{"id":296,"date":"2026-03-19T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artstherapies\/arts-for-challenging-times\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:00:01","slug":"arts-for-challenging-times","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artspsychotherapies\/arts-for-challenging-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Health &amp; Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>How can we look after ourselves by using creativity and the arts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using creativity and the arts can be a gentle, enjoyable way to take care of our wellbeing.<br>We have gathered a range of creative resources that may support anyone caring for their own emotional wellbeing or seeking support through community activities, for both adults and children. These suggestions are not a substitute for <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artstherapies\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3\">our usual psychological therapy services<\/a>, but they can play an important role in treatment and help us look after our wellbeing during challenging times.<br><br>For general information on managing mental health then please follow&nbsp;the links to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/coronavirus\/coping-with-mental-health-problems-during-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mind<\/a>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samh.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.samh.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAMH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box296_82f368-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box296_82f368-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:rgba(238,182,2,0.51);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-info-box296_82f368-99.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box296_82f368-99 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:640px;}.kt-info-box296_82f368-99 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:66.25%;width:640px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box296_82f368-99 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box296_82f368-99 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box296_82f368-99 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.kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box296_82f368-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box296_82f368-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box296_82f368-99\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artstherapies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/05\/guitar.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of acoustic guitar on workbench\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artspsychotherapies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/05\/guitar.jpg 640w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artspsychotherapies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/05\/guitar-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Music<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Musical expression and Playlists to support our wellbeing<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Musical Expression<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Play,&nbsp;experiment and discover sound in one of these computer and phone apps:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BandLab&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>free easy-to-use, all-in-one, social music creation platform for smart phones<br><a href=\"https:\/\/nodebeat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nodebeat<\/a>&nbsp;Music app for iphone and android,&nbsp;intuitive&nbsp;and fun visual music app for all ages (paid)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/soundforest\/id1194745290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SoundForest<\/a>&nbsp;Free app for iphone, a mini music maker that allows you to instantly compose a song using a collection of musical creatures<br><a href=\"https:\/\/ampifymusic.com\/blocswave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blocs Wave<\/a>&nbsp;Free app that will have you making music in minutes. Slice and chop up exclusive Ampify sounds or easily import your own.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/bloom\/id292792586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloom<\/a>&nbsp;developed by ambient pioneer Brian Eno and software designer Peter Chilvers. Part instrument, part composition and part artwork, Bloom allows anyone to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies by simply tapping the screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music for memory<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/musicmemories.bbcrewind.co.uk\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC Music Memories<\/a> free BBC website designed to use music to help people with dementia reconnect with their most powerful memories. Patients, families or carers can create a personalised playlist for the person with dementia by identifying their Memory Bump and then sampling snippets of music to see if they receive a positive reaction and adding them to the playlist.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playlistforlife.org.uk\/the-100-years-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100 Years Playlist for Life<\/a> lists the title and artist of the 100 most popular songs for every year 1915 to 2015 over 230 pages. Each decade is free to download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to Music Playlists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playlistforlife.org.uk\/make-a-spotify-playlist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Making a Playlist<\/a> Guidance on how to make your own playlist on Spotify<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk\/recovery-wellbeing\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Music for Wellbeing<\/a>A\u00a0page for musical self-care. Here you can stay relaxed, help modestly support your immune system (Professor Dave Lee\u2019s lists), simply feel better, feel less lonely and more \u201cconnected\u201d, increase your motivation or seek comfort or solace.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p06mtsqy\/episodes\/player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Mindful Mix<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0online radio\u00a0mixes of meditative classical music\u00a0for calming moments put together by BBC Sounds<br><a href=\"https:\/\/bellacaledonia.org.uk\/2020\/03\/31\/the-howff-is-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bella Caledonia : The Howff<\/a>\u00a0Bella\u00a0Caledonia have created this online space to promote artists and musicians who were unable to perform live due to coronavirus. Each night features different artists, including opportunities to support them through buying their work online<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join an Online Choir<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesofasingers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sofa Singers<\/strong><\/a>weekly online singing events that brings hundreds of people together from around the world to spark joy and human connection &#8211; requires registration and monthly fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{background:rgba(238,182,2,0.51);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:581px;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:66.5625%;width:640px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:transparent;border-color:#444444;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:0px;margin-right:15px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:transparent;border-color:#444444;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-infobox-textcontent h2.kt-blocks-info-box-title{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-color:#555555;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-color:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box296_1bc8f9-92\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artstherapies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/09\/elena-mozhvilo-VDMmkaAYumY-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artspsychotherapies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/09\/elena-mozhvilo-VDMmkaAYumY-unsplash.jpg 640w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artspsychotherapies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/09\/elena-mozhvilo-VDMmkaAYumY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Art<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Craft &amp; Art Making and ideas for looking at art, to lose and find ourselves<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make Art + Creative&nbsp;Activities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lose and find yourself with&nbsp;art materials and art making to broaden your indoor horizons.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesprucecrafts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Craft Projects &#8211; Spruce Arts&nbsp;<\/a>a website full of craft making projects for all ages from needlecraft to origami<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-a-Memory-Box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Make a Memory Box<\/a>&nbsp;A memory box can be a great place to keep letters, photos, and other meaningful items. Every memory box is different. Some are colourfully decorated and highly personalized, while others are simple and discreet.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/moderntherapy.online\/blog-2\/creating-a-hope-box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create a Hope Box<\/a> A hope box is something you can create for when you need a reminder of why your life is so precious. It is simply a collection of various items that can show you that your life is meaningful and worth living. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/princess-awesome.com\/blogs\/news\/giant-list-of-ideas-for-being-home-with-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Giant list of ideas for being home with kids<\/a>&nbsp;activities&nbsp;for young people or the young at heart during this time of being at home and physical distancing<br><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsite.uk\/art-is-where-the-home-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artist Activity Pack<\/a>&nbsp;assembled by famous artists from Grayson Perry to Antony Gormley, ideas about how to get creative at home. Anyone can have a go \u2013 there are no specialist materials required, plus it\u2019s completely free to download.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hospital-rooms.com\/digital-art-school-free-digital-art-workshops-hospital-rooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hospital Rooms Arts Activity Videos<\/a>&nbsp;Hospital Rooms provides free Digital Art School workshop creative sessions to support mental health, led by world-class artists.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2021\/jan\/02\/finding-time-for-creativity-will-give-you-respite-from-worries?fbclid=IwAR2_ldBYxu9lVxYLmJtKeuErO5UG2jZ3xxp2wgbddjSoUtrpxwRTto6wJrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How finding time for Creativity can give respite from worries<\/a>&nbsp;Drawing, singing, writing, knitting\u2026 lose yourself in something creative to find inner calm. You might also come up with solutions to problems.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LuminateScotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luminate<\/a>&nbsp;Luminate, Scotland&#8217;s creative ageing organisation, have developed a new programme of online creative activities that you can do wherever you are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Look at Art &#8211;&nbsp;Online Art Galleries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Looking at art can change how we feel about our situation.&nbsp;<br>Here are gallery tours, videos and online collections from great galleries around the world available for free.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgalleries.org\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The National Galleries of Scotland<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/britishmuseum.withgoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>British Museum, London<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;follow a virtual tour of the museum<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsaannualexhibition.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Royal Scottish Academy<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Annual Exhibition of visual art from across Scotland is now online<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLvb2y26xK6Y7lv-Pir5sqy9okC_yDER6M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The National Gallery<\/strong>&nbsp;in London<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Tate London<\/strong>&nbsp;contemporary and modern art collection<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.louvre.fr\/en\/media-en-ligne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Louvre<\/strong>&nbsp;in Paris<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksmuseum.nl\/en\/rijksstudio\/artists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Rijks Museum<\/strong>&nbsp;in Amsterdam (Rembrandt, Vermeer, etc)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google Arts &amp; Culture<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>get inside everywhere from MoMA in New York to the Munch Museum in Oslo, from the British Museum&nbsp;to the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay in Paris to the Today Art Museum in Beijing<br><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/outreach-initiatives\/arts-culture\/art-zoom-masterpieces-through-eyes-famous-musicians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Van Gogh&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>These close-up looks at&nbsp;famous paintings are so intense. Few paintings are suited to such a treatment than the bold, textured lines of The Starry Night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-296_a1da3d-aa .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-296_a1da3d-aa .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-296_a1da3d-aa\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box296_683b50-97 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box296_683b50-97 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{background:rgba(238,182,2,0.51);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-info-box296_683b50-97.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box296_683b50-97 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\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Dance &amp; Movement<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Move your body and engage your mind<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishballet.co.uk\/health-at-hand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Movement and Breath sessions for physical and mental health<\/a>&nbsp;Designed specifically for NHS&nbsp;and Social Care Teams by Scottish Ballet&nbsp;but accessible to everyone, these 10 minute sessions address physical and mental health concerns in difficult times.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/edinburghcommunityyoga.co.uk\/our-services\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edinburgh Community Yoga<\/a>&nbsp;have free breathing,&nbsp;audio guided meditation and chair yoga exercises<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCEGM52VYwL0_E7o2o-RXcvg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edinburgh Community Yoga YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;has videos on self regulation and seated yoga<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-296_a77db3-eb .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-296_a77db3-eb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-296_a77db3-eb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box296_b4b448-75 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box296_b4b448-75 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{background:rgba(238,182,2,0.51);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-info-box296_b4b448-75.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box296_b4b448-75 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