• Sandplay Intensive: “Where Pele Reigns: Elemental Consciousness in Hawaii”

    REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED.

    Pre-conference event for the 24th ISST Congress!

    Aloha! Come to the island where the goddess, Pele reigns. Explore the transformative power of  the elements in sandplay therapy while immersed in Hawaiian culture, mythology, and the natural beauty of the Big Island.  Participation in this intensive is a wonderful way to make new...

  • Where Pele Reigns: Sandplay, disaster relief and the Kilauea eruption

    UH Manoa- Imin Conference Center 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI, United States

    Speaking at the Hawaii Psychological Association annual convention about our relief efforts on the Big Island.  We will debut our film:  Fire and Sand:  Healing in the wake of the Kilauea

    HPA Convention Program

  • Lost and Recovered Innocence in Trauma

    Crowne Plaza Hotel Albuquerque, NM, United States

    Keynote address with Donald Kalsched, PhD, JA
    Trauma survivors often lament that they have lost their innocence or lost their souls and
    that something vulnerable and whole about themselves has been “broken” or annihilated.
    Yet when the psychotherapeutic relationship begins, and symbolic material (including
    sandplay and play therapy images) emerges, discernible patterns become apparent,
    indicating that...

  • Big Island Sandplay “Talk Story”: Why Study Myth?

    Black Sand Neuropsychological Services

    What is Sandplay "Talk Story"?
    • A regularly scheduled gathering for interactive learning about sandplay therapy as developed by Dora Kalff
    • Group exploration of selected topics in sandplay such as myth, symbols, archetypes, and Jungian personality theory
    • An opportunity to earn training hours toward certification as a sandplay therapist
    • A way to...

    $25
  • La Llorona Weeps: Traumatic Grief, Sandplay and Neural Integration

    Hilton Los Angeles Airport 5711 West Century Boulevard , Los Angeles, CA

    Presenting this workshop at UCLA Expressive Arts Summit in LA

    From Mexico and the American Southwest comes the legend of La Llorona, the weeping woman who wanders the river at night wailing for her lost children. La Llorona appeared in the sandplay therapy process of 13-year-old “Olivia,” providing her with a means to begin to digest...

  • Foundations of Jungian Sandplay Therapy, Hilo, HI

    Black Sand Neuropsychological Services

    The Foundations of Jungian Sandplay Therapy, Hilo, Hawai`i

    Friday, February 21, 2020- 6 pm to 830 pm
    Saturday, February 22, 2020- 9 am to 5 pm, and...

    $275
  • Fire and Sand: Award-Winning Film and Live Webinar!

    Live, Interactive Webinar

    Join us and explore community resilience, the use of mobile sandplay therapy, and the living mythology of Pele during and after the eruption of Kilauea on the Big Island of...

    $25