International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape
Volume 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 75-84

Inhabited studio: Art therapy and mindfulness, resilience, adversity and refugees (Article)

Kalmanowitz D.*
  • a University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Abstract

This article looks at two refugee women from different countries who took part in the Inhabited Studio, an art therapy and mindfulness studio which follows an imaginative studio approach. Through these women the article highlights the use of mindfulness and art therapy practice in the context of political violence, trauma and resilience. The themes of safety, imagination, art therapy and mindfulness are explored and the distinctive role these can play in work with political violence. By incorporating both art therapy and mindfulness into one model, the Studio was able to adapt to different people, beliefs, copings skills and traumatic experiences. © 2016 British Association of Art Therapists.

Author Keywords

Resilience Art therapy mindfulness meditation Refugees Political violence trauma

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84963626803&doi=10.1080%2f17454832.2016.1170053&partnerID=40&md5=b631fbefa30a6b41815aadee8e8fe48c

DOI: 10.1080/17454832.2016.1170053
ISSN: 17454832
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English