Mandala Art
Four week series February 15th – March 7th
Attend one or attend all
Join Alice Gilbert as she shares her insight and artistic beauty through mandala dot painting. Come to one session or come to all & open up to an inner state of peace & tranquility creating space from your thoughts and allow your creativity to flow!
“ A mandala is the psychological expression of the totality of the self.”
-Carl Jung-
Over the four weeks, Alice will guide you through the art of freehand drawing and precision drawing of your mandala which you will paint over the weeks to come! All paint & equipment is supplied, with a choice of painting your mandala on provided funky up-cycled & recycled items or canvases from nature! If you have something from home that you’d love to express your creativity upon, then you’re welcome to bring it along. Bread boards, wooden boxes, rocks etc etc…
The possibilities are endless of potential canvases for your creativity!
So why are mandalas good for your well-being?
Mandalas make it easier to connect with the most intimate parts of yourself. This helps guide you along the path of self-knowledge. They are an amazing tool for thinking about your place in the world, and your relationship to other people. Mandalas help you interweave yourself with the strongest energies within you and the universe. They do it by using all the energies that flow out of each shape and color that you create.
Designing and coloring mandalas can be a great tool to focus your attention and are a powerful way to becoming present in the moment. Creating a mandala is a form of meditation that brings inner harmony through the energies that flow through all their shapes and colors. These energies can transform negative things into positive ones, and bring balance to your life. That’s why they are a great practice for waking up your mind & calming and releasing your stress.
Benefits of Mandala Art:
- They help with balance
- They bring peace and tranquility
- Looking at them will give you a feeling of calmness
- They help with concentration
- They make it easier to be mindful
- Open your creative flow
- Release stress
Mandalas go from the center and outwards. This is what will help you connect with yourself, free yourself, rebuild yourself, and create a relationship with yourself. All this happens thanks to the different colors and shapes you choose for the mandala.
“Everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening. From this point of view awakening is right at your fingertips continually.”
-Pema Chödrön-