The blogs on the VAT website intend to provide its viewers with informative facts, data, knowledge, current reports, journals, and news items that assist in illuminating information in relation to all subject matters to do with Art Therapy. We encourage our readers to contact us and have conversations around the many topics that are raised […]
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The Vagus Nerve
Health & psychology writer Ashley Abramson writes about the ‘Vagus Nerve’. I like the suggestion from Lynn Bufka, PhD, to notice your body’s baseline physical state when you’re calm so you can notice how/ when stress changes your body. In order to work with your body and befriend your nervous system you must get to […]
Stress Response
The BLUE KNOT FOUNDATION: Stress Response is a quick and an informative read, providing you with facts that outline the effects of stress or when you feel threatened. It outlines the parts of the brain that carry signals to our body when we are in danger or when we feel fear, panic or are distressed in […]
A NEW ORDER IS CREATED BY ACCEPTING CHAOS
Many of you may be feeling overwhelmed due to the rapid unfolding of the past few weeks. We’ve gone from a perceived social freedom to one level of restriction and now to yet another and the ripple effect continues to expand across all areas of life. Across the globe, we’re all in this together, from […]
COVID-19
We are all affected by our current situation during this pandemic of COVID-19. It is important that we practise self-care during this stressful time. With the emphasis on social distancing, a lot of our regular activities and work situations are now disrupted. Working from home can be great and give you a lot of flexibility […]
How the name ‘Victoria Art Therapy’ transpired.
The acronym for Victoria Art Therapy is VAT. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary a ‘vat’ is described as a large vessel for holding liquids in manufacturing. The words ‘container’ and ‘vat’ are semantically related in ‘vessel’ topic. Looking at the body as a container, it has an inside and an outside. We experience ourselves as being made up […]
Art Therapy is finally being taken seriously as a tool for boosting health
Below is the link to the article written by Emma Betuel from Inverse Mind and Body. It’s an interesting read! Enjoy! https://www.inverse.com/article/60833-art-therapy-world-health-organization?fbclid=IwAR0TIOtdZsJHlWfK3B-qey6R-4rp0nUE0TgDZh96JVfb-YckVwpRJQUPDS0