14/05/2024
I am so so great full for the connection that I have achieved as nature based art therapist and to further cooperation with Latvia. With my art therapy College’s here and the University in Riga. So honoured to be part of this conference as guest teacher at the University in April.
I have never imagined 304 listeners to my talk about forest therapy gardens for nature- craft- and art therapy and more then 100 attending the 3 hour workshop “ How to bring Nature into art therapy and art therapy out in nature - and why?
In the workshop talking about not just the healing benefits of bringing art therapy out and how, but also by bringing more sustainable and nature materials into art and how nature craft can be used in the therapy instead of plastic paint etc.
And so nice also to listen to those of my dear colleagues from our Eco art therapy SIG. In EFAT that attended with all their knowledge too. Jeanette Fiott and Nicky Shaw and feel how we, talking about different issues, could complement each other and create a red thread showing examples of Nature based arts therapy. 🙏🏻💚
I am so great full and so so happy each time i get a little feedback mail from both viewers at my attendance in world art therapy conference and this, saying that I have been to inspiration, amazing learning etc.
So great to create a little circle of networkers that way by sharing
And ..about sharing….. actually I should have talked about my own therapy garden again at the conference in Riga … but. I knew that a lot of therapists and psychologists in arts do not have a forest garden etc as I do and my mission was to say the importance of nature no matter how and where. And maybe some work at a mental hospital or in a jail and then how
So “with a little help from my friends” and heroes that have created green gardens and spaces in nature for healing and therapy in other ways I showed their work too as an …. You can bring in nature and arts as healing every Where and make a difference .
Love this kind of compassion and networking together
And look forward to much more of that.
