Authentic Movement facilitates a descent into the inner world of the psyche through natural movement. Through the process we are reconnected with deeper instinctual resources and spiritual intelligence that dwell in the molecular structure of the cells, and recover unlived parts of our nature on intrapersonal, interpersonal and transpersonal levels.

The practice develops a sense of embodied presence, of being ‘at home’ in the body.

-Stromsted

This intimate three-day retreat/ intensive will take you deep into your inner world through a series of embodiment practices, ritual, Jungian Active Imagination and journaling just in time to prepare for the second of the potent Taurus-Scorpio eclipses (October 25th and November 8th).

We'll open Friday evening with a discussion of the current pre-eclipse astrology and how their imminence might be reflecting and expressing through our bodies, emotions and nervous systems followed by ritual and getting you ready to delve into an embodied experience of the depths of your inner world.

Imagine combining the feeling you get while surrending into sacred body work, or at the end of a really good yoga class with the feeling of being at your favorite rock concert, (only with the ability to dance full-out to your favorite songs), and this will give you the feeling of Jungian Authentic Movement workshops.

The music/soundtrack is selected by the current planetary forces so that the song choices resonate with what is happening both personally and collectively and at times in the workshops we also move in silence.

During a time when many of the patriarchal power structures that have given meaning to our existence for thousands of years are crumbling, Authentic Movement allows practitioners to discover a new paradigm that offers guidance from an inner source.

We are all longing for an experience with the 'numinous'--a quality of feeling we are in the presence of something greater than ourselves. We hope that something inspires a feeling of being totally alive, in awe or in the presence of something powerfully sacred. When this feeling is lacking, we feel restless, bored, unfulfilled, and crucified by a feeling that nothing is changing.

When life feels devoid of meaning, it’s important to figure out which archetypes are not being fed and resolve to discover new ways to feed them so that they don't turn against us in the form of addictions, compulsions, or eventually disease in the body.

No experience Necessary

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Hours of Workshops

Meditation, chanting sacred mantras, journaling, moving from the inside out. listening to the impulses of the body, processing, reflection.

You'll experience how movement can heal the body from the inside out when we learn and practice deepening our capacity to listen and move with rather than agains the body. We honor the body's innate healing potential.

This practice supports, opens and deepens our creativity. It's like learning the poetry of the body while uncovering symbols of the Self through sacred, slow embodied movement up to the range of the most alive and dynamic expressions as they arise from the unconscius.

Dreamy soundtrack ranging from saced music from India to the entire spectrum of classic and modern, alternative music mixed with moving in silence.

Introduction and diving in to the roots, theory and practice plus special pre-eclipse astrology workshop with ritual.

We'll lay the groundwork for the practices of Authentic Movement through sacred ritual, reflection, foundations of embodied movement, Jungian psychology foundations and working with the unconscious.

This workshop can be taken solo: $47

LENGTH: 2 hours

Dropping images into the body. Jungian Active Imagination practices.

Breath and Natural Voice

The Unholy Trinity and the Body

Working with Polarities and inner Contraries

Practice with sound, silence, and journaling prompts, creative arts, and body work.

Practice with sound, silence, and journaling prompts, creative arts, and body work.

LENGTH: 3 hours

Embodying the Symbols

Feedback

Integration, reflection and deeper contemplation of the work.

Using Practice with sound, silence, moving meditation, and listening practices. Deepening and integrating the work through sound, silence, Jungian Active Imagination and Body Work

LENGTH: 3 hours

By request there are a few limited individual sessions availale to go deeper with the psyche, astrology and/or bodywork.

Sherene Vismaya, M.A. is a Jungian psychoanalyst, astrologer and teacher of the Priestess Healing Arts (an integrative curriculum of psychology, metaphysics, somatic healing, and authentic movment). She has been in private practice in NYC, San Francisco for the past 22 years consulting, writing and teaching and currently resides in India. She's been the Resident Astrologer for Elle UK since 2005, creator of Constellation Magazine and author of several books. She specializes in depression, shadow work, anxiety disorders, creative blocks, eating disorders, and relationships. Sherene has pioneered her own unique approach to Jungian and somatic healing modalities combined with her background in metaphysics inspired by her yearly pilgrimages to India. She has been leading retreats and workshops internationally since 2000.

She is the author/ co-author of several books including Speculation Now; Transpersonal Astrology: Explorations at the Frontier, & Surviving Saturn's Return (McGrawHill), Dog Stars (Penguin) and Fate of your Date (Chronicle Books). She holds a Master's Degree from New York University in Clinical Psychology, a Masters in Developmental Psychology from Pace University and post-graduate work in psychoanalytic studies from The New School and ISAP, Zurich.