About BiM

Training professionals to help people move well and feel better

Body-in-Motion courses are dedicated to training the professional to work with with musculoskeletal pain and mobility problems so clients get well and stay well for a lifetime.

The owner, Dianne L. Woodruff, CMA, PhD, has been teaching for 35 years, has a doctorate in Somatic Education and is a Certified Movement Analyst. Semi-retired from a private practice as a myofascial pain specialist and movement therapist, she continues to write, speak and teach. She is internationally recognized as a teacher of Myofascial Integration and 3-D Workout™ instructor training.

Myofascial Integration courses train professionals in assessment and treatment of soft tissue pain and associated problems of mobility.

3-D Workout™ is a fitness program developed by Dianne Woodruff and inspired by Irmgard Bartenieff and Rudolf Laban.

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Dianne completed her certification in Laban Movement Analysis in 1982 and later earned a PhD in Somatic Education (1992). This chronology follows the development and growth of 3-D Workout—a fitness program designed for people who want to move well for a lifetime. Achieve life-long fitness and coordination through integrated, harmonious and biomechanically-correct movement sequences. DVDs, classes for the public and certification training for instructors is available. Read more.

1983 – 2001 initial development period for 3-D Workout™ as inspired by Irmgard Bartenieff and Rudolf Laban
1989 3-D Workout™ presented in public workshops, Greater Toronto Area
2001 first video of 3-D Workout™, v. I: the Basics, released on VHS
2005 v. l released on DVD
2006 Level I instructor* certification course in Canada, Oakville, ON
2006 v. II DVD, 3-D Workout™, Building on the Basics released on DVD
2008 Level II instructor certification course in Canada, Oakville, ON
2010 Level I instructor training in Italy
2012 digital downloads of vols. I and II released.
2012 Level I instructor training in USA (NYC)
2013 “Moving in Three Dimensions” (four YouTube video segments)
2014 3-D Workout™: the Chair Edition released on DVD and download
2014 Level I and II instructor training in Canada (Cobourg, ON)
2014-2016 seven webinars, October 2014—December 2016
2017 Variations on Six Conventional Exercises (six YouTube segments)
2017 Level I instructor training by 3-D ProTrainer, Carrie Lynn Nieves, Toronto