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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.

Relaxation

Posted on May 26, 2020 by RichardB

I started engaging in relaxation tools as a teenage in the mid 1970’s when I first started practicing Hatha and Raja Yoga. After 38 years I can say with confidence that it works for me. Since 1983 amongst other things … Continue reading →

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Chalcedon Checkerspot Coloring Page

Posted on May 23, 2020 by RichardB
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Meditation for as short as 8 weeks can change your brain

Posted on May 21, 2020 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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Coloring Page Mandala

Posted on May 20, 2020 by RichardB
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Water colors

Posted on May 19, 2020 by RichardB

One Creative Therapy Tool that I use is to paint. Some times pictures of actual ‘things’ like trees or boats; but I usually paint shapes. Lately I have been using water colors to paint shades and gradients of color. Colors … Continue reading →

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fly

Posted on May 17, 2020 by RichardB

All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly. Thomas Aquinas  

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Eastern Bluebird Coloring Page

Posted on May 16, 2020 by RichardB
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