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About RichardB

I am trained and work as a Creative Arts Therapist specializing in group therapy. I have passionately studied, worked, and taught as a hands-on practitioner of the Creative/Expressive and Healing Arts since 1983 integrating various modalities working in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings. I currently provide Creative Arts and Counseling services to nonprofit agencies as well as occasionally teaching classes and workshops in communities of faith. I use compassion and acceptance to create an environment that is safe and nurturing for all individuals and groups. In my spare time I engage in research and write articles on a variety of subjects, create: poems, music, abstract artwork, and photograph nature.

Meditation can change your brain in 8 weeks

Posted on October 16, 2019 by RichardB

Participants in the study spent close to a half-hour every day meditating or practicing some other mindfulness exercise (notable because most people associate meditation with sitting and thinking quietly, and that’s not the only type of exercise done in the … Continue reading →

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To town in fall foliage

Posted on October 15, 2019 by RichardB

Drive to town using GoPro 5 at 4k, mounted to dash of 2008 Toyota Yaris.

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What’s in a song

Posted on October 14, 2019 by RichardB

From the NPR series, What’s in a song: Group Sing-alongs help a friend For the past several years, a group of friends has gathered every week in the living room of a suburban home in Logan, Utah, to sing long-forgotten … Continue reading →

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English Setter-Coloring Page

Posted on October 12, 2019 by RichardB
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Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving

Posted on October 11, 2019 by RichardB

It’s no secret that stress increases your susceptibility to health problems, and it also impacts your ability to solve problems and be creative. But methods to prevent associated risks and effects have been less clear – until now. Published in … Continue reading →

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Stress and movement

Posted on October 9, 2019 by RichardB

Stress can be indicated when a person becomes stuck/frozen or stopped in a bodily movement that can be described as either gestural, ( movements isolated to parts or part of the body) or postural ( movements carried constantly through the … Continue reading →

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Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity

Posted on October 7, 2019 by RichardB
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