Photo therapy
No photography skills are necessary to participate in or and gain benefit from photo therapy.
Exploring and creating photos can be a powerful way of learning more about ourselves, our relationships with others and the world around us. Most of us carry a camera around with us all the time, our smart phone, and this is the only camera needed to use for photo therapy. Of course other types of camera can also be used if desired.
We may use:
1. Photos found or created by the participant either by using a camera or taking other peoples images that have been gathered from magazines, postcards, internet images, digital manipulation etc.
2. Photos of the participant taken by other people either where the participant knows and poses for the image or the image is taken without the participant’s knowledge.
3. Self portraits - photos made by the participants of themselves whether real or metaphorical. They can be planned or spontaneous.
4. Photos from family albums and collections.
5. A projective technique, using collected/found images as well as client images.
Using photos can be combined with other art creating processes including but not limited to mask making, photocopied reworking of an image, collage, sculpting, and movement.
Mindful Photography
Mindful photography is a practice that can be used by anyone using the key attitudes of mindful practice, the beginners mind, curiosity, acceptance, gratitude and compassion.
It can help us become more consciously aware of and connected to the present moment.
A smart phone (with notifications turned off!) or a camera on automatic settings can be used for this process.
The benefits of mindfulness have been increasingly researched and include increased psychological well being in terms of improved mood, increasing positive emotions, and decreasing anxiety and emotional reactivity. Research also suggests that mindfulness practice also benefits us physically.
I can support people in learning about mindful photography and developing a practice either through participation in one of the groups or in individual sessions.
Please ‘contact’ Malinda if you are interested in this.
No photography skills are necessary to participate in or and gain benefit from photo therapy.
Exploring and creating photos can be a powerful way of learning more about ourselves, our relationships with others and the world around us. Most of us carry a camera around with us all the time, our smart phone, and this is the only camera needed to use for photo therapy. Of course other types of camera can also be used if desired.
We may use:
1. Photos found or created by the participant either by using a camera or taking other peoples images that have been gathered from magazines, postcards, internet images, digital manipulation etc.
2. Photos of the participant taken by other people either where the participant knows and poses for the image or the image is taken without the participant’s knowledge.
3. Self portraits - photos made by the participants of themselves whether real or metaphorical. They can be planned or spontaneous.
4. Photos from family albums and collections.
5. A projective technique, using collected/found images as well as client images.
Using photos can be combined with other art creating processes including but not limited to mask making, photocopied reworking of an image, collage, sculpting, and movement.
Mindful Photography
Mindful photography is a practice that can be used by anyone using the key attitudes of mindful practice, the beginners mind, curiosity, acceptance, gratitude and compassion.
It can help us become more consciously aware of and connected to the present moment.
A smart phone (with notifications turned off!) or a camera on automatic settings can be used for this process.
The benefits of mindfulness have been increasingly researched and include increased psychological well being in terms of improved mood, increasing positive emotions, and decreasing anxiety and emotional reactivity. Research also suggests that mindfulness practice also benefits us physically.
I can support people in learning about mindful photography and developing a practice either through participation in one of the groups or in individual sessions.
Please ‘contact’ Malinda if you are interested in this.