BPM~OCEAN

(art therapy related workshops & happenings / method demonstration)

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BPM - Beats per minute a measurement of tempo in music  - Beats per minute (heart rate), the number of heartbeats detected during one minute

Ocean - a very large or unlimited space or quantity 
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Sounds surround us. Our body and sensory organs are perceiving vibrations every moment in our life, which impact our mood and the status of our body and soul. We are swimming in an ocean of sound. All creation is energy in movement, vibration. Each vibration has its own sound, color, visual pattern. When the vibration is slow enough, we recognize it as our material world.

During our workshops the participants will be able to meet and experience different techniques (music jam, drawing/painting, dancing) which affects every single sense of our body. Our aim is to display these invisible consequences of creations via music and art, when unity meets synesthesia to this very moment that we are all sharing on this planet.

Art therapy is a mental health profession that also has application in social, educational and medical fields. Art therapists enlist the creative process of art making to enhance the connection between body and mind. Art therapy is based on the premise that the creative process generated in artistic self-expression. As with most any therapy, art as therapy is generally used as a treatment for something – usually as a way to improve one’s emotional state or mental well-being. Expressive art therapy doesn’t have to be used only as a treatment though. It can be used to relieve stress or tension, or it can be used as a form of self-discovery. 

Have you ever noticed how much music, or doing an activity like drawing, dancing relaxes you after a long day? This effect is reached, because it is very therapeutic.

Unfortunately We've observed that  colouring, drawing, painting, dancing and playing music - without being a professional artist - is a very big fear in the adult world. We would help to break away from that social expectation, and see how liberating is it to let your creativity flow. We experiment with mixed techniques and incorporate the complex art therapy methods into workshops. Music, art, and dance are the main expressions for this variety of workshops. Music therapy can be a mix of playing instruments, listening to music, and singing. Dance therapy utilizes dance and movement. It makes sense that it is so effective–lots of endorphins are released into your body when you shake it! Complex art therapy can be a mixture of drawing, colouring, painting, dancing, singing, making music or listening music and pretty much everything else you can think of that is artistic.