About this course: Through art projects—including visual arts, dance, writing, and music—along with spiritual practices and guided imagery, Healing With the Arts gives you the tools to heal what you need to heal in your life: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
Created by: University of Florida
Taught by: Mary Rockwood Lane, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor
College of Nursing
Taught by: Michael Samuels, MD
| Commitment | 3-5 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Course Introduction
This week will give you an overview of the course, an introduction to your guides, a get-started kit, and space to do art.
22 videos, 2 readings
- Video: Welcome! Why Should I Take This Course?
- Video: Mary's Story
- Video: Michael's Story
- Video: Invocation
- Video: Creating Sacred Space
- Video: Michael Creating Sacred Space
- Video: Making Time and Space
- Discussion Prompt: Share Your Sacred Space
- Video: Guided Imagery Overview
- Video: Centering
- Video: Reclaim Your Inner Artist
- Video: Reclaim Your Inner Healer
- Video: Artist and Healer as One
- Video: Pain and Darkness
- Video: Releasing the Inner Critic
- Video: Releasing Inner Critic Guided Imagery
- Discussion Prompt: Share Your Inner Critic
- Video: Finding Your Essence Guided Imagery
- Video: Student Exemple: Chelsea Painting (Part 1)
- Video: Student Example: Chelsea Painting (Part 2)
- Video: Student Example: Chelsea Painting (Part 3)
- Video: Journaling Overview
- Video: Journal Activity: Week 1
- Video: Week 1 Conclusion
- Discussion Prompt: Week 1: Journal Entry
- Discussion Prompt: Share Your Story (Part 1)
- Reading: Supplemental Videos
- Reading: Healing with the Arts Website and Facebook
WEEK 2
Visual Arts
14 videos
- Video: Visual Arts Intro
- Video: The Eyes of an Artist
- Video: Mary Painting
- Video: Michael Talks Sculpting
- Video: Intuitive Painting
- Video: Mandala Art Exercise
- Video: Create a Mandala
- Video: Collage: Studio Visit
- Video: Gina's Home Studio
- Video: Gina Collage
- Video: Spirit Animals
- Video: Student Example with Chelsea
- Video: Week 2 Journal Activity
- Video: Week 2 Conclusion
- Discussion Prompt: Visual Arts Journal Entry
- Discussion Prompt: Visual Arts Submission
WEEK 3
Music
12 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Music Intro
- Video: Music Guided Imagery
- Video: Musical Welcome with Cathy
- Video: Music in Healthcare Settings
- Video: Singing Bowls
- Video: Cathy on Piano
- Video: Just Play
- Video: Kelly Talks Toning
- Video: Kelly Toning
- Video: Emi & Nina Singing
- Reading: Music Video Reflections
- Video: Dream Journal
- Video: Week 3 Conclusion
- Discussion Prompt: Music Journal Assignment
- Discussion Prompt: Music Submission
WEEK 4
Movement
14 videos
- Video: Creative Movement
- Video: Movement Guided Imagery
- Video: Michael Movement Intro
- Video: Michael Bear Dance
- Video: Movement Intro
- Video: The Sacred Groove
- Video: Contact Improv Dance
- Video: Dance of Liberation
- Video: Dance Montage
- Video: Embodiment of Movement
- Video: James Dancing
- Video: Emi Dancing
- Video: Mirror Dancing
- Video: Week 4 Conclusion
- Discussion Prompt: Movement Journal Assignment
- Discussion Prompt: Movement Submission
WEEK 5
Word
14 videos
- Video: Power of Words
- Video: Word Introduction with Michael
- Video: Bringing in the Light
- Video: Creative Heart
- Video: Keri Spoken Word
- Video: Leena's Introduction
- Video: Leena's Poems (Attention: Explicit Language and Subject Matter)
- Video: Patricia's Introduction
- Video: The Purple Dragon
- Video: Words from Patricia
- Video: Jai Maa Introduction
- Video: Jai Maa Performance
- Video: Week 5 Conclusion
- Video: Week 5 Journal Activity
- Discussion Prompt: Word Journal Assignment
- Discussion Prompt: Word Submission
WEEK 6
Conclusion
11 videos
- Video: Being the Light
- Video: Ari's Project
- Video: Jeena Henna with Cancer Patients
- Video: Keri's Theater Project
- Video: Lizzy in Garden
- Video: Alex's Vision Quest
- Video: Physiology of Art and Healing with Michael
- Video: Arts and Medicine Research
- Video: Healing with Dance Research
- Video: Week 6 Conclusion
- Discussion Prompt: Share Your Final Project
- Video: Class Conclusion
Graded: Final Project
FAQs
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Coursework
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University of Florida
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Ratings and Reviews
Awesome course. Well organized, based on research and supported with anecdotal examples. Super positive and encouraging.
I absolutely loved it!
I don't have enough words to thank for this fabulous course, blessings Mary and Michael, you are bringing such beauty, love and healing to the world.
Thanks Coursera also, i'm, really thankful.
i enjoyed the course so much
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I found this course in a very important moment of my life, which is: my career transition into Arts. My aim is to gather all the knwoledge and practice I got from this course and transform it in a workshop in my hometown. It seems that the first chance will be already in August with a Workshop for cancer patients. Regarding the "Healing with the Arts" online program, I loved to take part on it and discover how many you can work qith art to bring peace and wellbeing to yourself and others. I also apreciated the mentions of spirituality and art as well as the meditations and guided imagery that we've done together. Thanks a lot for making this course available online, so that people who doesn't live in the USA can benefit from it to.