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Skills of the Trades

Su gets hands on with Springfield’s workforce SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su spent some time with a couple local organizations last Thursday to listen to personal stories,…

29 Feb 2024

Skills of the Trades

Su gets hands on with Springfield’s workforce SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su spent some time with a couple local organizations last Thursday to listen to personal stories,…

29 Feb 2024

Grove roads high priority for ODOT

COTTAGE GROVE – The Oregon Department of Transportation continues to keep tabs on improvements needed to Cottage Grove’s roads, and this week, an ODOT official discussed the city’s slated ADA…

29 Feb 2024

Grove roads high priority for ODOT

29 Feb 2024

DYNASTY: THS girls wrest another 5A title

PORTLAND – The Thurston Colts girls wrestling team is back on top after winning the Class 6A/5A Wrestling State Championship at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland last weekend. The…

29 Feb 2024

DYNASTY: THS girls wrest another 5A title

PORTLAND – The Thurston Colts girls wrestling team is back on top after winning the Class 6A/5A Wrestling State Championship at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland last weekend. The…

29 Feb 2024

‘Shear’ will and determination

Springfield’s new cosmetology program giving students a leg up SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Public Schools (SPS) celebrated career and technical education (CTE) month last week by introducing its CTE cosmetology program…

29 Feb 2024

‘Shear’ will and determination

29 Feb 2024

Hands-on healing

BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE Made By You owner Cindy Koza is passionate about making art accessible for all people, regardless of ability, so that all community members can enjoy art’s therapeutic benefits. She said her favorite pieces in her shop to paint are plates because she prefers being able to use the art. “My kids do it, too, so all of our dishes are a collection of their art, which is kind of fun for a dish set,” she said.

‘Art as therapy’ amplified in local businesses

Art provides all people, regardless of ability or skill, with a creative space to clear their heads and decompress from their busy and often stressful lives. From painting mugs to decorating cookies, there is no limit on what visual expressions may qualify as art.

Intersections of mental health and art are widely recognized in the medical field. Studies have found that the amount of cortisol, a hormone produced by the body’s adrenal glands, is increased in the body when the person is experiencing above-average stress.

“There have been plenty of studies to show that cortisol levels can be decreased when we engage in the arts and the positive impacts that it can have on our mental health,” according to Doctor Frank Clark, a psychiatrist and member of the American Medical Association. He noted that one study found that 75% of the participants’ cortisol levels lowered during their 45 minutes of making art.

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