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Learning to Breathe: Understanding and Managing Anxiety Through Art

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Duration:
1 hour, 26 minutes
Presented by:
UCLA Child & Youth Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Developed by:
Arts & Healing Initiative
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Series:
HOPE (Healing Online for People Everywhere) Series
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Community Mental Health Cultural Responsiveness Resilience Trauma Informed Interventions Workplace Wellbeing
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Overview


How do you recognize anxiety? Is it a tightness in your chest, a knot in your stomach, or a constant hum of worry? Through the use of mindfulness and intuitive collage, we’ll explore our relationship with anxiety without judgment — giving it a shape, a color, and a form. 

Within a safe, compassionate space, we’ll learn a creative, hands-on resilience strategy to process challenging feelings and discover new perspectives — coming away with a deeper understanding of our anxiety, a personal tool for calm we can return to anytime, and the learned knowledge that when words fall silent, art can speak.

Materials:

  • Blank paper
  • Collage materials (e.g., magazines, fabric, construction paper, etc.)
  • Writing/drawing tools
  • Adhesive (e.g., glue, tape) Important Note: Scissors are intentionally omitted from the materials, and will not be used in the art activity.
  Keywords: anxiety, arts and healing, creative expression, creative wellbeing, emotional healing, emotional wellbeing, healing, hope, mental health, mind-body connection, self-awareness, self-care, trauma informed care
  Public link for sharing: https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=403553&k=1788219078  
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