I remember reading Leslie Kenton's book about the menopause years ago and her saying that many women had found relief from their hot flushes (flashes) through painting or doing something creative. She said don't lie there in your bed thrashing in a pool of sweat, get up and paint something, write a poem, or put on some music and dance.

Yeah right I thought, what a wonderfully romantic idea, one that I couldn't see being translated into reality not with the exhaustion that sleepless nights cause. But, since Art Solutions I have experienced creativity as an enormous release and profoundly healing.

Four years ago my colleague and friend Dr. Silvia Hartmann discovered the Art Solutions process, a way of not only being able to paint, sculpt, write and create ad infinitum, using any medium of your choice, but also a unique way to find specific solutions to your problems which is incredibly healing and stress relieving.

For example when I was stuck on a project one day, almost tearing my hair out with frustration, I sat down in front of a canvas and said "Give me something to show me what to do next" and was amazed at the result.

And not only did that painting help me to know exactly what to do next but I have it hanging over my desk and when I get a bit stuck or overwhelmed I look at it and I immediately get the answer. The energy is still as powerful as the first day I painted it, nearly three years ago, if anything it has grown stronger over the years. And that I find extraordinary.

Now looking at it you may not get anything particular but that is the truly wonderful thing about Art Solutions, they are solutions and answers especially for you, custom made. How beautiful is that?

When I was ill last year, feeling a little weak and a bit anxious that it was all taking too long, I got out a canvas and with shaking hands painted a picture to aid my recovery and the deep calm that swept over me was extraordinary and I knew I had nothing to worry about and that I would be on my feet in next to no time, and it was true, next day I felt a million times better and started to do a few emails again.

And the unresolved grief and bereavement of the death of my father some years earlier was completely healed with this painting.

As I traced the first line the whole life my father and I had had together unfolded and ended with a single teardrop in the centre. Now when I look at that painting my heart is filled with joy at having known such a warm compassionate man, my love is with him and I know his is with me.

Over the last four years I have created wonderful music, some especially for particular health challenges I have which interestingly enough work for others too because in the set up I didn't specify it was for me alone, which is very exciting and I plan to do more with that in the near future.

Art Solutions is a wonderful thing to learn and to have access to in your daily life with a myriad of applications even things like choosing the right outfit for an interview to give you the best possible chance of success.

Art Solutions is not just about healing, though it does that beautifully, it can also remove doubt from your life, a true gift in these uncertain times and the empowering effects spread out over all your life decisions and you can start seeing change from the very first moment you start using it.

Dr. Hartmann and I will be teaching this extraordinary process on the 8th and 9th November in Gatwick, London, UK so do come along to this life changing weekend and learn how to use Art Solutions to bring joy, light, inspiration and certainty to your world.

We will only be doing this ONCE and places will be strictly limited so go here NOW to find out more!

Art Solutions Creativity Training Weekend with Dr. Silvia Hartmann and Nicola Quinn
8/9 November 2008 - Europa Hotel, Gatwick London, UK