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Creative studies this year was one of the most surprising subjects. I always thought that I was not a creative person. I thought that art is just for professional painters, musicians or dancers. In the first year, when we started creative studies, I was sure that I will either barely pass the module or fail it, because I thought we need to show our art skills. I was completely wrong. This year I had the same thoughts, but in the first lecture, our lecturer clarified that it is not about the eventual result but the process of doing something, feeling in the process and creating something that has meaning for me. It is about me. This perception changed everything and I was so relieved. I enjoyed every class activity. I tried photography, working with different materials, drawing, music, even dancing, and many more. It was an incredible experience. I relaxed and let my body and mind do the job. The stress and fear of what will be the result were gone. I observed myself during the activities and understood that I’m not doing the task, but a different me, not the one who wants to hide behind a mask or the person who plays the role of the student. It was the real me. It was a strange feeling, like meeting a stranger whom you don’t know and this person let herself feel what she wanted to feel, chose the colour and forms that she wanted and not what she felt she had to. I cried when we did life drawing of shoes or listened to music. I felt happy when we danced to rap music with no fear, judgment or evaluation. After this experience in creative studies, I can state that it works therapeutically for sure. This experience will be so valuable in my professional life.

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That day we got sad news about our classmate's loss of a family member. Our class was in shock with intense emotions. The lecturer decided to go outside and take time to talk, to create something special for our group member to show support. It was an excellent decision. We worked as a team and spent time thinking and talking, which helped calm us down. This activity worked in a therapeutic way for us. We created a spiral of life by using nature.

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Teamwork outside.

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The beauty of nature. A more powerful thing than Nature does not exist on Earth. It is a start and an end.

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Death before rebirth. Before something new in life, something old has to end. It is not only the life of a person, it could be habits, dreams, mindset, etc. 

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Beauty in imperfection. In every unpleasant situation, you can see the beauty of it. Sometimes it is not easy, but necessary for personal growth.

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We enjoyed of the process making something as a team.

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We worked as individuals in a team.

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In this activity, we worked as a team. We needed to communicate, plan and decide what we want to do, to be patient and empathetic to others' opinions. I enjoyed being part of the team. I felt after the class that we made stronger bonds with our team.

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The second shoe represents my feminine side. I am mature and I know my beliefs and priorities in my life. I am a woman, daughter, mother and wife. This activity was credibly powerful. It lets me see where I began and what I became. I could not stop thinking about it for a long time.

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We were asked to decorate shoes while we thought about our lives. I decorated the first one. It represents my life from childhood to young adulthood. It started with the colourful experience of my childhood. Later followed by puberty's emotional hurricanes, and became calm and clear in adulthood.

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It was the first class activity using creative art. We had to draw while the facilitator played a different type of music. I was tired before the class, but after listening to music and drawing what I felt at that moment was really relaxing and the tension in my body was gone. I felt that even the energy in our class changed. Our class became energetic and paid attention to the activities. I think this activity would be useful for working with different groups and ages, you just need to correctly adapt the music. I loved the story told by the lecturer that even rap music could help to change the atmosphere in elderly groups. I was surprised by this and it helped me think about my prejudice and wrong beliefs.

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I enjoyed this activity a lot. I was with my classmate with whom I did not have close communication. When I heard that we need to communicate without words just using lines, I felt a little bit anxious about not understanding what she wants to say to me, what it looks like, or if she does not like our drawing. But when we started, it was really interesting. Two different personalities who do not know each other had to work together. It was fantastic. I think this activity would help to "break the ice" in the groups where people do not know each other and help them to relax.

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I finally understood that being creative does not mean that you have to be a professional painter. It means to use your soul, mind and body to create what has meaning to YOU.