The Pyramid Power

Indians Use Art Therapy to Reduce Anger

Author: Paulo Boranti


Like the rest of the global village, Indians also experience anger, that raw, powerful emotion that seems to take over our lives, consuming our thoughts.

Indian people use an art therapy technique, drawing "mandalas", to help calm and express their rage in a careful and controlled way.

Mandala, is the Sanskrit word for "circle". Within this circle the Indians say there are no rules, a ...

What is Art Therapy

Author: Jennifer Baxt


Art therapy hardly seems like the traditional type of therapy a person would see on a television show or a movie, does it? Therapy is hardly the age old stereotype that people who have no personal experience of being through therapy may picture in their minds. New methods and ideas are thought up and put into practice all the time in an effort to help people more than ...

Innovative Arts Therapies

Author: Peter sams


Art therapy involves helping those with emotional and psychological difficulties to deal with their problems through a cooperative process of discovery. Clients are encouraged to come to their own understanding of what their art reveals, facilitated by the therapist, who helps to negotiate interpretations of the client's drawings, which are created through a therapeutically oriented art-making process. Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses art materials, ...

Art Therapy as an Alternative Treatment

Author: Helping Psychology


Art therapy is an alternative treatment method that psychologists are increasingly taking note of in their practices. The foundation of art therapy is the use of art and the creative process to facilitate healing and a sense of wellness in those seeking mental healing and treatment. This kind of therapy is used as an adjunct therapy with a broad spectrum of populations. Children, adolescents, adults and ...