Download or read book Mindfulness Paintings A Book of Creative Meditation Exercises Artwork and Art Activities written by Alisa E. Clark and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-30 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paint, Think, Notice and Be Mindful...Mindfulness Paintings is a book full of creative meditation exercises, artwork, and art activities that will help you embrace the present moment. You will find suggestions for noticing and accepting your thoughts and feelings through creative techniques. Mindfulness Paintings will help you become more aware of how your body and mind are connected as you try some calming art experiences. An artist's voice will lead you to notice and observe your own thoughts without judgement or distraction. You will develop more compassion for yourself and others as you quiet your mind and make something new.With each line, stroke, color, and shape you make, you just might pay attention to things you have not noticed before. You will have the opportunity to feel new joy and peace as you hear the voice of your artist at work, as you play with art making tools, and as you try some simple mindfulness art techniques and exercises. Pick up your paintbrush and allow your journey into the present moment begin!
Download or read book Slow Looking written by Shari Tishman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slow Looking provides a robust argument for the importance of slow looking in learning environments both general and specialized, formal and informal, and its connection to major concepts in teaching, learning, and knowledge. A museum-originated practice increasingly seen as holding wide educational benefits, slow looking contends that patient, immersive attention to content can produce active cognitive opportunities for meaning-making and critical thinking that may not be possible though high-speed means of information delivery. Addressing the multi-disciplinary applications of this purposeful behavioral practice, this book draws examples from the visual arts, literature, science, and everyday life, using original, real-world scenarios to illustrate the complexities and rewards of slow looking.
Download or read book Soul Color written by Emma Burleigh and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soul Color is a ten-week watercolor painting course designed to cultivate mindfulness and creativity. Develop confidence to paint more intuitively, give yourself permission to enjoy the unexpected and make mistakes, deepen your meditation skills, and discover a new sense of reflective calm. Soul Color isn't a traditional "how-to" book. It is the outcome of several years of research and trial and error with students and friends who've come to Emma's workshops and classes.
Download or read book Drawing Your Own Path written by John F. Simon, Jr. and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing Your Own Path is a smart, subtle, sophisticated, compassionate, radically eye-opening and mind-altering guide to creative and artistic liberation. Thank you, John Simon!"—Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being "John F. Simon, Jr., widely recognized as an early pioneer in the use of computer-generated imagery in contemporary art, has turned his attention to the act mark-making as a doorway into self-awareness and the essential touchstone of visual creativity. He leads us through a sequence of meditative drawing exercises, and shares insightful, touching anecdotes of his many years of experience as a practicing artist."—Peter Halley, Artist "The mysteries of the mind and universe are coupled with a very practical guide to drawing. It is an unlikely but wonderfully fruitful combination, a step-by-step approach to awareness and art."—Lawrence Rinder, Director, UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive "John’s marvelous artwork emerges from a deeply inspired and intuitive unfolding. His gift of finding one’s own creative process is beautifully transmitted in this delightful guide."—Jon Bernie, Ordinary Freedom "Drawing Your Own Path is an invitation to those who have never drawn before and a warm, informative, intelligent and lovely book to read. It offers refreshing, new ways to look at and experience the steps to make drawings today."—Sharon Louden, Artist, Editor of Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Drawing Your Own Path is an account of how multi–media artist John Simon’s daily drawing discipline became a meditation practice, and how that meditation illuminated his creative source. A practical guidebook full of Simon's own art, Drawing Your Own Path offers meditators an alternative path to ‘just sitting’ and offers artists a way to mindfully examine and deepen the source of their creative ideas. Readers are guided through thirty–three meditation and drawing exercises, exploring concentrated looking, mindful sketching, and improvisational awareness, all designed to help practitioners discover the vast creativity within themselves and in their daily lives. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book CreativeGIRL written by Danielle Donaldson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find your artistic creativity with delicate doodles, big colors and lavish layers! CreativeGIRL features art projects that teach you how to draw and paint your story using pencils, watercolor paints and simple mixed-media supplies. Danielle Donaldson shows you how to draw the pretty pictures from your imagination, infuse your art with delightful color combinations and work through creative frustration with simple fixes. You'll learn how to paint with watercolor, tell visual stories with and without words and add depth with layers using mixed-media techniques and little details--all while finding inspiration and gaining confidence in your own artistic style. Draw, paint, layer and create! • More than 30 techniques and projects including drawing, painting and adding layers for artists and aspiring artists of all levels. • Learn how do draw and paint figures such as creativeGIRL, busyGIRL and tutuGIRL. Then create your own girl to channel your story. • Find even more inspiration in a gallery filled with extraLOVE from the artist.
Download or read book Paint Yourself Calm written by Jean Haines and published by SearchPress+ORM. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the happiness benefits of putting brush to paper with a guide that puts judgment aside and “encourages simple enjoyment of painting” (Library Journal). Meditative, peaceful, and calming, watercolour painting offers a sense of control and self-worth to everyone, with no judgment or goal beyond the joy of painting itself. This book shows you how to calm and enhance your outlook through the movement of brush on paper. Master artist Jean Haines leads you through the journey, putting the emphasis on the joy of play rather than on pressure to perform or produce—and showing you how to wipe away your worries with the soothing, gentle strokes of watercolour paint. “Starting from the premise that everyone can paint, Haines frees readers of the goals and expectations of end results, and encourages simple enjoyment of painting. Open-ended, detailed exercises guide readers through experimenting with paint to gain a sense of control; to relieve stress; to escape; or to be in a better mood. The emotional and psychological properties of color are discussed as are obstacles to creativity and happiness. . . . [a] unique blend of self-care and expression.” —Library Journal
Download or read book Mindful Artist Sumi e Painting written by Virginia Lloyd-Davies and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mindful Artist: Sumi-e Painting teaches you to create your own beautiful, Japanese-inspired ink wash paintings while cultivating a mindful approach to making art. Centuries ago, Buddhist monks used black ink and brushes to practice mindfulness and create gorgeously harmonious works of art called "sumi-e paintings." The popularity of sumi-e, or ink wash painting, continues to this day. Mindfulness remains an essential element of sumi-e painting, allowing artists to focus on their surroundings, live in the moment, and feel present—thereby reducing their stress. Walter Foster’s new Mindful Artist series encourages you to enjoy working in your favorite media to create art from a reflective point of view—an inspiring, relaxing experience that emphasizes the creative process, rather than the end result. These books are designed to help you move past creative obstacles, like a perfectionist attitude toward making art or self-defeating concerns about your personal talent and abilities. These guides will not only help you stay mindful throughout the process, but also to find personal meaning in the artwork you create. Mindful Artist: Sumi-e Painting opens with an introduction explaining the links between mindfulness and sumi-e and how they enhance one another. Sections on “The Four Treasures,” as the tools needed for sumi-e painting are called; brushstrokes and painting techniques; and “The Four Gentlemen,” or the most common subjects in sumi-e painting, ensure that you have a solid background before getting started on the simple, approachable step-by-step painting projects. Throughout the book you can find stunning full-page artwork, tips for remaining mindful while you work, creative prompts and exercises, inspirational ideas, and suggestions on how to add color to black ink pieces. Learn to practice mindfulness while you master the popular art of ink wash painting with this inspiring and supportive guide.
Download or read book Watercolor Snacks written by Volta Voloshin-Smith and published by Rocky Nook, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relax and take a bite out of this tasty guide to creating watercolor paintings of your favorite treats! Watercolor Snacks is for food lovers, beginning artists, and anyone who wants to explore the world of watercolors through easy and accessible prompts and exercises. This colorful guide walks you through basic watercolor techniques and how to apply them to create beautiful, delicious-looking paintings.
Noted artist and instructor Volta Voloshin-Smith details everything needed to create mouthwatering images for every meal of the day, from a syrup-drenched stack of golden waffles and steaming cup of coffee at breakfast to a brightly colored sprinkled donut and a rainbow of popsicles for dessert. This first-ever watercolor food guide also includes: • Easy watercolor tips, tricks, and techniques • Recommended supplies (the “ingredients”) • Color theory basics • Maximizing mindful benefits of watercolor • How-to lessons for 30 foods from breakfast to dessert And much, much more! Whether you’re a beginner interested in learning a fun new skill, or an experienced painter ready to explore a fun new subject, this book will give you everything you need to create adorable paintings.
Download or read book Mindfulness Skills Workbook for Clinicians and Clients written by Debra Burdick, LCSWR, BCN and published by PESI Publishing & Media. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Comprehensive Mindfulness Skills Workbook Available Like no other resource, Mindfulness Skills Workbook combines the latest research and best practices -- all in a simple guide to successfully teach mindfulness to your clients. This comprehensive workbook provides the theory behind each tool, a step-by-step process to implement, and expert guidance on processing client results. Features:Experiential exercises you can integrate into practiceHighly effective collection of mindfulness toolsSpecial section to guide understanding of neurobiology behind mindfulnessDozens of reproducible activities, exercises, techniques and toolsNew meditationsSteps for increasing client use at homeBasic through advanced mindfulness skillsSkills for specific disordersJournal promptsUnique templates to monitor progress Improve Treatment Outcomes:DepressionAnxietyADHDPTSDOCDBipolarPanicPainSleepStressAngerChronic Medical and Mental Illness Reviews: "Debra Burdick has written a gem of a book on mindfulness. As a guide for clinicians, the book has everything: no-nonsense, clear style; plenty of background info; tie-ins with research; excellent illustrations; and plenty of original experiential tools for introducing mindfulness and leveraging motivation and compliance. This is the kind of resource on mindfulness that you are not just going to skim through: you are going to copy and dog-ear and share this book with your colleagues and your clients. This just might be the last guide to teaching mindfulness that you buy." -Pavel Somov, Ph.D., author of Present Perfect, Reinventing the Meal and Anger Management Jumpstart
Download or read book SoulCollage written by Seena B. Frost and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "SoulCollageTM is a process through which you contact your intuition and create an incredible deck of cards which have deep personal meaning and which will help you with life's questions. Following the simple SoulCollage directions, your hands move fragments of cut-out magazine pictures around, fitting them together in a surprising new way and gluing them down on a card. Cards containing the images you select -- or the images that select you -- come straight through your Soul, bypassing the mind. This is a multi-leveled, creative process which anyone can do. All you need is a good pair of scissors, pre-cut mat board cards, glue, and images you can cut out from magazines, greeting cards, personal photos, postcards, catalogues, and calendars. It is wonderful to have other people with whom to share the process. The cards are fun to take to a friend's house, to work with in therapy or support groups, or to keep on your coffee table."--Publisher description.
Download or read book Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies written by Laury Rappaport and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking book explores the theoretical, clinical and training application of integrating mindfulness with all of the arts therapies, and includes cutting-edge contributions from neuroscience. Written by pioneers and leaders in the arts therapies and psychology fields, the book includes 6 sections that examine mindfulness and the arts therapies from different perspectives: 1) the history and roots of mindfulness in relation to spirituality, psychotherapy and the arts therapies; 2) the role of the expressive arts in cultivating mindful awareness; 3) innovative approaches that add mindfulness to the arts therapies; 4) arts therapies approaches that are inherently mindfulness-based; 5) mindfulness in the training and education of arts therapists; and 6) the neuroscience underlying mindfulness and the arts therapies. Contributors describe their pioneering work with diverse applications: people with cancer, trauma, chronic pain, substance abuse, severe mental illness, clients in private practice, adolescents at camp, training dance and art therapists, and more. This rich resource will inspire and rejuvenate all clinicians and educators.
Download or read book Mindful Me written by Whitney Stewart and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When difficult things happen, you can take a step back and become a Mindful Me! Sometimes kids' lives can get busy and out of control, and worries can take over. When that happens, knowing how to pause and regain composure with mindfulness can help. This easily digestible guide introduces kids to mindfulness as a way to find clarity, manage stress, handle difficult emotions, and navigate personal challenges. With step-by-step instructions to over thirty breathing, relaxation, and guided meditation exercises, readers will have an entire toolkit at their disposal and writing prompts will help them process their discoveries. Clearly written and incredibly relatable, this invaluable resource provides a positive introduction to the world of self-care and mindfulness.
Download or read book Art of Mindfulness written by Emma Farrarons and published by Boxtree. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Mindfulness Colouring Book comes a pocket-sized creative art therapy book to soothe anxiety and eliminate stress. In her trademark chic and sophisticated style, Emma Farrarons offers beautiful templates for you to colour and complete with your own hands. Offering more than colouring in, there are drawings to imitate in perfect symmetry, patterns to create, lettering to copy and pages of guided sketching and doodling. Art of Mindfulness contains everything you can do with a pen and paper to achieve a creative mindful moment during a busy day. Making the most of art-making as a mindful activity, and small enough to carry around in your bag, Art of Mindfulness is your perfect antidote to the stresses of modern living. So pick up a pen and lose yourself in this pocket-sized book of peace and calm.
Download or read book Dancing in the Doghouse written by Alisa E. Clark and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 60 FULL COLOR original art images join with the story of an ordinary life filled with ups and downs. It's a story of struggle that brings hope: hope of an ever present, personal and loving God.
Download or read book Art Meditation Art Zen and Senses written by Rita M. Rivas and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art Meditation is a revolutionary approach to art and to meditation, where Art, Zen, Yoga, Tao, Science, Art Therapy and Art come together to create a unique art and life experience. This book shares with others my own experience in meditating with art, and finding tranquility and eternal instants. As an artist, my Art Mission is to get closer to my human and spiritual existence, to be connected to the "infinite," to climb another step toward enlightenment, to find and be myself, and to share with others my experience. I put to work together philosophy, art techniques and proven sources of inspiration used by artists in history, and named it "Art Meditation." When applying this technique, I reach a higher level of creativity and mindfulness, and my creations are integrated to my whole existence. "Art Meditation" is the use of art techniques to reach a state of meditation empowered by philosophy and proven sources of inspiration. Chapter 1 and 2 provide the basic knowledge tools and materials needed for the meditations. Then I expose 14 art meditation sessions from Chapter 3 until Chapter 16. In each chapter I follow the creative cycle: "Meditate to make art and make art to meditate" "Art Meditation" contributes to Art Making and to Art Therapy. In "Art Meditation" the objective is to find a state of meditation using philosophy, art techniques and proven sources of inspiration. The process brings creativity and mindfulness, and enlighten the person to a higher level. In Art Making the objective is to communicate, make a point, or follow the artist's mission. Art Meditation helps the artist find a mission and a creativity flow. In Art Therapy, the objective is self knowledge, conflict solving and life stage understanding. Art Meditation provides art techniques and processes that facilitate a therapy session. Art Meditation contributes to anyone looking for a meaning in life, a fresh view, a new start, and a reinvention of life or business. Art Meditation is for anyone.
Download or read book Art and Liminal Space written by Alisa E Clark and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art and Liminal Space is the compilation of an artist's work with reflections that explore liminality's influence upon it. Liminal spaces are seen through the lens of a mindful art maker. The spaces are then painted and described with an artistic eye. A deeper understanding of the time we spend between "What Has Already Happened" and "What's Coming Next" is found through the artist's process. From within the creative flow, in-between moments are captured with a paintbrush and the artist's voice. A better understanding of our "In-Betweens," and ways art can give us hope in those places no matter how hard our present places may seem, waits inside Art and Liminal Space.
Download or read book Creative Wellness written by Beth Ann Short and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wellness does not come in a pill. Balancing life takes ongoing practice. Creative Wellness: Art Journaling with Mindfulness is an essential tool in finding and maintaining balance in a multifaceted life. In this interactive journal honor the creative process and let go of the inner critic. Previous art experience is unnecessary! This mixed media process engages anyone willing to explore with an open mind. Following gentle prompts explore the eight dimensions of wellness and uncover areas needing attention. This process utilizes writing, drawing, collage and paint. Additionally, this journal provides the support and structure from board certified art therapist, Beth Ann Short, in creating realistic and life changing goals. Others who have utilized these techniques have experienced enhanced problem solving potential in all areas of their lives as well as decreased stress. Adding mindfulness, imagery, symbolism and art making to the journal process engages both hemispheres of the brain. Explore the eight dimensions of wellness and uncover opportunities for change. Art journaling is an opportunity to honor life where ever it leads and a chance to explore choices and feelings. In an age where so many are striving for inner peace and balance, this tool engages anyone willing to try.
