What it means when we say Gestalt therapy is experiential

Gestalt therapy puts an emphasis on present awareness. That awareness is heavily informed by the physical experience of our senses. To get out of the habit of analyzing, explaining, or engaging in other types of strictly mental activity that keep you in your familiar territory of thoughts, we turn our attention to what you’re experiencing here and now, which involves what your body is perceiving here in this space, now in this time. You will find more stability when your life is experienced through your senses, and not just your mind.