{"product_id":"art-as-medicine-shaun-mcniff-9780877736585","title":"Art as Medicine: Creating a Therapy of the Imagination","description":"\u003cb\u003eA pioneering art therapist extolls the arts as a powerful tool in psychotherapy, describing how activating the imagination can heal the mind, heart, and soul\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to \"familiars\"--the themes, methods, and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul,\" writes Shaun McNiff, \"the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eArt as Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how the imagination heals and renews itself through this natural process. Author Shaun McNiff describes his pioneering methods of art therapy--including interpretation through performance and storytelling, creative collaboration, and dialoguing with images--and the ways in which they can revitalize both psychotherapy and art itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shaun McNiff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0877736588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780877736585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Shaun McNiff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046363721983,"sku":"9780877736585","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3851137a-b7be-4259-9ee8-b9e869a29221.jpg?v=1684984128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/art-as-medicine-shaun-mcniff-9780877736585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}