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This book presents a new model to visualize and understand the creative process in free improvisation: the Interactive Dimensions of the Creative Flow (IDCF). Drawing on theoretical work on distributed creativity and the author’s background as a professional pianist, this short monograph establishes provocative dialogues between the field of music and the cultural psychology of semiotic dynamics to investigate human interactions involved in the act of creating.New empirical data an...

From turkeys gathered around a spring in sub zero weather to clumsy, young geese learning to fly; from a mysterious bird to a great blue heron with a different outlook on life, these poems describe and celebrate wildlife on our 40 acres. Then, there is the wildlife within our home: our black cat, imprisoned, in her way of thinking, when being outside amongst the lilacs would be preferable. People in our family are included in poetry also, from a loved sister in her last days to a visit by ...

Everything’s made to be broken in this wickedly funny story collection from Catalan’s greatest contemporary writer.

The True Story Behind Valentine's DayUncover the captivating history and untold tales behind one of the world's most beloved holidays with "The True Story Behind Valentine's Day." In this illuminating and comprehensive exploration, Sara E. Monzo delves deep into the origins, myths, and cultural significance of Valentine's Day, offering readers a rich tapestry of insights, anecdotes, and revelations.From its ancient roots in Roman festivals to its modern-day celebration as a...

'In this book it is made plain that complex and powerful understanding can take place in brief work. The baby's development is carried forward, the family re-groups differently, and understanding brings a change in behaviour.'- Lisa Miller, from the Foreword. 'This book focuses on young children as old as five and the parents and siblings who live with them. It wants to explore deep, unconscious connections between children and parents, especially in those cases where symptomatic behaviour...

These dialogues with child, adolescent and adult psychotherapists and child psychiatrists focus on their personal as well as professional experiences. All the contributors have a long-standing practice of Buddhism or other forms of meditation. The relevance of this to their clinical work with infants, children, adolescents, families and adults is described. Buddhist principles such as suffering, impermanence, non-attachment, no-self and the Four Noble Truths influence the contributors' pra...

This innovative book explains and introduces the use of mindfulness in therapeutic work with parents and babies, covering issues such as feeding, crying, sleeping and relating, as well as other developmental challenges which affect family life, as practiced in both clinical sessions and in the home.The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 introduces: (1) what parent-infant psychotherapy is, its origin and evolution; (2) mindfulness, which consists in paying attention in a purpose...

A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity is a call to radical educators, grassroots organizers, and others on the left to recognize the enormous historical legacy of and potential for revolutionary praxis that exists among Women of Color and Indigeneity. This book revitalizes Marx’s dialectics to challenge class-reductionism, highlighting a class struggle that is also necessarily anti-racist, anti-sexist, and against all forms of oppression.

This book has emerged from the authors' excitement about the proliferation of parent-infant psychotherapy work around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Europe, South Africa and the United States. It shows how the therapy connects with the culture of the family inspired by the wider community.

This book investigates the creative processes within musical improvisation, combining perspectives from musicology and psychology. Drawing on research results, theoretical analyses, and sociocultural experiences, it discusses a new theoretical and methodological framework to study the actions, processes of self-constitution, musical making, and creativity of improvisers. Its central claims position improvisation as inherently creative due to its production of novelty within performance con...