Ayana Spivak Arts Based Psychotherapy

06/21/2022

The brain’s somatosensory cortex may help enrich our emotional experiences and improve our mental health. Mindfulness and dance movement therapy may be effective ways to activate it.

04/02/2022

The body is the key to the mind. You first have to calm the body’s response to trauma, shifting it from danger/alert to relaxed/controlled. Only then can you begin to recognize and process the mental and emotional aspects of the trauma.
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08/18/2021

06/18/2021

Сегодня утром читала доклад на профессиональной психотерапевтической конференции .

О своем участии в танцевально-терапевтическом проекте с Afghan Women's Organization, о культурных установках и предрассудках, о терапевтической позиции, о потенциале артистического выражения и невербального компонента коммуникации.

Чувствую что разогрелась и могла бы говорить ещё и ещё ...

(Конференция обогащающая и вдохновляющяя, проходит сейчас в Москве вживую и онлайн. Онлайн, думаю, ещё можно впрыгнуть и присоединиться)

Программа конференции здесь: http://conf.tdt-edu.ru/ -2

02/08/2021

My brilliant colleague is running this painting course for curious people without skills looking for self-care and exploration through art.
Starting February 27th on Zoom.

a 7 week online art adventure to explore the chakras and create abstract art.

10/26/2020

harvesting.
getting ready for new season - books, warm socks, lavender.

08/15/2020

Back to school anxiety

Discussions about returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic often revolve around helping children (and their families) stay physically healthy while participating in classroom learning. For many kids, however, the mental health implications of going back to school are equally challenging.

07/14/2020

When you raise an empathetic child, you’re sowing the seeds of leadership.

One of the biggest myths about children is the idea that they lack empathy by nature. In reality, though children can be self-focused and lack knowledge and perspective, they’re hard-wired to feel empathy for others.

06/21/2020

weekly veggie basket from
i like how these guys look together
like a little gift
or piece of art