I am still struggling on emotion. The teacher had enlightened me yesterday and I realized that I have got to use my mind to fight my body. I have 2 inner self, one tells me I need to change, the other one frightens me to stop. I need to overcome this. And this feeling makes me feel uncomfortable. However, I felt the strength and courage she given me yesterday to overcome the bad me in my body. Yesterday class I am only fighting with my emotion and I can feel the strength and relieve. I need to overcome my bad inner voice. Thanks for giving me the strength and courage.

I discovered some interesting insights from this and what I should work on: Listen to my heart instead of my mind, Take time out to be alone and recharge preferably at places that are close to nature, Strike the balance of randomness and steadiness in my life. Continue to challenge myself to explore new things, go new places and even challenge the environment I am in.

I attended a preview/experiential activity on art therapy today and I am glad I went for it ❤. In the past, I had some exposure but today I was able to try out some of the different art materials and go more in depth. The art therapy was helpful and insightful. It allowed me to be more vulnerable to strangers and to express myself and my feelings through art. The process was not forced. Sometimes we find it hard to express ourselves effectively as we struggled in finding the right words to use. Often, we are so busy with our lives that we have the spare time to tune in to ourselves and listen to our heart. We tend to ignore or neglect our emotions and end up they get all bottled up inside of us. In art therapy, let the art do the talking instead of you :). You’ll discover things that you never realized before about yourself or it further confirms who you truly are as a person. I would certainly recommend everyone to give it a try because experience is indeed the best teacher. You have got to experience it for yourself to know what I am talking about.

I signed up for level 1 with high anticipation, but zero expectation. Eventually, I decided to give it a try. Well, as a banana (A Chinese who is not proficient in Chinese language), I was caught off-guard that the lessons were delivered in Mandarin. But I’m always grateful that our trainer, Bee, who have always been there with me to overcome the language barrier. Overall, I enjoyed the experiential learning, attitude studies and not to mention the fun moments that I have spent with new friends who share the same passion. Now, I can’t wait attend Level 2. I have no doubt in recommending this art therapy certification course for those who have strong passion in art and have a big heart to serve the society.