Create calmness, gain insights from your inner wisdom, and awaken your inner artist with a guided meditation and flower mandalas.
Mindfulness coach, author and photographer, Kim Fuller will lead us through a guided meditation.The guided meditation will help us get out of our heads, slow down and be in the moment.
Once we are relaxed and have expanded are minds we will continue to stay connected with our enlightened state of mind by creating our own flower mandalas with Blooming Artisan. (Flower mandalas are created with real flowers and flower parts on 12 x 12” cardstock paper. All materials are provided and you will be able to take them home with you.)
Finally, as a very special bonus, after we have completed our mandalas, Kim Fuller will show us how to photograph our mandals with our camera phones.
No previous artistic or meditative experience is needed to particpate. This is a safe and judgement free envirnoment. We want you to be comfortable for this expereince. Please dress however you are most comfortable. You may medititate lying down or sitting on a yoga mat or sitting upright in a chair. Again it is whatever makes you feel most comfortable and relaxed. If you are more comfortable on a yoga mat and have your own, please bring it with you. There will be some extra yoga mats available to use, if you forget yours or don’t have your own.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Advance registration is required as space is limited.
About Mandalas
Mandalas are often used as a meditative tool. When creating mandalas it’s a way to center oursleves and focus our thoughts. The meaning of the word mandala is a sacred circle and it signifies the cycle of life. Creating a mandala out of real flowers and flower parts is a ephermeral art that will wilt, die and return to the earth. This process is a very symbolic and theraputetic tool to connect to whatever we may be struggling with internally; help us gain prespective; and then let it go.
About Kim Fuller
Kim has been a freelance photographer for over 25 years and have worked with some amazing clients. After hearing the Dalai Lama speak and starting her meditation practice she realized that looking through the lens of her camera had also been a very mindful practice. Kim has been practicing mindfulness meditation and studying Buddhism for over 13 years and have found a profound and positive shift in how she navigates through life because of her practice. Kim’s life experiences and reflective practices have led her to developing the P.A.U.S.E.™ method. It's a simple 5 step mindfulness method that gives you a road map when confronted with challenges in your life. (http://www.kimfullerphotography.com)