writing and art making

Art Making: How to Use Journaling as a Jump-Off Point for Creative Healing

As an art therapist with a deep passion for mindfulness and creative healing, I often begin my personal and professional art making with one simple practice: journaling. Not the polished, Instagram-worthy kind—just a pen, a quiet space, and a willingness to explore what’s stirring beneath the surface. Over the years, I’ve discovered that journaling is…

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My Ongoing Quest for Happiness by Embracing Zen

The world’s most renowned spiritual teachers and masters agree that we are happiest when we embrace the notion that true happiness emerges from within rather than external circumstances. ZEN is the art of being here and now, immersed in the moment. Eckhart Tolle, author of “The Power of Now,” teaches that living in the present…