近年来出现一种名为「生态治疗」（ecotherapy）的新兴疗法，以生态心理学（ecopsychology）为学术基础，结合生态学及心理学两大范畴。本书着重於一种基於大自然的方法来进行表达性艺术治疗，并提供了自然与表达性艺术的领域概述，着重强调了它们如何让彼此的领域互相茁壮和变得更丰富，以及大自然元素在表达性艺术中特别出色的相关实践。这其中包括培养对大地的审美反思，以及美与可续性之间的关系，以及从原住民文化中汲取学习艺术与自然的相关元素。本书附录也提供了四种基於自然的表达性艺术的建议，包括透过写作丶身体和仪式等等方式与大自然连结。
 

书评
A rare kind of text, a work of beauty, and a testament to the interconnections among all forms of life.
-- From the foreword by Corrine Glesne, author of 'Becoming Qualitative Researchers
 
Sally and Melia encourage us to trust the materials of nature, wherever and whatever we find, to help shape the curves and movements of a mutually informed dance of expression.
-- Per Espen Stoknes, author of 'What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Climate Change
 
A much needed and awaited book that will greatly contribute to expressive arts therapy. In a poetic way, it establishes the bases on a philosophical, theoretical and practical level for the integration of nature in the field of health, arts and transformation. Our world urgently needs us to start practicing and living the ideas of sustainability and care laid out by Sally and Melia.
-- José Miguel Calderon, PhD, Director of TAE Perú
 
We have become postmodern slaves of an online world, obsessed with speed, in a manic push for economic growth. We try to fix the problems quickly in order to return to business as usual. Atkins and Snyder proclaim an expressive arts therapy, based on communion and ecological presence. Beauty is seen as a life force that awakens us, and inspires us to create hope. As we face new challenges we need new approaches of restoration and healing - Atkins and Snyder went a step ahead.
 -- P.J. Knill, founding president of European Graduate School (EGS), and M. N. Fuchs Knill, Dean of the Arts, Health and Society Division of EGS
 
 
 
关於作者
Sally Atkins是瑞士European Graduate School的核心教授，美国Appalachian State University表达性艺术治疗证照课程的创始人和荣誉退休教授。
 
Melia Snyder是Appalachian State University表达性艺术治疗证照课程的推广专员。