http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:27:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en UCLArts and Healing instructor, Rachel Ballon, PhD, MFT, shares her perspectives on the writer’s inner journey in this brief transcribed interview: Writers Inner Journey Interview. http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=21 Participants in UCLArts and Healing programs are co-creators in program planning. From the inception of UCLArts and Healing, participants have been asked to rate their experience of each program (and each session in a series) on a scale of 1 – 5, with 5 as the highest possible rating). ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=20 In 2007, UCLArts and Healing activities caught the attention of an independent film production company, FiddleHeadFern Productions, which sought to produce a film with positive social value in the arena of complementary and alternative medicine. They chose to capture the experience of fifth grade students participating in the drumming ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=19 SELF-HELP EXERCISE #1 By James Shelley As a young writer on a TV show in the 1980s, I encountered a “monster” boss who enjoyed flaunting his power by torturing his staff writers. My fear turned into self-loathing, and I quit the show and eventually left the entertainment business as a result ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=18 Personal Reflections on Writing to Heal from Ping Ho, Founder and Director of UCLArts and Healing After sitting in on 4 or 5 expressive writing workshops and 4 or 5 poetry workshops, I am starting to get it. The very first time I did stream of consciousness writing with Dr. Rachel ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=17 by Linda Ralph When I was going through a crisis, at about four years sober, my friend, quazi sponsor, told me to write a journal. I don’t remember if it was her idea or mine but I decided to write to God. So, every night I would get into ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=15 [Note: In addition to the healing insight that comes from the writing exercises, part of what one learns in the Healing Power of Poetry class is how to express oneself authentically and effectively with words. Examples of evocative poetry are read and their effectiveness is explained. Inspired ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=12 To build support for the drumming study at Napa Street Elementary School, we held a luncheon and drumming experience for the entire staff of the school at Remo Recreation Center in North Hollywood. Karen Stafford, Literacy Coach at Napa Street Elementary School, responded with the following feedback: I wanted to ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=10 A UCLA study citing the benefits of tai chi for those who suffer from tension headaches was highlighted April 28 by the Hindustan Times (India) and April 27 by United Press International. Dr. Ka-Kit Hui, director of the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, was quoted in the UPI story. “Tai Chi ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=9 Channel 7 Spotlights Art Therapy Group KABC-Channel 7 aired a May 2 story on the Healing Through Art Therapy group at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center. An exhibit will feature the works of 16 cancer patients and survivors who took part in the group, which is offered as part of the ... http://uclartsandhealing.net/blog/?p=8