So, you have found that connecting to your body has been a helpful therapeutic tool…now what? You’re not exactly looking for a ‘workout’ class, and may even have trouble finding a space to get more in touch with your body that feels safe or prioritizes your values when it comes to body image. You also may have noticed that there is a difference between body movement that serves a function and being in your body without agenda. Welcome to the practice of Authentic Movement! This group is for anyone wanting to build a regular practice or ritual around movement and build community with other movers who value embodiment and understand what a vulnerable experience it can be. 

Authentic Movement (AM) is a somatic/therapeutic practice that promotes connection between mind and body and allows a creative format in which to explore our human consciousness, sub-consciousness, and the unconscious. AM relies on strategies similar to mindfulness or ‘active imagination’, but intentionally invites our body into the process. This group will assist participants in building or strengthening a relationship with their internal movement cues, and plays with the concepts of ‘seeing’ and ‘being seen’ by offering movers the opportunity to experience space for movement exploration that is held by a witness (therapist). Each meeting, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Connect with participants who also value embodiment as a therapeutic tool

• Practice organic individual movement or embodiment

• Speak to your experiences in your body and receive reflections from the group

• The 'Big 6' movement patterns and their significance through stages human development

• How to ‘tune in’ to your body's impulses and sensations and deepen your body awareness over time

• How to develop a practice of communication with your body through movement and embodiment