SomaHut – a space to meet, learn, and care, Part II

 

 

 

An Erasmus+ project focused on the professional development and capacity building of the organization’s educational and teaching staff, empowering the local community through somatic / embodied practice and education, fostering decentralization and regional networking, and connecting the local community of somatic practitioners and educators with international colleagues and organizations.

Project activities include:

 

Professional development activities

1. Learn Functional Integration from Moshe Feldenkrais – Explore the original FI material with Jerry Karzen

June 13–15, 2025

Feldenkrais Institute Vienna

participant: Ana Jelušić

2. Reflexes, Reactions, Responses (RRR)

June 27 – July 3, 2025

Somatic Movement Education Program of the School for Body-Mind Centering®

moveus GbR

participant: Mia Štark

3. Subcellular System, Psychophysical Integration, Professional Development

September 13–28, 2025

Practitioner Program of the School for Body-Mind Centering®

moveus GbR

participant: Zrinka Šimičić Mihanović

 

 

Activities for disseminating and sharing acquired knowledge within the organization and in collaboration with organizations in other cities in Croatia

 

WHERE THE BODILY EXPERIENCE BEGINS

a series of somatic sessions led by Mija Štark

September 13, 20, and 27, 2025

Community space Šestine, Šestinski trg 10, Zagreb

 

 

THE GROUND BENEATH THE EAR

a series of workshops led by Ana Jelušić

15 and 29 November and 6 December 2025

Community space Šestine, Šestinski trg 10, Zagreb

 

 

FROM CELL TO COMMUNITY

a series of Body-Mind Centering® workshops led by Zrinka Šimičić

24 January, 14 February and 14 March 2026

Community space Šestine,  Šestinski trg 10, Zagreb

 

 

FREE SPINE – THE SPINE AS A CHAIN

Facilitator: Ana Jelušić

January 20, 2026, Filodrammatica, Rijeka

In collaboration with the Prostor Plus association from Rijeka

 

 

SOMATIKUM PRAKTIKUM – LISTENING TO FLUIDS

Workshop facilitator: Mia Štark

February 28, 2026, Youth Center Zadar

In partnership with the Zadar Dance Ensemble

 

 

THE BODY’S AXIS – EXPLORING THE SPINE THROUGH SENSATION AND MOVEMENT

Facilitators: Mia Štark and Ana Jelušić

February 6 and 7, 2026, ELeMent Center, 49 J.J. Strossmayer Street, Osijek

Organized in collaboration with the association “ELeMent, Center for Recreation and Education” from Osijek

 

 

BASIC NEUROLOGICAL PATTERNS OF MOVEMENT AND BODY CONNECTIVITY

Facilitator: Zrinka Šimičić Mihanović

February 24, 2026, DV Varaždin, Dravska 1, Varaždin

Organized in partnership with Varaždin Kindergarten

 

 

IMMUNITY AS A PROCESS

Facilitator: Zrinka Šimičić Mihanović

February 28, 2026, Ferdo Livadić Music School, Samobor

Organized in partnership with TRUPA TO association from Samobor

 

 

ONE TO ONE SOMATIC AND STUDY SESSIONS

with Zrinka Šimičić, Ana Jelušić, and Mia Štark

at MO Šestine, Zagreb

 

 

 

Activities for the dissemination and sharing of acquired knowledge in an online format

 

SOMATIC WORK NOTEBOOK

Activities focused on networking and collaboration with international partners and organizations.

ŠkArt, Montenegro

Nagib, Slovenia

minima somatica, Italy

Szome, Hungary

moveus GbR, Germany

Feldenkrais Institut Wien, Austria