Date of Award
Spring 5-17-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies
Major
Expressive Therapies
First Advisor
Wendy Allen
Abstract
This feasibility study examines the concept of Psychophysiological Coherence-Based Expressive Arts Therapy as a method for improving emotional regulation and aiding trauma recovery in psychiatric inpatient groups. The intervention developed for this study, termed Heartscape Resonance, integrates quantum healing, somatic heart coherence practices, and expressive arts therapy into a model that combines heart-centered breathing, bilateral stimulation, and artistic expression. The intervention was implemented four times across three units at an inpatient hospital in Massachusetts, USA. Self-report data collection methods that utilize embodied awareness, coherence ratings, and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) testing were employed, with the facilitator’s data forming the basis for inferring group-level insights based on principles of social coherence, attunement, and kinesthetic empathy. Despite evidence of improvements in emotional regulation, somatic awareness, and emotional processing supporting coherence-based expressive arts therapy for trauma healing, further research is required before making definitive conclusions and evaluating clinical utility.
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Recommended Citation
Jaiswal, Pragati, "Heartscape Resonance: A Psychophysiological Coherence-Based Expressive Arts Therapy Intervention for Quantum Healing of Emotional Dysregulation" (2025). Expressive Therapies Theses. 4.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_therapies_theses/4
