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Sandplay for Healing, LLC

Sandplay for Healing provides a full range of therapeutic services for children and adults.

Ruth Castellano sponsors and hosts a variety of workshops and trainings within many communities.

10/07/2025

Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy

10/05/2025

Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy - http://eepurl.com/joGVxQ

09/19/2025

*|https://sandplayforhealing.com/store/sandplay-training-part-1-october|* Something special is happening this fall — two live Sandplay training days, one October 17 and the other November 14. These days are connected, yet each stands fully on its own — you’re welcome to join one, or both. A rare chance to step into the magic in person, to learn, connect, and be moved. Seats are limited, so if your heart’s whispering ‘yes’… this is your moment. Read more and join us.

09/10/2025

I'm curious about this Crocodile that ended up on its back on my office floor. It seems almost like a dog who turns on its back in an offering of surrender, vulnerability, or playfulness. The crocodile is known to live in both fresh and salt water, thus having adaptability. They can be very aggressive and are powerful in their strong bodies. Their youn often ride in their backs, and hide in their powerful jaw for protection. The crocodile's belly is its most vulnerable spot. Here, it is fully exposed. When you see a crocodile placed upside down in a process, what are some thoughts and sensations that come forward?

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09/01/2025

A Special Invitation to Learn, Connect, and Grow

Hi Ruth,
Imagine—just for a moment—stepping away from the noise of today into a space of creativity, reflection, and deep connection. For one whole day we will come together in the serene beauty of nature, surrounded by towering trees and open meadows, to explore the healing power of Sandplay Therapy.

As a seasoned Sandplay therapist, I’m honored to guide this immersive training in such a unique setting. In the warmth of a small, intimate group, we’ll explore the language of symbols, the wisdom of the unconscious, and the art of healing through sand and figures. This one day training will explore the history of sandplay as developed by Dora Kalff. We will explore the theoretical foundations of C.G. Jung's theory, the practical considerations for using Sandplay in Therapy, and examine how to map the process as it plays out in the sandplay scenes. Case material and a strong experiential component will be part of the day in order to enhance the material being learned.

Being together in this way—surrounded by nature and like-minded people who share your curiosity and passion—can be just as transformative as the practice itself.

Date & Details:
October 17, 2025 (part 1)
9.00AM - 3.30PM
$ 275.00 (Lunch included)

Location:
The Environmental Education Center at Lord Stirling Park, Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Spots are limited, so if you feel drawn to this experience, contact me at sandplayforhealing@gmail.com for registration.
I would love for you to be part of this journey.

Warmly,
Ruth Castellano. MA, CST, LPC

For question or more information email here.

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08/21/2025

Start of the SAIL celebration in Amsterdam Harbor last night. What a special event to witness! Sailboats and boats, of all sizes and shapes, come from all over the world...and meet up in a frenzy of energy in the harbor. It's hard to see such unity and celebration and then consider the painful, violent conflicts going on all around the world. I hope that some of the beauty and fun of the Sail can makes its way out into the world!🙏

08/18/2025

Here at the ISST Congress here in Holland, my home away from home. We spent the first few days relaxing in Haarlem, a beautiful, old city where I consistently find both peace and adventure. The history vibrates in the streets, the small side passage-ways, in the flowered windows, and the sweet shops. Maybe one day I'll live there, as it always seems to call Home into my heart.

I am excited at the opportunity to present a case at the Congress, here in this special country. The case, Entering the Cave: A Sandplay Encounter As Other, is a beautiful story of someone who took me along on her powerful process of recovery. I feel honored to have the chance to share it.

The Congress is set at a gorgeous setting on the North Sea, Egmond Aan Zee. So grateful to be here!

07/06/2025

How sacred are the symbols that get passed down from grandmother to mother to daughter! This bottle tree captures the essence of my Hungarian maternal heritage... the garden, the reuse of materials made for one thing and beautified into another. It stands now as holder in an area of my garden, offering the memory of a life that mattered, and a story that continues to clarify, peek out, and be known. It is so fascinating to me how the layers of a person's story can uncover itself well after the physical leaving occurs. I am thankful for that.

I'm curious what relics live on in your life, and what is the story they tell?

06/28/2025

Kokopelli has recently made an appearance in the sand. It never ceases to thrill me how a symbol becomes energized by someone choosing it, and how the engine runs very consistently for a period of time. Kokopelli had been hanging on my shelf, just holding the space of pause, of anticipation....patient and ready for just that person who reaches out and chooses the essence of fertility and abundance that Kokopelli so graciously embodies. Several weeks ago, this figure of Kokopelli showed up in a sandplay scene....then again later that day, then the next day, and multiple times since! I often wonder, when this happens, what is the interplay of my clients conscious and unconscious process with my own? Feel free to share symbols that have recently found their way into the sand after a long pause in the shelf, and what happened after?

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06/15/2025

Today i made a choice. I stepped out of my neutral box that I usual work from in my work with others. I was called to take a stand against something happening all around me, around many whom I work with, around my country, and around the world. I take a stand against hate and division. I take a stand against unbridled power used against the most vulnerable.

And I stay connected to my own story, immigrant grandparents who left what they knew in order to come toward the hope of freedom, opportunity, and the possibility to live a life that allowed for a space in which to be who you are....without persecution, threat, and aggression. I hope that this place that has held a beautiful life for me, my family, and many who I know and love and care about....can continue to be that place.

Sometimes it takes courage to step out of our comfort zone. Yet, opening our mouth and letting our voice sound out with its truth....well, that is freedom..... no matter what someone else might do with that truth. It is so beautiful depicted in Dr. Edith Eva Eger's The Choice where she writes, "We always have that choice, that opportunity for control"; she adds "...the story of choices, big and small, that can lead us from trauma to triumph, from darkness to light, from imprisonment to freedom".

Here is to the choices we make, every moment of every day. Stay awake to that light deep inside that is guiding the way. Listen to it. Let it drown out the outside noises that are causing such dissonance. Let it reject the standards that get in the way of your connection to you.

06/03/2025

We gathered on Sunday here in Texas at the lovely Montserrat Retreat Center....the Board of Trustees for Sandplay Therapists of America... a few missing because life makes unexpected turns. We began Sunday evening and worked hard until Monday night, with many sweet interludes and connections all along the way. I come away deeply touched by the passion and commitment we all bring to our belief in and our love for the depth and powerful movements that happen in the sand. We got into the sand, had serious discussion and dialogue, and laughed...a lot! Shout out to Lorraine (Freedle), who is not only brilliant, but really funny too!

Along the time between Sunday and now, the natural beauty of the surround, the creatures that show up, and the beautiful chapel on the campus of the Texas Women's college, allowed for sweet moments of joy❤️

Today some quiet down time to write and paint...and to offer myself rest which is often an elusive concept!

05/16/2025

It never ceases to amaze me how the energy of a symbol surfaces, emerges, and then becomes a theme...showing up in art, client work, dreams, conversation. Volcanic energies often appear during times of great change, during periods of deep grief, amidst experiencing strife and challenge. The volcano holds that which needs to explode, destroy, and renew from the prima materia, the ash.

I notice that when the volcano shows up, it is often followed by a time of reduction or regression, an expression of intense feeling, and then a progression or creation deep within. When have you experienced the power of volcanic energy? What happened?
(Image created by me-:)

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186 Main Street
Chatham, NJ
07928

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.sandplayforhealing.com/

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