I will be facilitating a Dramatherapy Workshop for Adults and also Creative Arts Workshop for Children.
The details:
Workshop 1:
Introductory Dramatherapy Workshop (for Adults)
Aim: Self Exploration/Self Awareness
In this introductory session, participants will experience various methods used in the practice of dramatherapy such as drama games,movements,story making and object work to explore various aspects of their lives.
Using these tools in the context of dramatherapy allows the participants to explore their lives in a safe space and at a safe distance. Many individuals find it difficult to speak about difficult issues in their lives. Sometimes the individual may be so involved in their issues that they feel unable to step back and look at their issues with clarity.
Dramatherapy uses projective techniques. It acts like a mirror to the participant’s feelings, thoughts and unresolved issues. Both of which the participant may be conscious of and some which the participants may be unaware of. These methods allow space for the individual to be both the witness and the participant of his/her life.
It is important to explore unresolved emotions from the past and the present as ignoring them or repressing them may cause many ‘blocks’ or stagnation to the smooth progress of the individual’s life.
Once the client is able to have clarity of their issues, the next step in the cause of dramatherapy sessions is to facilitate participants to create their own solutions for certain issues, using dramatherapy tools and then guide the progress of the individual in carrying out their goals for therapy.
Date: 23 August (Sunday)
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Max number of participants : 8
Fees: RM 80
Venue : The Violet Flame, 67-2, Jalan Bangkung, Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
Please check out http://www.thevioletflame.com.my/ for more details
If you would like to attend, please call 03-20959868 to book a space.
Workshop 2:
"Exploring The Magic Box" : 11am, 25 Aug (Tues) :Creative Arts Workshop for Children
The aim of this workshop is three folds:
1. To help explore the creative potential of each child
2. To create self awareness
3. Most importantly… to have FUN!
What will it involve?
This workshop will combine various elements of creative arts including
• movements
• drama
• art work
• creative games
Expected outcome:
• Fun
• Being open to trying new things
• Being in touch with the creative self
• Have more confidence
Date : 25th August (Tuesday)
Time: 11am – 5pm
Ages : 7 to 12 years old
Number of participants : limited to 10
Fees : RM 120 (inclusive of meals)
Please check out www.thevioletflame.com.my for more details
Please call 03-20959868 to book a space.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Free Talk/Demo on Dramatherapy
I am presenting a talk/demo about Dramtherapy next week. The details are as follows:
Date: 13th August 2009 (Thursday)
Time : 7:30pm - 10pm
Venue : The Violet Flame
67-2, Jalan Bangkung,
Bukit Bandaraya,
59100 Bangsar,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Admission : Free
If you are interested in attending, please call 03-20959868 to book a space as we are limiting the number of participants to 16.
More dramatherapy workshops and services are listed on this website:
www. thevioletflame.com.my
Date: 13th August 2009 (Thursday)
Time : 7:30pm - 10pm
Venue : The Violet Flame
67-2, Jalan Bangkung,
Bukit Bandaraya,
59100 Bangsar,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Admission : Free
If you are interested in attending, please call 03-20959868 to book a space as we are limiting the number of participants to 16.
More dramatherapy workshops and services are listed on this website:
www. thevioletflame.com.my
Monday, June 29, 2009
Questions about Dramatherapy...
Recently I gave a presentation on Dramatherapy to a large group of third year college students majoring in Psychology. These are some of the questions which were asked...
Q1. Why Dramatherapy and other forms of Creative Arts Therapies work?
A: One of the reasons is that because it uses projective method. In dramatherapy what comes up through the creative tools such as the object work, story making, acting, art work are the thoughts and feelings of the client/s. Some of which the client/s may not be aware of.
Therefore it works very well, especially when words alone fail to describe the depth of one’s thoughts and feelings. Especially when language is a barrier in communication for certain individuals. Some people also use words to create a wall between them and the therapist. They sometimes hide their emotions and thoughts behind their words.
The other reason why it works well is that most of the time it uses fiction to create a distance between the client and his/her problems. In this way the client is able to look at their problems more objectively , (be a witness to their problems) and able to find solutions without being overly caught up in being in the problem which sometimes paralyses a person into taking steps to improve their situation.
Some of the feedback I get from my clients are also that they actually look forward to the sessions because every session we do different activities which they find interesting and the other comment I usually get is that they feel relaxed after the first few minutes of being in the dramatherapy session. These factors motivate the clients’ regular attendance in the sessions (resulting in faster progress in resolving their problems) rather than trying to avoid the sessions. Especially when therapy can be difficult since its purpose is to work on difficult issues which is not usually a ‘walk in the park’ for most people.
To be continued on my next blog entry... till then, enjoy the dance of life :-)
Q1. Why Dramatherapy and other forms of Creative Arts Therapies work?
A: One of the reasons is that because it uses projective method. In dramatherapy what comes up through the creative tools such as the object work, story making, acting, art work are the thoughts and feelings of the client/s. Some of which the client/s may not be aware of.
Therefore it works very well, especially when words alone fail to describe the depth of one’s thoughts and feelings. Especially when language is a barrier in communication for certain individuals. Some people also use words to create a wall between them and the therapist. They sometimes hide their emotions and thoughts behind their words.
The other reason why it works well is that most of the time it uses fiction to create a distance between the client and his/her problems. In this way the client is able to look at their problems more objectively , (be a witness to their problems) and able to find solutions without being overly caught up in being in the problem which sometimes paralyses a person into taking steps to improve their situation.
Some of the feedback I get from my clients are also that they actually look forward to the sessions because every session we do different activities which they find interesting and the other comment I usually get is that they feel relaxed after the first few minutes of being in the dramatherapy session. These factors motivate the clients’ regular attendance in the sessions (resulting in faster progress in resolving their problems) rather than trying to avoid the sessions. Especially when therapy can be difficult since its purpose is to work on difficult issues which is not usually a ‘walk in the park’ for most people.
To be continued on my next blog entry... till then, enjoy the dance of life :-)
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Dance Performance on 4th of April 2009
I will be performing in an Odissi dance recital at 8pm on the 4th of April 2009 at MATIC (Malaysian Tourist Information Centre) auditorium located at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. It is a production of Madhura Dance Academy. Please contact the telephone numbers on the above poster or email vanitha_dramatherapist@yahoo.com for more details.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Corporate Training : Creative Relaxation (Stress Management)
Continuous research both in the field of medicine as well as in the field of psychology have proven time and again that stress causes many adverse effects in both the body and the mind of a person, if it is not managed well. In the current economic situation, stress levels may be high as employees may wonder if they will still have a job in the next few months. There is lot of worries about how to manage if they lose their jobs. A lot of 'what ifs' in the air... Some organisations may have been forced to downsize and in many situations one person may end up having to do two or three other people's jobs.
When employees fall ill because of stress or are less able to focus on their work, organisations tend to lose monetarily because of the lack of productivity either due to illness or employees inability to focus on their work.
In this Creative Relaxation training sessions, the participants will learn how to use various creative and practical relaxation techniques which they may practice in their work environment as well as in their own time. The techniques which are used is unique as it will be utilising many of the creative arts tools in its applications. Although the main aim is to be able to manage stress well, the usual unintentional outcome also includes taping further into a person's creative self. That creative self has the tendency of expanding itself to the individuals work environment, which in many cases translate to a higher levels of work productivity.
Due to the current economic situation and many budget cuts in employee enhancement programs, this training can be catered to the organisation's budget.
If your organisation is interested to know more about this training, please contact :
Vanitha Chandrasegaram
Email: creative.movements@gmail.com or vanitha_dramatherapist@yahoo.com
P.S The trainer is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
When employees fall ill because of stress or are less able to focus on their work, organisations tend to lose monetarily because of the lack of productivity either due to illness or employees inability to focus on their work.
In this Creative Relaxation training sessions, the participants will learn how to use various creative and practical relaxation techniques which they may practice in their work environment as well as in their own time. The techniques which are used is unique as it will be utilising many of the creative arts tools in its applications. Although the main aim is to be able to manage stress well, the usual unintentional outcome also includes taping further into a person's creative self. That creative self has the tendency of expanding itself to the individuals work environment, which in many cases translate to a higher levels of work productivity.
Due to the current economic situation and many budget cuts in employee enhancement programs, this training can be catered to the organisation's budget.
If your organisation is interested to know more about this training, please contact :
Vanitha Chandrasegaram
Email: creative.movements@gmail.com or vanitha_dramatherapist@yahoo.com
P.S The trainer is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
'The Audacity of Hope'
Barack Obama is about to officially become the president of the United States of America in a couple of hours. Here is to HOPE and positive change, to the United States and to the rest of the world!
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