Expressive Therapies have many holistic benefits!
Art improves self-esteem: Individuals may discover personal meaning and understanding with no restrictions in the creative process. Expressive therapies provide non-verbal opportunities for release of raw emotions, offering a therapeutic value.
Active Participation: Individuals engage in active therapy in the process of creating. This active hands-on therapy can create a space for individuals to passively organize their thoughts and process their emotions.
Imagination: Individuals heighten their imaginative abilities in the process of creating. When individuals move past the preconceptions of themselves, they open new gateways of inner communication and processing of thoughts.
Mind-Body Connection: Individuals can become calmer in the state of creativity. When the mind-body are active and focused, the individual may feel more grounded and settled.
Limitations of Practice: Some people do not know how to let go; some people find it hard to disregard boundaries of personal abilities; some people think art must be perfect, when all it has to do is exist. Its purpose is achieved in its creativity.