Benefits

Building up the strength and flexibility of the body ego so it can contain the potent energies of the unconscious is at the core of this work. The rigid defenses locked deep within our musculature, will not truly release from acts of force, only through true surrender to the archetypal (primary forces of the unconscious) energies that are generated within. Without a strong container (physical body/psyche), the ego falls prey to the spell of addictions and complexes. Without integrity in the body structure, it is very difficult, if not dangerous, to open to new levels of consciousness. And without a solid container, the transcendent energies cannot take residence. If we aren’t ready for them, they can literally blow the circuits of our nervous system.


Jungian psychology deals with the metaphor at the core of the addiction and complex to understand the deeper patterns accompanying the symptoms. For example: with food, it’s often mother; alcohol-spirit; cocaine-light; sex-union. Rather than applying a band-aid, fix-it solution, it’s crucial to uncover the deeper elements remaining buried in the subconscious of our psyche. As Martha Graham so aptly discovered: the body reveals what words cannot.


Being “broken open” by trauma or profound losses in our life can lead to a feeling of surrender, greater repression, or absolute collapse depending on the strength of the body ego. The gift of authentic movement is learning the vocabulary and poetry of your unconscious in a similar manner as one would do in dream work and journaling. You start to uncover your own unique symbolism through the movements your body naturally morph into as a response to the moment. The body has an unbelievable capacity to guide you into unraveling your own pent up aggression, blocks, and other emotional knots that are probably in dire need of expression. It also helps people to unveil their own creative process and trust their instincts like never before. With all of the current spiritual focus on the “power of the moment” as in : “The Power of Now” etc, similar to yoga asana, Jungian Authentic Movement brings you into the powerful present but with an element that is much more self-expressive than you will find in any other exercise modality.