Guided Drawing (Bilateral Body Mapping)

Xeia is certified in Guided Drawing, an evidence-based sensorimotor art therapy practice developed and taught by Cornelia Elbrecht at the Institute of Sensorimotor Art Therapy. The word ‘Guided’ refers to guidance from ourselves and our body’s inner wisdom. With your eyes closed, you will be guided to use both hands to map out sensations within your body such as tightness, tension, pain, stiffness, blockages, and to draw any movements and patterns that your body might need to be at greater ease, peace and flow.

Emotions have a physiological expression- being in touch with our bodies means being in touch with our emotions and our authentic selves. A body-focused approach believes that we do not have to recall and recount events to heal. This practice works with the unconscious parts of our brain (the right hemisphere, the limbic system and brain stem) and helps us process implicit memories that cannot be accessed through regular talk therapy.