Mind*Body*Soul Connection= Art Therapy?

Prayer Pod Necklace, sterling silver; healing affirmation is placed  inside.

I've always been fascinated by the medical sciences, and in fact was introduced to the (new at the time) field of art therapy while still in high school. All these decades later, the studies are in and clearly show the connection between the creative side of the brain and the physical body, with art and music leading the way toward healing.                                                                                                                                                                            

                                 
I came across the UCLArts and Healing Center thanks to Joy Krauthammer and her work with drumming. I thought you might be interested in this field as well! They have a blog if you'd like to read more:

http://www.uclartsandhealing.net/blog/ 

See the UCLArts and Healing Facebook page to view photographs with explanatory captions from the following programs:  Sustainable Movement, Beat the Odds Drumming, The Healing Beat, Healing and Transformation through Art, Body Talk through Art, and Music for the Soul programs.


Photographs from a Sustainable Movement program offered to the UCLA Staff Assembly on August 25, 2010 can be viewed at: 
http://cra.smugmug.com/Other/Staff-Assembly-Learn-at-Lunch/13500935_7dt38

Website:

http://www.uclartsandhealing.net

Company Overview:

UCLArts and Healing achieves it goals through: • Affordable, experiential education to enable people to experience the healing power of the arts with an added therapeutic dimension. The process of creative expression reveals unconscious information that can facilitate insight, emotional and physical release, empathy and group support. The arts can also be used to foster social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. • Networking with health care professionals, mental health professionals, educators, community workers, caregivers, and artists as well as the general public. • Design, implementation, and evaluation of programs, particularly in health care and educational settings. • Partnerships with academic institutions, health care institutions, community-based organizations, schools, professional organizations, and private industry. Past and current partnerships include Remo, Inc., Los Angeles Unified School District, Western Region American Music Therapy Association, Southern California Chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association, UCLA Tiverton House, UCLA Extension, Venice Family Clinic, Boys and Girls Club of East Los Angeles, YWCA Santa Monica/Westside, The Wellness Community ‒ West Los Angeles, City of Santa Monica Senior Recreation Center, Senior Arts Foundation. (read less)

UCLArts and Healing achieves it goals through: • Affordable, experiential education to enable people to experience the healing power of the arts with an added therapeutic dimension. The process of creative expression reveals unconscious information that can facilitate insight, emotional and physical release, empathy and group support. The arts can also be used to foster social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. • Networking with health care professionals, mental health... (read more)

Mission:

UCLArts and Healing facilitates the use of arts-based tools for mind/body healing in the community as a vehicle for empowerment and transformation.