Dancing, singing, painting, and speaking the healing story : Danse, le chant, la peinture et le savoir-dire de l'histoire de guérison : la guérison par les activités créatives

The survey asked questions about the inclusion of creative arts activities in healing programs, the benefits and challenges to participants, and the role of healers and therapists. [...] The article describes the research methods and presents the findings from the survey and the key informant interviews. [...] The role of the arts is explained through three interconnected models of healing: the first focuses on the innate healing power of creativity (creative arts-as-healing); the second speaks to the use of the arts in the therapeutic process (creative arts-in-therapy); and the third encompasses a holistic approach to healing that includes creative arts, culture, and spirituality within its very defini [...] There is evidence of the indivisibility of traditional arts, culture, and healing on the one hand and, paradoxically, the efficacy of Western arts, especially art therapy and music, on the other. [...] In an article on the state of the arts and health in Canada, the authors state, “In Canada, official recognition of the connection between arts and health is embryonic” (Coxa et.