Jungian Sandplay Training Program – September 2025 – June 2027

By the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles

This comprehensive, two-year training curriculum is organized into six areas of study that are designed to sequentially deepen the participant’s understanding and use of Jungian sandplay.

Each unit contains three 6-hour seminars taught by Jungian analysts (IAAP) certified as Sandplay therapist-teachers (ISST).

Seminars will be on Zoom only, once a month on a Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (Pacific Time) with half-hour break for lunch.

Year 1, Unit 2: Jungian sandplay therapy is a non-verbal therapeutic process originated by Dora Kalff based on the psychology of C. G. Jung. It is a direct method to experience the Self, which Jung encouraged as an essential step for healthy psychological development. Each unit contains three 6-hour seminars taught by Jungian analysts who are also certified sandplay therapist-teachers.

Unit 2 will focus on Jungian Theory in Sandplay, starting with “Jungian Psychology and Sandplay” presented by Liza Ravitz (PhD, CST-T); “Complexes and Shadow” presented by Laura Soble (LMFT, REAT, CST-T); and wrapping up with “Symbols, Archetypes, and the Transcendent Function” presented by Lauren Cunningham (LCSW, CST-T).

For more information and to apply now: https://www.junginla.org/events/ jungian-sandplay-2025-2027

Sand Shapes as Psyche Reflects – Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Dora Kalff’s Birth
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Sand Shapes as Psyche Reflects – Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Dora Kalff’s Birth

December 21, 2024, marked the 120th anniversary of the birth of Dora Maria Kalff, the founder of Sandplay Therapy. To honor Kalff’s remarkable contributions to the field, the China Society for Sandplay Therapy (CSST), organized a series of roundtable special reports themed “Sand Shapes as Psyche Reflects – Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Dora Kalff’s Birth.” The event was masterfully organized and chaired by Professor Shen Heyong, the inaugural president of the CSST. The series was enriched by the active participation of Martin Kalff, son of Dora Kalff and a founding member of ISST, along with numerous senior ISST Sandplay Therapists who served as guest speakers. Many Analysts from CSST also contributed to the discussions.