YOGA INTO Authentic Movement 2 HOUR WORKSHOPS

1:1 and group WORK

"Inherent in being a person in the cultures of the West, is longing for a witness. We seem to want, deeply want, to be seen as we are by another" (Janet Adler, 1987).

Dates, times & cost

SATURDAYS 10-12PM £20 each session, with Melanie

13TH &  27TH JUNE 2026

Combining these different approaches into one field of exploration, we’ll begin with an hour of guided experiential Yoga, then open into Authentic Movement practice.

 These workshops offer an introduction to the mover-witness framework, often known as Authentic Movement. Everyone is welcome. For those new to the practice, each person will be given a basic understanding of the particular way we practice, and of how we speak.

Authentic Movement is a practice of moving with eyes closed, while another person witnesses, without judgement or interpretation. From this simple structure, a rich field of experience can emerge. The work invites an inner listening to sensation, feeling and imagery. Often the experience is of "being moved" rather than choosing or directing movement. Noticing what is present, and allowing experience to unfold in its own time.

There is space to reflect through drawing, writing , and speaking together. Describing experience in a way that stays close to what is seen and felt.

The  Authentic Movement approach is shaped by the teachings of Linda Hartley.

Self-care: Participants are asked to take responsibility for their own well-being, and to consider their capacity to engage with this depth of process. The workshops create space for personal exploration and embodied enquiry. 

Location: AYLSHAM Skylight Studio 20, Shepheards Close, Aylsham Business Estate, Norfolk, NR116SZ To book please contact melaniewillsheryoga@gmail.com

AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT 3 HOUR WORKSHOPS with Melanie and Katsura Isobe

THURSDAY 30TH JULY 2-5PM Cost £40

Katsura Isobe is a Master Somatic Movement Therapist, and a Craniosacral Therapist in private practice in London. She has trained in Authentic Movement for many years with Linda Hartley, and Fran Lavendel.katsuraisobe.net

Melanie Willsher teaches experiential Yoga, and Authentic Movement, based in Aylsham, Norfolk.  She has trained for many years with Linda Hartley. melaniewillsheryoga.com

“I can only describe Authentic Movement practice with you and Katsura as nothing short of revelatory. The circle you both facilitate has allowed me to access a level of vulnerability I rarely experience elsewhere, helping me connect with and integrate memories, experiences, and emotions I had long repressed. There have been moments of profound breakthrough, particularly that extraordinary session where I experienced a flood of simultaneous grief and joy, a rare state of ecstasy, that words can barely capture. Though people sometimes raise eyebrows when I enthusiastically describe the practice, it has become one of my most cherished forms of self-discovery. The improvements in my emotional awareness and self-regulation have been tangible and lasting.”

Hamish Cooper