"The Art of Healing. How Effective is Art Therapy?" Written by
Drew Turney for brainworldmagazine.com
Drew Turney for brainworldmagazine.com
Combining intense exercise and landscape painting to
create peace and wellness. Yours truly quoted on last page
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create peace and wellness. Yours truly quoted on last page
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"There are even examples of art therapy working outside
scientific or even clinical studies. Artist and author
Bruce Katlin had been searching for a
solution to anxiety and depression for years when he says
he came across something unique. “I found that by combining
high-intensity, high-altitude trail running and landscape
painting, my passion and pragmatic thinking became linked
on a subconscious level, creating the perfect triple-decker
sandwich of mind, body, and soul,” Katlin says.
He claims creative performance and divergent thinking
have been intertwined and even enhanced, but whatever
spiritual or emotional dimension is involved, Katlin’s anxiety
and depression levels have reduced dramatically.
scientific or even clinical studies. Artist and author
Bruce Katlin had been searching for a
solution to anxiety and depression for years when he says
he came across something unique. “I found that by combining
high-intensity, high-altitude trail running and landscape
painting, my passion and pragmatic thinking became linked
on a subconscious level, creating the perfect triple-decker
sandwich of mind, body, and soul,” Katlin says.
He claims creative performance and divergent thinking
have been intertwined and even enhanced, but whatever
spiritual or emotional dimension is involved, Katlin’s anxiety
and depression levels have reduced dramatically.
That art changes the structure of the brain is beyond debate.
We understand that human cultural and emotional artifacts
do just that. The question is how well we can direct and
measure it to provide responsible therapy that changes real
people’s lives. The answer is now emerging, but it will take
research, collaboration, and a whole lot of art supplies."
Read the entire article here.
We understand that human cultural and emotional artifacts
do just that. The question is how well we can direct and
measure it to provide responsible therapy that changes real
people’s lives. The answer is now emerging, but it will take
research, collaboration, and a whole lot of art supplies."
Read the entire article here.
