hi everyone,
I'm an expressive arts therapist living and working in the Toronto area. through my training as an EXA and in other various workshops, I've been exposed to a decent amount of Authentic Movement and I *love* it -- such powerful and simple work. I've noticed that the institute is on extended sabbatical, perhaps since the founder died?
here's my question -- I am going to be offering some expressive arts workshops in the area where I live, north of Toronto. I would love to incorporate what I know of Authentic Movement into these workshops, but am aware that there can be politics around offering a form that one is not certified in. I've got a long history of dance, movement, therapy and counselling, so I feel I could hold space for participants pretty well, but it's true that I'm not an expert nor certified in the form, and that unfortunately there is no real way to become so at this point. have other people incorporated this wonderful practice into workshops and been successful? any thoughts on this?
thanks for your time!
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Re: training... lack of training
Thu, July 12, 2007 - 1:59 PMWhile one can be certified in versions of the practice, there is, to my knowledge, no copyright on the term. Similar to Contact Improvisation, it is open to individual evolution, adaptation, and interpretation.
In fact, there actually are different things that people refer to as Authentic Movement
Some refer to the general work of Mary Stark Whitehouse, bringingthe body into Jungian psychotherapeutic practice
Some refer to the specific eyes closed witnessing structure, with reference and theory from Jungian pschotherapy.
Some refer simply to the overt score, sometimes with more of a zen theoretical underpinning.
regards
Karl
