Released on = December 8, 2006, 6:40 am

Press Release Author = MARI Creative Resources

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = The MARI (Mandala Assessment Research Instrument) is the
most comprehensive psychological assessment available today. It is an integrative
approach based on the concepts of C.G. Jung, Mandalas, archetypes and evolutionary
biology and psychology.

Press Release Body = MARI Creative Resources provides teaching and training programs
that encourage wellness in mental health based on the MARI psychological assessment.
The goal is to provide a quality training program and excellent service in the
administration of teacher training and certification. MARI also promotes creativity
and innovation within the organization, particularly in areas that promote
practitioner satisfaction and continuing education, by providing products and
services at a reasonable cost.

The Mandala Assessment Research Instrument is rooted the research and systematic
study of thousands of client-drawn mandalas. This research was implemented and
conducted by art therapist Joan Kellogg in the 1970's. The MARI as we know it now
first took form in Joan's Master's thesis in the 1980's. Since its invention, the
MARI has been continually researched, modified and enhanced for over roughly twenty
years with input by the many different therapists who use the MARI with clients. The
MARI, as it exists today, will continue to disclose itself and evolve over time.
The MARI is a comprehensive system that uses symbols, known as mandalas, to reveal
the inner truth and reality of the subject as it is -not what the ego filters of
consciousness would want it to be- but how it really is. Carl Jung, world renowned
psychiatrist, recognized the mandala as \"the centre of personality, a kind of
central point within the psyche, to which everything is related, by which everything
is arranged and which is, itself, a source of energy.\"
Jung\'s description of the mandala is also an excellent description of the MARI.
In addition to symbols, the MARI® is comprised of colors and stages of development.
The relationship of these variables creates a visual \'snapshot\' of the self as
experienced in the present moment. This visual relationship is best understood by
addressing each variable separately.
For more information, visit the website at www.maricreativeresources.com


Web Site = http://www.maricreativeresources.com

Contact Details = MARI® Creative Resources, Inc.
2532 Albemarle Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 821-4222