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    I happened upon this article today, and must say I found it quite intriguing:

    Art Therapy Exercises

    For those who don't like to follow links, here is a short excerpt:

    Tired: draw flowers
    Angry: draw lines
    In pain: build a model
    Bored: color in a sheet of paper in various colors
    Sad: paint a rainbow
    Scared: knit something
    Worried: make a doll
    Indignant: tear a piece of paper into small pieces and arrange it into a pattern
    Anxious: do some origami
    Tense: draw patterns
    Nostalgic: draw a maze
    Disappointed: copy a portrait or painting

    I know I really enjoy making things, drawing, writing, dancing, what have you, but I've not ever explored art as therapy in a formal or structured way.

    Does anyone have experience with art therapy, or any comments about the above, or how it may relate to other disciplines? The five element theory of emotions in Chinese medicine comes to mind.

    Enjoy!

    Charles
    Charles David Chalmers
    Brunei Darussalam
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