Georgia O’Keefe

Authentic Movement has been at the root of my movement practice for the past twenty-five years.  It is a  is a meditative, intuitive improvisational movement practice involving a mover and a witness.  With eyes closed, maintaining a focus on bodily sensation and the flow of consciousness, the mover allows herself to be moved by whatever impulse is arising in the body.  I love teaching the work because it offers such a rich and truthful way to connect to inspiration and feeling.

While some practitioners like Mary Starks Whitehouse, who worked with Carl Jung, and Janet Adler are principally interested in the therapeutic dimensions of Authentic Movement, for me it has always been about the expressive possibilities that it unlocks.  As nourishment and ground for any artistic practice from writing to visual arts to performing arts, it has the ability to open doors that would not be apparent when “wide awake.”  Similar to Jung’s “waking dreaming ” practice, Authentic Movement draws us into deeper waters, the hidden caverns of our own creative, bodily and spiritual selves.

Later this fall I will be teaching both in Millerton, NY and New Haven, CT.   I hope you will join me November 16, 1-4:30 pm at the Wellness Center, 65 Main Street in Millerton, NY.

You can sign up here:

This workshop is for anyone who has a desire to move their body freely and who is open to self-reflection and exploration.  No dance training or experience is necessary.  Wear loose comfortable clothing, bring water and a notebook or writing and drawing supplies.  There will be some drawing materials available.

This is from Janet Adler’s film, “Still Looking.”