Current Groups I Facilitate: Painting with Parkinsons
Painting with Parkinsons is an innovative art therapy program designed specifically for people living with Parkinson’s which supports them to improve their wellbeing and to bring about relief of symptoms, including a reduction in tremor. The methodology is based on Art Therapy and Occupational Therapy principles.
Sessions include music, poetry, literary readings, meditation and gentle exercises to warm up prior to painting. Artists work from ‘within’, are not instructed or directed, nor do they work from still life. Each painting session concludes with respectful reflection and discussion on the work produced, with artists invited to participate in this discussion. There is no requirement to be proficient in art and rather than being taught or directed, the program supports participants to become absorbed in their own work which results in beautiful, individual artworks. Further information can be found here: https://paintingwithparkinsons.org.au
Testimonials
A much valued Facilitator in our Art Therapy Program
Alisha is a much – valued Facilitator in our Art Therapy Program ‘Tingey Painting with Parkinsons’. Articulate and perceptive in her presentation of the relevant themes which focus each session, she is also acutely aware of the needs of each participant and engages thoughtfully in their creative practice. She has a broad aesthetic awareness of the potential of music and poetry to resonate and connect with the creative thoughts and feelings of each of our participants – and that capacity is at the core of therapeutic practice.
To have Isha on board of the facilitating team is a true asset in doing this work.
Isha’s style is professional in all aspects. This is such a specialised group we work with, and it takes a particularly interested, caring individual to engage with people who have acquired Parkinson’s. I find Isha’s way of engaging with people in this program refreshingly open, attentive, and enveloping of each person’s individuality with integrity. She listens attentively, engages thoughtfully, and presents each session with a well thought out approach.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Isha Bae to anyone for individual or group work using her skills as an Art Therapist.
