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Now Is The Time
There are many strengths, values, characteristics and habits we develop throughout our lives but among the most important for me right now are creativity, gratitude, simplicity, purpose, and resiliency. Now is the time to strengthen and draw on them all, in whatever capacity we can, in service of the greater good. For me this means […]
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Certificate in Expressive Sandplay Therapy and Symbol Work 2020
Currently postponed due to Covid-19 Restrictions. For more details or to register interest click through here: https://gentleart.blog/workshops-and-training-courses/
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Training Alert!
Sandplay and Symbol Work Certificate Course 2018/19 is starting soon in Singapore. don’t miss this opportunity to build your therapeutic skills and learn from practicing therapist, senior lecturer and author Helen Wilson of the Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia (ETIA ). The Certificate consists of four 3-day workshops and will be hosted by Tanglin Trust School‘s Professional […]
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Transformation
People reach out to me as a therapist when they feel stuck. Something isn’t working. Something is wrong. I’m suffering. I’m in pain. My heart is broken. I feel so flat. Nothing seems to matter much to me any more. I want my life to change. Now, if you’ve being hanging around on […]
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Shadow-Busting
Anyone ready to look at their dark side? It’s not a place many of us like to go. Let’s be honest. We prefer to think of ourselves as the good side, light-workers, healers, at the vanguard of a shift in consciousness. I’m listening to an online workshop with Carolyn Myss and Andrew Harvey exploring […]
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What is Expressive Therapy?
Not everyone likes to talk about what’s bothering them. Sometimes it’s hard to think your way out of a situation when no obvious solution presents itself. Expressive therapies bring the opportunity to explore the psyche in a creative and playful way. So many of us seem to lose our ability to engage our imagination and […]
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What is Sandplay Therapy?
Sandplay is deceptively simple to the untrained eye. After all, what could be complicated about putting a few miniature figures in a sandtray? Perhaps adding water or moving the sand to form hills and valleys? Maybe moving the figures around and creating a narrative about what’s happening? And yet, so complex in its ability to […]
The Gentle Art of Expressive Therapy
"Often the hands will solve a mystery the intellect has struggled with in vain" – Carl Jung