Fwd: Self-portrait, a powerful tool for self-therapy

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I am passing this along in hopes that someone can offer this artist advice or may be interested in her practice.---------- Forwarded message ----------

Date: Jan 7, 2009 7:42 AMSubject: Self-portrait, a powerful tool for self-therapyTo: Undisclosed-Recipient

Dear colleague,

I am an artist-photographer who, after 20 years of self-portraits as a sort of intuitive self-therapy, has started teaching the self-portrait as a method to improve creativity and self-knowledge, in Italy (FORMA, Domus Academy, University of Bologna, Rudolf Steiner school for adolescents), Finland (University of Turku, for therapists), and soon in Spain (Istituto Europeo di Design, Madrid). I'm not a therapist, but I believe I have found a powerful method which can be useful to people of all conditions.

In my website www.self-portrait.eu you'll find my philosophy, the method, biography, references and the Blog, with many interesting articles on self-portraiture as a powerful tool for self-therapy. Soon the website will become interactive so that people will be able to follow the workshop online.

Soon my article " The Self-portrait, a powerful tool for self-therapy " will be published on the European Journal of Psychotherapy, special issue on Photo-therapy.

I believe the photo-self-portrait can portray our higher self. It is the only possible image of the creator of the image (and his gaze), in the precise moment of creation. This is why I am trying to use my method in Mental Health Centers and prisons. You can see some of this in this post of my blog:

http://www.self-portrait.eu/home/index.php?option=com_content & view=article & id=47:self-portrait-experience-in-luccas-mental-health-centre & catid=33:cristina & Itemid=41

The method is incredibly useful with children and adolescents, and for people with eating disorders.

It is quick, but the works of art (everybody is able to produce one with this method, without any expertise in photography) will continue to send positive messages and accompany the author throughout his/her life.

I'm also using the method in my private practice with individuals and in companies (see www.self-portrait.eu/performance).

I am trying to make my method known in the US and will come to New York in february or march. I would like to organize a public presentation of my work. Can you help me to find the place and the right person to talk to?

Many thanks in advance!

I wish you a stimulating and lucky 2009!

best,

Cristina NunezVicolo Molino Vecchio 520064 GORGONZOLA (MI) ITALYTel. +390292278009Cell. +393481312676www.self-portrait.eu

www.cristinanunez.itwww.charismanagement.com

-- Mia de Bethune