Open Floor International

What Open Floor International does

Open Floor International is a U.S.-incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2012 that develops and disseminates an open-source conscious dance and embodiment practice. The core product is the Open Floor Movement Practice, a resource-based methodology built around the 4x4 Weave framework (four dimensions of embodiment paired with four relational hungers), ten Core Movement Resources (Ground, Center, Spatial Awareness, Expand & Contract, Release, Towards & Away, Activate & Settle, Dissolve, Vector, Pause), and a four-phase Movement Cycle (Open Attention, Enter, Explore, Settle). The curriculum is released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0, the only conscious dance practice known to do so, and is delivered through a structured teaching pathway rather than a software platform.

The organization monetizes through three primary revenue streams: multi-phase, two-year Teacher Training Programs priced at €6,550–€9,900 across three self-selected tiers (Accessible, Regular, and Generosity); ongoing Graduate Supervision services at $75–$150/hour individual and $40+/participant/hour group; and tax-deductible donations. Adjacent product lines include Ground Floor Labs (intensive 30-hour residential programs), Therapy in Motion (a therapeutic modality integrating movement with psychotherapy), and Art in Motion (a movement-plus-visual-arts sub-brand). Distribution is hybrid: Open Floor centralizes curriculum, training, and certification, while a global network of hundreds of certified teachers — all required to be ICMTA members — delivers classes, workshops, ongoing groups, and one-to-one sessions locally in over 30 countries, with anchor venue partnerships for residential training at Flackl-Wirt (Austria) and La Casa Toya (Spain).

Customer segments are individuals seeking personal embodiment practice and teacher training candidates pursuing professional certification, with an institution-facing channel (schools, workplaces, community organizations) operated through trained teachers. The go-to-market model is community-led and event-driven, supported by a website, Find-a-Teacher directory, community calendar, email subscription, and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo). Operations are administered from Mill Valley, California, with a mailing address in Sausalito.

Name

Open Floor International

Legal name

Open Floor International

Website

https://openfloor.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Open Floor International is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops and disseminates an open-source conscious dance and embodiment curriculum, training and certifying a global network of teachers who deliver classes, workshops, and therapeutic movement programs across 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conscious Dance Education and Movement Practice

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD)

Keywords

• Conscious dance practice
• Movement teacher training
• Embodied movement practice
• Somatic dance education
• Movement therapy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Sausalito

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Teacher Training Programs: Multi-phase professional training programs that train individuals to become certified Open Floor teachers. Programs span 2 years with multiple phases including immersions, practicums, webinars, and mentoring. Revenue generated through tiered tuition pricing.
2. Graduate Supervision Services: Ongoing professional supervision services for Open Floor graduates and Therapy in Motion practitioners. Priced per session at $75-$150/hour for individual, $40+/participant/hour for group sessions.
3. Donations and Grants: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from supporters. Open Floor International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the United States.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Open Floor International delivers a resource-based conscious dance and embodied movement practice organized around the 4x4 Weave framework and 10 Core Movement Resources. It trains and certifies teachers through a multi-year Teacher Training Program, runs intensive residential Ground Floor Labs, offers the Therapy in Motion therapeutic modality, and provides ongoing Supervision for graduates. The curriculum is openly published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license.

Product overview

Open Floor International is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization offering a comprehensive movement-based educational platform centered on the Open Floor Movement Practice. The core offering includes the Open Floor Movement Practice itself—a resource-based conscious dance practice using the 4x4 Weave framework and 10 Core Movement Resources. The organization provides professional training through its Teacher Training Program (spanning two years across four phases), Ground Floor Labs (intensive residential programs), Therapy in Motion (therapeutic modality), and an ongoing Supervision Program for graduates. A specialized sub-brand called Art in Motion combines movement practice with visual arts. The curriculum is open-source under Creative Commons licensing, making it freely available while maintaining integrity through the ICMTA ethical framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open Floor Movement Practice A resource-based conscious dance and embodiment practice built on the 4x4 Weave framework and 10 Core Movement Resources, focused on embodied mindfulness, emotional intelligence and relational connection for individual practitioners and institutional audiences.
• Teacher Training Program A multi-phase professional certification pathway for becoming an Open Floor teacher, spanning approximately two years across four phases of immersions, practicums, webinars, assignments and mentoring, with tiered tuition from €6,550 to €9,900 and a €100 application fee.
• Ground Floor Labs 30-hour intensive residential programs offering deep personal practice and study of the Open Floor curriculum, hosted in international locations such as Vendôme, France and delivered as flagship immersion experiences.
• Therapy in Motion An advanced therapeutic modality that integrates Open Floor movement practice with psychotherapy for emotional integration and trauma recovery, practiced by certified Therapy in Motion practitioners.
• Supervision Program Ongoing professional supervision service for Open Floor graduates and Therapy in Motion practitioners, with individual sessions priced at $75-$150/hour and group sessions starting at $40 per participant per hour.
• Art in Motion A specialized track that combines Open Floor conscious dance practice with visual arts practices for creative expression and integration, listed in the teacher directory as a distinct specialty offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Changed lives in over 30 countries through trained teacher network

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Flackl-WirtcoreOthersVenue partnership for hosting Teacher Training immersions. Located in Hinterleiten 12, 2651 Reichenau/Rax, Austria. All immersions (4 total, 30 hours each) are held at this venue.
• La Casa ToyacoreOthersVenue partnership for hosting Teacher Training practicums. Located at C.K.26, 50322 Aluenda/Zaragoza, Spain. All practicums are held at this venue.
• ICMTA (International Conscious Movement Teachers Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOFI is an organisational member of ICMTA. ICMTA provides ethics and mediation support services for all member teachers and organisations. Open Floor teachers are required to be registered members of ICMTA or equivalent.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Soul Motion: Soul Motion is a conscious dance and embodied movement practice with a structured curriculum and certified teacher network. It parallels Open Floor's approach of resource-based movement inquiry and a distributed teacher model delivering classes and workshops globally.
• Dancing Freedom: Dancing Freedom is a conscious dance practice with a teacher certification pathway and global community of facilitators. It targets a similar audience of personal development seekers and offers parallel certification and event-based programming.
• Nia: Nia is a holistic cardio dance and movement practice with a large global teacher network and structured training certifications. While more fitness-oriented, it competes for the same embodied-movement practitioner market and offers similar mentor-led teacher pathways.
• Continuum Movement: Continuum Movement is an embodied movement practice with teacher-led workshops and somatic exploration. It is a direct peer in the conscious movement and embodied inquiry category with a similar community-of-teachers distribution model.
• Gaga: Gaga is a movement language and practice developed by Ohad Naharin with structured teacher training programs and a global community of practitioners. It parallels Open Floor's approach to providing a defined movement vocabulary with trained teachers.
• 5Rhythms: Founded by Gabrielle Roth, 5Rhythms is a widely practiced conscious dance methodology with global teacher networks delivering classes, workshops, and teacher trainings. It is the most directly comparable conscious dance practice to Open Floor in structure, pedagogy, and community-led delivery model.
• Movement Medicine: Movement Medicine is a conscious dance practice offering teacher training pathways, residential workshops, and ongoing classes, with a global facilitator network. It competes directly with Open Floor for conscious dance practitioners and aspiring teachers.

Broad incumbents

• Feldenkrais Method: The Feldenkrais Method is an established somatic education approach through movement with a long-standing international teacher training infrastructure. It is a broader incumbent in the embodied learning space with overlapping practitioner audiences.
• Somatic Experiencing: Somatic Experiencing is a body-oriented trauma therapy training organization offering professional certification for therapists. It overlaps with Open Floor's Therapy in Motion offering and represents a broader incumbent in the somatic therapy training space.

Emerging players

• Authentic Movement: Authentic Movement is a contemplative movement practice with a more loosely organized teacher community. It addresses a similar embodied practice audience but operates with less centralized curriculum and teacher training infrastructure than Open Floor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-CbhhuOBIbkqSm5u42UstA
• Facebookfacebook.com/openfloor
• Instagraminstagram.com/openfloorinternational

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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