[Music] so when you were born into this world
so when you were born into this world
so when you were born into this world the first thing that you did to
the first thing that you did to
the first thing that you did to communicate with the outside world was
communicate with the outside world was
communicate with the outside world was sound and movement and over time what
sound and movement and over time what
sound and movement and over time what starts get hot what starts happening is
starts get hot what starts happening is
starts get hot what starts happening is you are overshadowed by cognitive
you are overshadowed by cognitive
you are overshadowed by cognitive reasoning analytical thinking social
reasoning analytical thinking social
reasoning analytical thinking social conditioning and you start getting
conditioning and you start getting
conditioning and you start getting further and further away from your
further and further away from your
further and further away from your primal self so right now all of you for
primal self so right now all of you for
primal self so right now all of you for two seconds just hummed and move your
two seconds just hummed and move your
two seconds just hummed and move your hands without any kind of influence or
hands without any kind of influence or
hands without any kind of influence or plan and I could see that all of you
plan and I could see that all of you
plan and I could see that all of you were laughing and really enjoyed
were laughing and really enjoyed
were laughing and really enjoyed yourself did you not yes all right so
yourself did you not yes all right so
yourself did you not yes all right so what happens is over time as we grow
what happens is over time as we grow
what happens is over time as we grow older and older and we start going to
older and older and we start going to
older and older and we start going to school and we start learning how to
school and we start learning how to
school and we start learning how to behave and how to sit and how to stand
behave and how to sit and how to stand
behave and how to sit and how to stand and how to walk we start getting further
and how to walk we start getting further
and how to walk we start getting further and further away from our true primal
and further away from our true primal
and further away from our true primal self so if you look before the evolution
self so if you look before the evolution
self so if you look before the evolution of language cavemen used the arts or art
of language cavemen used the arts or art
of language cavemen used the arts or art to describe everything art was used to
to describe everything art was used to
to describe everything art was used to describe issues of oppression issues of
describe issues of oppression issues of
describe issues of oppression issues of community they used art to describe
community they used art to describe
community they used art to describe their daily lives
their daily lives
their daily lives they used art to show fear to show
they used art to show fear to show
they used art to show fear to show solidarity community and art was even
solidarity community and art was even
solidarity community and art was even used for tribes to kind of find a way to
used for tribes to kind of find a way to
used for tribes to kind of find a way to identify themselves so there was a lot
identify themselves so there was a lot
identify themselves so there was a lot of identity and self-expression
of identity and self-expression
of identity and self-expression where art was concerned and there was no
where art was concerned and there was no
where art was concerned and there was no prerequisite and there was no key
prerequisite and there was no key
prerequisite and there was no key Machado Akasaka wookie name it’s
Machado Akasaka wookie name it’s
Machado Akasaka wookie name it’s whatever is naturally coming is art for
whatever is naturally coming is art for
whatever is naturally coming is art for all of us even if you look at sound
all of us even if you look at sound
all of us even if you look at sound prayers or chants or mantras that have
prayers or chants or mantras that have
prayers or chants or mantras that have been with us for centuries and centuries
been with us for centuries and centuries
been with us for centuries and centuries if you break it down are essentially
if you break it down are essentially
if you break it down are essentially sound vibrations and these sound
sound vibrations and these sound
sound vibrations and these sound vibrations represent the divine or
vibrations represent the divine or
vibrations represent the divine or represent God and that eventually gets
represent God and that eventually gets
represent God and that eventually gets manifested into becoming something of a
manifested into becoming something of a
manifested into becoming something of a reality so I’m sure you all hear key if
reality so I’m sure you all hear key if
reality so I’m sure you all hear key if you pray and pray and pray and you put
you pray and pray and pray and you put
you pray and pray and pray and you put your mind along with your prayer
your mind along with your prayer
your mind along with your prayer something’s actually manifest so if you
something’s actually manifest so if you
something’s actually manifest so if you break it down sound vibrations actually
break it down sound vibrations actually
break it down sound vibrations actually have a lot of power in this regard the
have a lot of power in this regard the
have a lot of power in this regard the shamans or the medicine men many years
shamans or the medicine men many years
shamans or the medicine men many years ago they used sound and movement to
ago they used sound and movement to
ago they used sound and movement to actually heal people there were no
actually heal people there were no
actually heal people there were no medicines and drugs and everything out
medicines and drugs and everything out
medicines and drugs and everything out there around that time they just used
there around that time they just used
there around that time they just used the sound of the drum and movement and
the sound of the drum and movement and
the sound of the drum and movement and they believed that by alleviating
they believed that by alleviating
they believed that by alleviating traumas of the mind or the soul a
traumas of the mind or the soul a
traumas of the mind or the soul a physical body could actually have
physical body could actually have
physical body could actually have balance and wholeness so healing was
balance and wholeness so healing was
balance and wholeness so healing was done from the mind and the soul to the
done from the mind and the soul to the
done from the mind and the soul to the body now let’s fast forward many many
body now let’s fast forward many many
body now let’s fast forward many many many years later and we’re now in the
many years later and we’re now in the
many years later and we’re now in the 1900s and the 1900s the pharmaceutical
1900s and the 1900s the pharmaceutical
1900s and the 1900s the pharmaceutical industry has completely gone
industry has completely gone
industry has completely gone skyrocketing billions and billions of
skyrocketing billions and billions of
skyrocketing billions and billions of dollars are spent every day in
dollars are spent every day in
dollars are spent every day in researching new advancements in science
researching new advancements in science
researching new advancements in science new cures new vaccinations new mutations
new cures new vaccinations new mutations
new cures new vaccinations new mutations and it’s amazing how we’ve developed
and it’s amazing how we’ve developed
and it’s amazing how we’ve developed ourselves in this field but my only
ourselves in this field but my only
ourselves in this field but my only humble plea would be is if we spent even
humble plea would be is if we spent even
humble plea would be is if we spent even 2% of those billion dollars in actually
2% of those billion dollars in actually
2% of those billion dollars in actually researching our own ancient practices of
researching our own ancient practices of
researching our own ancient practices of healing and methods that our ancestors
healing and methods that our ancestors
healing and methods that our ancestors used while they sat on this wealth of
used while they sat on this wealth of
used while they sat on this wealth of knowledge that is being completely lost
knowledge that is being completely lost
knowledge that is being completely lost in today’s society so along with the
in today’s society so along with the
in today’s society so along with the allopathic industry you also have these
allopathic industry you also have these
allopathic industry you also have these other huge industries like the marketing
other huge industries like the marketing
other huge industries like the marketing industry the beauty industry which is
industry the beauty industry which is
industry the beauty industry which is taking us very very far away from the
taking us very very far away from the
taking us very very far away from the primal cells that we actually are the
primal cells that we actually are the
primal cells that we actually are the ideals of beauty are all extremely fake
ideals of beauty are all extremely fake
ideals of beauty are all extremely fake and extremely unreasonable and we must
and extremely unreasonable and we must
and extremely unreasonable and we must not get very swayed by such kinds of
not get very swayed by such kinds of
not get very swayed by such kinds of thoughts
so little later on in the 1900s and
so little later on in the 1900s and about 1930 after the Great Depression
about 1930 after the Great Depression
about 1930 after the Great Depression the Second World War happened and people
the Second World War happened and people
the Second World War happened and people really needed an avenue to kind of break
really needed an avenue to kind of break
really needed an avenue to kind of break through and find some sort of sense of
through and find some sort of sense of
through and find some sort of sense of expression
expression
expression so people were shattered and they were
so people were shattered and they were
so people were shattered and they were traumatized by what had happened after
traumatized by what had happened after
traumatized by what had happened after the war they saw millions of people
the war they saw millions of people
the war they saw millions of people dying they saw such violence they could
dying they saw such violence they could
dying they saw such violence they could not even speak about what was happening
not even speak about what was happening
not even speak about what was happening in their lives they were so traumatized
in their lives they were so traumatized
in their lives they were so traumatized and this is where art came back into our
and this is where art came back into our
and this is where art came back into our lives as a form of medicine so after the
lives as a form of medicine so after the
lives as a form of medicine so after the world war in rehabilitation centers in
world war in rehabilitation centers in
world war in rehabilitation centers in mental health hospitals in normal
mental health hospitals in normal
mental health hospitals in normal hospitals people started valuing art
hospitals people started valuing art
hospitals people started valuing art again because art was a means for people
again because art was a means for people
again because art was a means for people to start communicating the kind of
to start communicating the kind of
to start communicating the kind of trauma that they had witnessed because
trauma that they had witnessed because
trauma that they had witnessed because words could not describe what they had
words could not describe what they had
words could not describe what they had witnessed here are some of the images
witnessed here are some of the images
witnessed here are some of the images from the Second World War where people
from the Second World War where people
from the Second World War where people used art to talk about what their
used art to talk about what their
used art to talk about what their feelings were soon after this in the
feelings were soon after this in the
feelings were soon after this in the 1960s people were still looking for an
1960s people were still looking for an
1960s people were still looking for an avenue to break through and release the
avenue to break through and release the
avenue to break through and release the kind of oppression that they were going
kind of oppression that they were going
kind of oppression that they were going through and in 1960 there were these
through and in 1960 there were these
through and in 1960 there were these famous modern dancers called Martha
famous modern dancers called Martha
famous modern dancers called Martha grayham Isadora Duncan and many others
grayham Isadora Duncan and many others
grayham Isadora Duncan and many others who said that dance is not only
who said that dance is not only
who said that dance is not only choreography people should dance out
choreography people should dance out
choreography people should dance out their own feelings so as a result of
their own feelings so as a result of
their own feelings so as a result of what started happening they rejected the
what started happening they rejected the
what started happening they rejected the very strict ballet rules where
very strict ballet rules where
very strict ballet rules where everything had to be perfect and
everything had to be perfect and
everything had to be perfect and everything had to be stylized and they
everything had to be stylized and they
everything had to be stylized and they said no let’s use dance and movement to
said no let’s use dance and movement to
said no let’s use dance and movement to actually express how we feel and this is
actually express how we feel and this is
actually express how we feel and this is where movement and dance started being
where movement and dance started being
where movement and dance started being accepted as a means to self Express
I have a quick video clip to show you in
I have a quick video clip to show you in one of my sessions this is a bunch of
one of my sessions this is a bunch of
one of my sessions this is a bunch of women and this is to give you an idea of
women and this is to give you an idea of
women and this is to give you an idea of how dance therapy looks in terms of the
how dance therapy looks in terms of the
how dance therapy looks in terms of the modern dance kind so they’ve just spoken
modern dance kind so they’ve just spoken
modern dance kind so they’ve just spoken about their names and then they’ve been
about their names and then they’ve been
about their names and then they’ve been asked to put their names in through
asked to put their names in through
asked to put their names in through movement and the lady in the white kurta
movement and the lady in the white kurta
movement and the lady in the white kurta is actually the one who’s the main
is actually the one who’s the main
is actually the one who’s the main dancer and she is performing out the
dancer and she is performing out the
dancer and she is performing out the meaning of her name without planning it
meaning of her name without planning it
meaning of her name without planning it so there’s no choreography there’s
so there’s no choreography there’s
so there’s no choreography there’s nothing her name happens to be Kamla
nothing her name happens to be Kamla
nothing her name happens to be Kamla which means the lotus flower and this is
which means the lotus flower and this is
which means the lotus flower and this is the feeling that she is associated with
the feeling that she is associated with
the feeling that she is associated with her name and she’s just expressing and
her name and she’s just expressing and
her name and she’s just expressing and dancing out the emotions attached to her
dancing out the emotions attached to her
dancing out the emotions attached to her name so dance therapy is used for all
name so dance therapy is used for all
name so dance therapy is used for all kinds of populations all of us sitting
kinds of populations all of us sitting
kinds of populations all of us sitting in this room will benefit from dance
in this room will benefit from dance
in this room will benefit from dance therapy along with you know you have
therapy along with you know you have
therapy along with you know you have people on wheelchairs you have people
people on wheelchairs you have people
people on wheelchairs you have people who have illnesses but while I was
who have illnesses but while I was
who have illnesses but while I was training to be a dance therapist I
training to be a dance therapist I
training to be a dance therapist I realized that you could have some kind
realized that you could have some kind
realized that you could have some kind of physical deformity or some kind of
of physical deformity or some kind of
of physical deformity or some kind of trauma that’s stored in the body which
trauma that’s stored in the body which
trauma that’s stored in the body which actually affects your therapeutic
actually affects your therapeutic
actually affects your therapeutic relationship so as a therapist if I had
relationship so as a therapist if I had
relationship so as a therapist if I had to speak to one of my patients and if my
to speak to one of my patients and if my
to speak to one of my patients and if my patient was completely locked inside the
patient was completely locked inside the
patient was completely locked inside the path inside their bodies dance might not
path inside their bodies dance might not
path inside their bodies dance might not be my answer for me to get through them
be my answer for me to get through them
be my answer for me to get through them so I came across this field called
so I came across this field called
so I came across this field called expressive art therapy which not only
expressive art therapy which not only
expressive art therapy which not only used dance will use anything expressive
used dance will use anything expressive
used dance will use anything expressive that can tell your own true story that
that can tell your own true story that
that can tell your own true story that can help you listen to your own inner
can help you listen to your own inner
can help you listen to your own inner voice because from when we were kids to
voice because from when we were kids to
voice because from when we were kids to when we are now that little inner child
when we are now that little inner child
when we are now that little inner child within us has been so suppressed that we
within us has been so suppressed that we
within us has been so suppressed that we do not have any chance for any time to
do not have any chance for any time to
do not have any chance for any time to actually listen to our own inner
actually listen to our own inner
actually listen to our own inner voice so expressive arts therapy uses as
voice so expressive arts therapy uses as
voice so expressive arts therapy uses as I said anything like dance drama clay
I said anything like dance drama clay
I said anything like dance drama clay puppets figurines toys anything that
puppets figurines toys anything that
puppets figurines toys anything that could be used to tell your story and
could be used to tell your story and
could be used to tell your story and what’s amazing about this work is that
what’s amazing about this work is that
what’s amazing about this work is that it’s spontaneous nothing is meant to be
it’s spontaneous nothing is meant to be
it’s spontaneous nothing is meant to be planned the moment you have a planned
planned the moment you have a planned
planned the moment you have a planned step or the moment you’re copying
step or the moment you’re copying
step or the moment you’re copying somebody or the moment you’re doing
somebody or the moment you’re doing
somebody or the moment you’re doing something with some kind of influence
something with some kind of influence
something with some kind of influence it’s not therapy therapeutic is when you
it’s not therapy therapeutic is when you
it’s not therapy therapeutic is when you and your body and yourself are there in
and your body and yourself are there in
and your body and yourself are there in it spontaneously so expressive arts
it spontaneously so expressive arts
it spontaneously so expressive arts therapy works with everybody there’s a
therapy works with everybody there’s a
therapy works with everybody there’s a picture of me with some children I work
picture of me with some children I work
picture of me with some children I work with in Delhi who have cerebral palsy
with in Delhi who have cerebral palsy
with in Delhi who have cerebral palsy and autism and this was during a
and autism and this was during a
and autism and this was during a Christmas play that we directed with
Christmas play that we directed with
Christmas play that we directed with them and it’s really powerful to see how
them and it’s really powerful to see how
them and it’s really powerful to see how children such as these who can’t really
children such as these who can’t really
children such as these who can’t really use verbal language they are they are
use verbal language they are they are
use verbal language they are they are born with certain kind of special
born with certain kind of special
born with certain kind of special abilities but for them to be in a social
abilities but for them to be in a social
abilities but for them to be in a social school setting and to be able to perform
school setting and to be able to perform
school setting and to be able to perform like other highly cognitively
like other highly cognitively
like other highly cognitively functioning children and stuff so for
functioning children and stuff so for
functioning children and stuff so for them using expressive arts therapy
them using expressive arts therapy
them using expressive arts therapy essentially is very valuable because
essentially is very valuable because
essentially is very valuable because they find meaning in their lives they
they find meaning in their lives they
they find meaning in their lives they find a way to communicate with the
find a way to communicate with the
find a way to communicate with the others and essentially they feel
others and essentially they feel
others and essentially they feel extremely extremely happy because they
extremely extremely happy because they
extremely extremely happy because they have got some sort of self-respect and
have got some sort of self-respect and
have got some sort of self-respect and self-esteem
self-esteem
self-esteem so in expressive arts therapy when you
so in expressive arts therapy when you
so in expressive arts therapy when you have a bunch of people a lot of times
have a bunch of people a lot of times
have a bunch of people a lot of times people are stuck with some kind of
people are stuck with some kind of
people are stuck with some kind of judgments or stereotypes that oh if I
judgments or stereotypes that oh if I
judgments or stereotypes that oh if I dance like this how will I be viewed or
dance like this how will I be viewed or
dance like this how will I be viewed or if I paint I can’t paint like MFO Sen so
if I paint I can’t paint like MFO Sen so
if I paint I can’t paint like MFO Sen so a lot of the arts today is completely
a lot of the arts today is completely
a lot of the arts today is completely controlled by commercial viability and
controlled by commercial viability and
controlled by commercial viability and all of us feel that if we cannot sell
all of us feel that if we cannot sell
all of us feel that if we cannot sell our art we are not artists but in my
our art we are not artists but in my
our art we are not artists but in my opinion that’s very very wrong all of us
opinion that’s very very wrong all of us
opinion that’s very very wrong all of us are born with a primate
are born with a primate
are born with a primate an innate ability to be creative and we
an innate ability to be creative and we
an innate ability to be creative and we must not let that hamper our existence
must not let that hamper our existence
must not let that hamper our existence this is a picture of a girl who used
this is a picture of a girl who used
this is a picture of a girl who used clay and she made her own little secret
clay and she made her own little secret
clay and she made her own little secret garden and every time she wanted to be
garden and every time she wanted to be
garden and every time she wanted to be herself or she wanted to kind of let go
herself or she wanted to kind of let go
herself or she wanted to kind of let go of some kind of emotion she would go to
of some kind of emotion she would go to
of some kind of emotion she would go to a secret garden and find her solace and
a secret garden and find her solace and
a secret garden and find her solace and peace this is another lady I worked with
peace this is another lady I worked with
peace this is another lady I worked with and she was asked to describe an inner
and she was asked to describe an inner
and she was asked to describe an inner conflict that she was going through
conflict that she was going through
conflict that she was going through using clay and again this is not a
using clay and again this is not a
using clay and again this is not a planned activity in the sense where she
planned activity in the sense where she
planned activity in the sense where she just starts playing with clay and over
just starts playing with clay and over
just starts playing with clay and over time she made this image and while
time she made this image and while
time she made this image and while talking about her work she realized that
talking about her work she realized that
talking about her work she realized that she actually has body image issues and
she actually has body image issues and
she actually has body image issues and after she did this expressive art
after she did this expressive art
after she did this expressive art activity she was able to start talking
activity she was able to start talking
activity she was able to start talking about it and come to terms with what she
about it and come to terms with what she
about it and come to terms with what she was going through so expressive art
was going through so expressive art
was going through so expressive art therapy also works very well with any
therapy also works very well with any
therapy also works very well with any kind of illness and any kind of disease
kind of illness and any kind of disease
kind of illness and any kind of disease and people recovering from it so here
and people recovering from it so here
and people recovering from it so here you have a picture of a cancer patient
you have a picture of a cancer patient
you have a picture of a cancer patient survivor on the right-hand side you can
survivor on the right-hand side you can
survivor on the right-hand side you can see that she’s drawn the inner Tom
see that she’s drawn the inner Tom
see that she’s drawn the inner Tom turmoil and and the inner cells and her
turmoil and and the inner cells and her
turmoil and and the inner cells and her chemotherapy and what her body has gone
chemotherapy and what her body has gone
chemotherapy and what her body has gone through and the left side it’s her
through and the left side it’s her
through and the left side it’s her external influence of the world around
external influence of the world around
external influence of the world around her so when you go through a kind of
her so when you go through a kind of
her so when you go through a kind of disease such as cancer there’s a lot
disease such as cancer there’s a lot
disease such as cancer there’s a lot that you’re going through internally for
that you’re going through internally for
that you’re going through internally for yourself and the way the outside world
yourself and the way the outside world
yourself and the way the outside world views you and how you have to deal with
views you and how you have to deal with
views you and how you have to deal with people is another added stress so this
people is another added stress so this
people is another added stress so this is a way for her to describe her inner
is a way for her to describe her inner
is a way for her to describe her inner and outer external influences and I
and outer external influences and I
and outer external influences and I would work with her to actually find a
would work with her to actually find a
would work with her to actually find a way to merge because as the shamans
way to merge because as the shamans
way to merge because as the shamans believed that if you find balance and
believed that if you find balance and
believed that if you find balance and wholeness you find healing and recovery
wholeness you find healing and recovery
wholeness you find healing and recovery so this is some pictures of how
so this is some pictures of how
so this is some pictures of how expressive art therapy works music
expressive art therapy works music
expressive art therapy works music therapy you have a lady who’s finding
therapy you have a lady who’s finding
therapy you have a lady who’s finding strength and hope and on the Left
strength and hope and on the Left
strength and hope and on the Left somebody who
somebody who
somebody who made a mask to describe what she’s gone
made a mask to describe what she’s gone
made a mask to describe what she’s gone through internally and what she feels on
through internally and what she feels on
through internally and what she feels on the external aspect this is another lady
the external aspect this is another lady
the external aspect this is another lady who I know very well who’s a cancer
who I know very well who’s a cancer
who I know very well who’s a cancer survivor
survivor
survivor and she has used art to try and find and
and she has used art to try and find and
and she has used art to try and find and channelize healing lights to come within
channelize healing lights to come within
channelize healing lights to come within her body and she named this darkness to
her body and she named this darkness to
her body and she named this darkness to light and she really really used art in
light and she really really used art in
light and she really really used art in her journey of recovery to help her feel
her journey of recovery to help her feel
her journey of recovery to help her feel whole again
this pictures a quick example to show
this pictures a quick example to show you how even magazines and just simple
you how even magazines and just simple
you how even magazines and just simple things that we see everyday in our daily
things that we see everyday in our daily
things that we see everyday in our daily lives could be used to our advantage if
lives could be used to our advantage if
lives could be used to our advantage if we are telling our own personal stories
we are telling our own personal stories
we are telling our own personal stories so this lady over here has taken a bunch
so this lady over here has taken a bunch
so this lady over here has taken a bunch of magazine photographs and has put
of magazine photographs and has put
of magazine photographs and has put elements of her life and has told her
elements of her life and has told her
elements of her life and has told her the story through magazines this is a
the story through magazines this is a
the story through magazines this is a picture of a girl I worked who had
picture of a girl I worked who had
picture of a girl I worked who had severe depression and when she was asked
severe depression and when she was asked
severe depression and when she was asked to work with toys and figurines and she
to work with toys and figurines and she
to work with toys and figurines and she made this she then realized and started
made this she then realized and started
made this she then realized and started speaking about how big how big of a
speaking about how big how big of a
speaking about how big how big of a problem it was at her parents favored
problem it was at her parents favored
problem it was at her parents favored her younger sister more than they
her younger sister more than they
her younger sister more than they favored her and the positioning of her
favored her and the positioning of her
favored her and the positioning of her being a little far away from her parents
being a little far away from her parents
being a little far away from her parents was what we talked about because she
was what we talked about because she
was what we talked about because she felt very neglected and issues like this
felt very neglected and issues like this
felt very neglected and issues like this also come up a lot in expressive art
also come up a lot in expressive art
also come up a lot in expressive art therapy because essentially in
therapy because essentially in
therapy because essentially in expressive art therapy it’s your own
expressive art therapy it’s your own
expressive art therapy it’s your own inner subconscious that is being heard
inner subconscious that is being heard
inner subconscious that is being heard it’s these small subtle things that you
it’s these small subtle things that you
it’s these small subtle things that you live in your daily daily life but you
live in your daily daily life but you
live in your daily daily life but you never actually like accept it or talk
never actually like accept it or talk
never actually like accept it or talk about it or do anything about it you
about it or do anything about it you
about it or do anything about it you quietly suppress it and just keep living
quietly suppress it and just keep living
quietly suppress it and just keep living your daily life and in my opinion when
your daily life and in my opinion when
your daily life and in my opinion when you suppress your emotions it can lead
you suppress your emotions it can lead
you suppress your emotions it can lead to disease so let’s not try and keep
to disease so let’s not try and keep
to disease so let’s not try and keep anything inside us let’s all find a time
anything inside us let’s all find a time
anything inside us let’s all find a time to express ourselves let’s pick up
to express ourselves let’s pick up
to express ourselves let’s pick up crayons pick up art art materials do
crayons pick up art art materials do
crayons pick up art art materials do whatever it needs to do
whatever it needs to do
whatever it needs to do but don’t keep emotions pent up inside
so the way art is taught in schools
so the way art is taught in schools today is in my opinion very wrong art is
today is in my opinion very wrong art is
today is in my opinion very wrong art is very logically based it’s very Theory
very logically based it’s very Theory
very logically based it’s very Theory driven art is meant to be a journey it’s
driven art is meant to be a journey it’s
driven art is meant to be a journey it’s meant to be a process today we are
meant to be a process today we are
meant to be a process today we are judged by how skillful we are by trying
judged by how skillful we are by trying
judged by how skillful we are by trying to adhere to some kind of aesthetic form
to adhere to some kind of aesthetic form
to adhere to some kind of aesthetic form but if I was doing an expressive art
but if I was doing an expressive art
but if I was doing an expressive art therapy session and I felt like doing
therapy session and I felt like doing
therapy session and I felt like doing dots or scribbles or splashing paint on
dots or scribbles or splashing paint on
dots or scribbles or splashing paint on my paper that should be okay and that’s
my paper that should be okay and that’s
my paper that should be okay and that’s what our children in today’s education
what our children in today’s education
what our children in today’s education system should be exposed to they are
system should be exposed to they are
system should be exposed to they are sitting there in class and the teacher
sitting there in class and the teacher
sitting there in class and the teacher has complimented their neighbour for
has complimented their neighbour for
has complimented their neighbour for drawing a good painting and they have
drawing a good painting and they have
drawing a good painting and they have decided that they can never ever paint
decided that they can never ever paint
decided that they can never ever paint for the rest of their lives because they
for the rest of their lives because they
for the rest of their lives because they are not good artists because nobody has
are not good artists because nobody has
are not good artists because nobody has said Mita both echad rock out there and
said Mita both echad rock out there and
said Mita both echad rock out there and that’s not happened to you you spend the
that’s not happened to you you spend the
that’s not happened to you you spend the rest of your life believing that you
rest of your life believing that you
rest of your life believing that you should never ever pick up a paint or
should never ever pick up a paint or
should never ever pick up a paint or never pick up a crayon because that’s
never pick up a crayon because that’s
never pick up a crayon because that’s not what you’re going to be in terms of
not what you’re going to be in terms of
not what you’re going to be in terms of your career but that’s not my point my
your career but that’s not my point my
your career but that’s not my point my point is take our time introspect think
point is take our time introspect think
point is take our time introspect think express because all of us need that
express because all of us need that
express because all of us need that little self-love so there’s this new
little self-love so there’s this new
little self-love so there’s this new disorder called
disorder called
disorder called ADHD which is become very very popular
ADHD which is become very very popular
ADHD which is become very very popular in today’s schools so a lot of
in today’s schools so a lot of
in today’s schools so a lot of psychologists and counselors are
psychologists and counselors are
psychologists and counselors are actually diagnosing little children with
actually diagnosing little children with
actually diagnosing little children with ADHD and ADHD stands for attention
ADHD and ADHD stands for attention
ADHD and ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when a
deficit hyperactivity disorder when a
deficit hyperactivity disorder when a child is very impulsive and they’re very
child is very impulsive and they’re very
child is very impulsive and they’re very intensive and they’re fidgety all these
intensive and they’re fidgety all these
intensive and they’re fidgety all these things are what normal young babies do
things are what normal young babies do
things are what normal young babies do all children are inattentive and they’re
all children are inattentive and they’re
all children are inattentive and they’re fidgety but there’s a very thin line
fidgety but there’s a very thin line
fidgety but there’s a very thin line which makes somebody a little more
which makes somebody a little more
which makes somebody a little more extreme and counselors and psychologists
extreme and counselors and psychologists
extreme and counselors and psychologists want to drug these children and they
want to drug these children and they
want to drug these children and they want to give them something called
want to give them something called
want to give them something called Ritalin so that their behaviors and
Ritalin so that their behaviors and
Ritalin so that their behaviors and their
their
their personalities are suppressed Thomas
personalities are suppressed Thomas
personalities are suppressed Thomas Edison was thrown out of school in the
Edison was thrown out of school in the
Edison was thrown out of school in the third grade on the grounds of being
third grade on the grounds of being
third grade on the grounds of being fidgety inattentive or slow he had ADHD
fidgety inattentive or slow he had ADHD
fidgety inattentive or slow he had ADHD if it wasn’t for Thomas Edison all of us
if it wasn’t for Thomas Edison all of us
if it wasn’t for Thomas Edison all of us would not be blessed with a light bulb
would not be blessed with a light bulb
would not be blessed with a light bulb in our homes
in our homes
in our homes imagine if he were drugged and is in his
imagine if he were drugged and is in his
imagine if he were drugged and is in his creativity was suppressed do you know
creativity was suppressed do you know
creativity was suppressed do you know who else has ADHD you’ll be shocked to
who else has ADHD you’ll be shocked to
who else has ADHD you’ll be shocked to know Albert Einstein had ADHD Will Smith
know Albert Einstein had ADHD Will Smith
know Albert Einstein had ADHD Will Smith Jim Carrey Michael Phelps the founder of
Jim Carrey Michael Phelps the founder of
Jim Carrey Michael Phelps the founder of Ikea
Ikea
Ikea the founder of JetBlue I mean the list
the founder of JetBlue I mean the list
the founder of JetBlue I mean the list is endless today we live in a world
is endless today we live in a world
is endless today we live in a world where our creativity needs to be honored
where our creativity needs to be honored
where our creativity needs to be honored our true authentic self needs to be
our true authentic self needs to be
our true authentic self needs to be expressed gone are the days where we can
expressed gone are the days where we can
expressed gone are the days where we can live our lives in silence there’s a very
live our lives in silence there’s a very
live our lives in silence there’s a very beautiful story that I heard from Sir
beautiful story that I heard from Sir
beautiful story that I heard from Sir Ken Robinson stalk and there was a girl
Ken Robinson stalk and there was a girl
Ken Robinson stalk and there was a girl in a classroom who’s making a drawing
in a classroom who’s making a drawing
in a classroom who’s making a drawing and the teacher asked this little girl
and the teacher asked this little girl
and the teacher asked this little girl what are you drawing and she says I’m
what are you drawing and she says I’m
what are you drawing and she says I’m drawing God so the teacher says but
drawing God so the teacher says but
drawing God so the teacher says but nobody knows what God looks like and the
nobody knows what God looks like and the
nobody knows what God looks like and the little girl looks at the teacher and she
little girl looks at the teacher and she
little girl looks at the teacher and she says well they’ll know in a minute so
says well they’ll know in a minute so
says well they’ll know in a minute so this is the kind of things that children
this is the kind of things that children
this is the kind of things that children of today can be teaching us and this is
of today can be teaching us and this is
of today can be teaching us and this is the kind of platform that we need to be
the kind of platform that we need to be
the kind of platform that we need to be giving our future generations every
giving our future generations every
giving our future generations every child is born an artist in the words of
child is born an artist in the words of
child is born an artist in the words of Pablo Picasso the only problem is
Pablo Picasso the only problem is
Pablo Picasso the only problem is remaining one as we grow up thank you
remaining one as we grow up thank you
remaining one as we grow up thank you [Applause]
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