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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.

Wise, Reason, Emotional Mind

Posted on May 24, 2019 by RichardB

I have been practicing meditation since the mid-70’s and started a mindfulness meditation practice in the mid-90’s. Mindfulness has to do with the quality of awareness that we bring to what we are doing and experiencing, to being in the … Continue reading →

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Red Tara

Posted on May 24, 2019 by RichardB
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Dogbane Leaf Beetle

Posted on May 20, 2019 by RichardB
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Smoking Weed = less Creativity

Posted on May 20, 2019 by RichardB

People sometimes think that smoking cannabis makes them more creative. However, research by Leiden psychologists Lorenza Colzato and Mikael Kowal shows that the opposite is true. Strong cannabis doesn’t work The findings show that cannabis with a high concentration of … Continue reading →

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Buddha

Posted on May 17, 2019 by RichardB
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How Does Art Therapy Heal

Posted on May 17, 2019 by RichardB
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day dream answers

Posted on May 15, 2019 by RichardB

Intention (the problem), Resources, Daydream, Create. Intention/Idea Paper pattern on canvas Paper: Types of hand made paper, thickness, size, consistency of paper (smooth/coarse). Canvas: Size, color, back ground, detail Paper: design of shape, placement, pattern There are distinctive stages in … Continue reading →

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