Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy

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Preface

Sally Atkins

Where I Am From
I am from sycamore
from cedar and sage
from walnuts and witch hazel
roots of mountain laurel
gnarly and strong

I’m from shadows
of darkling pines
and eye shine of the mountain lion

I’m from wolf and wild turkey
from black bear and white tailed deer
from raven and red-tail hawk
and the winter call
of the great horned owl

I’m from whitewaters of the Nantahala
from headwaters of the New
rivers flowing clear and cold
in the veins of my blood

I’m from Storyteller Rock
the healing valley
sheltered by the Grandfather