Category Archives: creative arts therapy
Art therapy: a world beyond creative expression | Carol Hammal
Recovery Check list handout
Accept that you have an addiction. Practice honesty in your life. Learn to avoid high-risk situations. Learn to ask for help. The most difficult path of recovery is doing it alone. Practice calling friends before you have cravings. Become actively … Continue reading
What is Mindfulness ?
Mindfulness is a concentrated state of awareness that can help us see and respond to situations with clarity and without getting carried away by emotions or the constant chatter in our heads. Mindfulness enables us to: · Better manage tension … Continue reading
Yoga & Depression
From an article on the Yoga International web site: Anyone who has suffered from depression understands how deep, abiding sadness or worthlessness can infiltrate and affect every aspect of our being. Our psychological makeup, physical health, mental outlook, and even … Continue reading
Meditation and creative thinking
Certain meditation techniques can promote creative thinking, even if you have never meditated before. This is the outcome of a study by cognitive psychologist Lorenza Colzato and Dominique Lippelt at Leiden University, published in Mindfulness. Long-lasting influence The study is … Continue reading
Meditation Reduces Anxiety
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have identified the brain functions involved in how meditation reduces anxiety. The team wrote in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience about how they studied 15 healthy volunteers with normal levels of everyday anxiety. They said these … Continue reading
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