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Old Aug 22, 2012, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by artemis-within View Post
that's great skys! i remember i felt so stupid the first time i did one, just drew dumb little circles in the sand cuz i was afraid to let go & just see what happened. but it's so true what you said, how you can tap into feelings you didn't even know were there. Or, to get a better perspective on crud you know you're feeling - my t told me this quote by Jung "Often the hands know how to solve a riddle with which the intellect has wrestled in vain."

now i find myself at times practically dancing between the shelves and the sand tray like a giddy little girl. my t has said that she sometimes 'plays in the sand' as i call it between appointments. i'd love to see one of hers, i think it would be interesting, i've never seen one done by anyone but me. never heard of sand play therapy til this t.
I like your approach - being a "giddy little girl". If I do sandtray again, I will try to apply a playful approach to it. I've been much too serious, I think.

But yeah, Jung is right. My analytical brain cannot access some parts of myself and I love that there are other means to dive deeper than intellect can go.