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In a way Art Therapy accompanies, all the disease treatment either physical or emotional.

SwasthyaNiketan

Being healthy is not only freedom from illness, but also a state of physical and emotional well-being (soul & spiritual).

Inspired by Integrated Complementary Health Care System (Anthroposophic medicine) is based on a comprehensive view of the human being in health and disease.

Pioneered by spiritual scientific researcher Rudolf Steiner (1825-1925), who worked in close co-operation with a Dutch physician, Dr.Ita Wegman (1876-1943) and  brought forth a holistic view of the human being in health and disease.

In Rudolf Steiner’s words,“Medicine is more than just a natural science and needs the spiritual humanistic supplement”. Scientific, artistic and spiritual insights need to be applied as treatment modalities along with medicines in restoring health.

Artistic therapies play essential and integral aspect of holistic management of health, in building up immunity, prevention and treatment from diseases (Imbalance) at the

  • Physical– (Sclerotic and inflammatory conditions, mainly related to heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, joints, skin, reproductive system etc. and also illnesses of this time cancer, Neurodegenerative diseases, Diabetics, hypertension, etc.) pain management, sleep disorders.
  • Emotional – (Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, OCD, dementia, ADHD, autism etc.)
In a way Art Therapy accompanies, all the disease treatment either physical or emotional.

Why Art Therapy in this time?

Art therapy is the need of this time that can be integrated and complemented as preventive and therapeutic medicine for the well-being of Human Being. This includes the physical, emotional, spiritual and Social aspects of the Human Being.

Artistic therapy comprises the entire realm of Art. This includes, Eurythmy, Poetry, Music, Painting, Sculpture/ Clay , Speech formation, Drama, Movement.

There is a great difference between “Art” and “Healing Art” in the way it is practiced. The “Artist” does everything with the work of art in mind; the curative painter or therapist has the sick person in the centre of their attention. He/She works in close conjunction with doctors, who encourage therapeutic effects in the patient’s whole constitution.

Painting Therapy

Profound healing forces lie in “Colours” too. They are direct expression of our world of feeling as expressed in language (Red with fury, Pink of health, Dull as grey).

In working with the inherent qualities of:

  • Warmth activity and Expansion of the Reds, Oranges, and Yellows or
  • Coolness, Passivity and Contraction of the Blues and Green- the therapist brings balance in the process of Painting.
  • Painting has an exceptionally healing effect on the middle breathing realm of our body. The colour mood – the entire colour experience has a special liberating effect on the breathing process.
  • The activity of painting normally involves short periods of total involvement and being in the “present state of timelessness”. Working upon our feeling (soul) life and painting with water colours, quietly harmonize blood circulation and respiration.
  • SwaasthyakalaNiketan offers Art Therapy. To know more about Art Therapy.