What Is Mindful Art Journaling?
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply in need of a little inspiration, you’re not alone. In today’s world, where everything moves fast and our to-do lists never seem to end, it’s easy to feel like we’ve lost touch with ourselves. Many of us are quietly yearning for a more grounded, nourishing way to move through life. A way to reconnect, not just with others, but with our own breath, our own body, our own creativity.
That’s why mindful art journaling has become one of the most treasured practices in my life. It started for me during a particularly difficult season. I was juggling too many responsibilities and feeling emotionally drained. Since then, I’ve leaned into gentle creative practices like BreathDoodles™, AquaDoodles™, and Muse Journaling™.
These are not about making “beautiful” art. They are invitations. Invitations to be present, to play, to listen deeply to what your inner voice is whispering. With just a pen, a splash of color, and your own honest presence, you can experience calm, clarity, and a renewed sense of purpose.
And whether you’ve never picked up a paintbrush or you’ve kept art journals for years, you’re welcome here. Mindful art journaling isn’t about perfection. It’s about showing up exactly as you are, letting the page hold your thoughts and feelings, and giving yourself the compassion to create without judgment. When you do, something remarkable happens. Your nervous system softens. Your creative spark returns. And little by little, you remember who you are beneath all the noise.
How Mindfulness Enhances Your Creative Practice
Mindfulness helps you become more aware of your thoughts, feelings, and body. When combined with art journaling, this awareness creates a safe space for exploration and healing.
In just a few minutes a day, mindful art can:
Support emotional processing
Offer stress relief and relaxation
Encourage playfulness and creativity
Provide a grounded space to reflect and grow
You don’t need fancy supplies or years of experience. What matters most is showing up, with curiosity, kindness, and presence.
Watch the Mindful Art Workshop Video
I created a 28-minute video workshop to help you experience this firsthand. It’s a gentle introduction to mindful art journaling that’s both practical and inspiring. Watch it here:
Inside the workshop video:
Learn how mindfulness can bring more peace to your art journaling
Try calming, creative practices like BreathDoodles™, AquaDoodles™, and Muse Journaling™
Discover how art can become a tool for stress relief and personal transformation
Get a Sneak Peek with the 1-Minute Teaser
If you're short on time or just curious, check out the short teaser video to get a feel for the workshop:
You’ll get a quick glimpse into how accessible and calming mindful art can be, even in just a few moments.
If the video resonated with you and sparked something inside, a moment of peace, a flicker of creativity, or a desire for something more, you're not alone. Many of us come to mindful art not because we want to become "artists," but because we’re looking for meaningful tools to reconnect with ourselves and, sometimes, to support others in doing the same.
The good news? There are two beautiful, accessible ways to continue this journey, whether you feel called to deepen your personal practice or to guide others through their own creative healing.
1. Become a Certified Mindful Art & Meditation Teacher
If you’ve ever felt a pull to help others, through coaching, counseling, education, or spiritual practice, this training offers a gentle, structured path to bring creativity and mindfulness into the work you do. It’s perfect for therapists, yoga teachers, social workers, educators, and anyone who feels called to create safe, healing spaces for others.
This internationally accredited Mindful Art & Meditation Teacher Training is designed to meet you where you are. Whether you're brand new to facilitating or already working with clients, you’ll learn how to confidently and compassionately guide others using proven tools and trauma-informed principles.
Inside the training, you’ll receive:
A simple, repeatable 8-step Facilitator Framework that supports transformation through mindful art
Access to exclusive creative activities like Muse Journaling™, BreathDoodles™, and AquaDoodles™
A comprehensive Facilitator Workbook, video tutorials, and done-for-you teaching templates
Monthly Group Coaching Calls to receive feedback, ask questions, and stay supported
A self-paced experience that allows you to learn and grow in your own time
Whether you’re seeking to deepen your own creative practice or add a soulful new offering to your work with others, this training was created to help you feel empowered, clear, and connected.
2. Boost Your Personal Practice with simple mindful art exercises
If you’re not planning to teach but feel called to reconnect with your creativity, calm your nervous system, and carve out meaningful time for yourself, this bundle is for you.
The Spark Your Muse Course Bundle is a soothing, self-paced collection of videos, prompts, and mindful practices designed to support your emotional well-being and creative spark. It’s an invitation to turn your attention inward, to listen, to play, and to find healing through gentle creative expression.
Through guided videos and embodied prompts, you’ll:
Reduce stress and support your emotional balance
Reignite your creative fire with accessible, joy-filled practice.
Use breath, movement, and color to ground your nervous system and feel more present
Whether you have five minutes or an entire afternoon, these practices are designed to meet you right where you are—with no pressure, no perfection, and plenty of heart.
Why Mindfulness and Art Journaling Work So Well Together
Mindfulness gives you permission to slow down and notice what’s happening in the present. Art gives you a way to process and express it.
Together, they create a powerful, healing practice that supports your whole being, mind, body, and spirit. You don’t need to be “good” at art to experience its benefits. You just need to show up, breathe, and allow your Muse to guide the way.
A Heartfelt Invitation to Begin
You deserve time to reconnect with yourself.
You deserve creative tools that feel nourishing and supportive.
And if you feel called to guide others, you deserve to feel confident and inspired while doing it.
Whether you’re doodling in your journal, watching the free video, or stepping into facilitator training, know this: you are not alone. You’re part of a creative, heart-led community that values presence, play, and purpose.
We’re here to walk beside you.