For those seeking a space to reconnect with themselves, platform Art & Therapy Loft in Mumbai, offers art therapy sessions four days a week. It consists of a steady process, helping participants discover a new side to themselves. For more insights, we reached out to art therapist and co-founder, Natasha Singh. “A session has 10 to 12 participants, usually aged between 30 and 50, and often more women. They are guided by me or fellow therapist and co-founder, Reena Ramakrishnan, with close attention given to everyone,” Singh tells us.

She provides context about the process, “I take a heart-centred approach to induce a peaceful state of mind for participants. Prior artistic expertise is not required. We often use colour to showcase one’s present mood, especially feelings that are not easily expressible.” The key word here is ‘abstract’, Singh adds, describing the session as an emotional space for self-development: “The goal is to make participants aware of personal tendencies, provide therapeutic support, and allow them to customise their styles of art.” Unlike traditional talk therapy, art therapy, she points out, takes an anthroposophic approach. She explains, “We concentrate on how the individual functions, and interacts with the self and others, and determine if participants have an imbalance between thinking, feeling, and acting, followed by attempts to balance these out. This is particularly useful to those who either overthink or dive headfirst into things, causing misplaced action.”