Authentic Movement

Explore the Depth of Mystery Through Movement
and Reclaim Your Embodied Freedom.

Do you feel cut off from your source of vitality and creativity?

Are you struggling with finding the inner clarity and guidance to help you make important life decisions?

Are you craving depth and authenticity in your relationships with others?

Do you want to finally understand and shift certain repeating patterns in your life?

You are not alone.

It is no news that our fast-paced society aims at actively promoting disconnection between our minds and bodies, between our natural rhythms and the incessant demands for productivity. In a society that values hard-work martyrdom, quantity-over-quality, and social media personas, prioritizing embodiment and a creative life is often seen as a luxury.

But distancing yourself from the body and its intelligence can result in decreased mental health and physical well-being, feelings of stagnation, depression, and alienation, and profound challenges in connecting meaningfully with others.

When we are disconnected from our core-self, we do not know who we are and what we want.
It can be especially hard to tap into the present moment, making it challenging to nourish our soul, pursue creative inspirations, and connect meaningfully with others.

However, just because you haven't listened to your own inner wisdom in a while, it doesn't mean that it has gone away. Aliveness and a sense of purpose arise when the mind is tuned in to our natural impulses and we aren't forced into ineffectual habitual patterns.

Authentic Movement provides a non-judgmental container in which you can reconnect with your body, explore and integrate challenging emotions, and connect with others from your authentic self.

What is Authentic Movement?

Authentic Movement (AM) is a body-centered practice rooted in Jungian Depth Psychology and Dance/Movement therapy. Simply put, it is a contemplative practice of self-directed movement, oriented towards an inward focus, and in the presence of a witness.

While movement has been utilized as a form of psycho-spiritual healing and transformation since the beginning of civilization, Authentic Movement was formalized in the 1950s by dance therapist and Jungian student Mary Starks Whitehouse. The practice has evolved over the years and has been refined and adapted by many practitioners around the world.

The Mover(s) explores spontaneous gestures, movements, sounds, and stillness. As they follow impulses in the present moment they often experience a thinning of the veil between Conscious and Unconscious mind which allows for deep self-exploration.

The Witness is an active observer, holding a safe container for the experience of the Mover. The Witness’ focuses on self-awareness and tracking her own inner responses to the Mover from a space of non-judgmental acceptance and deep honoring.

Although a primarily body-centered practice, Authentic Movement also involves transition times for writing and/or art-making, the opportunity to share your experience and be seen clearly by a Witness, and eventually, the ability to practice being fully present and offering Witnessing to others.

The Practice of Authentic Movement is Especially Helpful For:

  • While movement has been utilized as a

  • form of psycho-spiritual healing and transformation since the beginning of civilization, Authentic Movement was formalized

  • in the 1950s by dance therapist

  • and Jungian student Mary Starks Whitehouse.

  • The practice has evolved over the years and has been

  • refined and adapted by many practitioners around the world.

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Francesca Bini, MA, LPCC, R-DMT, ACC, NCC, SPD is a Registered Somatic Psychotherapist, a Nature-Connected Coach, and a Certified Death Doula specialized in working with Depression, Grief/Loss, and Trauma. She is an avid practitioner of Authentic Movement and has several years of experience leading experiential training, workshops, and Authentic Movement groups in the Boulder/Denver area. Her mission is to make this magical deeply transformative practice more available to the public. To learn more about Francesca click here.

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Start your Authentic Movement Journey:

Choose the option that’s right for you:

  • INTRODUCTION TO AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT ONLINE COURSE: Learn about the history and form of this transformative practice in this short on-line course which will guide you through theoretical foundations and embodied experientials. This course is a pre-requisite for joining our on-going groups. COMING SOON.

  • JOIN A 6-WEEK AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT GROUP: Join an Authentic Movement group to delve deeper into this practice and experience its life-changing power. Like any contemplative, skill, or spiritual practice, the full magic of Authentic Movement unfold as we practice over time. On-going groups allow you to connect deeply with other like-minded individuals and explore a profound sense of connection and belonging as you support each other in showing up in our embodied truth and authenticity. Ever 6-week course (which take place in Spring and Fall) is suitable to both beginner and advanced practitioners and deepens the embodied exploration of a specific creative facet of this practice or its applications. Previous iterations of this course have focused on Ancestral Healing, Developmental Trauma and Attachment, Shadow Work and Facing into Death, Art-Therapy and Creativity, and Reichian Armoring and Somatic Defense Strategies.
    Check our Upcoming Events Page to register for the next course (phone interview required before sign-up).

  • INTRODUCTION TO AM AND AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT MENTORSHIP FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS:

    If you are looking for an individual mentorship to deepen further into specific aspects of this practice or a wanting to learn about this practice from the very beginning in a small intimate we’ve got you covered. Every offering is tailored specifically to your learning goals and you can see more information about pricing on our Mentorship page.

  • MONTHLY DROP-IN GROUP FOR ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS (BY INVITATION ONLY): Advanced practitioners have the option of joining our drop-in group on the first Friday of each month to deepen into this practice together. This group is open by invitation only.