Sand & Clay Therapy

01/05/2026

I invite you to participate in this valuable discussion. 🤔💬👥💡

01/05/2026

01/05/2026

🌿 A question for parents…

Have you ever noticed that your child:

• gets angry quickly
• shuts down
• doesn’t explain what’s wrong
• reacts instead of talks

What if this is not “bad behaviour”…
but something they don’t yet have words for?

30/04/2026

In Sandplay Therapy, the psyche speaks before it explains.

Children don’t always have the words.
But they always have a way of showing us.

📖 https://rinalouwclinical.co.za/10-core-principles-jungian-sandplay-therapy/

30/04/2026

Image first, words later. 🌟📸💬

28/04/2026

🌿 Why children don’t always tell you what they feel

A child does not always say:
“I feel anxious.”
“I feel overwhelmed.”
“I feel unsafe.”

But they may show it in other ways:

• anger
• withdrawal
• not listening
• “difficult” behaviour

In Jungian Sandplay Therapy, we often see that what a child cannot say, they will show.

Not through words.
Through symbols.

Sometimes healing begins when we stop asking:
👉 “Why are you doing this?”

And start asking:
👉 “What is this trying to show me?”

I wrote more about this in my latest blog on the 10 core principles of Jungian Sandplay Therapy.

📖 https://rinalouwclinical.co.za/10-core-principles-jungian-sandplay-therapy/

28/04/2026

So much beauty!!!!

28/04/2026

💕🌿In Jungian Sandplay Therapy, this is not just play—it is the psyche organising itself.

Each character represents a different emotional function, working together toward balance and stability.

Read more on how symbolic play reveals your child’s inner world.

Discover the Jungian meaning of Paw Patrol in sandplay therapy and what repeated use of these characters reveals about a child’s emotional development.

20/04/2026

Jung in My Everyday🌿

A child placed Woody in the sand today.

At first, he looked like only a cowboy from Toy Story.

But in the language of the psyche, Woody is often the one who tries to hold everything together. The good protector. The responsible one. The one who wants to be brave for everyone else.

Yet beneath that courage there is often another feeling:

“What if I am not enough?”
“What if I am replaced?”
“What if I have to stand alone?”

Standing in the centre of the sand, one hand open, his boots partly buried, he seemed to say:

“I am trying to be strong.
But I also need someone to meet me there.”

Sometimes the figures children choose tell us what they cannot yet say in words.

— Rina Louw
Jung in My Everyday

13/04/2026

This is not just a ceramic workshop…
It is a space to slow down and create with your hands.🌿

Join me for a gentle, guided ceramic workshop…

No experience needed.
Limited to 15 people.

📍 30 May & 13 June
⏰ 10:00 – 12:00
💰 R600 (all included)

📩 Book: fees@lakeumuzi.co.za