Mindful Kids/ Mindful Teens will focus on helping children and teens develop mindfulness skills to assist with relieving stress, managing emotions, building self-esteem, relaxation and resilience. Put simply, mindfulness is a way of training yourself to pay attention in a specific way to what is happening right now. It is about observing your thoughts, feelings, bodily […]
After School Creative Expression Sessions
During term 3, The Cr3ative Space is holding Wednesday afternoon art sessions designed to take student’s art making to the next level, whilst nurturing their individual self-expression and offering structured support, so that everyone can enjoy learning at his or her own pace and experiencing the joy of creating. Over the term, we will be […]
How to help with the “Back to School Blues”
It’s a couple of weeks into the new school year. The kids are back at school. They have settled into their new classes, met their new teachers and reconnected with their friends. Things look like they are going well. Then, out of the blue (or so it seems) the tears start, the tummy pains and […]
How Art Saved Me
“Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.” – Demi Lovato A friend and I were talking recently and we got onto the topic of mental health. Through our conversation we discovered that we both suffered from anxiety. She encouraged me to share my story, as we had both found comfort […]
Individual Art Therapy
The Cr3ative Space- Gold Coast offers individual art therapy for adults and children. Sessions are tailored to suit the needs of each individual so that you can explore the creative process, gain insight, connect with yourself in new ways and find empowerment to be your authentic self. Art therapy can be a very powerful way […]
5 Ways We Benefit From Being Creative
Why do people create? There are so many answers to this question, but the underlying theme is that we create because it makes us feel good! Researchers are continuing to study the effects and benefits of creativity. They are proving what artists have known for centuries, that the pursuit of self-expression is good for our […]
How to Help Your Child With Back to School Anxiety
With the Easter school holidays coming to an end for a large number of students around the country, I am sure that anxiety levels are starting to increase for many of them. Not wanting to go back to school is not unusual for children, but when this becomes extreme and causes not only the child, […]