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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.

Addiction and trust:

Posted on October 25, 2019 by RichardB
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Dr. Gabor Maté ~ Who We Are When We Are Not Addicted: The Possible Human

Posted on October 23, 2019 by RichardB
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Different Cultures Enhances Creativity

Posted on October 21, 2019 by RichardB

Creativity can be enhanced by experiencing cultures different from one’s own, according to a study in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (published by SAGE). Three studies looked at students who had lived abroad and those who hadn’t, testing them on … Continue reading →

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Mandala-Coloring Page

Posted on October 19, 2019 by RichardB
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Meditation can relieve pain

Posted on October 18, 2019 by RichardB

Meditation can relieve pain, and it does so by activating multiple brain areas, according to an April 2011 study in the Journal of Neuroscience. Fadel Zeidan of Wake Forest University and his colleagues scanned people’s brains as they received uncomfortably … Continue reading →

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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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