To see the world in the grain of sand, reflecting the thought and wisdom of the wise; the wonderful garden of the soul and heart displayed in the sandtray, this is the lively inscape of the sandplay therapy. The infinite charm and touching power of sandplay therapy lies in the presentation of the intangible psychological contents in an appropriate symbolic way, thus to obtain the cure and healing, creation and development, as well as the experience of individuation.

--Shen Heyong

The theme of the conference was “The Garden of Psyche and Soul and Sandplay: Exploration of psychological assistance mode in the Wenchuan earthquake”.The Garden of the Heart and Soul’s volunteer team was one of the earliest professional teams entered the earthquake area. Analytical Psychology and Sandplay Therapy were the main methods and techniques for the volunteers used. This conference has made important contributions to explore the psychological counselingandpsychological analysis of natural disasters and collective trauma.