A Brief History of Rhythmic Movement Training® (RMTi)
Psychiatrist Dr. Harald Blomberg developed Rhythmic Movement Training™, along with kinesiologist and expert on reflex integration, Moira Dempsey. Dr. Blomberg first became interested in Kerstin Linde’s Rhythmic Movements because of his own challenges with polio.
Kerstin Linde is a self-taught movement therapist in Sweden. Dr. Blomberg studied Kerstin Linde’s work as she used rhythmic movement to help many children and adults with severe physical, emotional and mental health challenges.
Dr. Blomberg was astounded by how effective the Rhythmic Movements were for many types of conditions. He studied the Rhythmic Movements for years with Kerstin Linde, and went on to study reflex integration with other movement specialists.
Over the last 20 years Dr. Blomberg has seen excellent results teaching these movements to patients in clinics, in private practice and in mental health hospitals.
With movement, he has helped children and adults with ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, developmental delay, autism and even severe psychiatric disorders such as psychosis and schizophrenia.
Dr. Blomberg explains that the Rhythmic Movements not only help integrate reflexes, they activate critical links between the cerebellum, limbic system and prefrontal cortex. This “whole-brain linking” creates optimal functioning and accounts for why the movements are so helpful for a large variety of conditions.
Rhythmic Movement Training™ courses are available now in many countries throughout the world.