Reflections on Authentic Movement

"""This is a welcome addition to the Discipline of Authentic Movement. The four parts to this volume hold new essays and edited articles which are varied and still pertinent today despite having been published elsewhere. The author provides a personal history of her journey towards Authentic Movement, a focus on her original concept of the MoverWitness exchange together with an in-depth historical context of, and practical guidance to, the Discipline of Authentic Movement. In particular, the author takes Authentic Movement into the field of the arts and arts-led research, an adaption of the discipline to various arts media including film, painting, photography, and sculpture offering a refreshing and different orientation to the literature thus far. The author tells her own professional and personal development story with all the various influences from, for example, dance and Authentic Movement training. An overview of the various practice formats in Authentic Movement is supplemented with reference to the digital age, for example. The book is recommended reading for artists interested in engaging with Authentic Movement for their own creative outputs and others from education, recreational and health fields who would like to understand more about the adaptive nature of the MoverWitness in Authentic Movement. This inter-disciplinary book provides the reader with a comprehensive pathway to the theory and practice of the Discipline of Authentic Movement."" - Dr Helen Payne, PhD, Professor of Psychotherapy, University of Hertfordshire."