Cancer and Healing Arts

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Healing arts are creative practices that promote healing, wellness, coping and personal change. Traditional healing arts include music, art, dance/movement and poetry/writing. The therapeutic effects are well studied to comfort patients, reduce stress and enhance healing.

The hospital’s multimedia program is designed to help patients on pregnancy bed rest, women battling cancer, NICU parents, as well as guests, employees and physicians.

Woman’s offers the following healing arts projects for patient and guests while at the hospital:

  • Bow making
  • Art cart
  • Wreath making
  • Cooking
  • Jewelry making
  • Painting
  • Holiday craft making
  • Music
  • Writing