Heart Album MIZ

-Introduction to the Japanese art of collage and self-discovery-

Heart Album MIZ

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"we are spreading the Collage Therapy MIZ with the aim of preventing mental illnesses and 'nurturing people, nurturing their dreams, and nurturing their hearts.'"  - Sanae Mizutani / Miniature-Rose Research Institute, Director

"I want to lower the hurdles to mental care and incorporate Heart Album MIZ in people’s everyday life. I hope that ‘taking care of one's mind’ will become more common practice"  - Maki Yokose / Miniature-Rose Research Institute, Certified Coach 

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. History of the Miniature-Rose Research Institute

Section 1. Encounter with Collage Therapy

Section 2. Establishment of the Miniature-Rose Research Institute

Chapter 2. Origins of Collage Therapy MIZ

Section 1. What is "Collage Therapy"?

Section 2. What is "Heart Album MIZ" ~Inspired by Sandplay Therapy and Collage Therapy~

Item 1. The essence of "Heart Album MIZ"

Item 2. The characteristics of the collage as a tool and the three major features of "Heart Album MIZ”

Chapter 3. Essence 1: Making the Client's Invisible Mind ‘Visible’

Section 1. Characteristics of the Collage Tool (1) It is visual and non-verbal

Section 2. Collage Therapy MIZ: Let's “Visualize" the Invisible Mind

Item 1. Testimonial 1: Masahiro, a former delinquent boy who eventually found what he wanted to do

Item 2. Testimonial 2: Makiko recovered from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) caused by a car accident

Section 3. Summary: Using Collage to Trigger Dialogue and Self-Acceptance During the Counseling

Chapter 4. Essence 2: Using Group Sessions for Mutual Understanding

Section 1. Characteristics of the Collage Tool (2) "The Ability to Work in a Group with Others"

Section 2. Collage Therapy MIZ: Collage for Everyone!

Section 3. Collage Therapy MIZ: Collage with Parents and Children!

Item 1. Testimonial 3: Maki decided which school to attend after talking with her mother through "Parent-Child Collage”

Item 2. Testimonial 4: Miki incorporates collage into her daily life as a child’s play

Section 4. Summary: Meaning of Conducting a Group Session

Chapter 5. Essence 3: Tracking Changes in the Mind Over Time

Section 1. Characteristics of the Collage Tool (3) "It can be stored"

Section 2. Collage Therapy MIZ: Deciphering Collage in Chronological Order

Item 1. Testimonial 5: Shohei has grown into a kind young man after truancy

Item 2. Testimonial 6: Depression led Koichi to start collage

Section 3. Summary: “X-ray of the Mind"

Chapter 6. Heart Album MIZ as a Self-Help Tool

Section 1. Testimonial 7: Yuka met Heart Album MIZ and began to build a foundation of 'Okay'

Section 2. Testimonial 8: Mari has been guided by her childhood collage

Section 3. Testimonial 9: Erina, who was inspired to become a web designer by taking a session of Heart Album MI

Section 4. Testimonial 10: Heart Album MIZ for Counseling Noriko, a childcare expert, Certified Psychologist and Heart Album MIZ Certified Therapist 

Section 5. Testimonial 11: Ai, an elementary school student making a collage with her favorite things

Section 6. Testimonial 12: Mayumi Shara, a musician who spreads Heart AlbumMIZ to the world

Section 7. Testimonial 13: Yutaka rediscovered himself through the "X-rays of the Heart” and shook off his doubts

Conclusion