First off, there's some kind of glitch where I cannot unenroll from this course. Went to the Help forum and saw several postings from other Coursera students having the same problem. It would be nice if this could be fixed. The instructors should have an accurate record of how many people are actually in their class for one thing.

Now about the course... The instructors seem like very compassionate, dedicated and knowledgeable people. I love that they chose to create a course about healing with the arts. It's so important. Sadly the course curriculum and content just wasn't for me.

Way too many videos that became redundant.

Too much time spent on meditating in the videos.

Very little in the way of presenting relevant information about why art is so beneficial to healing.

Encouraging students to be creative with their journals and then micromanaging how students were to do their journaling.

The discussion forums were hard to follow and too vague about what the discussion content was.

If you are already an artist and you already use art as a healing modality successfully, you might find this course somewhat frustrating. Go ahead and give it a try though. I stuck with it into Week 2 because there were some really beneficial things about the course. In the end, however,just not a good fit for me.

Again, the instructors were wonderful and I wish them both continued success with this endeavor.

After taking the “Healing With the Arts” course offered by the University of Florida, I have felt so much better than ever. In fact, I love sharing my stories through creative writing and art. Mary and Michael are the ones who give me the inspiration to find the spiritual healing through the arts. It is a technique of self-care and it has really helped me cope with my anxiety. I highly recommend this class to anyone who may have experience practicing self-care through arts, like me.

This is the kind of course that goes on indefinitely. I was able to use the Arts to deal with some issues I have carried with me for a long time. Mary and Michael were wonderful instructors as well as all the artists that shared time with their Art, Music, Dance, and Spoken Word. Wonderful class that is truly designed for the person taking it!

Unconventional, intriguing, fascinating! Thanks to this course I've started to actually create my own art. Thank you for encouragement!!! I love this course and recommend it to all the people who simply claim, they'll never be artists, because they're not talented. Yes, you are! Take this course and explore you amazing talents.

The course is great, but you need a 100% open mind... something’s are very hippie and I rolled my eyes so far back I saw the back of my head. But at the end I am super happy that I finished and definitely buying the book cause there are things that I want to go in a bit deeper.Definitely recommend this course.

This course was very informative and deep. I enjoyed the spoken word/ poem and w writting segment the most. I learnt great strategies for healing such as guided imagery, music and spiritual practices. This course will definitely help me in my practice when offering counselling interventions and services.

Very beautiful course. This course will bring a hidden talent in us. i gifted myself with a journal and paintings by the end of this course. More usefull for people in pain as this courses repeatedly adresses you as a healer and an artist. Really enjoyed this course.

Great course. Very inspiring. I intend to take on-board the structure of the course - visual art, music, dance, word - and integrate it into an ongoing creative practice. Having just completed the course, I would happily take it all over again!

A very useful tool for therapist well presented by the instructors. It gives you the freedom to use your imagination and express yourself through art. Thank you so much for the beautiful moments we share together! Keep being creative!

This course does everything it promises. The lectures are comprehensive and clear, and include many helpful and illustrative examples of student work that will inspire you to dive head first into the transformational power of art.

Thank you for providing this soooooo good course for me, it really helped me pass through the depression and worried form lifetime, I would take all the experience form course in mind to make my life better, thank you so much.

I loved the diversity within the course - that it provided the opportunity to try and test various types of art in order to find the one (or more) methods that help or at least cause fun.

I highly recommend this course,

It's poweful and strenghts your confidence.

It develops creativity and a connection with your inner self

... and it's for your whole life

This course was absolutely life changing!! It’s worth more than money can buy. I feel like I’m walking away from this course a differently and healed woman. Thank-you!

Lo recomiendo mucho. Este curso definitivamente me impulsó a explorar nuevas habilidades que me ayudan para desempeñarme mejor en los diferentes ámbitos de mi vida.

This course was life-changing for me! It opened up my mind and my heart to my art and made me finf the artist within! Totally reccomend it!

THE COURSE YOU ALL NEED TO TAKE AND I AM NOT OVERREACTING.

Dr. Mary and sir Micheal, you are amazing human beings.

Genuinely the best class/course I have ever taken. Very transformative, fun, healing and so insightful! Thank you

Un curso genuino y enriquecedor. Una muy buena forma de aplicar las artes a la vida real. Gracias!

May be the best course I have ever taken that has had the best positive affect to me as an artist.

Very important course , I think everybody should take it , thank you.

Excellent course.

Excellent course.

Its awesome

It seemed like it was a waste of time until I actually gave into the exercises, then it brought out playful creativity that I haven't felt in a long time. It wasn't what I expected, it was a little more of much different.