Heal Your Life with Creative Art-Making

Art-making can be an extremely effective way to express our emotional turmoil by helping us to come to terms with reality that is otherwise difficult to accept.

Contrary to what you may think, you don’t have to be an artist to create art. All of us, including you, are born with the ability to draw. Like free writing, when you are creating art as a form of release, you simply harsh your inner critic and set yourself free.

Mandala is one of the most common art forms used by many people for healing. But, don’t limit yourself to circles only. Draw whatever comes to mind; use whichever tools — colored markers, digital brush or even iron — that suit you best to tell your story.

Here are some beautiful works of art which I hope will inspire you to create your own. You can also pick the ones that resonant the most with you and use them in your daily meditation and visualization.

Please enjoy the collection, as much as I have enjoyed putting it together for you. If you like to see more works from a particular artist, just click on the image to visit the artist’s website.

Finding Yourself in the Mandalas

July 15, 2009 by Henry Reed

Dreaming Mandala by Kelly Dietrich

White Rose by David J. Bookbinder

Desiderata by Peregrine Blue

Fire around the Lotus by David Fontana

Untitled by Peter de Jong

Buddha Within by Maya

The Soul of Sarah Davis by D. Kristen Herrington

Celtic Mandala by Paxempire

Seeking Liberation in Free-Form Art

Look Then Look Again by Lynda Miller

The Enlightened One by Fran Yeoh

Shiva destroys, then recreates, the universe and thereby himself by Venus Oak

Subtle Spiral by Song Sing

For all those bombed atolls by Sven Fauth