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15 Easy Mindful Art Journaling Ideas for Beginners | Self Art Therapy Exercises

Have you ever experienced feeling less stressed after mindful art activities or journaling?

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Today, I’ll be sharing 15 Art Therapy Exercises and easy Mindful Art Journaling Ideas for beginners. These art journaling ideas are a combination of Art Therapy Activities and prompts from an Art Therapy group I attend, as well as some favorite Mindful Art Activities I teach. Some of the art journaling ideas shared include: Mindful Mandalas, Meditative Watercolor Doodling, Expressive Arts Exercises, Meditative Art, and Art Journaling, etc.

Many of these prompts are very simple (and open to interpretation), so it gives you permission to create and express yourself freely. I hope they inspire your own art journaling practice whether you’re in your mindful art studio, at home, or on the go.

15 easy Mindful Art journaling prompts (and self art therapy exercises):

  1. Drawing the Breath Meditation exercise

  2. Where do you feel stuck?

  3. Where do you get your strength?

  4. Growth

  5. Treasure

  6. Possibilities

  7. What are your values?

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8. Meditative Watercolor Doodling exercise

9. Gratitude

10. Choose a letter from the alphabet to make your intuitive marks

11. Choose a part of your body to feel into and inspire your art making

12. Reflect and Express your Year exercise

13. Transitions

14. Transformation

15. For more details, Watch the Full Video Below (including examples of each self art therapy exercise and prompts, art making tips, and art material recommendations).

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This 10-page workbook includes 8 common ways we get creatively blocked, 8 creative tips and solutions, and more mindful art journaling prompts to help you stress less and create more.

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MINDFUL ART ACTIVITIES VIDEOS:

- Draw the Breath Meditation Video
- Draw Simple Mindful Mandalas E-Course
- Mindful Art Activities Playlist

MINDFUL ART workshops online:

- Mindful Mandalas for Relaxation here
- More Classes & Teacher Trainings Online here

LIST OF RECOMMENDED MINDFUL ART SUPPLIES:

Arches Watercolor Paper Block, 9x12
Mungyo Professional Water Colors Set (24 Colors)
Watercolor Paint Brushes Squirrel Hair Professional 4Pcs:
Micron Ink Pen Set, Ass't 6CT Set

DISCLAIMER:

The Art Therapy Exercise prompts and Mindful Art Activities shared here may seem similar to a self art therapy session, but doing these mindful art actvities is not the same as Art Therapy. You may want to work with a professional Art Therapist for support. Some links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you! Thank you for supporting MindfulCreativeMuse.com, so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!

Easy Meditation Drawing Exercise 💜 | Drawing Meditation Techniques for Beginners

I'm excited to share these drawing meditation techniques in this easy meditation drawing exercise for beginners. This mindful doodling exercise is one of my favorite intuitive drawing exercises and mindful art activities.

Mindful Mandalas E-Course >>> here

I love this creative drawing warm-up and easy art tutorial to de-stress. Learn fun drawing meditation exercise and techniques in our e-course (plus my favorite part: a writing exercise to make meaning of your mindful mandalas).

Mandala Meditation is one of my favorite drawing exercise for beginners. In our Mindful Mandala's E-Course we'll explore more creative drawing warm-ups, intuitive drawing exercises, mindful doodling exercises, and my 4-step "I AM" Affirmation art journaling prompts. This expressive writing process is my *favorite* way to make meaning from my Mindful Mandala drawing.

See details and register for our Mindful Mandalas E-Course here

WHEEL OF LIFE WORKSHEET: a self-care exercise here

This YouTube video was from an interview with Cynthia Hauk of Mindful Creative Muse and Elizabeth Foley of Radiant You Online Retreat: www.radiantearthstudios.com

MINDFUL MANDALAS E-COURSE Register Here:

LIST OF ART SUPPLIES:
Mixed Media Art Journal here
Sharpies here
Tombow Watercolor Markers (Bright) here
Tombow Watercolor Markers (Pastel) here
Pentel Aqua Water Brush here

Mindful Art E-Courses and Trainings Here

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DISCLAIMER: Some links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you! Thank you for supporting MindfulCreativeMuse.com, so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!