis, giving me freedom of positioning that I had been deprived of for a long time. A therapy combining more well-known techniques with its original and synthetic contribution that I absolutely recommend.”
Dr. Bertrand Dutoit (Switzerland)
“I came out of this training-workshop really nourished both by the man and by his practical and theoretical sharing on body psychotherapy. Dirk is at the same time full of wisdom, listening, compassion, patience, knowledge and his educational sharing is remarkable. It alternates practical sessions with theoretical sessions, and as a bonus, we dance and we meditate. “
Alexis Gilliot (France)
“In the six years I’ve known Dirk Marivoet, he’s always impressed me with his enthusiasm for bodywork and his commitment to embrace the world and share his knowledge widely. He is a wise and loving teacher with a gentle heart and deep therapeutic knowledge about the body-mind.”
Paula Moreau-Smith, body psychotherapist (England)
“Dirk Marivoet’s expertise lies in a profound knowledge of the body’s and energetic systems – obviously many years of deep work flowing through his hands. I enjoyed his precise explanations of body structures and how to work with them very much. The course “Advanced Somatics Practitioner” inspired my work a lot. I can recommend him as a teacher, as well as a therapist for intense body-mind focused processes.”
Patrick Pelzner, psychologist (Switzerland)
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