Che Vincent

Project title: Does combining yoga and art therapy improve emotional state and support emotional regulation? - A heuristic study

Throughout her work as an artist, student and teacher, Che has experienced the healing and transformative power of the arts. She uses arts practice to explore experiences of past and present, and to find a space in stillness. Yoga and art have been the main practices that ground and support Che to connect to the physical body and explore the world around her.

Working through various art methods developed Che’s love and passion for ceramics.  The power of clay is in it’s tactile nature and its connection to the earth. Clay and using the pottery wheel are grounding and soothing experiences for Che; the tactile quality of clay on the wheel soothes her nervous system and provides a deeper connection to the materials. Che uses clay to produce functional ware that explores form, surface and ritual. She is interested in ceremony and its function for humans to connect.

Che has worked with community and schools as both a teacher and in mental health support roles. Seeing arts being devalued in educational settings led to Che leaving teaching and pursuing mental health work and now art therapy. Art therapy provides opportunities to explore emotions and connections thereby improving mental health. It can also be a tool of learning for social and emotional skills, to regulate and to be mindful.

As a yoga and meditation teacher Che incorporates art practices into workshops and retreats, which has inspired the theme of her thesis for the Masters of Mental Health.

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