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Have you noticed the amazing things that happen when you show up for your creativity? Do you love the feeling of creative flow and the magical world of signs and synchronicities? Now you can get support for your soulful and creative practices and experience more magic, delight, and creative joy at The Oasis with Kathryn Costa.
Imagine an entire weekend dedicated to creating mandala art. The projects in this weekend are centered around reflecting back on the past year to celebrate and honor the many unexpected blessings and surprises. It’s a great time to release old energies to make way for new beginnings. Creating Mandala Art for the Harvest Time WHEN: October 2-4, 2020WHERE: Rowe Center, Rowe, MAWHO: Kathryn Costa, Your Guide to Soulful & Creative Living Join Kathryn as she guides you in creating art based on sacred geometry, labyrinths, and nature! Experience the joy of creating your own mandala art for relaxation, insight, and self-expression. The fall is a wonderful time of the harvest — and a time to reflect on your personal harvests, those blessings from the year thus far. During this weekend of making mandala art, you’ll have space to access your inner intuitive artist and create something uniquely yours. The mandala, Sanskrit for “circle,” is a beautiful container for adding color and patterns, but creating mandalas is so much more than making pretty pictures; when you step …
Enjoy a relaxing and fun evening in the Sacral Chakra Art Workshop at The Artisans Exchange in Chelmsford, MA. In this workshop, you’ll learn about the sacral chakra as you make art that awakens your creative energy. We’ll explore common creativity blocks and ways to get unstuck to bring more play, whimsy and delight into your life. Beginners welcome!
Awaken your creativity and reflect on your life’s path. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to draw a labyrinth in the medieval style inspired by the labyrinth found at the Cathedral of Chartres, France. Once drawn, we’ll “walk” along the path by adding color and journal writing. This is a lovely activity that will give you time to reflect on where you’re at on your life’s journey.
Let’s gather as a community to honor and celebrate 2018. In this free event on the Solstice, I’ll host an online celebration that includes a Soul Journey, Oracle Card Reading, Year End Mandala Blessings Activity, Studio Time and Show & Tell.
Give yourself an afternoon of relaxation and play. Immerse yourself into beauty, color and form in a practice that fosters mindfulness and awakens your creativity. The mandala is a circular art form that anyone can learn how to draw. Share the creative joy and bring a friend! This workshop is for you if: An afternoon that nourishes your body, mind, and spirit is calling you. You are attracted to beauty and art, and have a desire to awaken the artist within. You are seeking inspiration and want to feel creative. You are curious to try something new. This workshop includes: Relaxing guided meditation to release stress and open up to creative flow. Clear step-by-step instructions and handouts. Brief explanation of what a mandala is and examples found in many cultures. How to continue a mandala practice at home. All tools and supplies provided. You’ll leave with a completed work of art that is as unique as you are! About the Instructor: Kathryn Costa is the author of “The Mandala Guidebook, How to Draw, Paint, and …
Slip into the creative zone this week as we find meaning in the art we make. Mandala means “circle” or “center” in Sanskrit. Creating Mandala art is an immersion into beauty, color, and form, as well as a powerful practice that fosters mindfulness and self-expression. In this workshop we learn techniques for constructing mandalas based on sacred geometry, labyrinths, and nature; we combine words, quotes, and journal writing with the mandalas we make; and we learn how the practice can reflect patterns in our life story and bring clarity and focus during difficult transitions and exciting milestones. You return home with completed artwork and practical tips for using these activities any time you feel blocked or are seeking direction in life. No art experience or supplies are required. Omega Family Week delivers a unique balance of time together and time apart so every family member can learn, play, and grow. July 29 – August 3, 2018 Get the details and register.
My journaling changed ten years ago when images and words from magazines added color, interest, and inspiration to the otherwise boring straight lined pages in my notebooks. What started out as play, turned into a way to create a vision for my life that inspired me to build a life and business that I love. That’s why I call them vision journals. What’s a Vision Journal? Think vision board meets journal. It’s a place to dream, brainstorm, and make plans. It’s where you gather inspiration and have sacred conversations with your soul. Vision boards are often created as a one time activity often at the beginning of the year. The vision journal is an ongoing process that keeps you connected to your vision. It supports you to go from dreaming to doing. In my interactive online workshops, I show you how to recycle a catalog and use magazine images and other ephemera to create your own unique vision journal. Envelopes Filled with Surprises I mail each participant (yes real snail mail) an envelope that I’ve …
The Great Round Online Course is a fascinating study that guides you through 12 stages that we all experience in life, again and again. Thank you for stopping by to check out this free sampler class. This page is a preview of the first lesson called, “Stage One: Resting in the Darkness.” Lesson One: Resting in the Darkness We experience Stage One when we are feeling creatively low, we are overworked and exhausted, our hormones are wreaking havoc and we feel anxious, seasonal light changes affect our moods, or we are ill and have no energy for doing anything. In this video lesson, I share one of my low moments in life and how creating mandalas helped me to feel creative again. This video also covers an overview of this stage and three example mandala activities. Participant Perspective I met with with Catz, a member of the 100 Mandalas Community who shares her experience about taking the Great Round Course in the video above. Are you ready for your own a-ha moments and transformation? Great …
Let’s collaborate! I would love to bring my passion for creating mandalas to your venue or event. I provide all of the tools, materials, and art supplies. You provide the space. Together we promote your event. We can collaborate to offer a single two to three hour workshop or a full day mini retreat. Pictured here was a Spring Renewal Mini Retreat held at White Swan Yoga Studio in Manchester, NH that included restorative yoga, a mandala drawing lesson, a danmala group activity (mandala using materials from nature), sound healing, and a healthy lunch. Participants left the day feeling nourished in body, mind, and spirit. “I’ve worked with Kathryn Costa and had her present mandala workshops at my yoga studio on several occasions, and it’s always been a pleasure. Kathryn’s workshops are so enjoyable and participants leave knowing how to create a mandala and with lots of inspiration. Her knowledge and passion for mandala work is evident in the care and ease with which she presents it. Participants always leave happy and wanting more!” ~ Roseann …
How to Draw Mandalas and the 100 Mandalas Challenge with Kathryn Costa 