'hairy-lastics'
It strikes me that the felting process makes a rather nice metaphor for understanding the neurobiology of attachment. The wool strands are joined together by soapy friction, which can remind us that neurons that fire together, wire together, so that by repeated relational experiences with our parents or caregivers, our attachment styles are developed.
In a similar vein, Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience, edited by Noah Hass-Cohen has a chapter on attachment, in which art therapists create patterns of attachment using textile art to make illustrative books. Clearly there is something in this textile stuff...its just so tactile and touchy-feely.
sunflowers
I have been at a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training for Health Professionals weekend since Friday night. Its now Sunday night, and in the morning I am going to Stanthorpe on the Queensland Granite Belt (i.e. its going to be cold) for a few days with some of the family. The MBSR was great, both affirming and inspiring, and I would like to do more training and a retreat, sometime, when I have some free time and space.
Practising MBSR should improve a therapist's attunement to her clients, or in other words, the client feels that their feelings have been felt.
In the meantime, I need to get some sleep soon.
more later.
2 comments:
THANK YOU for sharing photos of the elastics. Funny, you are wondering how I got mine crinkly, and I am wondering how yours turned out so wonderfully straight. Must be the wool. Ours just became wavy as they were felted.
And, yes, that is an intriguing metaphor that you point out. Textiles invite touch, and gentle,loving touch between parents/caregivers and little ones is crucial to healthy development.
Blessings...
hi W-S
Yes it is probably the wool - this is probably Aussie merino - also the amount of fibres used perhaps. Thank you so much for visiting my blog,
cheers
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