Creative

If you lost part of your dominant arm, how would you cope with everyday life? How would you recover your independence and do much of what you were used to doing? Well, you would probably learn to depend on the other arm more, forcing both sides to work together more than they had previously as you develop new ways of doing things. 

Amazingly, your neuroplastic brain does just that when it is damaged, establishing new pathways and assigning greater responsibilities to uninjured areas. Traditional talk and writing based therapy works primarily with the left side of the brain, responsible for verbal and linear thinking. My creative art therapy workshops expand on this approach to also reach the right side of the brain, the creative and visual side. Even for those traditional left-brained thinkers, therapy that addresses both brain hemispheres is incredibly powerful because it allows for the building of those vital bridges and pathways. However, it is particularly effective with those with learning disabilities, severe cognitive impairment or suffering from trauma.

• Life as a Jedi: Living by the Philosophy of Star Wars

• The Art of Procrastination and Doing it Well

• Hostage Crisis: Being Held Back by Imposter Syndrome 

• Slay the Dragon: Inner Critic Work

• Becoming The Narrator of Your Own Story

• Therapeutic Art Journaling

• Leaning into Joy

• Working Collaboratively with Teams: Communicating Creatively

Self Care

Have you ever said to yourself, “Please! I just want me back” and, “I just want to be exhausted and stressed because of life, not because of an illness or injury that cannot be easily treated and I truly don’t understand.” But that “me” will never be your reality again. 

Your life is different now. Accepting that is hard.

Harder still is learning to have grace, kindness and patience with yourself, and accepting yourself for who you are now. How do you get to a place where you no longer grieve for the person you were and accept who you are now? In these workshops, you will learn the ways you can improve your life and the lives of those you love who are suffering right alongside you.

• Emotional Regulation Part 1: Understanding the Window of Tolerance

• Emotional Regulation Part 2: Beyond the Window of Tolerance

• Healing Your Inner Child Using Body Mapping

• Shame Less

• Finding Purpose in Pain Using Body and Brain Mapping (2 Sessions)

• The Hero’s Journey: Finding Resilience after Grief and Loss

• Give “Me” a Break : Learning Self-Compassion and Self-Care

• Self Talk: Reversing the Negative Cycle

• Self Care Part 1: Preventing Burnout

• Self Care Part 2: Beyond Burnout & Compassion Fatigue

• Setting Your Own Pace: Salima’s Signal Approach

Neurographic

Neuorographica, is an entire process that is based off of a psychological method. It was created by the Russian psychologist Pavel Piskarev in 2014. When we draw using the Neurographica algorithms, it helps us engage more neurons.

Both types of neurographic art are really quite fascinating. I should mention that Neurographica is considered neuroart, or neurographical art, but all neuroart is not neurographica.

Both types are very therapeutic to create. The art form is a way to capture how the inner being reacts to the outer world. Neurographical art is a way to transform the fear and chaos of our world into something more calming and peaceful.

Neurographic Art is an un-complicated way to work with the subconscious mind through drawing. It transforms one’s stress and fear by drawing freeform lines and then later using a specific algorithm to transform the stress into a beautiful work of art.

Neurographic Art combines art, art therapy, neuroscience, and psychology.

• Introduction to Neurographic Art

• Neurographic Art: The Tree of Life

• Neurographic Art: Abstract Landscape

• Neurographic Art: Many Faces

• Neurographic Art: The Art of Grieving

• NeuroArt Journaling