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Wide of city embankment exteriors2. Wide of city street 3. Various of traffic4. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Olga Vorobyeva, city resident, Vox Pop\"If you want to get warm, you should take a sauna....\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eSt Petersburg, Russia - 27 December, 2007\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of city embankment exteriors\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of city street \u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of traffic\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Olga Vorobyeva, city resident, Vox Pop\u003cbr/\u003e\"If you want to get warm, you should take a sauna. Sometimes you really need to go to a swimming pool. Generally it is water with its pleasant effects which warms and relaxes you. But in general a good way to overcome depression is to go dancing.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close of feet on street \u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Vadim Yegorov, city resident, Vox Pop\u003cbr/\u003e\"No. Not at any price. A person must solve this problem himself.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of pedestrians \u003cbr/\u003e10. Tilt up of office exterior\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of woman knocking a door and entering in\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close of 'Psycho Design studio' advert\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of patient talking to studio psychologist\u003cbr/\u003e14. Close of patient\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close of paints\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide pan of psychologist and patient in studio\u003cbr/\u003e17. Close of brushes\u003cbr/\u003e18. Mid of patient painting\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close of hand painting sun\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of psychologist taking notes\u003cbr/\u003e21. Close of hand painting\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of patient painting picture\u003cbr/\u003e23. Close of hand writing\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide of patient drawing flowers\u003cbr/\u003e25. Close of hand spreading red paint on paper\u003cbr/\u003e26. Mid of patient observing painting\u003cbr/\u003e27. Close of paints\u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Elena Slepokhina, client \u003cbr/\u003e\"I think that it is very useful way of relaxing. Here you can remember your childhood and can really feel something new and overcome your depression and gloomy mood.\"\u003cbr/\u003e29. Wide of painting\u003cbr/\u003e30. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Elena Slepokhina, client \u003cbr/\u003e\"I think I have created type of scene which I would like to be in now, which I would like to see in my life. More bright colours, sunshine and positive feelings.\"\u003cbr/\u003e31. Close of painted flowers\u003cbr/\u003e32. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Polina Ptichkina, 'psycho-designer' and psychologist \u003cbr/\u003e\"When a person is drawing he may forget completely about his life, his problems, think of nothing at all but just drawing. And at a particular moment the images he is painting make some kind of sense. Like in a flash he knows what it is all about and suddenly everything becomes clear. What was unclear for a long time now becomes clear, precise and comprehensible.\"\u003cbr/\u003e33. Close of colour tubes\u003cbr/\u003e34. Wide of 'psycho-designers' leaving office\u003cbr/\u003e35. Wide of pedestrians on street\u003cbr/\u003e36. Mid of man smoking\u003cbr/\u003eSt. Petersburg is one of the world's most northerly cities, and in winter the days are short. \u003cbr/\u003eFor some this can cause bouts of depression and sleeplessness, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).  \u003cbr/\u003eBut now a painting 'therapy' workshop is being offered to those wanting to fight the Russian 'winter blues'.\u003cbr/\u003eStarted by two psychology graduates it promises to de-stress and clear the mind.\u003cbr/\u003eRussian winters can be long and bleak. \u003cbr/\u003eShort, cold and dark days do little to lift the spirits, already burdened by the stress of everyday life.\u003cbr/\u003eFor some the sauna and swimming baths offer a temporary solution. \u003cbr/\u003eLocal resident, Olga Vorobyeva, says for her the best way to overcome depression is to go dancing.\u003cbr/\u003eAnother resident, Vadim Yegorov, says people need not see a specialist to resolve problems of depression.\u003cbr/\u003eHowever two enterprising psychology graduates claim to have come up with a new solution.\u003cbr/\u003eFive months ago, Elena Piskareva and Polina Ptichkina opened a 'Psycho-Design' studio in the city centre. \u003cbr/\u003eAfter an initial consultation with the psychologist, patients are led to a room whose walls are covered from floor to ceiling with white paper. \u003cbr/\u003ePatients are given a selection of brushes and pots of paint, and left to their own devices.\u003cbr/\u003eFor the next hour they are free to paint whatever comes into their mind.\u003cbr/\u003eThere are no rules. Patients can paint as much or as little as they want. \u003cbr/\u003eAll through the painting session one of the psychologists observes and makes notes.\u003cbr/\u003eElena Slepokhina is one of the patients unleashing her creative spirit.\u003cbr/\u003eShe says it's a good way to relax and forget her daily worries.\u003cbr/\u003eSlepokhina says she has painted a scene that is filled with positive feelings.\u003cbr/\u003eOnce the session is over the psychologist discusses what the patient painted and the emotions felt.\u003cbr/\u003eFor many people this is the first time they have experienced such creative freedom since their childhood. \u003cbr/\u003ePolina Ptichkina, a psychologist, says people forget about their everyday problems when they paint or draw.\u003cbr/\u003eThe psychologists call it \"art therapy\", a creative way of sorting through one's depression and dark moods. \u003cbr/\u003eEach session costs $200. \u003cbr/\u003eKeyword 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