This Authentic Movement Immersion offers space to explore the self and relational connection, awaken deeper layers of the psyche, and cultivate awareness through the body. Together, we will practice seeing and being seen, moving and witnessing, speaking and holding silence.
If you’ve attended a prior Authentic Movement Immersion with Lillian at WildHeart, you can expect this one to be slightly different, as we’ll be centering our practice around a period of silence. On Friday evening, we’ll establish the container and guidelines for entering into silence, and then move into Saturday in silent practice. At the end of the day on Saturday, we’ll gently break our silence through drawing, sounding, and speaking.
Authentic Movement is a contemplative, body-based practice rooted in expressive movement therapy, where participants explore the unconscious mind through the moving body. The practice brings focus to the relationship between a mover and a witness, fostering states of compassion, curiosity, and non-judgment. With eyes closed, the mover listens inwardly to impulses, sensations, feelings, and images, allowing their inner experience to guide self-directed movement. The witness cultivates open receptivity, non-judgment, and inner awareness as they hold space for the mover’s expression. In this exploration of “seeing and being seen,” participants deepen their sense of trust and self-awareness through the practice of Authentic Movement.
During our time together, we will also explore somatic movement principles and practices that support and deepen our experience of Authentic Movement. This may include time for dialogue and guided somatic movement explorations.
During this immersion, you will:
Engage in self-directed movement with a witness, and witness others in turn
Be guided into movement through somatic prompts and exploration
Cultivate relational attunement and nonjudgmental attention
Explore new ways of knowing through the body
Engage in collective art-making as a way to integrate your experience
Practice silence and intentional dialogue with others
This is an emergent practice container, meaning we will co-create the experience together. As a facilitator, Lillian works intuitively and improvisationally, responding to what is happening in the moment. You can expect a gently held structure with space for the unexpected.
Depending on the weather, we may take the practice outdoors and include movement and witnessing in nature.