Healing with art and soul engaging one's self through art modalities (Cambridge Scholars, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword - Jane Goldberg -- - The art of healing and the science of art - Carol Shore -- - Healing presence - Julie Balzer Riley -- - The healing mind - Charles H. Ware -- - Namaste - Carol Yancar -- - Erasing the pain - Kurt Fondriest -- - A letter to Chopra - Wayne Berman -- - Of a different color ... - Kathy Luethje and Laurie Doyle -- - Simply being - using meditation and mindful awareness as an element of change - Rosemary J. Wentworth -- - Therapeutic drumming - rhythm as a healing tool - Russell Buddy Helm -- - Toning ... a journey toward self discovery - Elle Speed -- - Sing for your soul - Lauren Lane Powell -- - Meta sound - the frequency of love - Rosemary Warburton -- - A trilogy - from tone deafness to universal music day - Susan Patricia Golden -- - Sing and swing - a personal approach to an individual voice - Annette Tewes -- - You must sing to be found ... - Susan Gregory -- - Meta-physical - from movement to magic
- Roger Millen -- - Circle of dance - meditation, movement and mindfulness - Kay Plumb -- - Healing, creativity, and transformation - a path to the divine - Elijah Gary Wohlman -- - Laughter - nature's healing refrain - Susan M. Stewart -- - Daring to ride our images - magic, story and movement - Fay Wilkinson -- - Photo meditation/introspection - Nancy Cappo -- - As within so without - an ancient soul map to healing - Christine McCullough -- - In search of the soul of image - a cosmological theory for expressive arts therapy - Paula Artac -- - Elementary, my dear, what's on tap for children & adults - Sally Mathews -- - Mandala - path of peace - Melanie Circle -- - A journey through time - Frances Falk -- - Sometimes words are not enough - Olive M. "Hollie" Adkins -- - Voices from the circle - women's ritual art - Lynn Carol Henderson -- - Poetics of the night - the transformative power of dreams - Kathleen M. Sands --
- The art of choice theory - Laura JJ Dessauer -- - The good and the beautiful - aesthetic concepts and expressive arts therapy - Joan Forest Mage -- - Inner healing - the co-creation of emotional transcendence - Benjamin B. Keyes -- - Artworks in times of crisis - trauma and troubled teens - Poppy Moon -- - Sparking a mighty blaze - pliant patience recalled - Carol Henry -- - Developing a language for trauma - children communicating through the arts - Vicki J. Morgan -- - Solvitur ambulando (it is solved by walking) - Alison Morrow -- - Expressive arts aren't always pretty - a picture of DID - June M. Conboy -- - Your daily dose of art - a prescription for healthy aging - Cathy DeWitt -- - Bibliotherapy for older adults - Robert Beland -- - A gathering of angels - Joan Abrahamson Voyles
This fascinating collection of essays contains a variety of perspectives about the use of expressive arts for facilitating physical and emotional healing. Each author within brings a fresh approach and unique experiences to their writing. Within these pages, you will find many ideas for the use of the arts and can learn how to engage the inner layers of the self that allow natural healing processes of the body and soul to flourish. When we fully engage an art modality, we find ourselves in a ..