Healing Through Art

12/09/2024

Have a lot on your mind this holiday season?

Try this Brain Dump Exercise:

12/03/2024

Join us this Thursday for our Staff and Patient Holiday Card Making workshop!

To register, visit: https://calendly.com/healing-through-art/11-7-candle-making-workshop-clone

12/02/2024

I am so happy to see all of the participation with our Gratitude Tree's around the cancer center and Hospitality House. At the beginning of November, I placed gratitude trees around the building, asking staff and patients to write down things that they are grateful for. Practicing gratitude has many health benefits, so I thought this could be a fun way to practice.

Here are some of the gratitude's written down (not all):
-Many people thanked their faith
-Food
-Family/ Support system
-Karmanos Cancer Center and our staff
-The gift of today
-Being a survivor/still living
-Their health
-'A second chance'
-'Waking up this morning'
-Love
-Our support programs (art therapy, social work, dietitian, nurse nav)
-Our staff
-Love, peace, happiness

Since this project was such a success, I plan on including it for the month of December!

Send a message to learn more

12/02/2024

Join us this December!

To register, visit: www.calendy.com/healing-through-art

11/29/2024

Counting our gratitudes this Thanksgiving Day! What are some of yours?

11/07/2024

Today, we had a candle making workshop for our staff and patients! The chairs were filled, and we had a blast! Check out some of the talented candles made ✨

11/06/2024

Join me next week at our Essential Oil Watercolor workshop. To register, visit: https://calendly.com/healing-through-art/be-well-event-art

Note: If you are sensitive to aromas, this workshop may not be right for you.

11/04/2024

Join our very own Dietitian, Gina Delisi, at our Be Well Event. Gina will be teaching us about the power of food and using diet to lower your cancer risk, visit: https://calendly.com/healing-through-art/be-well-event-nutritionist

11/02/2024

In the month of November, we are holding a wellness event for families touched by cancer. See attached flyer to learn more details.

One of the practitioners joining us is our very own Social Worker, Minnie Cabine for a mindfulness workshop. If you are interested in a calming mindfulness workshop, visit: https://calendly.com/healing-through-art/be-well-event-mindfulness-circles.

11/01/2024

Happy November!

Help us practice gratitude this month, when you visit our center. During the month of November, we are practicing gratitude, in light of Thanksgiving. Intentionally reflecting gratitude's has many health benefits. This includes, lower blood pressure, decrease depression, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, lower stress, supports immune response, decrease pain level, increase resilience, and increase in energy levels.

The next time you are in our center, write down something that you are grateful for (big or small) and add it to our tree. At the end of the month, we are going to reflect on what was written.

10/31/2024

In November, we are holding a wellness event for families touched by cancer. See attached flyer to learn more details.

One of the practitioners joining us for the event is massage therapist Amber, from A+ Therapeutic Massage LLC, and her team. If you are interested in a 10 min restorative chair massage, schedule your appointment today: https://calendly.com/healing-through-art/be-well-chair-massage-amber.

If you cannot find a time slot that works for you, please let me know. We may have an opening that is not visible on the registration.

10/30/2024

Join us this November!

10/29/2024

Join us this November for our wellness event! Please reach out if you have any questions. Register separately for each event you would like to attend.

For registration, visit: www.calendly.com/healing-through-art.

10/28/2024

Todays Mindful Monday Exercise: Fall Walk

As we enter the week of Halloween, I wanted to challenge everyone to take a Mindful Fall Walk for their mindfulness exercise. During your walk, take a moment to appreciate the leaves outside (color, size, location). Feel free to collect some as you stroll along. This is a beautiful time of the year, and it easily can get overlooked by the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Take a moment to slow down. Go for a slow 30 min walk outside. Bundle up if needed. Collect some leave. Take in the crisp air. Be present!

Here are some cute Halloween themed mindfulness exercises: https://calmahoykids.co.uk/2020/10/26/breathe-its-halloween-calming-broom-breaths-spooky-nature-crafts-and-relaxing-spells-for-little-monsters/

And a cute little mindful poem: The BROOM that had no ZOOM

There once was a witch who was in a bit of a muddle,
She'd dropped her broom in the most ginormous puddle.
Now all the magic had left her broom,
To be quite frank, her broom had no zoom.
Her black cat Berry, stretched up from the floor,
He stretched up high and stretched out each claw.
He jumped on witches shoulders and purred in her ear.
"Why don't we use our magic breath spell my dear".
Witchy was happy, she leaped in the air, "Yes" she said,
"Our magic breath will get us here and there!"
So on the broom the duo sat,
A happy Witch and her black Berry cat.
They read the spell and inhaled with focus,
As they exhaled they felt the rumble of hocus pocus.
The broom began to slowly fly,
And off they wizzed into the sky!

If you would like to be added to our Mindful Monday email list, please register here: https://calendly.com/healing-through-art/mindful-monday

Take a break and breather with every Monday!Upon registering, you will be added to our email list. Every Monday you will receive an email, at noon, with an informative mindfulness exercise. Please check your email at this time (or search 'Mindful Monday's' in your email search bar if you missed

10/14/2024

Join us this Thursday for our DIY Pumpkin Making Workshop (no sew). We will be creating decorative pumpkins out of socks! To register, visit: https://calendly.com/healing-through-art/fabric-pumpkin

10/11/2024

Join us for our Be Well wellness event, for families touched by cancer. This is a free event, offering art, meditation, massage, reiki, and nutrition education! To register and learn more, visit: www.calendly.com/healing-through-art or contact Erin Simonetti at erin.simonetti@mclaren.org.

10/07/2024

I am new to art therapy, what can I expect in a group art therapy session?

Each art therapy session will vary a little, but this is what you can generally expect:

1. Gather together as a group around a large table with art supplies provided for you.
2. Our art therapist will have a topic or project in mind for the session.
3. Each session group session lasts about 90 minutes. This will include a 15 min introduction, 50 min art making, and a 20 min discussion about your experience or what you made (sharing is optional).
3. At the end of each session, we will clean up the art supplies and sanitize as necessary.

10/03/2024

Do I have to have art experience to participate in art therapy?

Nope!

This is a common misconception about art therapy. You do not have to have any previous art experience in order to participate in art therapy. Art therapy is about the creative art-making process, not about how good your artwork looks when you are finished. Therefore, you do not have to have any type of art skill coming into your session. Our art therapist will teach you how to use different art materials, if you are new to them, and answer any questions you may have. Come with an open mind and a willingness to try something new!