Authentic Movement
I-Authentic Movement iwumkhuba wokunyakaza okucabangayo ogxile ekuqwashiseni okubonakalayo, ukulalela kwangaphakathi, kanye nokufakaza okuhlobene. Ibonakala ngokunyakaza okuzenzakalelayo okuvela ekushukumiseni kwangaphakathi, okwenziwa ngaphakathi kwesitsha esichazwe ngokucacile esihlanganisa izindima zomshukumisi kanye nofakazi.
I-Authentic Movement isetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke ezimweni zokwelapha, zemfundo, zobuciko, kanye nezokuzindla. Ivame ukuchazwa njengomkhakha kunokuba uhlobo lomdanso, kugcizelelwa ukuqwashisa, ukuba khona, kanye nokwenza incazelo ngaphezu kokusebenza noma umphumela wobuhle.
Imvelaphi
Authentic Movement yavela maphakathi nekhulu lama-20 ngomsebenzi ka-Mary Starks Whitehouse', umdansi kanye nomhlaziyi weJungian. I-Whitehouse yasebenzisa ithonya lomdanso wesimanje, i-depth psychology, kanye nomcabango osebenzayo, yakha umkhuba oxhumanisa izinto ezingazi lutho, ukunyakaza, kanye nokuqwashisa okuqaphelayo.
Umsebenzi wakhe wathuthukiswa futhi wadluliselwa ngabasebenza kamuva, okuhlanganisa no-Janet Adler', owachaza i-Authentic Movement njengomkhakha osemthethweni onezisekelo zokuziphatha, ulimi olucacile, kanye nezindlela zokuqeqesha zesikhathi eside.
Izimiso eziyinhloko
Authentic Movement isekelwe ezimisweni eziningana eziyinhloko:
- Inner impact — ukunyakaza kuvela ekuzizweni, esithombeni, emizwa, noma ekuzizweni okubonwa ngaphakathi.
- Ubukhona — ukunaka okuqhubekayo kokuhlangenwe nakho okuphilayo ngaleso sikhathi.
- Ukufakaza — ukuba khona okungahluleli, okwamukelayo okubuka ukunyakaza ngaphandle kokuchazwa.
- Ukwehluka — ukuhlakulela ukuqwashisa ngemingcele phakathi komuntu siqu nabanye, umshukumisi kanye nofakazi.
- Ukuhlanganiswa — ukucabanga ngokuhlangenwe nakho ngolimi kanye nencazelo ngemva kokunyakaza.
Lo mkhuba ubeka phambili ulwazi oluqondile kanye nokuzindla kunokufundisa noma ubuchwepheshe.
Ukuzijwayeza
Iseshini evamile ye-_PH0__ ihilela:
- oyedwa noma ngaphezulu abashukumisi' abavala amehlo abo futhi balandele imizwa yangaphakathi ekunyakazeni,
- oyedwa noma ngaphezulu ofakazi' abagcina ukuba khona okuqinile nokuqaphile,
- isikhathi sokuzindla ngamazwi ngemva kwesigaba sokunyakaza.
Abashukumisi abahleli noma bahlele ukunyakaza. Kunalokho, banaka imizwa yomzimba, imizwa, izinkumbulo, kanye nemifanekiso njengoba kuvela. OFakazi baqaphela ngokuzibamba, behlakulela ukuqaphela izimpendulo zabo ngenkathi begwema ukuhumusha noma ukungenelela.
Izikhathi zingase zenziwe umuntu ngamunye, ngamaqembu amancane, noma ngaphakathi kwamaqembu okuzijwayeza isikhathi eside.
Indima kafakazi
Indima kafakazi ibalulekile ku-_PH0__. Ukufakaza kuhilela:
- ukulandelela umthuthi ngaphandle kokwahlulela,
- ukugcina ukuqaphela imizwa yakho kanye nokubikezela,
- ukusekela ukuphepha, ukuvimbela, kanye nokucaca kwendawo yokusebenzela.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, abasebenzisa izinsiza bangase bathuthukise ikhono lokufakazela abanye kanye nabo ngokwabo ngesikhathi esisodwa, ngezinye izikhathi okubizwa ngokuthi “ufakazi wangaphakathi”.
Language and reflection
Following movement, participants often engage in spoken reflection. Language is used carefully and intentionally, typically emphasising:
- first-person statements,
- descriptions of direct experience,
- differentiation between observation, feeling, and interpretation.
This reflective phase supports integration of embodied experience into conscious awareness.
Training and transmission
Authentic Movement is transmitted through long-term study rather than standardised certification. Training pathways may include:
- sustained personal practice,
- supervised practice groups,
- mentorship and apprenticeship,
- study of ethics, boundaries, and psychological awareness.
Some organisations and teachers describe Authentic Movement explicitly as a discipline, emphasising responsibility, containment, and ethical clarity.
Applications
Authentic Movement is used in a range of contexts, including:
- psychotherapy and counselling,
- dance and movement education,
- somatic and expressive arts practice,
- contemplative and spiritual inquiry,
- creative and performance research.
Relationship to conscious dance
Authentic Movement is closely related to the conscious dance field through its emphasis on awareness, embodiment, and non-judgement. It differs from many conscious dance practices in its minimal use of music, absence of group dance structures, and strong focus on witnessing and reflection.
It has significantly influenced later movement meditation practices, somatic psychology, and embodied contemplative disciplines.
External links
- Discipline of Authentic Movement: https://disciplineofauthenticmovement.com/
