Tag: art
Back to the Basics: How to Remember to Breathe
By Adwaita Das In situations of distress or panic, we often reduce our breathing. But, to breathe is one of the best tools of self-soothing. It oxygenates the body, detoxifying the blood, airing out the brain, opening windows of fresh…
World Mental Health Day: Know You are Not Alone
By The Health Collective If you live in India and would like to order a complimentary set of these art postcards, get in touch! Fifty sets on offer for patrons, friends of the Health Collective and readers Email team@healthcollective.in or…
Your Stories: What makes Art such a Therapeutic Tool?
How does art help us express ourselves, can it work as a therapeutic tool? A social anthropolgist turns to the canvas to explore, and share more in this special post.
Happy Fifth Birthday to Us: A Colouring Sheet for You
Artist Solo shares a Colouring Sheet for The Health Collective readers, contributors and tribe, as we turn 5! Feel free to screenshot or download this Colouring Sheet brought to us by the wonderful Solo. Instructions: 1. Download here 2. Print…
Art for Mental Health: Social Distancing and ‘Skin Hunger’
Touch Deprivation or Skin Hunger is a very real phenomenon which can cause you to feel stressed or anxious. Artist Shoili Kanungo shares her art work and video to depict what 100 d
Art and the Human Connection: Val Resh’s New Project
Val Resh shares she’s launching a large-scale art project Shared Consciousness: a search for human connection through art. Here’s how you can find out more and take part
A Reminder for Each of Us: I Accept Myself
A reminder that whatever you’re feeling or going through, it’s ok.
Mind-Body Connection: Taking a ‘Hands-on’ Approach to Mental Well-being
In the last year people seem to have taken to what can be called mindfulness art practices like Mandala, Zentangle, pottery, therapeutic knitting as ways to deal with their anxiety and the general sense of uncertainty that the pandemic brought to our lives. Find out why that is and what might help you in this special post on The Health Collective
How To Cope With Your Brand New BPD Diagnosis: Part II
Coping with a new diagnosis of any sort isn’t easy. It is especially difficult when it is BPD. Because being BPD means a lot of things. It means dealing with intense, unstable emotions, uncontrollable rage, paranoia, delusions and being an…