About Zoë Avstreih 
The Center for the Study of Authentic Movement


 

 

 

 

"As we step fully into

our bodies 

in the present 

moment, we stand 

on the threshold 

of creation."

 -Zoë Avstreih
 
 
 
 

Zoë Avstreih, MS, LPC, LP, BC-DMT, is the founder and director of the Center for the Study of Authentic Movement. She is a pioneer in the development of AM.

Zoë Avstreih is a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado and a Licensed Psychoanalyst and Creative Arts Therapist in New York State. In June 2014, Zoë retired from her position as the Director of the Graduate Program in Dance/Movement Therapy at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus. She now devotes her professional time to offering retreats and training opportunities for mature individuals to immerse in the practice of Authentic Movement for personal and professional development. A pioneer in the development of Authentic Movement, she lectures and teaches internationally and has published widely in the field.


Her publications include: 

"The Body in Psychotherapy: Dancing with the Paradox." (2008) Brilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy. Kaklauskas, F., Nimanheminda, S, Hoffman, L. & Jack, M. (Eds.). Colorado Springs, CO: University of the Rockies Press. pp. 213-221.

"Achieving Body Permanence: Authentic Movement and the Paradox of Healing." (2007) Authentic movement: Moving the body, moving the self, being moved. Volume II. Pallaro,Patrizia (Ed.). London: Jessica Kingsley. 
 

"On Synchrony." (2007) Brown, Julie Joslyn, co-author. Authentic movement: Moving the body, moving the self, being moved. Volume II. Pallaro, Patrizia (Ed.). London: Jessica Kingsley.  

"Authentic Movement and Buddhism." (2007) A Moving Journal. Summer, 12(2). 

"Coming Home." (2002) A Moving Journal. Summer, 9 (2).

"Ascending the Ladder: Dreams and Authentic Movement.” A Moving Journal. Spring, 7(1).

"Moved By the Word." (2000)  A Moving Journal. Spring, 7(1).

"Soul Work: An Interview with Zoe Avstreih." (1995)  A Moving Journal. Summer, 2(2)

"The Path of the Shaman: A Metaphor for the Process of Transformation." (1993) Shamanism, Psychotherapy, and Clinical Art. Seoul, Korea: The Korean Association for Clinical Art.