Authentic Movement Workshops in Barcelona, Sep to Dic 2019

“Motion and emotion are… intrinsically connected: one is moved by movement (perception; impression; affection) and moved to move (action; expression; e-motion).” T. Fuchs & S. Koch

​About the Workshop

Authentic Movement is a practice that seeks to give place to spontaneous movement, contemplative observation without judgment and embodied presence. We offer these sessions for those who have no experience with this type of work or for those who have had some experiences and want to deepen in their practice. 

How a session works

We will start with a warm-up welcome body awareness and to have it available for the practice of Authentic Movement.
The practice is simple: a person closes her eyes by directing attention to her interior, waits, listens and moves, following her impulses in the presence of a witness who is in an attitude of contemplation. The mover brings her attention to the sensations and seeks to listen and observe the emergence of impulses. The witness brings his attention to the mover and at the same time seeks to be relaxed, present; he sees the other and observes himself, his thoughts and his inner impulses.
The experience of the person who moves can be felt very condensed, like a dream. Thus, we will work with writing as a way to anchor what has been experienced. We will also work with the plastic expression as a way of transitioning from  movement towards verbal expression.
Then, in a verbal exchange, the witness will help those who have moved to rebuild the experience. "... Being seen inevitably precedes seeing yourself," said Janet Adler.

​ Authentic Movement benefits

• Spontaneous movement can be very beneficial to work creative expression. In Winnicott's words, "... life is only worth living when creativity is part of the life experience of the individual. To be creative, a person must exist and feel that he exists .... creativity is, then , the doing that arises from being. It indicates that he who is, is alive ".
• Authentic Movement is primarily a work of body awareness. When one moves along with his impulses and at the same time keeps the attention awake and receptive, he allows the emergence of emotional material without falling into unconsciousness. The objective is not to be overwhelmed by emotion, but to observe it; not merge with the emerging material or be "flooded" by psychic energy, but "increase our capacity for presence, sustain a greater amount of energy and a higher quality of perception in our bodies" (B. Waissman).
• Moving and Witnessing: the mover, being accompanied by a witness and then being a witness of other movers, develops the capacity of being a witness of herself - her inner witness. It means being able to observe oneself with an awake and receptive conscience, which does not judge, criticizes, analyze or interpret. This attitude allows oneself  to fully accompany and transit the material that emerges in movement, getting closer and closer to a full, genuine spontaneous movement experience.

​Details, prices and registration

Once a month on Monday: 30 Sep - 28 Oct - 25 Nov - 16 Dec 2019
From 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Address: Ronda de Sant Pere 44, Entresuelo 1o.  (Espai Nac), 08010 Barcelona - Metro Urquinaona

Registration (mandatory):
See the form below.

Prices and payment:

• Single session: 35€
• Full Pass (4 sessions voucher): 105€ (valid from 30 Sep to 16 Dec 2019)

* Discounts in Full Pass for ADMTE members, DMT postgraduate or master students and Kur Klinikum's & Espai Nac's users. Contact us by e-mail (info@terapiacreativa.es) or by phone (667926605) for details.
Payment: in the website (with credit or debit card) or cash in the workshop's day. 
Please read the cancellation policy and our privacy and data protection policy.