The Expressive Body in Life, Art, and Therapy: Working with Movement, Metaphor and Meaning

Daria Halprin presents a comprehensive approach to healing through movement and art that has been practiced at the Tampala Institute in California for over twenty years. Interweaving art and psychology, she offers a philosophy and methodology to deal with life's challenges. She suggests that through the integration of the physical, the emotional and the mental realms, real change is possible. In this essential resource for anyone interested in expressive arts therapy, Halprin also presents case studies and a selection of the exercises in movement, drawing and poetry that she has developed during her career.