The Sandplay Journey: Meeting of Spirit and Matter
Mystery, ceremony, and ritual within the temenos of sandplay work will be explored in this day-long workshop, August 22, 9 to 5pm.
You are invited to join in an interactional workshop in Sooke, BC offered by ISST teaching members Jean Parkinson, Judy Zappacosta and Jill Kaplan. We will explore together the meeting of spirit and matter in sandplay practice, and how connections among body, matter and spirit are activated in the sandplay journey. In addition to theoretical presentation, we will invite participants into an experiential encounter with the spiritual dimensions of the sandplay journey. Case presentations will include material on body and psyche, symbolic images of the inner experience, and multi-cultural expressions within sandplay process.
$210 for CAST Members
$240 for non-members
Location: Metchosin Arts and Cultural Centre, 4495 Happy Valley Road, Victoria, BC V9C 3Z3
Lunch will be available for pre-order from My Chosen Cafe next door to the workshop (details to follow prior to the event).
Please bring a wrapped figurine for the Figurine Exchange!
Please note that there is a maximum of 30 participants for this event.
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About the Presenters
JUDY D. ZAPPACOSTA, MA, LMFT, CST-T, is an emerita member of the Sandplay Therapists of America Board of Trustees (STA) and past member of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy Board of Trustees (ISST). She serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Sandplay Therapy (JST). She studied with Dora Kalff, and completed the BodySoul Rhythms® Leadership Training Program with the Marion Woodman Foundation. She consults and supervises therapists using sandplay. Her practice includes Jungian psychotherapy, sandplay, dreams, and the integration of psyche and soma.
Jill Kaplan, MA, MFT, CST-T has worked with children and families for over 50 years, holding masters’ degrees in Early Childhood Education and Counseling Psychology. Jill is a teaching member of Sandplay Therapists of America and the International Society for
Sandplay Therapist. She has practiced Zen meditation for over 30 years and has been recognized as a Dharma Teacher since 2013. She has published several articles in the Journal of Sandplay Therapy, presented workshops nationally and internationally on
Sandplay, and is particularly interested in the complementarity of Sandplay and Buddhist practice.
Jean Parkinson MAT, AThR, CST-T is a Registered Art Psychotherapist (ANZACATA) in private practice in Auckland, NZ. Certified as an independent CST in 2016; CST-T in 2019. While previously working with children, adolescents and families for over 30 years, she
currently works primarily with adults in Sandplay Therapy. She has a specific interest in attachment, trauma, neuro-development, and has experience in child protection, education, clinical supervision and natural disaster response. Jean is the founder of Sandplay Aotearoa and Executive Member of STANZA.
