"Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul," writes Shaun McNiff, "the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine." The medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to "familiars"--the themes, methods, and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process. Art As Medicine demonstrates how the imagination heals and renews itself through this natural process. The author describes his pioneering methods of art therapy--including interpretation through performance and storytelling, creative collaboration, and...

The theory and practice of creativity culled from the lifetime of experiences of an esteemed art educator/therapist. With proven techniques he's discovered for jump-starting the creative process.
He s spent a career helping people access their creative potential, and now Shaun McNiff is sharing the secrets he s learned from observing his own creative process as well as that of others both those who identify as artists and those who don t. The result is nothing less than a master class in creativity by one of the great creative theorists and practitioners of our time. This is intended as a...