Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies: Theory and Practice

Author: Rappaport, LauryBrand: Jessica Kingsley PublishersEdition: 1Binding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 352Release Date: 31-10-2013Part Number: Approx. 11 colour image, 40 b & wDetails: 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. Written by pioneers and leaders in the arts therapies and psychology fields, the book includes 6 sections that examine mindfulness and the arts therapies from different perspectives: 1) the history and roots of mindfulness in relation to spirituality, psychotherapy and the arts therapies; 2) the role of the expressive arts in cultivating mindful awareness; 3) innovative approaches that add mindfulness to the arts therapies; 4) arts therapies approaches that are inherently mindfulness-based; 5) mindfulness in the training and education of arts therapists; and 6) the neuroscience underlying mindfulness