Dorothy and her companions are seen as symbolic aspects of the psyche that need to be identified, healed, and integrated into wholeness. Examples from sandplay case material from adult clients are included to show how Oz imagery expresses issues that emerge during the journey home to wholeness. Traveling through Oz: A Journey to Wholeness Gita Dorothy Morena, PhD, is a Teaching Member of Sandplay Therapists of America/International Society of Sandplay Therapists, an international seminar leader, and a licensed psychotherapist in private practice for over 40 years. She is the great granddaughter of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and brings the legacy of this universally beloved fairy tale into many aspects of her work. Dr. Morena is the author of The Wisdom of Oz: Reflections of a Jungian Sandplay Psychotherapist, and numerous articles about the clinical applications of sandplay therapy. As a Buddhist practitioner she focuses on bringing spiritual practice into everyday life through sandplay and meditation.
Instructor: Gita Morena
Saturday, April 24
9 am - 12:30 pm CDT
3 CE Hours
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Traveling through Oz: A Journey to Wholeness
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- Written by Michael Craig
Drawing insight from L. Frank Baum’s quintessential American fairy tale, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dr. Morena explores Dorothy’s journey into this magical land as a metaphor for Joseph Campbell’s hero’s Journey, Carl Jung’s individuation process and the honoring of feminine values.
