Basic Neuro-cellular Patterns (BNP) are a series of patterns of movement that emerge sequentially during the early infancy, progressing from simple to more complex. These patterns establish the foundation for our movement as adults, as well as our perceptual, emotional and cognitive processes. This is how we build our relationships to ourselves, other people and the environment in our lives. There are innumerable benefits in going through them again as adults, as it provides opportunities for “re-patterning” our existing knowledge.  Through repatterning, we experience what we never had a chance to develop (or have lost through injury or trauma), and new pathways in our cellular and nervous system memories (hence Neuro-cellular) are created.  

Practicing BNP will be unique to each individual and it will be a deeply profound experience as it gives a chance to pick up what we might have missed out or expand & refine existing ones. It is also incredibly beneficial for motor functions (= to become a better mover) whether for daily movement or more advanced movement like dancing, sports etc. as well as improving cognitive, emotional capacities.

The first 5 BNP labs belong to “Prevertebrate Patterns”: They are called “provertebrate” as they represent the internal movement (movement arising in fluid soft living tissues) which precede the vertebrate patterns (movement with the spine). They are subtle yet fundamental to the gross motor skills that come later.