Freeing the Creative Spirit: Drawing on the Power of Art to Tap the Magic and Wisdom Within
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062501828 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Adriana Diaz teaches creative mediation around the world.
An art-as-spirituality sourcebook that integrates personal healing and renewal in a context of multicultural awareness, spiritual depth, and creative meditation -- for artists and non-artists alike.
"An Open Door to Creativity and Healing" according to Beverly A. Fontaine. This colorful and exciting book offers delightful exercises, rituals and practices for opening up your inner creativity to expand your spirit and your whole experience of life. The exercises are simple and have directions that include a list of supplies - again, simple and useful. Anyone can do these practices and gain tremendous insight into their own "artist/healer" within. This book entices you to participate in the creative exercises and then helps you to reflect deeply upon the inner healing that arises out of your own creative expressions. Highly rec. Free your Creativity "Freeing" is filled with exercises to do just as it is titled, "tap into the magic and wisdom within" all of us. It starts by explaining how to tap into your spirit through "Creative Meditation" in which you can renew your sense of self esteem, recognize your connections with the rest of the world and to free the flow of creativity in the individual and society. Although this is mainly dealing with painting, I feel it is useful for all people in any art medium. The exercises of consciousness of breathing while finger painting are just as useful for those w. Kindle. ERS. said The Best Way to get Started in "Art as Meditation". I've used Freeing the Creative Spirit as a guide to learning/evolving in the expression of my own reflections and ponderings. The various exercises and rituals, suggested in this book, have helped me to set an environment where I can create in a variety of mediums. Having used these ideas/rituals over time, I now come to the worktable in a comfortable and welcoming posture. This book has aided me in casting-off the childhood baggage that I am "not good at art"; and has opened me to a variety of expressions I did not perceive as possible. Ms. Diaz finds a d
. About the Author Adriana Diaz teaches creative mediation around the world