As professionals and caregivers, we are dedicated to helping children navigate the world. We use vital tools like weighted vests for sensory processing, fidgets for focus, and classroom modifications for learning delays. These accommodations provide essential support and have immense value—but what if there was more? What if, alongside these supportive strategies, we had a way to address the root cause?

Baby Bare Professional Training is an invitation to look beneath the surface of behavior and learning to find the neurological "unfinished business" that may be holding a child—or an adult—back.

The Science of Reorganization

The human nervous system is actually organized via movement. Developmental Movement Therapy works because it revisits the specific, early movement sequences that were originally responsible for "wiring" the brain. By returning to these foundational patterns, we offer the nervous system a second chance to reorganize and rewire itself from the bottom up, creating a more stable platform for all future learning and regulation.

An Enlivening, Collective Experience

This training is unique because we believe the best way to deepen your understanding about movement is by moving. Each module offers the perfect balance of intellectual and physical learning. 

There is something deeply inspiring and enlivening about gathering with a group of people who are as fiercely devoted to children and families as you are. You will move, learn, and grow alongside a community of peers, trading the isolation of clinical practice for a shared vitality. You’ll leave not just with a new clinical lens, but with a renewed sense of inspiration. 

The Professional Pathway: Three Integrated Modules

Our curriculum is a tiered journey. While each module offers profound insights, they build upon one another to create a comprehensive mastery of the "Bottom-Up" approach.

Module 1: The Baby Bare Sequence & The Foundation of Wellness

Traditional milestone charts are limited and can often lead to confusion or unnecessary pressure for parents. Module 1 introduces the Baby Bare Infant Sequence—an alternative framework that prioritizes the sequence of movement over rigid chronological timelines.

• The Goal: Understand how early movement sets the stage for school readiness and optimal nervous system development.

• The Takeaway: This is the "meat and potatoes" for anyone working with infants and expecting families. You will gain a wealth of vernacular and tools to help parents support their child's natural pace. Don't work with infants? Not to worry,  you will deepen your understanding of human development AND learn practical strategies to support the bodies you work with, whatever their age. 

Module 2: The Six Developmental Patterns

Every sophisticated human action—from dancing and sports to playing an instrument—is built upon six core developmental movement patterns.

• The Goal: A deep dive into the six connections that organize the human body.

• The Experience: This module is part personal practice and part clinical training. Because we explore these connections in our own bodies, students often report profound personal shifts in their own regulation and ease of movement.

• The Takeaway: Learn how to help babies, children, and adults reorganize their bodies for joy and ease in all cognitive, emotional, and physical pursuits.

Module 3: Primitive Reflexes & Neurological Integration

In our final module, we explore the fundamental "software" of the nervous system.

• The Goal: Deepen your understanding of primitive reflexes and their role in long-term well-being.

• The Takeaway: Learn what these reflexes are, how to assess for retained reflexes, and how to use movement to support their integration—clearing the path for higher-level learning and emotional regulation in both children and adults.

Why the Baby Bare Method?

The beauty of this training is its universality. While our focus is often on the child, the principles of Developmental Movement Therapy are a powerful tool for adult mental health and nervous system regulation. Whether you are a Pediatrician, OT, PT, Mental Health Counselor, or Educator, the language of the body is the same.

• Address the Root Cause: Complement your existing strategies with a framework that targets the neurological foundations of attention, anxiety, and learning challenges.

• Body-Based Wisdom: Modern science is confirming what we’ve always known: body-based approaches are the key to optimal wellbeing across the lifespan.

• Led by Stephanie Johnson: Learn from an internationally renowned leader in Bottom-Up Child Development who makes complex neurology feel accessible, joyful, and deeply human.