Amber Kidner
I am a certified Laban and Bartenieff Movement Analyst. This system provides me with a range of ways to play with and in movement. In addition, I am a student of Continuum Movement, of Dream studies and Depth concepts. I have a masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, but as a mentor in dream and movement explorations I do not offer therapy. My style is syncretic and surprising. I am sensory oriented and like to make poetic leaps. I’m deeply interested in Psyche’s wildness and wisdom and will strive to hold space for your dreams in a way that supports what is coming through you.
The work of decolonization is in throwing off what’s been taught to us that’s not true in order to restore balance. It’s taken time for me to sift through what’s particular to me and what has been imposed. My experience is that when what was isolated, neglected, buried, or ignored within us is given attention we can begin to build the reservoirs of healing and renewal.
In one of those baby books where parents record things like first words and first steps and first trips, my mother wrote, “At 21 months, Amber was constantly asking us to, ‘Sing, again!’ and dancing to whatever we sang.” I wish that I could see myself back then - not quite two years old. I like to think that the request to sing was urgent and raw, that I had a craving for movement that was not about pleasing my audience like when a child is told to say “cheese” for a picture. Instead, something was coming through me. It just had too!