It was touching to see this article posted online in the June 2, 2016, issue of Express.co.uk, by Felicity Thistlethwaite. The article speaks to the significance of Music Therapy in the life of one woman’s mother, and how it helps unlock a part of her mother blunted by dementia, creating a path of communication through happy musical memories.
Hedda Matza- Haughton, LSCW, Co-chair and one of the founders of Arts For Health Sarasota-Manatee has written and is performing her play entitled Inner Voices: Sex, Intimacy & Aging, a one woman show where through the eyes and hearts of different characters, you experience their truths about sex, intimacy, and aging. Hedda Matza-Haughton, LSCW Hedda’s…
Article by Linda F. Joffe Author’s note: An edited version of this article appeared in the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s Style Magazine on February 21, 2021. That article can be viewed at https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?special=Style. The arts have a powerful impact on our world. They can illuminate both minds and hearts, thus becoming a force for well-being. Beyond…
Taking part in art classes can improve mental health and enhance social inclusion over a prolonged period, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Mental Health Promotion. Anglia Ruskin University conducted an evaluation of an NHS initiative, Open Arts Essex, which consisted of 12-week arts courses in community venues in the county….
Marcia “Muff” Calderon has become a children’s book author. She has self-published (as Marcia Calderon) God is in Everything: A Bedtime Story for Little Ears. She came up with the idea at a weekend silent retreat and says the writing went pretty fast. It’s available on Amazon. “It’s a non-denominational book, like a prayer to…
From Kathleen Horne, MA, LMHC, REACE, REAT, Certificate Training in Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Florida Institute Use a fairly large sheet of paper if you have one. Any size will do. Trace a circle on it using a large plate or something else that is round. Lay it out somewhere, on a table, or tape it to…
