Being a witness: Using kinesthetic empathy as a reflective tool for clients

Author

Nishtha Agarwal, Lesley UniversityFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-5-2019

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

MAE - Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies

Department

Expressive Therapies

Advisor

Elizabeth Kellogg

Abstract

The body can be described as the container of one’s entire life experience with movement and sensation as its language, known as kinesthetic empathy. Authentic Movement is a practice that makes use of this language to be able to gain a higher awareness of the kinesthetic affective material which may not be accessible otherwise. This paper describes an exploration to investigate if kinesthetic empathy experienced by the therapist in their body may be used as a reflective tool for clients through the process of being a witness to their verbal stories, as practiced in authentic movement.

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Recommended Citation

Agarwal, Nishtha, "Being a witness: Using kinesthetic empathy as a reflective tool for clients" (2019). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 195.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/195