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Clinic Health Service - Modality
and Therapy >> Creativity and
Art
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Creativity, Art Therapy and Healing
  
Allowing your creativity to develope will open your expressivness,
therefore releasing emotional blockages, opening your access to the
right side of the brain and into the alpha - brain wave pattern..
Our nervous systems needs time for regeneration or recreation
- when your brain is in Alpha mode your body is regenerating. Healing
happens 10 times faster when you are relaxed and are in an Alpha brain
rhythm.
Creative activities will lead you naturally into this
state of being.
Personally we prefer painting, as it can be achieved by
everyone, and not only does it stimulate creativity but it is a great
way to express emotions safly on paper.
Other creative activities may work as well, esp. creative
free dancing, writing, music and many more....
Art Therapy
Art therapy uses the creation of visual art to help people
discover and express their feelings.
Unlike art for art's sake, which focuses on the finished
piece, art therapy focuses on the process of creation itself.
Moreover, the activity is undertaken primarily for its
healing benefits rather than for the creative end result; in fact, the
piece of artwork may never be shown to anyone outside the therapy session.
The act of making a piece of visual art triggers internal
activity that contributes to physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
Art therapy can be incorporated with psychology (in which
art is used to uncover hidden emotions) and physical therapy (which
uses art to help build self-confidence and aid rehabilitation).
Child psychologists and family therapists often use art
therapy because children have a hard time putting feelings into words.
Art therapy helps healing in various ways
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First, the aesthetic quality of the work produced
can lift a person's mood, boost self-awareness, and improve self-esteem.
Second, research shows that physiological functions,
such as heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration, slow when people
are deeply involved in an activity they enjoy.(This is the alpha state
of the brain)
In addition, making art also provides an opportunity for someone to
exercise their eyes and hands, improve eye-hand coordination, and stimulate
neurological pathways from the brain to the hands.
The creation of art helps people get in touch with thoughts
and feelings that are often hidden from the conscious mind. It is often
easier to express yourself through another medium, instead of speaking
out loud.
The Sacred Art of Mandalas
Enjoy your creativity ....
We offer creative art therapy and Mandala workshops..
for more details please
contact us
Shauna & Robert Kendall @
HeavenEarth Healing Studio
Tel: 0411 715 700 or e-mail
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