Ellen Horovitz – 2-Day Experiential Workshop: Yoga & Art Therapy Interventions for Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Outline

Art Therapy & Yoga Therapy Art Therapy & Yoga Therapy

• The psychotherapy behind art therapy and yoga therapyThe psychotherapy behind art therapy and yoga therapy
• Streamlining your reports using healthcare apps in treatmentStreamlining your reports using healthcare apps in treatment
• Techniques for mood regulation (Sample: Breath of Joy)Techniques for mood regulation (Sample: Breath of Joy)

Physical and Psychological Assessment Physical and Psychological Assessment

• The Morris-Payne Assessment and its purpose (interactive)The Morris-Payne Assessment and its purpose (interactive)
• Self-Pain Assessment for patients (interactive handout)Self-Pain Assessment for patients (interactive handout)
• Genogram Analytics app (interactive and video)Genogram Analytics app (interactive and video)
• BetterMind app (interactive)BetterMind app (interactive)
• (Case presentation of 22-year-old suicidal female using Apps)(Case presentation of 22-year-old suicidal female using Apps)
• Art Therapy Assessment (CATA, KFD, etc.)Art Therapy Assessment (CATA, KFD, etc.)
• Chair Yoga Techniques for Physically ChallengedChair Yoga Techniques for Physically Challenged

Create a Safe Space for Client and Therapist: Safe Boundaries, Touch and Ethics Create a Safe Space for Client and Therapist: Safe Boundaries, Touch and Ethics

• Establishing ConfidentialityEstablishing Confidentiality
• Permission to modify, stop, redirectPermission to modify, stop, redirect
• Safe attention to the breathSafe attention to the breath
• Ritual of InvitationRitual of Invitation
• Attention to EnvironmentAttention to Environment
• Therapeutic Attitude and Body LanguageTherapeutic Attitude and Body Language

Clinical Applications of Combining Art Therapy and Yoga Therapy Techniques to Build New Neuropathways Clinical Applications of Combining Art Therapy and Yoga Therapy Techniques to Build New Neuropathways

• Psychosocial versus physical issues – starting with the bodyPsychosocial versus physical issues – starting with the body
• Understanding the body from a physical and emotional platformUnderstanding the body from a physical and emotional platform
• Current research in the field of art therapy, yoga therapy and mental healthCurrent research in the field of art therapy, yoga therapy and mental health

Mood DisordersMood Disorders

• Videos:Videos:
• Bipolar child (11-year old male and his mother)Bipolar child (11-year old male and his mother)
• ADD 11-year old child and motherADD 11-year old child and mother

Case studiesCase studies

• 18-year-old Bipolar, adolescent (addiction disorder) and family)18-year-old Bipolar, adolescent (addiction disorder) and family)
• 23-year-old suicidal female23-year-old suicidal female

Physiological DysfunctionPhysiological Dysfunction

• VideosVideos
• 65-year-old female stroke survivor65-year-old female stroke survivor
• 64-year-old female sexual abuse survivor64-year-old female sexual abuse survivor

Case studies:Case studies:

• 78-year-old depressed male and his wife: Couples’ therapy78-year-old depressed male and his wife: Couples’ therapy
• 10-year-old ADHD (child custody case) and his family10-year-old ADHD (child custody case) and his family

Experiential Component: Yoga Therapy Techniques for Anxiety, OCD and PTSD Experiential Component: Yoga Therapy Techniques for Anxiety, OCD and PTSD

• Warm-up, techniques:Warm-up, techniques:
• Breathing and meditation techniques for mood management Breathing and meditation techniques for mood management
  • Lift depressed moodLift depressed mood
  • Calm an anxious moodCalm an anxious mood
• Sequencing: Counter poses, benefits, and modifications of each poseSequencing: Counter poses, benefits, and modifications of each pose
• Sound, breath and visual imagery to address both depression and anxietySound, breath and visual imagery to address both depression and anxiety
• Yoga therapy strategies to incorporate: Body awareness, imageryYoga therapy strategies to incorporate: Body awareness, imagery
• Reduce rumination and negative self-talkReduce rumination and negative self-talk

Experiential Component: Art Therapy Techniques for OD, PTSD & Physical Challenges Experiential Component: Art Therapy Techniques for OD, PTSD & Physical Challenges

• Understand the development stages of artUnderstand the development stages of art
• Media selectionMedia selection
• Warning signs in artworkWarning signs in artwork
• Reduce anxiety (mandalas, safe places)Reduce anxiety (mandalas, safe places)
• Discharge anger (straws)Discharge anger (straws)
• Physically challengedPhysically challenged
• Mindful doodlingMindful doodling
• Using fibers to quell OCD and PTSDUsing fibers to quell OCD and PTSD
• Worry dollsWorry dolls

Combining Yoga Therapy & Art Therapy Techniques and Beyond Combining Yoga Therapy & Art Therapy Techniques and Beyond

• JournalingJournaling
• Combing mantras and posturesCombing mantras and postures
• Collaborative art makingCollaborative art making
• Family yoga therapy & art therapy techniquesFamily yoga therapy & art therapy techniques
• Partner yoga therapy exercisesPartner yoga therapy exercises
• The importance of recappingThe importance of recapping
• Assigning apps in between sessionsAssigning apps in between sessions
• Sequence Wiz Yoga AppSequence Wiz Yoga App
• Assigning homework to increase emotional and physical regulation in between sessionsAssigning homework to increase emotional and physical regulation in between sessions
• Smartline: HIPAA compliant formats for distributing homework and textingSmartline: HIPAA compliant formats for distributing homework and texting

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Incorporating Yoga Therapy and Art Therapy Physiological and Psychological Effects of Incorporating Yoga Therapy and Art Therapy

• Priming the brain using yoga and artPriming the brain using yoga and art
• Elevation of moodElevation of mood
• Dissolving chronic tension held in the bodyDissolving chronic tension held in the body
• Decrease symptoms of depression and anxietyDecrease symptoms of depression and anxiety
• Complementing talk therapy with through somatic practice and mindful engagementComplementing talk therapy with through somatic practice and mindful engagement
• Release of repressed emotions stored in the bodyRelease of repressed emotions stored in the body
• Increased ability to self-regulate mood and cognitionIncreased ability to self-regulate mood and cognition
• Ethical implications of using these modalities and its limitations in your practiceEthical implications of using these modalities and its limitations in your practice