title: Crossing cultures--images of East and West.
abstract: This article explores the challenges of working cross-culturally as a facilitator and teacher of imagework - an interactive imagery and personal development process. It discusses the use of imagery in different contexts and highlights the cultural background of Japan and the psychological conditions into which imagework was introduced. This unique approach demonstrates how the unconscious, through the symbolic language of images, expresses more about our humanity than it does about our cultural diversity.
authors.affiliation: Imagework, Hambledon, Hants, UK. hermione@wellbeingaward.com
authors.forename: Hermione
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004739:England; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D007564:Japan; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D012064:Relaxation Therapy