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posted January 30, 2007 02:47 AM         

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Yahhhh I have been accepted into an art therapy course!!! I start in a few weeks - I'm excited!!! Just thought I'd spread the joy!!

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posted February 10, 2007 02:35 AM         

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a late congratulations to you! You deserve good things like this to happen for you again and again! Love, Tuxedo MEow

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posted February 18, 2007 08:45 PM         

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Thanks Tuxedo meow. Course is going well, I've started now!! It's been very interesting, particularly since it has been exceedingly hot (Australia) and we have no air con, so sleep has been hard to come by (actaully slept outside on a camping matress!!!)hehe...

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posted February 19, 2007 11:13 AM         

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Hi Ausra ~

What exactly is Art Therapy?????

Congrats.

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posted February 19, 2007 08:57 PM         

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Hi Nephthys, art therapy is using drawing/dance/music/writing as a form of therapy to help people. It is often used in conjuction with main stream counselling. It's particularly good for young children, who can't communicate in words what's happening, but it is becoming much more wide spread in Australia.
It focuses on the use of expression - movement, song, sound, colour to help heal. I know a few hospitals use it here.

I'm not aware if it is well spread in the USA. Its a complamentary program

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posted February 20, 2007 11:46 AM         

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Glad all is going well-art and music therapy are so useful. My therapist used music and tone therapy to good success. When you wrote about sleeping outdoors on a camp cot! At one time we did that in this area of Texas because of the heat-alas-RICHTRICHIDIOTS moved onto the area with all their stuff and put in halogen lighting everywhere to guard it and it became like sleeping outside a convenience store or something. They took the stars away for sure.LOL! Also, thinking there are different stars to be seen where you are...do you see the Southern Cross?

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posted February 23, 2007 12:41 AM         

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Ausra ~ That sounds so awesome!!! Sounds so creative and fun!!! When do your classes start? Let us know how they are going!

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Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one.
Choose the day and choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity
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posted July 05, 2007 06:16 PM         

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How did the Course go?

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posted July 06, 2007 02:24 AM         

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Alright!

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