Experiential Therapies

GUIDED IMAGERY AND MUSIC

The Association for Music and Imagery defines The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music as a music-centered, consciousness-expanding therapy developed by Helen Bonny. Therapists trained in the Bonny Method choose classical music sequences that stimulate journeys of the imagination. Experiencing imagery in this way facilitates clients’ integration of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of well-being.

Molly is certified in Level I and Level II of the Bonney Method of Guided Imagery and Music. She is currently an Advanced Clinical Specialization student through the Atlantis Institute for Consciousness and Music, pursuing her Fellowship with the Association for Music and Imagery.

DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY

The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) defines Dance/movement therapy (DMT) as the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive and physical integration of the individual.

Using these premises to guide their work, dance/movement therapists use body movement, the core component of dance, as the primary inroad to their psychotherapeutic work. Dance/movement therapists approach individual, couple, family, and group sessions by observing and assessing both their clients and their own movements, using verbal and nonverbal communication to create and implement interventions that will address the emotional, social, physical, and cognitive integration of an individual.

-American Dance Therapy Association

AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT

Authentic Movement is a completely self-directed form in which individuals discover a movement pathway that offers a bridge between the conscious and the unconscious.

Authentic Movement explores the relationship between a mover and a witness, being seen and seeing. With eyes closed, the mover listens inwardly and finds a movement arising from a hidden prompting, a cellular impulse. Gradually the invisible becomes visible, the inaudible becomes audible, and explicit form is given to the content of direct experience

The witness brings a receptive quality of clear attention to the mover. The witness is mindful of the inner world of sensation and meaning, judgment and criticism. Though personal shadow issues may emerge, the witness accepts the mover without analysis or direction and speaks only when the mover asks for a response. The mover and witness together can achieve a level of perception of self and other that evokes deep respect and empathy.

-Authentic Movement Institute