by Tracey Gramm | Mar 28, 2017 | Expressive Arts Therapy
A class assignment from my first semester at Langara in the Expressive Arts Therapy program. We drew names from a hat, and my book to review was “Self-Compassion” by Kristin Neff, Ph.D, a brilliant and moving account of how to love yourself more and be...
by Tracey Gramm | Apr 26, 2016 | Expressive Arts Therapy
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 Tracey Gramm | Dec 16, 2015 | Mindfulness
I meditate five to six days a week; it serves to keep me grounded and balanced in the face of life’s chaos and challenges. But did you know that meditation also sets the stage for not only expanding mental awareness but also receiving intuitive guidance from our...
by Tracey Gramm | Apr 8, 2015 | Expressive Arts Therapy
As a child, I delighted in receiving a new coloring book. I did not matter what the content was… I simply loving adding swashes of watercolour, pencil crayon and crayon to black and white scenes on a page. Now there is a coloring book for adults by Johanna Basford...
by Tracey Gramm | Mar 30, 2015 | Expressive Arts Therapy
I recently returned from a trip to Cuba, only to come home to a family emergency and the resulting confusion. I sat for a few days in this stew of regrets and disappointments, experiencing pangs of negativity, thinking of all the worst case scenarios and allowing my...