Mindfulness and the arts therapies : theory and practice / edited by Laury Rappaport ; foreword by Jakusho Kwong-roshi.

This ground-breaking book explores the theoretical, clinical and training application of integrating mindfulness with all of the arts therapies, and includes cutting-edge contributions from neuroscience, with 6 sections that examine mindfulness and the arts therapies from different perspectives writ...

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Other Authors: Rappaport, Laury (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies; Chapter 1 Mindfulness, Psychotherapy, and the Arts Therapies; Part II Cultivating Mindful Awareness and Presence through the Expressive Arts; Chapter 2 The Role of Witnessing and Immersion in the Moment of Arts Therapy Experience; Chapter 3 Intention and Witness: Tools for Mindfulness in Art and Writing; Part III Integrating Mindfulness with the Arts Therapies; Chapter 4 Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy: Applications for Healing with Cancer; Chapter 5 Mind-Body Awareness in Art Therapy with Chronic Pain Syndrome.
  • Chapter 6 Mindfulness and Dance/Movement Therapy for Treating TraumaChapter 7 Mindfulness and Drama Therapy: Insight Improvisation and the Transformation of Anger; Chapter 8 Music, Imagery, and Mindfulness in Substance Dependency; Chapter 9 Poetry Therapy, Creativity and the Practice of Mindfulness; Chapter 10 The Silent Creative Retreat for People with Cancer: The Assisi Model for Professionals; Chapter 11 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and the Expressive Arts Therapies in a Hospital-Based Community Outreach Program.
  • Chapter 12 Mindfulness-Based Expressive Therapy for People with Severe and Persistent Mental IllnessPart IV Mindfulness-Based Arts Therapies Approaches; Chapter 13 Authentic Movement and Mindfulness: Embodied Awareness and the Healing Nature of the Expressive Arts; Chapter 14 Focusing-Oriented Arts Therapy: Cultivating Mindfulness and Compassion, and Accessing Inner Wisdom; Chapter 15 Hakomi and Art Therapy; Chapter 16 Mindfulness and Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy; Chapter 17 Creative Mindfulness: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy.
  • Chapter 18 Mindfulness and Focusing-Oriented Arts Therapy with Children and AdolescentsPart V Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies in Education and Training; Chapter 19 Mindful Considerations for Training Art Therapists: Inner Friendship-Outer Professionalism; Chapter 20 Relational Mindfulness and Relational Movement in Training Dance/Movement Therapists; Part VI Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and the Arts Therapies; Chapter 21 Perspectives from Clinical Neuroscience: Mindfulness and the Therapeutic Use of the Arts; Appendix 1 Resources; Appendix 2 Contributor List and Biographies; Subject Index.