Art & Mental Health Workshop: The Sea Within
“The sea is the favorite symbol for the unconscious, the mother of all that lives”. – Carl Jung Many of us have connected to the sea in the past couple of months. And for many of us this held moments of awareness and maybe even healing. In fact, science confirms the benefits to our physical and mental […]
Positive Psychology
Mental health is not simply the absence of illness Join us for this evening session on debunking the field of positive psychology and learn how you can use it for your well-being! The field of positive psychology acknowledges the ups and downs of being human, without dismissing the negative parts of life. It belongs to the […]
Shades of Summer
Join us for this Outdoor Art & Mental Health Workshop, “Shades of Summer”! Overthinking, rumination, and excessive worrying can sometimes contribute to and maintain depression and anxiety. In this art workshop, we will explore some hands-on exercises inspired by attentional training techniques (ATT) in metacognitive therapy (MCT). We will try some basic exercises, using art […]
To be or not to be… Colouring inside the lines?
“We teach children to colour inside the lines, and then expect adults to think outside the box,” is reported to have been said by the author Frank Sonnenberg. Recent studies have found Colouring to have incredible potential on mental health. Coloring therapy combined with conventional therapy in GAD (generalised anxiety disorder) patients could better alleviate anxiety‐depression symptoms, enhance positive moods, and reduce negative moods, further enhancing the […]
African dance & inner power
Have you ever noticed that your mood and energy change when your body follows the rhythms of music? Music has shown large effects on our emotional wellbeing by changing our physiological state first. But it is especially music based on drumming like African Dance that helps us the most to boost our mood, relieve tension […]