Tag: art therapy

Developing Emotional Intelligence with Expressive Arts, For Children

I thought I would spend the season discussing emotional literacy education – Through art therapy, expressive arts, and art journaling ideas. Over these last few years, I’ve dedicated time to developing Emotional Literacy – art training for teachers. Which supports feelings and emotions through expressive arts. Expressive arts can open the door to process emotions […]

Why coloring and doodling is great to meditate and relieve stress for adults

Why coloring and doodling is great to meditate and relieve stress for adults by Spramani Elaun It’s true adults and seniors who color and doodle can benefit by entering a meditative state which relieves stress. The whole country is raving about coloring doodling books, and sales are sky rocketing with these books! Brain scientist and […]

Playing With Clay Is a Relaxing Activity For Kids

Playing With Clay Is a Relaxing Activity For Kids Why is playing with clay a calming or relaxing activity? Book Excerpts from Clay Play© 2015 All rights reserved. Why is playing with clay a calming or relaxing activity? Because touching clay induces stimulating neural input from most of our sensory senses. When a young child starts touching, […]