by gramm_t8518 | Feb 2, 2020 | Art Therapy, Arts, Creativity, Expressive Arts Therapy, Self-Expression
Dream Boarding – An Art Therapy exercise A dream board, otherwise known as a vision board, is an arts-based collage of images, words and affirmations that present your goals or intentions for the future. It encompasses what you want to do, who you want to be,...
by gramm_t8518 | Aug 2, 2016 | Coaching, Counselling, Happiness, Mindfulness, Play, Positive Psychology, Self Esteem, Self-Expression
In reviewing my old stacks of magazines, I came across a great article in “O” Magazine. Going back over two years to the edition of April 2014, I’d like to revisit an article on questions that every woman (and man) should ponder. What I love about...
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 2, 2016 | Arts, Creativity, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness, Self Esteem, Self-Expression
“What’s creative writing got to do with mindfulness?” You ask… So in alignment with my commitment to explore the arts further, I have enrolled in a creative writing course at Langara called Unleash the Writer Within. Although I had not written...
