Attunement in expressive arts therapy : toward an understanding of embodied empathy / by Mitchell Kossak, PhD, LMHC, REAT ; with a forewords by Laury Rappaport and Shaun McNiff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kossak, Mitchell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts--Therapeutic use.

Arts.

Empathy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Toward an Understanding of Embodied Empathy

Place of Publication:

Springfield, IL : Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Limited, 2021.

Summary:

"This new second edition of Attunement in Expressive Arts Therapy: Toward an Understanding of Embodied Empathy has been extensively revised. The book addresses how the arts can be applied therapeutically for mental, emotional and spiritual health. The therapeutic practices offer expanded ways of being attuned to emotional states and life conditions with individuals, relationships, groups, and communities. Specific topics include: the contexts of attunement in the arts and therapy, tuning in to embodied creative intelligence, attunement and improvisation, rhythm and resonance, and the sense of balance achieved through affective sensory states. Each chapter clearly articulates how to utilize the arts to tune in to self, other, and a larger sacred presence. The poignant stories from the author's 35 years as an artist and therapist allows the reader to experience how the arts have been used throughout history to maintain healthy physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Spontaneity, heightened sensitivity to inner states, deep connectivity to self and other, and an awareness of energetic and embodied shifts in consciousness are explored. It will be an excellent resource for those interested in learning how to engage with individuals and communities in order to address complex life challenges"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

ATTUNEMENT IN EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

FOREWORD

Tuning the Self as Instrument

Enhancing Safety through Attunement and Embodied Empathy

Working with Creative Intelligence and the Body's Wisdom

Hope and Compassion

References

FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION

PREFACE

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Personal Experiences

Sound and Rhythm

Chapter One CONTEXTS OF ATTUNEMENT IN THE ARTS AND THERAPY

Opening Doors for People with Autism through the Arts: A Research Project

Notes from the Field

Chapter Two TUNING IN TO EMBODIED CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE

Play and Artistic Intelligence

Embodied Intelligence

The Arts and Awakening

A Research Study

Chapter Three ATTUNEMENT AND IMPROVISATION: EMBRACING THE UNKNOWN, REHEARSALS FOR LIFE

Improvisation and Expressive Arts

The Depth Psychology of Improvisation

Reflection on a Musical Improvisation

#1 Rock and Roll at Danvers State Hospital

#2 Drama at New England Medical Center

#3 Free Jazz at Berklee College of Music

Improvisation

Chapter Four RHYTHM AND RESONANCE: DEEP CONNECTIONS TO SELF, OTHER AND UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS

Cymatics and Entrainment

Research

Entrainment and Expressive Arts

Resonance

Research in Interpersonal Rhythmic Attunement

Mirror Neuron System

Embodied Empathy

Embodied Empathy and Expressive Arts

Rhythm and Altered States of Consciousness

Collective Rhythmic Resonance

Notes From the Field

#1 Rhythmic Rupture and Repair

#2 Healing Collective Resonance in Belfast Ireland

Chapter Five ATTUNEMENT TO INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND COMMUNITY TRAUMA

Application of Expressive Arts

Notes From the Field.

#1 Individual Trauma

#2 When Crisis Affects the Group and the Therapist

#3 Art and Memory in Latin America

#4 Working with Asylum Seekers in Juarez, Mexico

Chapter Six TUNING IN

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Other Format:

Print version: Kossak, Mitchell. Attunement in expressive arts therapy

ISBN:

9780398093693

0-398-09369-5

OCLC:

1240826652