Mandala Monday – The Mandala Cure: End Anxiety Today

by | Jun 23, 2014 | Art, Healing, Mandala Coloring, Mandala Monday, Mandalas

The Mandala Cure: End Anxiety Today

Author:

Michelle Normand

Whether you know it or not you are probably quite familiar with mandalas. If you have gazed upon a magnificent rose window adorning a local cathedral or spent time enjoying a fragrant spring daisy, then you have already been touched by the beauty of a mandala.

Sanskrit for sacred circle, mandalas are an ancient art form dating back to Tibet over 2,500 years ago. The Tibetan Monks saw the mandala as more than a circle divided into an ornate design, they saw it as a representation of the Universe; a blend of different symbols and colors coming together, bonded by its center, to form in harmony.

Look at the Christian\’s usage of the labyrinth or marvel at the mandala healing ceremony performed by American Indians and you will find that the sacred circle has transcended its ancient roots. Many present-day religions and civilizations have come to view the mandala, with its gentle symmetry, as a symbol of the balance in nature, the unity within the world, and the harmony we all seek within our lives. Even the world renowned psychologist and founder of analytical psychology, Carl Jung was struck by the healing abilities of the mandala. Jung went on to write many papers about the subject and regularly used mandalas as a healing tool with his patients. Now this same restorative power is in your hands.

Coloring or creating mandalas is a simple process. Basically a form of active meditation, you suspend your inner dialogue while you draw images on a page or color a pre-made design. As with any form of active meditation you will be able to achieve the same calm, peaceful effects of traditional meditation without the difficulties of sitting still for hours at a time or trying to empty your racing mind. By meditating on a mandala, specifically the center of the design, a person can easily be drawn into the circle to find their focus, and most importantly keep that focus. Great for beginners or anyone short on time, mandala coloring books are a great way to introduce yourself to this healing process.

Coloring mandalas is a peaceful pastime used by a variety of peoples and institutions to heal the mind and the body. Today you will find mandala coloring and creation being used in nursing homes, elementary schools, cancer wards, and mental health facilities across the country. As someone who once struggled with both General Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder I know first hand the calming, meditative power of coloring a mandala. For free mandala downloads, go to my website at www.30minutemandalas.com and enjoy the power and simplicity of a mandala.

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Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/wellness-articles/the-mandala-cure-end-anxiety-today-218302.html

About the Author

Michelle_NormandMichelle Normand is a freelance health and beauty writer and the author of 30-Minute Mandalas Coloring Book: Active Meditation for the Mind and Body. For a free sample of her mandala designs or links to other great articles about mandalas and meditation, please visit her website at www.30minutemandalas.com.

 

 

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I look forward to your thoughts and comments!

Mandala Monday – Deva Premal & Miten: The Gayatri Mantra Made Visible

by | Jun 16, 2014 | Art, Creativity, Mandala Monday, Mandalas, Music

Last Thursday’s TED Talk introduced the concept of cymatics (TED Talk Thursday – Evan Grant: Making sound visible through cymatics). Today I’ve picked out an example of a ancient chant being sung by Deva Premal which has been captured by the science of cymatics. I’m always so intrigued to see sound creating mandalas.

Enjoy!

According to Deva Premal’s Youtube Channel: From the album The Essence by Deva Premal, details here:http://bit.ly/1mjrgHq. The Gayatri Mantra is said to be the oldest and most powerful of mantras, purifying the person chanting it as well as the listener. Now the science of Cymatics reveals the beautiful, transformational patterns that these ancient sounds create when passed through water. As cymatologist Evan Grant notes, “Sound does have form and we have seen that it can affect matter and cause form within matter.”

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I look forward to your thoughts and comments!

TED Talk Thursday – Evan Grant: Making sound visible through cymatics

by | Jun 12, 2014 | Mandalas, Science, TED Talks, Video

According to ted.com: “Evan Grant demonstrates the science and art of cymatics, a process for making soundwaves visible. Useful for analyzing complex sounds (like dolphin calls), it also makes complex and beautiful designs.”

Enjoy this brief, but very interesting look at sound forming matter, and, for you mandala lovers, you’ll notice these experiments creating patterns by sound are really creating mandalas!

For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery from www.ted.com: “TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer — TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize”

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I look forward to your thoughts and comments!