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Sand and Art: Healing Grief through Play and Creative Expression (co-facilitator: Donna Hanna-Chase, MA)

*TRAVEL NOTES: Please do not make travel arrangements until workshops meet minimum registration requirement. Please contact us for status: sandtray@comcast.net

DESCRIPTION - This workshop will be two days of personal and professional growth through exploration of sand, play and art. Participants will use simple art materials and sand tray play to enter the nonverbal realm of image-making and creative expression to learn how to be more effective with clients around issues of loss and grief. No previous knowledge or artistic skills are required.

Bringing Sand to the Workshop: Please bring 15 to 20 pounds of sand to the workshop for experiential exercises. That amount of sand should fit nicely in 2 or 3 one gallon-size zip-lock bags. You can probably find a natural site for collecting some really nice sand. If not, craft stores sell small bags of sand, usually in 1-pound bags. Try to find sand that feels good on your hands. If you have a sand tray, please borrow a little sand from it. It is difficult to dispose of extra sand at the conference site, so please plan to take your sand with you when you leave the workshop. If you have difficulty bringing sand to the conference, just send us an e-mail to let us know so that we can bring some for you: sandtray@comcast.net

Bringing Miniatures to the Workshop: Please bring a small basket with 8-10 of your favorite miniatures, marked with your initials. It is not necessary to go miniature shopping if you do not already have miniatures. We will have plenty of miniatures for our experiential exercises even if you cannot bring any. It might be fun, however, to look around your home to see if there is anything small that really appeals to you. Or if you have some miniatures in your own sand tray collection that touch your curiosity, bring them along - just to explore for yourself what those miniatures might mean to you. Try to keep the size of the miniatures small for this conference since we will have limited table space for displaying them. Please be sure to mark your miniatures, or make a list of them so that you will be able to retrieve all your miniatures at the end of the workshop.

The workshops in California will be held at the Aliso Creek Inn, 31106 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651.

This hotel is about a 5 to10 minute walk to the Aliso Beach Park on the Pacific Ocean.

The Aliso Creek Inn is located in a beutiful small canyon where nature and quiet abound.

You can log on to the hotel web site at www.alisocreekinn.com to view the rooms and conference space.

Please call the hotel directly for room reservations and ask for the conference rate for the Sand Tray Training Group.

sandtray@comcast.net

2009 Florida Schedule

Workshop Schedule: Levels 1 - 2 and Level 10

Daytona Beach, Florida

Level 1 May 16-17, 2009 Saturday, Sunday

Level 2 May 18-19, 2009 Monday, Tuesday

Level 10 May 21-22, 2009 Thursday, Friday (NOTE - Prerequisites for Level 10: Levels 1-4)

FEES:

$250 early fee, postmarked 30 days prior to workshop
$270 regular fee
$230 early fee for students - send proof of full-time status (12 units or more) with registration.
$250 regular fee for students

HOTEL INFORMATION: The workshops will be held at the Daytona Beach Resort and Conference Center, 2700 North Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida 32118. This hotel is on the north end of Daytona Beach, close to Granada Boulevard (Route 40). You can log on to their web site at www.daytonabeachresort.com to view the rooms and conference space. Please call the hotel directly for room reservations and ask for the conference rate for the Sand Tray Training Group. Prices range from $99 to $159 plus tax for their condos with kitchenettes. The hotel has beachfront, ocean view and city view options. All reservations must be made 30 days in advance to obtain the group rate. Please ask the hotel about their cancellation policy for the group rate. Hotel Telephone: 1 (800) 654-6216 or (386) 672-3770.

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION FOR WORKSHOPS:

Bringing Sand to the Workshop: You will need approximately 20 pounds of sand for the workshops. That should fit nicely in two gallon-size zip-lock bags. You can probably find a natural site for collecting some really nice sand. If not, garden stores and craft stores sell small bags of sand. Try to find sand that feels good on your hands. If you have a sand tray, you could borrow it.

Please be prepared to take your sand home with you as it is difficult for us to dispose of sand at the beach. It is illegal to dump sand onto the beach, and it is too heavy for the garbage cans. If you need help unloading or loading the sand to and from your car, please let us know. If you have difficulty bringing sand to the workshop, send us an e-mail to let us know so that we can bring some for you: sandtray@comcast.net

Bringing Miniatures to the Conference: It is not necessary to go miniature shopping if you do not already have miniatures. We will have plenty of miniatures for our experiential exercises even if you cannot bring any. It might be fun, however, to look around your home and see if there is anything small that really appeals to you. Or if you have some miniatures in your own sand tray collection that touch your curiosity, bring them along - just to explore for yourself what those miniatures might mean to you. Try to keep the size of the miniatures small for the workshops since we will have limited table space for displaying them. Please mark your miniatures, or make a list of them so that you will be able to retrieve all your miniatures at the end of the conference.

CONTACT INFORMATION

505-898-1177

sandtray@comcast.net