Yuko Taniguchi
2016 Bush Fellow
Yuko Taniguchi was inspired by how fisherwomen in her native Japan used art to heal from the devastating grief and trauma of a tsunami. That inspiration fuels her work with the Arts at the Bedside Program at the Mayo Clinic, where she helps patients tap into their creativity to express fear, anxiety and grief. Through her Bush Fellowship, Yuko will explore the connections between art and resiliency both at the individual and community level. She will study with national experts who use the arts to connect mind, body and people.
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Being a Bush Fellow has allowed me to take action to confirm the needs that exist in Rochester. The first six months of the fellowship…
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During the first eleven months of Fellowship activities, I worked with a wide range of people with different leadership skills and experiences, studied various materials,…
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Through my Bush Fellowship activities that pertain to the investigation of how creativity plays a role as a practice of healing, I continue to contemplate…
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I write this final reflection from a place of gratitude. Throughout the Fellowship, I have contemplated on the reception of the Fellowship itself. I felt…