Old and New Horizons of Sandplay Therapy Mindfulness and Neural Integration

Introduction

First part

1 Historical premises

2 Neural Integration and Individuation

3 A New Supervision and Therapeutic Method

4 A Process of Healing: Neural Integration and Individuation in Sandplay

Second part

The Method and the Group

1 Prelude

2 Like a Ritual

3 The Importance of the Group

4 Body and Movement

5 Countertransference in the Analytic Couple

6 Sandplay and Meditation: Creative Grains of Transformation

Third part

1 The Story of a Child Who Would Not Talk

2 Perceptions of the Body within the Research Group

3 Artwork in Black: Drawing and Therapy

4 Body and Sand: Dramatisation

5 A Rebirth: The Story of a Woman

6 Acknowledging the Wound: The Story of a Man

Bibliography

Editorial notes

Biography

Martin Kalff is a Sandplay Therapist and teacher of meditation. He is a teaching and founding member of the International and Swiss National Society of Sandplay Therapy (ISST/SGSST). He teaches Sandplay in Switzerland and different countries worldwide, with an emphasis on ERCS, the Experience Related Case Study and Supervision, which he developed.

Paolo Ferliga is a Jungian Therapist, former Teacher of Philosophy and History at the High School Arnaldo in Brescia, as well as Educational Psychology at the University Bicocca in Milan. He has published several books in the field of analytical psychology. He founded Campo Maschile a research-action group exploring male identity and chairs dream-related and active imagination workshops in Italy.

"Old and New Horizons is a beautiful depiction of using mindfulness in Sandplay. The depth and intimacy of these cases is enriched by the mindful attention of both clients and therapists. There is much to benefit from and much to learn from this integrated approach."

• Jack Kornfield, PhD, Teacher of Vipassana Meditation, writer, co-founder of Insight Meditation Society in Barre (Massachussets) and　of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre (California)

"Martin Kalff introduces a profound, fresh approach to case study deeply rooted in the wisdom of the body and　a lifetime of meditation practice and international teaching. Readers will take an enchanting journey into Kalff’s consultation room with his Italian colleagues that stimulates the　brain, opens the heart, and wraps a warm blanket around the soul. His masterful weaving of depth psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness techniques make this seminal work for sandplay therapists a useful　resource for psychotherapists and supervisors across disciplines."

• Lorraine Razzi Freedle, PhD, American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology (ABPdN), President of Sandplay Therapists of America

"With thoroughness and sensitivity, Martin Kalff introduces new theories and perspectives impacting knowledge of Sandplay Therapy. His many years of experience as a therapist, meditation teacher, and consultant bring fresh viewpoints into focus. Examples from clinical sandplay sessions, as well as the work of his colleagues illustrate a deep convergence of Jungian depth psychology, meditation practices, mindfulness, and neural integration. Careful analysis of the somatic experiences of client and therapist, as a clinical dyad, invite a new lens in which to observe and appreciate emerging ideas in this unique therapy."

• Judy D. Zappacosta, Marriage, Family, Child Therapist, Certified Teaching Member of International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST) and of　Sandplay Therapists of America (STA)