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Karuna Cards

Creative Ideas to Transform Grief and Difficult Life Transitions

Claudia Coenen author

Format:Cards

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published:19th Dec '17

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A creative and compassionate way to explore thoughts and emotions for anyone struggling with loss or grief

A card set based on expressive therapy to help readers work through their grief in a positive, transformative way. The cards encourage the reader to completely engage with their grief through storytelling, self-care and ritual, gently guiding the reader through the healing process in a way that best suits their own circumstances.

The Karuna Cards were developed in counseling with bereaved families and individuals, and are designed to help anyone struggling with loss, grief or difficult life transitions.

Writing in a journal is an effective therapeutic technique, but many people find it difficult to know where to begin. The Karuna Cards help by providing prompts and questions that can be used as starting points, in addition to suggesting therapeutic activities or ideas for simple meditations. Readers can respond to each card by doing the activity, writing in a personal journal or using the card in conversation with someone they trust.

The cards can be used by individuals at home or with professionals in counseling sessions, and come with a booklet that provides guidance and recommendations for how to get the best from each card.

Karuna Cards are like love letters to the Self that can be read out of order: questions and gentle suggestions to awaken the mourner's senses, inspire poetry, works of art, and loving words, full of promise and hope. -- Nancy Gershman, developer of "Dreamscaping"
Akin to a treasure trove, unlocking powerful insights. Even after working through all the cards, they remain a valuable resource, with prompts taking on new meanings or significance as we navigate through life and accumulate new experiences. -- Melanie Hudson, Durham Counselling & Psychotherapy
Beautifully produced with intricate art work on the back...Like any good therapist, these cards are full of permission-giving and empathic liberation. The tactile and tangible nature of these cards means that they will stay with me (and any reader). They will bring considerable comfort in loss, and may well spawn creative endeavours in their professional and lay users. -- Cheryl Livesey, UKCP-accredited integrative psychotherapist in private practice and owner of Renaissance Therapy Centre * Counsellor's Cafe Magazine *

ISBN: 9781785927805

Dimensions: 128mm x 94mm x 20mm

Weight: 200g