Stillpoint provides an ongoing and evolving selection of experiential movement based classes based on the embodiment and application of anatomical, physiological, psychophysical, and developmental principles, and utilizes movement, touch, voice, and consciousness. While promoting vitality and healthy living at all ages, these classes lead to an understanding of how the mind is expressed through the body and the body through the mind.
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Authentic Movement
led by Erin McGonigle
Free Introductory Class Sept 12th from 6-7:00 Open to All
RSVP text would be appreciated 415.260.2426
6 week series begins September Mondays 6-7:15 8 participants
$120 series
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Authentic movement supports the emergence of unconscious material at the somatic level and contributes to the development of the inner witness. Working with physical impulses from ones interior experience, this meditative process links the imagination with sensation and feeling. The crucial endeavor in authentic movement is that what was previously only experienced on the somatic level can be taken up into the mind, considered consciously and eventually integrated.
The practice: A person with eyes closed – the mover — follows an inner impulse to move or be still, exploring inner worlds of sensation, imagery, emotion, and energetic phenomena.
Another person – the witness — sits with eyes open, actively tracking the mover’s physical journey, while simultaneously studying their own inner experience.
With a sustained practice of discernment, we come to trust more fully what is known directly through the body. Qualities of consciousness, such as intuitive knowing and clear presence, may emerge and become refined.