by gramm_t8518 | Jul 15, 2016 | Arts, Buddhist Psychology, Coaching, Counselling, Happiness, Love and Light, Mindfulness, Self Esteem
Lately, I have had the good fortune of attending some cd lectures with Shambhala Fraser Valley, a Tibetan Buddhist group. One in particular that caught my attention and bears direct relevance to my own life was a lecture on Awakening Compassion by the remarkable Pema...
by gramm_t8518 | Jun 15, 2016 | Art Therapy, Arts, Coaching, Counselling, Creativity, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Self-Expression
Working with an expressive arts therapist opened the door to expressive writing for me. I had long since been a journaller, following my introduction to Julia Cameron’s book The Artists Way, which was a big supporter of writing daily upon waking for 3 full pages...
by gramm_t8518 | Jun 3, 2016 | Art Therapy, Arts, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness, Play, Self Esteem, Self-Expression
Earlier this week, I participated in a workshop for ProD day at my school. Founded in Australia, Holyoake’s DRUMBEAT uses music, psychology and neurobiology to help us connect with our self and others. I didn’t’ know what to expect with a drumming workshop – whether...
by gramm_t8518 | May 16, 2016 | Art Therapy, Arts, Counselling, Creativity, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness, Self-Expression
As a newbie artist, I am still working on developing techniques and trying new things in my quest to learn more about mixed media art. If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ll know that I’ve been reading about mindfulness and meditation, in terms of the benefits for...
by gramm_t8518 | Apr 26, 2016 | Art Therapy, Arts, Coaching, Counselling, Creativity, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness
A great article about emotional release as a key to well being on a mental, emotional, physical and spiritual level may be read here by Deepak Chopra, a guru in health and wellness. This article presents 7 steps to dealing with emotions and pain in the body. I highly...
by gramm_t8518 | Apr 22, 2016 | Arts, Counselling, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness
So I learned this technique along with breathing into parts of my body a few years ago, and have been practicing it with regularity. It doesn’t take long – maybe half an hour-and the best part! – You do it lying down so it is very relaxing and calming. It’s a...
