Healing - Art - Heals
The ability of color and nature art to positively affect the human healing process has been affirmed by scientific studies and is increasingly used by hospitals, physicians, therapists and individuals. These studies and healthcare experiences indicate that art has the ability to positively change a person’s attitude and physiology.
Color, nature art and music have been observed to affect brain waves and neurotransmitters and the endocrine and nervous systems of patients and study subjects. Patients often report going from a feeling of pain, hopelessness and stress to one of relaxation and well being. The mind's feelings and the emotions produced also have a very real effect on the body’s blood flow and immune system strength. Illness and post-operative recovery times and hospital stays have been observed to be shorter in patients who participated in expressive art therapies, visual meditation and whose environment included art with nature themes.
Healing nature art and color meditation, expressive art therapies, including drawing, dance and music combined with traditional medicine are powerful tools a person can use to deal with life's difficulties and maintain a positive, nurturing environment.
Not to be left behind, the business world also is using art and color to create a better work and client environment to enhance energy levels, creativity, feelings of job satisfaction and client trust, work output and attendance.
Experiences with the power of nature's forms and colors
On a personal level, I have long felt the power of color, art and nature to positively affect my own life and so it seemed natural to combine them with my science studies. My experiences of nature have often been filled with a powerful sense of well-being and wonder at the intricacies of forms and vibrant colors. Nature is filled with creativity, diversity and order.
Inspiring and healing visualizations can come from the speed, agility and alertness of the cheetah and antelope, the power of lion, bear and ocean, or the eyesight of the eagle holding all of nature's perfection in its seeing. Nature can be a place of refuge and recharging, a place to put things in perspective.
Photography has been about the journey of experiencing the grand scale and fine details, seeing natural patterns and cycles both timeless and ever changing. Nature is always filled with energy, light and life. It is these qualities I hope to capture – and confer on the healing power, peace and beauty to you. I hope that like me you will feel a greater connection to Life's sources and processes.
Enter into these images and feel the healing colors. See and inhabit them even with your eyes closed. If color and nature art make you feel good, it is therapeutic. Making art and experiencing art can be meditative and a path to self-discovery, increased understanding and renewal. In our incredibly busy modern world, nature art may be one of the best ways to unite mind, body and spirit – transcending “limitations” and taking us to sacred places of beauty, grace and healing.
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