How Leanne’s Program Trains your Brain to be Calmer, more Productive & More Mindful through Full-Brain integration – with both Personal & Business benefits

“Leanne’s Creative Flow Accelerator Program & Workshop is amazing. I took it to learn to experience Flow State (aka The Zone) regularly.  Who doesn’t want to be more focused, productive, and creative?

As an expert in color and light applications, a big part of Leanne’s training program harnesses her understanding of how color can bring about and catalyze the right conditions for Flow. Something no one else is doing.

It comes down to shutting off the left side of your brain and letting the right side take over. Our normal mode with so many thoughts rushing through our minds makes it challenging to achieve the focus and receptivity needed to have control over a particular activity. We’re distracted. It’s an easy concept to understand, but hard to achieve in practice. Leanne has developed a series of well sequenced activities to ready the individual for Flow and then take them there. Her Creative Flow Process accesses all parts of the brain for a fully integrated practice which produces rapid results.

After doing Leanne’s exercises, I was a lot more present and focused in my actions, less bogged down by extraneous thoughts. Leanne’s approach addresses the challenges most beginners have with incorporating mindfulness.

This is huge. Right now companies such as Google and Aetna are tapping into the benefits of mindfulness for its productivity, innovation, and health benefits.

At the end of the drawing portion, I could not believe how big people’s smiles were and people were literally glowing. To see adults so unguardedly happy in a public setting is rare. I credit everyone’s positive experience to Leanne’s design of the activity and her accompanying, clear instructions. It was not about creating a masterwork, it was about the process of selecting the colors and having fun applying them to the paper. And that’s exactly what I did.

Freed from the requirement of needing it to make sense or have some rational purpose, I could simply delight in seeing the color, my color, come alive.

It may sound a little strange, but the truth is, by letting go of my typical evaluation framework, I allowed parts of my brain that are usually less engaged, to activate. I think this is the underlying reason for everyone’s pronounced happiness and optimized performance – because we were all accessing Flow, which is defined as a ‘state of consciousness where you feel and perform your best’.

The one-on-one sessions with Leanne allowed me to discover even deeper insights that have led to freeing myself to take action.

Leanne’s Creative Flow Process also allows you not only recognize and release but also to direct your focus on a particular activity. The rational prioritization coupled with the development of cognitive focus allows for more concentrated and effective efforts on your most important tasks. This practice, whether applied in your personal life or in your business endeavors, rapidly develops your brain’s analytical muscle for reaching conclusions about what the core issue truly is and what it is you should be doing about it.”

– Dave Michaels, Entrepreneur, Austin, TX, USA

How the Program can give you a new Lease on Life & Rediscovered Joy

“Leanne’s Color and Creative Flow Accelerator Program is the best thing I have done in a long time! I can’t believe how it is changing me! Oh I got myself stressed about if I could be good enough? But the Color exercises are so simple to do, and there is so much information given during the periods of teaching … plus written documents on colour meanings, nutrition, healing coloured lights, healing oils, Oh so much!

And every question that is asked, a full explanation and answer is given by Leanne! I have never known SO much help and support from any other course I’ve ever taken! I cannot praise Leanne enough, because she is there, wanting to help us! I hope that this helps in some small way in the making of your decision for your future health?

I felt the change in myself immediately as I felt that I wanted to be more healthy and I found that I didn’t crave for alcohol as I had done, or feel as lonely of an evening, as I had my mind and intentions on Leanne’s programme and the learning process!

Since the course, I have also found that I am more cheerful and out-going, and am attracting more same-minded people to me. I have also stopped drinking! (though I wasn’t an alcoholic, but found it ‘helped’ when I got upset with grief which was/is often, since my husband only recently passed away)

And I keep feeling Joy! How crazy is that? How can you feel JOY when you are grieving so much? But I do!
I am now wanting to be healthier too! It’s like my body and my mind is changing. It’s as if I am changing on a cellular level!”

– Carole Davis, Retired (England, UK)
Creative Flow Accelerator Graduate

An Entrepreneur & Engineer Raves about Leanne’s Creative Flow Workshop for gaining the Creative Edge in business

“Leanne’s course was a reflection of her own groundedness in the reality of everyday life. She is that rare breed of human as teacher who combines the best of an engineer’s mind with that of an artist’s mind, all with a desire to help others find their greatest talents themselves. I felt right at home with the way she led the course.

Here is what I experience by ‘getting into the flow’ daily by practicing the techniques that Leanne teaches.

It’s like I walk into a new, ever-expanding exploratorium of ideas in my mind. Many of those ideas have been hanging there in my subconscious just waiting to be noticed or associated with something going on in myself, but I wasn’t aware of it yet. I subscribe to the notion that I am what I think I am. Suddenly I started realizing life is a lot bigger and wider in its influence (and vice versa) as I found this new way to tap into my subconscious thinking.

The first exercises we did with Leanne felt like a penny dropped. After she helped with interpreting my particular use of color on the drawing I created, I realized something very intimate that was holding me back in being more expressive about some personal issues that seemed to impact my professional life. What was interesting was observing that once I had all this out in some form of color patterns – inside, around, and even the outline of the drawing – I realized I could let it go now. Then I could see answers to how to move forward with the insight.

There are specific reasons for everything Leanne does. During the course I began to realize the finesse of her delivery of these ideas. The use of colors as tools for finding your creative flow is ingenious, and you get why that is so as you listen to her talk and allow yourself to experience what she has on offer.

As we continue into this 21st century, I expect we’ll see more and more businesses of all types focusing on these kinds of exercises because in the end the machines will be doing the dreary work. It’s the humans who will be required to do the creative work. You cannot manufacture creative work nor can creative work always be done 8-5.

I can imagine Leanne’s insights of light and colors and how they impact our lives being shared as a secret weapon for architectural teams, ad firms, design firms, even sales teams wanting to truly gain the competitive edge.
Creativity is the higher currency of this new economy. Go to this course and see for yourself.”

– by Tom Parish, Entrepreneur, Film Colorist, Electrical Engineer (BSEE)

Some Students come back to do the Program multiple times since they get so much benefit from it

“I’ve enjoyed the workshops I have had with Leanne.  I admire her and her work greatly.

The extended Creative Flow Accelerator program helped me to integrate the benefits of doing the Creative Flow exercises on a regular basis. I also learned that I didn’t have to have a large block of time to do the drawings so setting the intention to do drawings has become easier.”
– Elise O., Psychotherapist, Austin, TX
2x Creative Flow Workshop Graduate
1x Creative Flow Accelerator Advanced Program Graduate

 Is the Program worth the Cost? About its Lifelong Benefits & how Leanne helps guide you there

“I know it may seem like a lot to pay for the Creative Flow Accelerator program, but I think that we are getting a far bigger lifetime value than you can possibly imagine, and for me, as I just knew it was something I wanted to do, so I was prepared to pay even more! And I now know that Leanne doesn’t just give what she says she will, but her heart is most certainly in it to make sure that we are getting ALL the help and support that we require to learn all aspects of the programme!

Leanne’s commitment and teaching of all the stages, and her hands on guidance, and the information that is included (and there’s lots of that, and continues to be available), is invaluable!

If you are prepared to put the time and effort into doing the programme then it is money well spent and is certainly not just for the time period of the programme, but for life and your life changes too!

There is a mine of information tucked away in that small frame called Leanne, and it’s all waiting to be tapped and passed on to you for your learning! If you are thinking about this, then ask yourself for guidance in your decision, and if its right for you, you’ll make the correct one! You know what they say about ‘asking and receiving’? Well it works all the way through with this I can tell you!”

– Carole Davis, Retired (England, UK)
Creative Flow Accelerator Graduate

The Benefits of the Program continue well after completing the course, as this student can attest:

“Hi Leanne. Just wanted to share a moment of gratitude since today was a particularly moving session. I’m finding a lot of value in this practice. Thank you.” (written 2 weeks after completing the course)

Andres E., Mexico
Creative Flow Boot Camp Graduate

Even More Testimonials for the 1-Day Workshop

“Thank you for assisting us with Cancer Caregiver Day last week, Leanne. The activity you planned for the group was perfect. Some in the group were apprehensive about the prospect of creating art but you quickly set their mind at ease when you reassured them artistic talent was not required. Your calm encouragement gave them the courage to get started. The explanation and instruction you provided was clear, concise and informative. You set the perfect stage to allow their creativity to flow.
It was an extremely successful experience. People seemed to move into a world of their own with just their thoughts and feelings being reflected in color. Providing time to journal was of great benefit. Too often in this fast moving world we do not take the time to process and reflect. The color drawing exercise allowed us to discover ourselves. Your explanation about the personal impact of the colors was most interesting.
You gave us an invaluable tool to restore insight and balance into our lives.
Thank you again!”
– Mary Jackson, Cancer Research Center,
UT Health Sciences Center, San Antonio

“I’m certain it was the color work we did in your Creative Flow workshop that inspired a flood of new ideas for my script…  within just a few hours after the workshop!”
Jolyn Janis | Actress (HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’), Filmmaker, Art Director , Austin, TX

“Leanne Venier’s Flow workshop was a rich experience. I’ve been continuing to use what I learned and experienced, using the color play to gain insights and practice dropping into flow state. The workshop experience and the practice at home has helped me become familiar with what it feels like to be in flow, what the sensation is like in the body, and I can more easily access it and tap into it as I go through daily encounters in my life. I appreciate the ongoing benefits from my experience in the workshop.“
– Melissa Wolf – Austin, TX

“Leanne is best suited for the continuation and enhancement of the work of Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (“Flow” State pioneer) because of her success as a contemporary artist, coupled with her ability to analyze the creative process and verbally express that which drives it.”
– Gabby S., Austin, TX

“Your workshop helped me trust the process. Even though my left brain tried to take over, it utterly failed to do so, to my amazement! I gained much insight from the color exercise and the results!”
– Cheryl S., Austin, TX

“I liked the atmosphere and opportunity to do this activity which was not intimidating for me as someone who has no experience doing art. I felt comfortable just doing it and letting it happen.”
– Caryl Price, Austin, TX

“Leanne is a very energetic, bright teacher! Every person in the class received thorough attention and individual analysis of their color drawings. It’s a fun class and I will definitely apply the knowledge in my business!”
– Deborah Meleski., Austin, TX

“Understanding the meaning of colors and placement in my drawings as it related to what I needed clarity on is already helping me work through my creativity issues. I felt an “opening” during the workshop!”
– Karen O’brien, Austin, TX

“The workshop taught me an easy way to get centered and in touch with self.”
– Tracy R., Austin, TX

“I liked the information regarding color. I was also pleased to get insights about using my time more wisely ie. actually scheduling time to create. You presented the knowledge in a very appropriate way! Thank you!”
– Deb D., Austin, TX

“The new knowledge and insights i got both during the exercise and the analysis part were great. And I am so happy to have a new tool for creating more Flow in my life!”
– Amy Asay, Austin, TX

“It helped to be in a setting that got me moving and creating. It facilitated the process of moving into the right brain state and then allowing the energy to flow into expression. That’s where I have been blocked. This primed the pump!”
– Danielle S., Austin, TX

“Knowing nothing about color, the workshop was really informative and helpful. It drew me out and I got some very interesting and helpful personal insights”
– Susan W., Austin, TX

“I now have greater personal connection and insight regarding color for a healing and metaphysical perspective. I see the value of adding in color drawings along with journaling. I liked that a lot.
– Tom Parish, Austin, TX

“I liked having the time to develop my color exercise. I gained insight as it developed & the workshop was very helpful in my awareness of a current situation.”
“I now look at color differently and my emotional response to it!”
– Wendy O., Austin, TX

“This Color and Creative Flow workshop made me aware of the need to take quiet time to focus on the creative endeavor. It sharpens the creative spirit within us.”
– Sally W., Austin, TX

“Your workshop gave me clarity and inspiration to begin exploring my creativity – not as scary as I imagined! Thank you for your encouragement.
– Katrina S., Austin, TX

“This is a fantastic start to a new exploration. I’ll be thinking about this and practicing with color now. It’s great to have a Flow State practice and information to get started!”
– Cindy B., Austin, TX

“I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop!! I will use Leanne’s creative color process as a focus and healing exercise!”
– Beth M., Austin, TX

“I enjoyed the workshop and thought there was very good information. I’m very interested in learning more.”
– Cyla Huber, Austin, TX

“I learned valuable information about color, art and healing and how I feel about each of these.”
– John Gleason, Austin, TX

“My fiance and I had a wonderful time in your class–it was a great experience and reminded me of how much I enjoyed art and Flow State. Thanks Leanne! 🙂 ”
– Thanh Lam, Austin, TX

“The group discussion was very helpful – the individual color psychology analysis was very insightful!”

“The workshop helped me to set aside left-brain concerns with performance & expectations and provided a structure which I will recreate on my own at home.”
– Laura H., Austin, TX

There’s loads of Research about how Color, Light Art & Flow State increase Brain Function & Heal the Body & Mind!

Here are just a handful of recent studies … with links for those of you who like to get all science-y and stuff, like me.

There are many more published research studies than the few I’ve listed here.

Scientific Research validates the Boosted Creativity, Productivity, Business & Health Benefits of:

Flow State
Color
Creating Personal Art
Viewing Colorful Art

We integrate ALL of these in the Creative Flow Training program.

FLOW State BRAIN Benefits (Flow = Deep Meditation, Deep Mindfulness, the Zone, Right Brain, etc …)

Vast amounts of research now show that being able to still your mind and get into a right-brain, meditative FLOW state on a regular basis (click links)

• Allows your natural creativity to surface and flow so you can channel it all projects, activities or relationships in your life
• Boosts your productivity by 500% McKinsey did a 10 year study on top executives and found that when they’re operating in Flow State, they’re 500% more productive. Work on Monday and get a full week of work completed!
• Dramatically reduces stress and depression
• Makes your business more successful – A recent IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the No. 1 “leadership competency” of the future
• Allows you to tap into your natural healing abilities (See below)
• Slows down the aging process by reducing stress levels and triggering healing responses within the body (See below)
• Improves concentration, self esteem and overall health (See below)
• Improves your quality of life, sleep and overall health by restoring the body-mind natural balance (See below)
• Supports Peak Performance States
• Leads to Ultimate Happiness

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How Flow State Increases Productivity, Creativity, Concentration, Self-esteem & Health

McKinsey Quarterly Article – Using Flow for Increased Productivity, Peak Business Performance & Greater Job & Life Satisfaction

“The mental state that gives rise to great performance—in sports, business, or the arts—has been described in different ways. The psychologist Mihàly Csìkszentmihàlyi studied thousands of subjects, from sculptors to factory workers, and asked them to record their feelings at intervals throughout the working day. He observed that people fully employing their core capabilities to meet a goal or challenge created what he called ‘flow’. Athletes describe the same feeling as ‘being in the zone’; musicians talk about ‘being in the groove’.

More important, Csìkszentmihàlyi found that individuals who frequently experienced it (flow) were more productive and derived greater satisfaction from their work than those who didn’t. They set goals for themselves to increase their capabilities, thereby tapping into a seemingly limitless well of energy. And they expressed a willingness to repeat those activities in which they achieved flow even if they were not being paid to do so. Flow sounds great in theory, but few business leaders have mastered the skill of generating it reliably in the workplace…”

They can easily learn to tap into Flow State at will, by taking Leanne Venier’s Creative Flow Training program.

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Newsweek says, There’s a major Creativity Crisis happening globally.

People these days are not anywhere as creative as they used to be  … and it’s becoming a huge problem globally. It’s not only adversely affecting people’s health but also negatively impacting businesses. There’s an entire Newsweek article titled ‘The Creativity Crisis‘ about this major research study that was conducted a few years ago …

From the article:

“The necessity of human ingenuity is undisputed. A recent IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the No. 1 “leadership competency” of the future. Yet it’s not just about sustaining our nation’s economic growth. All around us are matters of national and international importance that are crying out for creative solutions …The good news is that creativity training that aligns with the new (brain) science works surprisingly well and can have a strong effect. ‘Creativity can be taught.’ “

If you’re like one of those millions, and you’ve been struggling to tap into your own creativity and YEARNING for a way to EXPRESS yourself creatively … I have a fun and easy solution for you … and it’s all validated by the latest brain science …

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“It has been found that people who experience a lot of flow in their daily lives also develop other positive traits, such as high concentration, high self-esteem, and even greater health
– Mihaly Cziksentmihalyi, Psychologist, Flow researcher & author of the book ‘Flow’

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HARVARD – How Flow State/Deep Mindfulness Changes the Structure of the Brain in 8 short weeks to increase Memory, Learning & Empathy & Decrease Stress & Anxiety

– Harvard Medical School Research Study

Mindfulness (Flow) practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density

A new Harvard study has found that participating in an eight-week meditation or mindfulness (aka Flow State) training program for just 27 minutes per day, can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. Grey matter of the brain literally INCREASES in the areas associated with memory, learning and empathy, and decreases in the areas of the brain associated with stress and anxiety.

“This is the first time that meditation training has been shown to affect emotional processing in the brain outside of a meditative state.”

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Flow State (aka Mindfulness or Meditation) has been reported to produce positive effects on psychological well-being that extend beyond the time the individual is formally meditating.

Over the last three decades, mindfulness meditation practices have been increasingly incorporated into psychotherapeutic programs, to take advantage of these benefits (cf., Baer, 2003; Grossman et al., 2004).

A large body of research has established the efficacy of these mindfulness-based interventions in reducing symptoms of a number of disorders, including:

• anxiety (Roemer et al., 2008),
• depression (Teasdale et al., 2000),
• substance abuse (Bowen et al., 2006),
• eating disorders (Tapper et al., 2009), and
• chronic pain (Grossman et al., 2007), as well as
• improving well-being and quality of life (e.g., Carmody and Baer, 2008).

Mindfulness meditation (Flow) involves the development of awareness of present-moment experience with a compassionate, non-judgmental stance (Kabat-Zinn, 1990).

It has been suggested that this process is associated with a perceptual shift (Carmody, 2009), in which one’s thoughts and feelings are recognized as events occurring in the broader field of awareness.”

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“Almost every day, new scientific research is confirming what the ancient sages knew thousands of years ago:  The regular practice of meditation and meditative activities (Flow practice) lowers blood pressure, reduces cholesterol, strengthens immune function, relieves insomnia, decreases the production of stress hormones such as cortisol and glucagon (making it easier to lose weight), and restores the body and mind’s natural balance.”
– Dr. Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Medical Science & Healing benefits of Meditative/Flow states

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RESEARCH about COLOR – How Does Color Tie in with Triggering Flow States?

Color has been heavily researched and is now known to have dramatic beneficial effects on your body and psyche.

Viewing Color (colored light enters the eyes) and Shining colored light on the body BOTH stimulate profound healing effects in the Brain, physical Body, individual Cells and Emotions – documented by thousands of research studies conducted around the globe.

When you use your Personal Colors in a particular way, one of the many positive benefits is that they can catapult you into this heightened state of consciousness, Flow State, where healing begins, clarity abounds and your creativity and productivity soars.

Read more about the Scientific Research validating the Healing Effects of Color and Light HERE.

Why does Color and Light have such profound healing Effects?

It all has to do with the biophysics science of biophotonics and how our bodies absorb and use color and light.

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RESEARCH about ART & the Brain & Body

Creating Art Improves Brain Function, Reverses the Effects of Aging in the Brain, Reduces Stress & Chronic Pain and Heals the BRAIN, Body, Mind & Emotions

How Creating Personal Art Reverses Brain damage & the Effects of Aging in the Brain’s connectivity

1. “How Art Changes Your Brain: Differential Effects of Visual Art Production and Cognitive Art Evaluation on Functional Brain Connectivity” – Department of Neurology, Germany – July, 2014

“Visual art represents a powerful resource for mental and physical well-being.

Recent research on visual art has focused on its psychological and physiological effects. It has shown that visual art interventions have stabilizing effects on the individual by:

• reducing distress,
• increasing self-reflection and self-awareness,
• altering behaviour and thinking patterns, and also by
• normalizing heart rate, blood pressure, or even cortisol levels.”

Creating Art reverses damage and poor connectivity in the Brain

This 2014 10-week study

was done on 28 post-retirement men and women from 60-67 years of age.
The study found that Creating Art improves functionality and connectivity of the DMN (Default Mode Network of the Brain) which is directly associated with Chronic Pain.

The DMN is associated with:

Cognitive process,
introspection,
self-monitoring,
prospection,
episodic and autobiographic memory,
comprehension of the emotional states & intentions of others (empathy)

Disruptions in connectivity in the DMN are connected with Chronic Pain. DMN connectivity tends to degrade as people age which reduces functionality between brain regions (associated with many issues, including memory loss)

CREATING ART improves connectivity in the DMN

“Recent fMRI studies on various neuropsychiatric disorders as well as on chronic pain have demonstrated disruptions in the temporal and spatial properties of functional connectivity at rest. Moreover, normal ageing also seems to affect the intrinsic activity and connectivity of the DMN. Age-related alterations in the DMN are proposed to result in less effective functional interactions between brain regions.”

The Default Mode Network (DMN) in the brain – illustrates how connections in the brain are vital for proper brain function and optimal health

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Viewing Art improves emotions and cognitive function

2. “Neural correlates of viewing paintings: evidence from a quantitative meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data” – University of Toronto, June 2014

Using fMRI readings “As predicted, viewing paintings was correlated with activation in a distributed system including the occipital lobes, temporal lobe structures in the ventral stream involved in object (fusiform gyrus) and scene (parahippocampal gyrus) perception, and the anterior insula-a key structure in experience of emotion. In addition, we also observed activation in the posterior cingulate cortex bilaterally-part of the brain’s default network. These results suggest that viewing paintings engages not only systems involved in visual representation and object recognition, but also structures underlying emotions and internalized cognitions.”

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Creating Art Reduces Depression and Anxiety

3. “An overview of Art Therapy interventions for Cancer Patients and the Results of Research“

Art therapy benefits cancer patients by improving their mental health.

University of Leipzig, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55, 04103 Leipzig, Germany, May 17, 2010

Results

A total of seven quantitative papers focused on mental health. A decrease in anxiety and depression was noted in six of these. Three papers documented an increase in quality of life. Moreover, four qualitative papers indicated positive effects on personal growth, coping, the development of new form of self-expression, and social interaction. Three papers with qualitative methods investigated participants’ mechanisms for coping with their disease.

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Viewing Art Stimulates Endorphins (the feel-good hormone) 

4. Looking at Beautiful Art Makes you Feel like you’re in Love

“There have been very significant new advances in our understanding of what happens in our brain when we look at works of art.
When we look at things we consider to be beautiful, the activity in the pleasure and reward centers of the brain goes up.
There is a lot of dopamine (a feel-good neurotransmitter), in these areas. So, basically the feel-good centers are being stimulated.

When they experience beauty there are areas of the brain which activity goes up significantly. It is also released, for example, in a state of love and desire.”
Semir Zeki, Professor of Neurobiology and Neuroesthetics at University College London

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Viewing Art Reduces Stress and Cortisol Levels – University of Westminster, UK

“• We studied the impact of a brief lunchtime visit to an art gallery on London City workers’ levels of the stress hormone cortisol as well as self-report levels of stress and arousal.

• Average levels of cortisol and self-report stress were significantly reduced by the visit, levels of arousal were unchanged.
• The observed drop in cortisol was rapid and substantial
• We conclude that viewing art during the gallery visit caused rapid normalisation (recovery) from the consequences of high stress.”

– Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, UK

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Chronic Pain is Complex & Can Be Directly Related to Stress

“Research over the past 25 years has shown that pain is influenced by emotional and social factors. These need to be addressed along with the physical causes of pain. Chronic stress is one factor that contributes to chronic pain. The good news is that you can get natural pain relief by making relaxation exercises a part of your pain-management plan.”
– Web MD, “Stress Relaxation & Natural Pain Relief”

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How Art is used for Healing in Hospitals

Numerous research studies have shown that the Right Type of Artwork in Hospitals has measurable healing & stress-reducing effects:

• Artwork reduces patient & employee anxiety and stress;
• Heart-rate recordings and questionnaires showed that stress in a dental clinic was appreciably lower on days when a large mural was hung at the back of a waiting room.
• In another study, ceiling mounted pictures shown to highly-stressed pre-surgical patients on gurneys, resulted in lower blood pressure (Ross, 1990).
• It has become increasingly common to use artwork to distract patients from their pain or stress.
• Pre-surgical patients on gurneys looking at ceiling-mounted paintings had lower blood pressure & stress;
• Less stress = faster recovery times & reduced hospital stays;
• Less stress = reduced pain perception & less need for medication;
• Artwork reduces depression associated with chemotherapy, dialysis & other invasive treatments;
• Artwork reduces mental healthcare treatment times;
• Artwork reduces overall cost of patient care & reduces employee turnover.

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Flow State changes the Brain Circuitry to reduce Stress, anxiety, depression and increases happiness & positivity 

“When studying the brainwaves of meditating monks, Dr. Richard Davidson, director of the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin, found that brain circuitry is different in long-time meditators (or people who practice Flow/mindfulness activities) than it is in non-meditators.

Here’s how:  when you are upset – anxious, depressed, angry – certain regions of the brain (the amygdala and the right prefrontal cortex) become very active. When you’re in a positive mood these sites quiet down and the left prefrontal cortex – a region associated with happiness and positivity – becomes more active. In studying meditating monks, Davidson found they had especially high activity in this area. One of the things that is so amazing about this finding is that for a long time, scientists thought that each individual was wired with certain “set-points” for happiness, depression, and so on. This study shows that the brain can rewire itself and alter its set points – simply by the self-healing power of thought.”
– Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D.
On the Neuroscience of rewiring the brain for Self-healing using Meditative/Flow states

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Leanne Venier uses Flow State & Healing Colors to create her International award-winning Flow Paintings

with documented Healing, Anti-aging & Stress-reduction Effects

“The right kind of artwork can have a very calming effect on the psyche and a healing effect on the physical body, slowing down the aging process.

Ms. Venier’s abstract paintings arouse a deep emotional & mental response & her unique use of color can evoke a physiologic response with benefits well beyond aesthetic pleasure.

I’ve personally experienced how Ms. Venier’s paintings significantly reduce stress levels simply by staring at them, which can have a healing and anti-aging effect.” (See the Full published article below)

– Dr. Richard D. Hammer, M.D, FABAARM, FASCP, FACP
Anti-aging & Regenerative Medicine Specialist
Director of Hematopathology, University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia

Healing Colors Art Therapy Success Story – Art Created in Flow State Healed Eyesight:

How a Woman in New Zealand Healed her Eyesight by Gazing at one of Leanne’s Healing RED Paintings

My Experience & Training:

The shortened, condensed version…

I’m an:

• International award-winning Artist (all my art is created in Flow Sate)
• Expert in the Science behind the Healing Effects of Color, Light, Art & Flow States, teaching globally about these topics for the past six years
• Medical Research Scientist,
• Professional Flow & Creativity Trainer (for both business & laypeople)
• former Mechanical Engineer & submarine designer
• former Healing Practitioner working with cancer patients & others, using Acupuncture, Zen Shiatsu, body-centered psychothearpy, nutrition & other holistic healing modalities …

with

• over 20 years of training and practice in eastern medicine and philosophy (including the ancient Sanskrit Vedic Chakra System, Chinese & Japanese acupuncture, Japanese Zen Shiatsu, Five Elements Color & Emotion Energy system, and others)
• over 20 years studying and practicing other healing modalities including Jungian psychology, 5 Elements Psychology, Hakomi body-centered psychotherapy, western herbology, nutrition & food energetics, aromatherapy, Bach Flower Remedies, Vipassana & Shamatha Meditation, Energy Medicine, Prana Therapy, Reiki, and advanced, expanded states of consciousness.
• over 25 years studying and practicing modern & ancient healing applications of Color, Light and Flow states
• over 6 years researching & studying the modern science that supports how color, light & sunlight heal, as well as the science supporting the use of Art and Color as healing modalities and for triggering Flow States.
• a lifetime of experience with periods of constant Flow, contrasted with periods of little to no Flow – and the realization that everything is more joyful and effortless when you have a lot of Flow and Color in your life!

The Creative Flow Process

is rooted in the great traditions of both the East & West.
It combines the wisdom of ancient healing traditions, intuition & spiritualism
with intellect, psychology & modern science.

It allows you to rediscover your Natural Creativity … in ALL areas of your Life

Join me … and I’ll show you just how easy it is to
Flow effortlessly in Life

Want to read the Story of how the Creative Flow Process came about?