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. "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. |
