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!

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
do what you love, do it well, do it whenever and where ever you can…
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…
Dr. Lorraine R. Freedle joined Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Licia Sky and other trauma experts to celebrate treatment methods–including Sandplay Therapy– that tap into the wisdom of the body at the inaugural Healing Waves “Trauma-to-Pleasure” festival in Greece, October 2-5, 2025. The event was organized by trauma therapist and visionary, Despina “Depy” Ploussiou, who…
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….
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