| Dedication | p. iii |
| Acknowledgments | p. v |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Foundations | p. 1 |
| Expressive Arts Therapy: An Evolving Field | p. 3 |
| The Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy | p. 15 |
| Solo Voice: Becoming an Artist-Therapist | p. 20 |
| Cycles of Creative Process | p. 27 |
| Beginning | p. 29 |
| Daily Practice | p. 29 |
| Wellspring | p. 31 |
| Opening to Inspiration | p. 32 |
| Exploration: Tea Ceremony | p. 33 |
| Exploration: Song Messages | p. 34 |
| Centering | p. 35 |
| Breathing as Daily Practice | p. 36 |
| Solo Voice: Daily Rituals | p. 37 |
| Solo Voice: Poetry as Daily Practice | p. 38 |
| Exploration: Personal Rituals | p. 39 |
| Solo Voice: Daily Practice for Spiritual and Personal Growth | p. 39 |
| Yoga Embrace | p. 42 |
| Solo Voice: Discovery in Dance | p. 43 |
| Dancing can be anything | p. 45 |
| Solo Voice: Mysteries of the Creative Process | p. 45 |
| Moving Inward | p. 49 |
| Awakening | p. 49 |
| Solo Voice: Motion | p. 50 |
| Wrightsville Beach | p. 52 |
| Exploration: The Point of Stillness | p. 52 |
| Refuge | p. 54 |
| Solo Voice: Fear as a Gift | p. 54 |
| Solo Voice: Resistance | p. 56 |
| Fears | p. 57 |
| The Race | p. 58 |
| Improvisation: Three Voices | p. 58 |
| Cold at the Poet's Fire | p. 59 |
| Solo Voice: Falling through the Mouthpiece | p. 60 |
| Solo Voice: Inviting Poetry | p. 61 |
| Apple Walk | p. 63 |
| Exploration: Listening to the Body | p. 64 |
| Mindfulness | p. 66 |
| Tenderness and Dignity | p. 67 |
| Insearch | p. 69 |
| Tasting Shadows, Touching Light | p. 70 |
| The Magic of Dreams | p. 71 |
| Spirit Guide | p. 73 |
| Exploration: Working with Dreams | p. 74 |
| Solo Voice: Dream of Transformation | p. 76 |
| Exploration: Experiencing Your Creative Space ... Music | p. 77 |
| Being in the Creative | p. 79 |
| Centersearch | p. 80 |
| Finding Voice | p. 81 |
| The Imperative of Song | p. 82 |
| Misknowmer | p. 83 |
| Poem Drum | p. 83 |
| Exploration: The Power of Naming | p. 84 |
| Exploration: Today's Story | p. 88 |
| Finding Voice through Limits | p. 88 |
| Exploration: Creating a Cinquain | p. 89 |
| Exploration: Creating a Mandala | p. 90 |
| Exploration: Creating a Haiku with Traditional Structure | p. 91 |
| Exploration: Creating a Haiku with Nontraditional Structure | p. 92 |
| Chant | p. 94 |
| Exploration: Chanting Discoveries | p. 94 |
| Solo Voice: Dreaming the Gift of a Song | p. 95 |
| Freehand | p. 97 |
| Solo Voice: Finding Voice, Making Dance | p. 97 |
| Exploration: Owning the Gift | p. 99 |
| What is a poem? | p. 100 |
| Bringing Art into Life | p. 101 |
| Just Drink | p. 103 |
| Exploration: Projective Autobiography | p. 104 |
| Prayer for Angels | p. 105 |
| Solo Voice: Attention and Intention | p. 105 |
| On a Hillside, the Dragon's Breath | p. 107 |
| Solo Voice: Gardening as Daily Practice | p. 108 |
| Touchstones in Our Lives | p. 109 |
| Recognition | p. 109 |
| Connecting In, Taking Out | p. 110 |
| Woman on a Rack | p. 111 |
| A Story | p. 111 |
| Exploration: I Woman; I Man; I Human | p. 112 |
| Solo Voice: By the Light of the Full Moon | p. 112 |
| Solo Voice: Becoming the Artist Crone | p. 114 |
| It Helps to Remember | p. 115 |
| Solo Voice: Rituals of Grieving | p. 116 |
| Heart's Intention | p. 118 |
| Body Prayer as Remembering | p. 119 |
| Solo Voice: Finding Grace by Body Clues | p. 120 |
| Not by my effort | p. 124 |
| State of Grace | p. 125 |
| Expressive Arts Experiences in Groups | p. 127 |
| Beginning: Name Improvisation | p. 129 |
| Moving Inward: Mirroring | p. 130 |
| Moving In: Drum Circle | p. 130 |
| Insearch: Solitude | p. 133 |
| Finding Voice: Visual Self-expression | p. 135 |
| Finding Voice: Mask Making | p. 138 |
| Bringing Art into Life: Makwa | p. 143 |
| Bringing Art into Life: Creating Maps | p. 144 |
| Closure | p. 147 |
| Cycle | p. 149 |
| Contributors' Notes | p. 151 |
| Bibliography | p. 157 |
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