PERI MACKINTOSH
Freeforming has been developed by Peri Mackintosh a psychotherapist, movement artist and musician.
He is a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer at the Behavioural Disorders Unit at the Bethlem Royal Hospital and has a Central London practice. He is an examiner and academic consultant for Metanoia were he was a primary tutor. He is a composer, and movement artist with Ambient Jam, using improvised music and dance with people with profound disabilities and challenging behaviours. He trained and taught aikido for over 25 years and has over 35 years experience in mindfulness and physical meditation practices has taught in UK, USA and Norway.
Peri began studying vipassanna meditation in 1973 in his early teens, and later trained in Zen with Myokyo-ni. He performed as a musician then trained in dance at London School of Contemporary Dance and Laban Centre.
He developed work exploiting the task module .
He was commissioned to direct Abolition in Style at the ICA London, to mark the demise of the Greater London Council.
He then formed experimental song and dance company Proj-X.
He has composed music and choreographed for dance, theatre and TV.
Peri has specialised non-verbal in therapies and continues to work with people with severe mental illness and autistic spectrum disorders.
July 2, 2009 at 9:46 am
Hi Peri,
I hope you are well. Thanks for your message. I looked at the website and the video on freeforming. I enjoyed watching you swing your stick!
I’m getting stuck into Zen meditation with the London Zen Group and still teaching at the Actors Temple. I even found time to do a play recently. Enjoy the sun and very best wishes for your practice.
Simon
January 31, 2010 at 9:16 am
I really enjoyed your post. Its always nice when you read something that is not only informative but entertaining. Excellent.
September 29, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Hi Peri, this is really interesting. I am Dance / Movement Psychotherapist currently on a third year in Gestalt Psychotherapy training in York. I do some 5 rhythms when i can. Freeforming i would love to experience. can’t do manchester in november but will look out for events in 2011. best wishes paul
September 29, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Hi Peri, I’m a Dance / Movement therapist on a Gestalt training course in York (3rd year), can’t do november but will look out for 2011. I have some 5 rhythms experience.
October 3, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Hi,
I am a Humanistic and Jungian/Gestalt-oriented therapeutic counsellor and dance and movement therapist and writer , and am currently undertaking some Gestalt training and Psychology PG along with further Jungain/Depth Psychology studies. I ahve a background in theatre and dance, pilates, bodywork and yoga. Freefaling sounds intriguing to me..though I admit, I initally feel a little ‘shy’! But it is something I would love to engage with. Unique and intruiging!!!!! Blessings to you
October 3, 2010 at 9:20 pm
I giggle as I realise I wrote ‘freefalling’ above instead of ‘freeforming’!!! Well, I wonder who Freud would have to say about that!!!!