A LITTLE ABOUT HOW I HELP PEOPLE
CHANGE NEGATIVE PATTERNS
ART AND NATURE IN THE SERVICE OF HEALING
I work with individuals and groups by using the tools of various art and
nature activities. The goal is not to produce an art product or event. We
use these art and nature activities as the process to vitalize
our lives. We use this approach in the same spirit we might use meditation
to feel more centered and in the now.
Some of the basic requirements for enriching our lives and stretching our Body/Mind are: a feeling of safety with the person or people helping us; novelty, that is, trying something new to us and that uses our senses; and a positive emotional experience.
I have found through the years that the primary force for healing, even in a traditional psychoanalytic therapy setting, is the relationship between the one offering help and the one seeking help. Now we know, with the technology that shows brain changes, for instance, that the actual matter of our brains and bodies transform when we experience a healing relationship.
LIMBERING UP YOUR MIND/BODY
Scientists now know that the brain changes throughout our lives and these
neural pathways or grooves in the brain either become deeper and more entrenched in the same old ways of responding to people, work, life or form new neural pathways form in response to specific kinds of positive
experiences; thus, allowing us more flexibility, complexity, and less rigidity
in our response to situations.
The more we practice these novel activities, the deeper the new grooves become and the easier it becomes for us to transfer new, more satisfying ways of engaging with the world into areas of our leisure, our work, and our personal relationships.
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
For more information or to set up an appointment, call Pat at 523-8085 or
505-699-9361 or email her at patrwalke@newmexicolayers.com.
Since the focus is on process, I recommend that you schedule a series of sessions. This will give you the advantage of not only a reduced rate per session, but also a commitment to yourself and to making changes. Fee is $200 per four sessions.
COMING SOON
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