May 18 2019 1pm - 2:15pm Experience the connection between visualization, guided meditation and art making during this gentle two-part experience. Jas Milam will lead a relaxing guided meditation/visualization exercise. Following this inner journey. participants will have the opportunity to create a torn paper mandala recreating the experience. This finished mandala can serve as a map back to this safe place or a reminder that peace is within. ONLINE REGISTRATION will be here, when … [Read more...] about Torn Paper Mandala and Guided Meditation
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Centering Through Art
April 20, 2019 1pm - 2:15pm Centering through art and art makingis a meditational or devotional practice designed to quiet the mind and tune in spiritually. Coloring mandalas is a perfect way to do this. The benefits may be seen immediately and are helpful in reducing stress, beautifying your surroundings and maintaining conscious contact with a Higher Power. A variety of easy to keep on hand media – markers, colored pencils, crayons and gel pens – as well as circle templates, straight … [Read more...] about Centering Through Art
Aboriginal Dot Painting – mandala river rocks
March 16, 2019 1pm - 2:15pm The Aboriginal people of Australia believed that their souls traveled outside their bodies during sleep to a Dreamtime parallel universe. Their dot paintings were maps of this created during an altered state generated through sound (didgeridoo) and repetitive process (dot technique). Participants will borrow this idea and make a couple of these dot mandala stones to native music after viewing a presentation on these Indigenous Australians. ONLINE … [Read more...] about Aboriginal Dot Painting – mandala river rocks
Sri Yantra – the oldest mandala
February 16, 2019 3pm - 4:15pm A Yantra is the visual equivalent of the Mantra – a meditation “tool” for the visually oriented practitioner. The first mandala of the series is the oldest mandala we know of. Join Jas Milam, artist and art therapist in this informative look at the Sri Yantra mandala, learn how to use yantras in your Daily Practice and make a Yantra of your own to take home to your home altar or favorite meditation spot. REGISTER HERE … [Read more...] about Sri Yantra – the oldest mandala
THE MATRIX
December 7 Oh yes, we will watch the film and remark on all the moments we sync with…reflect on who is The Oracle in our lives and who’s our Agent Smith and where do we plug in? What’s our phone booth? Then we will study the visionary artwork of Alex Grey before making visionary artwork based on our autobiographical retelling of The Matrix and Me. No experience required. REGISTER HERE (December 7, 2019 10am - 4pm $105) … [Read more...] about THE MATRIX
THE CHAKRA SYSTEM
November 2 – oil clay sculpture Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning “wheel or disc”. It is an ancient concept currently understood as the spinning energy flow of the life force we all embody. There are seven of these energy centers from the perineum up to the top of the head. Each chakra corresponds to specific color vibration and sound. Typically the chakras are hard to see with the eye, but some psychics and intuitives can actually see the chakras as they radiate. Come study this ancient … [Read more...] about THE CHAKRA SYSTEM
THE GREAT ROUND – The Realization of the Self
October 5 - mandala painting Mandalas are drawings in circle format and have an old and established place in healing - physically, mentally and spiritually. The word mandala is Sanskrit for “circle”. Carl Jung re-introduced the West to mandalas and inspired several art therapists to study them. At this introduction to mandalas Jas Milam, artist and art therapist, will offer participants a chance to create their own mandala and learn more about the use of mandalas in a Daily Practice. Those … [Read more...] about THE GREAT ROUND – The Realization of the Self
THE AFTERLIFE / BETWEEN LIVES
September 7 - pastel drawing techniques Every belief system, every religion and most cultures address the human question “what happens when I die?” View a compilation of artists’ illustrations of the afterlife. Similarities are particularly intriguing as are the growing reports from Near Death Experiences. Learn chalky pastel and stencil techniques and draw your own idea of the time between lives. No experience with art (or death) required. REGISTER HERE (September 7, 2019 10am - 4pm … [Read more...] about THE AFTERLIFE / BETWEEN LIVES