Authentic Movement for Practitioners

This book acts as a guide to understanding authentic movement (AM) in variousforms and in differing contexts, covering over three decades of practice acrossdifferent theoretical and practical topics.Featuring a selected collection of the author's major works, this book illustratesher theoretical, practical and research contributions to the field. It illustratesa developmental journey of the author's thinking and practice. A multitude ofapplications of authentic movement are explored in relation to topics such asclinical supervision, body memory, relational integrative psychotherapy, reducinganxiety and many more. The book describes authentic movement in each of thesecontexts through making connections to theory, research and practice in everychapter. While initial works identify the ways in which the author explores thediscipline in relation to clinical supervision and the development of the bodymindspirit, more recent work involves psycho-neurology, body memory and applicationsto psychotherapy practice.Both research-informed and practical, this book will be an informative read forany dance movement or body psychotherapists employing the discipline of AMinto their practice together with others interested in embodied self-exploration,eco-psychotherapy and spiritual practices.