AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT
“It doesn’t matter how you move, but what moves you.” Pina Bausch
The discipline of Authentic Movement (AM) is a contemporary mystical practice centered in the development of embodied witness consciousness.
AM can be used:
As a (or within a) self exploratory or psychotherapeutic process to access the memory that our body holds.
As part of a creative process to tap into into our creativity and life force,
As a spiritual practice to tap into a meditative, liminal and/or transpersonal space.
WORKSHOPS
$75 + GST (3hr session)
Next workshop:
You will be guided through the fundamentals of the discipline and get to experience the practice. Open to all levels.
Sunday, October 4 from 11am to 2pm
GROUP / SERIES
$210 + GST (no drop ins)
Next Series:
Take more pace to immerse yourself in the discipline of Authentic Movement. Open to all.
October 9, 16 & 23 from 11am to 1pm
Due to the size of our Shala, space is limited to 6 participants.
INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS*
$170 - $190 (60min session)
$670 - 4 sessions.
*Extended health benefits may apply if they cover RCC (registerred Clinical Counsellors).
If you are committed to the practice but the fee is an impediment for you contact Veronica.
What is Authentic Movement?
The discipline of Authentic Movement (AM) is a contemporary mystical practice centered in the development of embodied witness consciousness.
Originated by pioneer dance therapist Mary Starks Whitehouse, and evolved through Janet Adler’s lifework, AM is a subtle, but powerful practice that offers a bridge between our conscious and unconscious.
With eyes closed, the mover listens inwardly and finds a movement arising from inside, while the witness brings a receptive quality of clear attention to the mover.
The witness accepts the mover without analysis or direction, mindful of the inner world of sensation and meaning, judgment and criticism, and speaks only when the mover asks for a response.
Through the relationship between a mover and a witness, AM supports us to explore “being seen” and “seeing”, allowing mover & witness to achieve a level of perception of Self and other that evokes deep respect and empathy.
As we allow ourselves to be seen in vulnerability and held without judgment, AM allows us to develop and strengthen our inner witness, that part of ourselves that can hold us with unconditional love and to eventually become stronger than our inner critic (who has been protecting us).
As we strengthen our capacity to witness ourselves with unconditional love and compassionate acceptance, we also strengthen our capacity to witness others in the same way.
The discipline of Authentic movement is a powerful process. It allows us to explore the relationship between the creative, psychological and sacred dimensions of our experience through bodily expression.
“The body is the physical aspect of the personality and movement is the personality made visible.” – Mary Starks Whitehouse