TREATMENT
- Guided imagery (GI) or guided
visualization is a proven scientific concept of treatment through the use
of images or visual therapy.GI is effective because mind affects body and
therefore, strengthening or altering the mind is as powerful as healing
agent to battle any physical or mental illness. Indeed, GI is recommended
in some hospitals as complimentary therapy before and after any surgery
or operation because GI helps patients prepared with mental strength and
doctor could focus on the physical treatment through surgery or operation.
GI can be used to focus on specific organs need to be treated.
GI is used for persons (sports,
leadership, military, academic, etc.) to excel in their studies or works
and it is so powerful that it could helps a person achieve goals seem not
possible in the first place.
- We process images more than words, we remember things or events through images such as your favourite characters, show, stories, food, place, thing, etc.
- Images connect to our mind in a holistic way
- Brains usually fill with images day or night and treating the brain through images is acceptable to the mind
- Mind controls other organs and therefore, mind help to heal other organs at the same time
- Strengthen the mind, strengthen the body
- Mental illnesses is best to be treated through our minds
- Guided Imagery (GI) uses a series and specific mental visual to address specific treatment
- It also uses other senses such as sounds, smells, tastes, touch, feel and combination when appropriate to help healing through mind in an effective way.
- Therapist would customize the GI according to the needs and goals of the treatment
- GI is best implemented by a trained and experienced art therapist in this field
- GI had been found to be very effective for the treatment of stress, anxiety, depression, and mental illness.
- GI is effective when it can activates brain by producing helpful chemicals as inner agents as your body's natural brain tranquilizers, lowering blood pressure, heart rate, and anxiety levels.
- Researchers have collected evidences that guided imagery is capable in helping patients fighting their illness better, stronger and quicker.
- Mr. Lee Thiam Seng is a Singapore born artist, art therapist, and consultant. Paul holds a Master in Arts - Art Therapy with LASALLE College of the Arts and a Bachelor Management Degree with Royal Melbourne Institute of Technologies. In his research, he uses guided imagery succuessfully as core art therapy treatment for cancer patients in 2009.
- Mr. Lee has facilitated many creative and art projects for therapeutic and developmental for children and adult. He has experiences in running individual and group art therapy treatment for pupils at Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN), women with breast cancer at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), psychotic patients at Changi General Hospital (CGH) Psychiatric Ward, older adults (geriatric) at Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital's (KWSH) Day Rehabilitative Center and Geriatric Day Hospital (GDH) at CGH. Mr. Lee conducted a research at KKH with Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for his Master thesis: "Art Therapy as a Modality of Healing in Stages - For Women with Breast Cancer."
- Mr. Lee is currently running his own private practice of art therapy by integrating it into art education, creative workshop, retreat, and available for contract consultant works for school, hospitals, corporate retreat program and institutions in need of art therapy services.
- Mr. Lee is currently member of Advisory Council of Art Therapy Without Borders, Inc. "a 501 (c) 3 non-profit incorporation organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and networking purposes to promote, develop, and support international art therapy initiatives and the work of art therapists worldwide".