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!

Fire and Sand documents healing in the community of lower Puna, Hawai’i Island, in the wake of the 2018 Kilauea eruption. Through exploration of the living mythology of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of the volcano, the inner and outer landscapes of traumatic loss, hope, and new beginnings are revealed.
Local kumus (teachers), students, residents and helpers are featured…
Beautiful and textured piece on gender affirmative sandplay therapy by gifted writer and special friend, Alex Stitt. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/queer-counselor/202006/gender-affirmative-sandplay
Photo by Mark Venner, www.tiltedaxismedia.com
I have always been mesmerized by the sight, sound, smell, and feel in the air when molten lava meets the ocean. On the Big Island of Hawaii, I witness this miracle of transformation as often as I can. The newest earth is in the state of becoming. The goddess Pele reigns. Ferns will…
I sat down with writer, Angela Borda, to talk story about When a Goddess Erupts and the dark feminine in the sand.
Check out the article here!
“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!
Check out the video trailer for the book: A powerful glimpse into the depths of the work!
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