"A form of psychotherapy that engages the creative process through drawing, painting, dance, and artistic expression, art therapy has been shown to help with emotional regulation and anxiety reduction. In fact, mental health practitioners have utilized the practice since the 1940s, with recent research showing wide-ranging benefits, like enhancing quality of life for adult cancer patients, reducing depression in people with Parkinson's, and helping children with asthma feel less anxious."
"As a practice, art therapy translates so well to the non-medical setting of a resort because its benefits-namely, calming way down-can be felt immediately. It doesn't hurt that many resorts are surrounded by natural beauty, which is itself therapy. Alila Ventana Big Sur, surrounded by giant redwoods and overlooking the Pacific, offers wellness-oriented art programming such as Perfectly Imperfect, a kintsugi workshop in which participants repair broken pottery. The centuries-old Japanese practice is, of course, a metaphor for resilience."
Luxury resorts are adding art-based wellness programming to attract health-minded guests. Art therapy, a psychotherapy that uses drawing, painting, dance, and other creative expression, reduces anxiety and improves emotional regulation. Research links art therapy to enhanced quality of life for adult cancer patients, reduced depression in people with Parkinson's, and lower anxiety in children with asthma. Art practices translate well to resort settings because calming effects can be felt immediately and natural surroundings often amplify benefits. Examples include kintsugi workshops at Alila Ventana Big Sur and Miraval classes like Zen Art and Paint the Music, while Enchantment in Sedona created an Artist Cottage for healing programming.
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