Crack on art therapy with this course- that is tailor- made to your needs
As a somehow artistically challenged person, I always had a tendency to overlook the benefits of art therapy. Since my everyday life entails lots of stress and anxiety (with a nine to five job and two kids), I resolved to give art therapy a shot. To help me with this seemingly abstruse therapy of expressing myself through art, I undertook Libby Seery’s course and thoroughly loved it. Here is why:
The audio course is a long and comprehensive one; comprising many different types of art, drawing that can help stimulate a healthier you. The first part of the course explores a number of basic art one can use to explore themselves and incorporate mindfulness into their lives. These activities include (but not limited to) mandalas, vision board, color wheel, Maslow’s hierarchy- my personal favorite, and Zen tangles- useful, but requires painstaking attention. What I really liked about these therapeutic activities is that they can be done in a family or group settings. So, I didn’t have to neglect my kids and my partner, in fact, they joined me in these activities and loved it as much as I did, if not more. The course does not end there. It progresses onto the art of doodling and scribbling, and how they facilitate the process of getting clarity and mindfulness into our lives. These activities are explained step by step, which makes doing them a breeze to anyone. Then comes the parts where Libby teaches many things, chief among them: drawing a self-portrait, drawing in pencil or and writing a letter. I found the activity of writing a letter to oneself to be really great because it really has given a sense of gratefulness for everything I had been blessed with.
The course is really hands-on and eschews the unnecessary details about the background of these actives. The various of activities have been great in terms of offering more optionality, and I could pick and do the ones I felt drawn to. The flexibility and this optionality of this course have made art therapy accessible to a newbie like me.
Overall, yes, it is a long course and requires time and effort, but don’t let that scare you away, you can pick whatever activities you like within the course and enjoy doing them, either by yourself or with family. I would recommend this course to newbies who want to get to know the basics of art therapy and how it can help them become their healthier selves.
Audio Program by: Libby Seery | Review by: Angela Bush