As an art major, I was surrounded by many opportunities to dip my hands into various mediums of art to express myself. However, at that time, I didn’t know just how truly valuable an arts-filled environment was for my emotional, cognitive, and physical health. I simply knew that I enjoyed it and excelled in it. The arts were a “place” where I could put my creative mind to work in a way that allowed my whole body to experience a state of “flow.”
It wasn’t until now, over twenty years later, and after reading Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross’ book, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us, that I realized I was in the right place at that time in my life.
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