Welcome NEW MEMBERS: David S., Apryl just Apryl, Rose H., Danielle S., Frog Catcher, and Crotalus atrox to our Artistic Therapy Gather Group!

Danielle is from Florida; Frog Catcher is from Louisiana; and Crotalus atrox is from the United States!

These wonderful people have come to our Artistic Therapy Gather Group because they have heard good things about us, or they have been invited.  Please Join me in welcoming them, and helping them to feel comfortable here in their NEW Artistic Therapy Gather Group!

David, Apryl, Rose, Danielle, Frog Catcher, and Crotalus atrox ~ We believe that you all will find that you have come to the right place!  And this is the right time!  Live a little . . . Love a litle . . . Laugh a little . . . and have a little Artistic Therapy while you do so!  And, don't forget to enjoy member BOOK STUDIES, MUSIC, VIDEO POETICS, and all of the Literary talent that you will find here.  You will find this to be a very THERAPEUTIC and relaxing Gather Group!

Feel free to ask any questions you may have, and tell us anything about yourselves that you would like to share with us.  WE FOCUS on Alternative Health Care methods and HEALTH and WELLNESS.  This includes use of the ARTS in their various forms.  WE also discuss alternative methods such as Energy Healing, Sound Therapy, Color Therapy, Dance Therapy, Musical Therapeutics, as well as Art Therapy.
                                                 

 ~ David, Apryl, Rose, Danielle, Frog Catcher and Crotalus atrox!



Make yourselves right at home. We are in the middle of our ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT with Artistic Minds® and MiniMoments Therapy Gather Groups. You can find out more about what has been going on by browsing around the Group.  Take your time looking around, as this is an on-going Project that will go on through the end of the month of JUNE [EXTENSION] . . .

Our CURRENT BOOK STUDY is on "Stop Walking on Eggshells" by Paul T. Mason, M.S. and Randi Kreger who is in our Artistic Therapy Group to answer member questions!  Our BOOK STUDY is held every WEDNESDAY EVENING at 7pm.  The BOOK STUDY is OPEN 24/7 for member posts.

WE also have a DISCUSSION going on entitled, "

We have our GOOD MORNING JAVA Bean NEWS every morning.  This announces what's NEW in our Groups, as well as WHO's WHO, and we visit participating group members' Gather spots during our Gallery Crawls and our Suitcase Travels!  Our GOOD MORNING JAVA Bean NEWS ~ ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT is made and ready for viewing each morning, Monday - Saturday between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time!

ALL of our previous ANNOUNCEMENTS can still be viewed.  Here are two for your VIEWING . . .

JAVA THERAPY - May 5th, 2008

GOOD MORNING JAVA Bean NEWS ~ ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT - March 18th

LATE MORNING ~ EARLY AFTERNOON JAVA Bean NEWS ~ ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT

GOOD EVENING JAVA Bean NEWS! ~ It's ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC! ~ ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT

We are also working on Art Diaries for our Daily Notes with regard to our ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT.  You'll be hearing much more about this in the next few days!

VIEW Linda K.'s . . . Art Journal Reporting ~ Discovering & Exploring Your Themes

WE will also be collaborating with our connected Dream Depths Gather Group on DREAM DIARIES and DREAM JOURNALS and the sharing of our DREAMS.  DREAMS are both therapeutic and beneficial for self-discovery.  Do join us over there as well . . . Dream Depths Gather Group.

We look forward to your participation here, and whatever you may have to add to your new Group is welcomed!  You'll find this Gather Group to be very therapeutic, not to mention ARTISTIC!

WE WELCOME all of you to your NEW and now very comfortable Artistic Therapy Gather Group!

Blessings ~ BIG HUGS ~ and again, WE thank you all for JOINING US!

René A. ~ "Always Collaborating and Creating!"