Fire and Sand wins Humanitarian Award
Fire and Sand was awarded the 2019 Humanitarian and Social Justice Award at the Santa Fe Film Festival. Thanks to everyone involved for making a difference and inspiring others!

Fire and Sand was awarded the 2019 Humanitarian and Social Justice Award at the Santa Fe Film Festival. Thanks to everyone involved for making a difference and inspiring others!

by Gita Morena available at Journal of Sandplay Therapy
I’m delighted to share the first book review for When a Goddess Erupts: Pele in the Psyche of Women. Dr. Morena notes, “It is a beautiful and scholarly exploration of the myth of Pele, filled with ancient Hawaiian wisdom, gorgeous photos, personal stories, and a treasure trove…
A special visit with Dr. Bessel van Kolk, renowned trauma expert and author of The Body Keeps the Score and Licia Sky, CEO of the Trauma Research Foundation while they were on a writing retreat to Hawai’i Island. We talked about sandplay, trauma, and the 32nd Annual Boston International Trauma Conference where I will present…
“The Effect of Sandplay Therapy on the Thalamus in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder” by Mariana Foo, Lorraine Freedle, Riryn Sani and Grace Fonda is now available! A true labor of love with my friends in Indonesia. Very exciting to have more sandplay studies in this APA Journal!
I am excited to share that my dear friend and mentor, Martin Kalff will join me (via video conferencing) for the New Mexico Sandplay Society’s in-person workshop: When the World’s on Fire!
Martin will share insights from Jung’s Red Book related to the archetype of creation and destruction and reflections on, When a Goddess Erupts….
“Mapping the Process of Transformation: The Seven Phases of Sandplay Therapy” appears in the June, 2025 Issue of The Journal of Analytical Psychology. Excellent resource for sandplay therapists and analysts interested in ways to better understand and track Jungʻs individuation journey during the therapy process. Enjoy!
We are so excited about the premier of Fire and Sand: Healing in the Wake of the 2018 Kilauea Eruption. It will show at the historic Palace Theater in Hilo, Hawai`i on Dec 4th, 2018. Doors open at 6:30 pm. It has been an inspired documentary brought to you by Little Feather Films and Black Sand Neuro. …
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