The Picture of HealthThe Picture of Health

Yasmine BuraikYasmine Buraik

Psychiatric CounselorPsychiatric Counselor

Psychiatric & Community Psychiatric & Community CounselingCounseling

Healing Your Life Through Healing Your Life Through ArtArt

My goal is to help you:My goal is to help you:1.1. Find the mental/Emotional roots of Find the mental/Emotional roots of

stress, pain and disease.stress, pain and disease.

2.2. Change negative limiting beliefs.Change negative limiting beliefs.

3.3. Discover the therapeutic power of Discover the therapeutic power of creative expression.creative expression.

4.4. Use the healing power of visual Use the healing power of visual imagery.imagery.

5.5. Choose and create a healthy lifestyle.Choose and create a healthy lifestyle.

The Rupture Of Being AliveThe Rupture Of Being Alive

Health is a dynamic interplay between Health is a dynamic interplay between the physical, emotional, mental, and the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of one’s being. spiritual aspects of one’s being.

Health as a journeyHealth as a journey Healing from the inside out. Healing from the inside out. A moment-to-moment process of A moment-to-moment process of

balancing oneself.balancing oneself.

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand A Picture Is Worth A Thousand WordsWords

Ancient. Ancient. Universal. Universal. Human. Human. Personal. Personal. Get out of your mind and come back Get out of your mind and come back

to your senses.to your senses. Improving the immune system Improving the immune system

Thinking and Feeling on Thinking and Feeling on PaperPaper

Once upon a time……..Once upon a time…….. The Artist within.The Artist within. The power of your other hand.The power of your other hand. Beyond words.Beyond words. Drawing as a meditation.Drawing as a meditation.

Drawing FeelingsDrawing Feelings Purpose: Learning to express feelings in the language of graphic art.Purpose: Learning to express feelings in the language of graphic art.

Materials: Separate sheets of paper, felt pens, pastels, crayons.Materials: Separate sheets of paper, felt pens, pastels, crayons.

Draw pictures in doodles, scribbles, lines, or shapes of following Draw pictures in doodles, scribbles, lines, or shapes of following feelings such as anger, sadness, joy, fear, confusion, excitement and feelings such as anger, sadness, joy, fear, confusion, excitement and peace. peace.

Drawing With MusicDrawing With Music Purpose: Learning to express feelings in the Purpose: Learning to express feelings in the

language of graphic art.language of graphic art.

Materials: Separate sheets of paper, felt Materials: Separate sheets of paper, felt pens, pastels, crayons.pens, pastels, crayons.

Sit quietly for a moment. Listen to the Sit quietly for a moment. Listen to the music with your whole body, visualize how music with your whole body, visualize how you would dance to it. Draw your feelings you would dance to it. Draw your feelings out on paper. Choose the colors that feel out on paper. Choose the colors that feel right for you. Draw out the rhythms and right for you. Draw out the rhythms and sounds. Express any feelings evoked by the sounds. Express any feelings evoked by the music. Be spontaneous without judgment. music. Be spontaneous without judgment.

Drawing Your Stress OutDrawing Your Stress Out

Purpose: Learning to release stress through Purpose: Learning to release stress through drawing.drawing.

Materials: Separate sheets of paper, felt Materials: Separate sheets of paper, felt pens, pastels, crayons.pens, pastels, crayons.

Draw out your current stressors by Draw out your current stressors by scribbling and making marks on paper. You scribbling and making marks on paper. You can also use labels, words, or shapes. Keep can also use labels, words, or shapes. Keep the drawing abstract and choose colors that the drawing abstract and choose colors that express how you feel about the situation. express how you feel about the situation.

Un-StressingUn-Stressing

Purpose: Identifying stressful situations, Purpose: Identifying stressful situations, changing the picture from a negative to a changing the picture from a negative to a positive one.positive one.

Materials: Separate sheets of paper, felt Materials: Separate sheets of paper, felt pens, pastels, crayons.pens, pastels, crayons.

Draw a diagram or a symbolic picture of a Draw a diagram or a symbolic picture of a stressful situation. Create a graphic metaphor stressful situation. Create a graphic metaphor that shows your experience of the situation. that shows your experience of the situation. Now draw a picture of how you would like the Now draw a picture of how you would like the situation to feel. Change the negative picture situation to feel. Change the negative picture into a positive one. into a positive one.

Are You In Your BodyAre You In Your Body??

Where do you live? Where do you live?

““I think, therefore I amI think, therefore I am”….”….Rene Rene DescartesDescartes

Illness as a teacherIllness as a teacher..

The symptom leads to theThe symptom leads to the curecure

Body PicturingBody Picturing

Purpose: Identifying the physical sensations Purpose: Identifying the physical sensations and symptoms you experienced in the Body and symptoms you experienced in the Body Sensing meditation and expressing them Sensing meditation and expressing them through color on paper.through color on paper.

Materials: unlined paper, felt pens, pastels, Materials: unlined paper, felt pens, pastels, crayons.crayons.

Draw a outline of your body with your non-Draw a outline of your body with your non-dominant hand, then color in the areas dominant hand, then color in the areas where you felt strong sensations during the where you felt strong sensations during the meditation. Choose colors that express the meditation. Choose colors that express the nature of the sensations you feltnature of the sensations you felt..

Body TalkingBody Talking

Purpose: Discovering the psychological aspects Purpose: Discovering the psychological aspects of physical pain and discomfort; finding out of physical pain and discomfort; finding out what the body needs in order to feel better.what the body needs in order to feel better.

Materials: unlined paper, felt pens, pastels, Materials: unlined paper, felt pens, pastels, crayons.crayons.

Use picture from Body Picturing. With your Use picture from Body Picturing. With your dominant hand, write the following questions:dominant hand, write the following questions:

1.1. Who are you?Who are you?2.2. How do you feel today?How do you feel today?3.3. Why do you feel this way?Why do you feel this way?4.4. How can I help you?How can I help you?

Body Talking (cont’d)Body Talking (cont’d)

Allow your dominant to be the interviewer, Allow your dominant to be the interviewer, your non dominant your hand to write the your non dominant your hand to write the response as it speaks for the body and it’s response as it speaks for the body and it’s symptoms. symptoms.

Be patient and take your time. There are Be patient and take your time. There are strong emotions living in the body, these strong emotions living in the body, these emotions are seeking expression.emotions are seeking expression.

Here Is Looking At You, Here Is Looking At You, KidKid

Purpose: Creating the image of how you want Purpose: Creating the image of how you want your body to feel. Writing positive affirmations.your body to feel. Writing positive affirmations.

Materials: Materials: Your picture from body picturing, felt Your picture from body picturing, felt pens, pastels, crayons.pens, pastels, crayons.

Look at your picture. With your non dominant Look at your picture. With your non dominant hand, create a new drawing of how you would hand, create a new drawing of how you would like to feel. As you draw, imagine the feelings of like to feel. As you draw, imagine the feelings of health and vitality associated with your new health and vitality associated with your new picture. Around the picture create “word picture. Around the picture create “word balloons” like those shown in comic strips. In balloons” like those shown in comic strips. In each balloon allow your picture of health to each balloon allow your picture of health to speak about how it feels.speak about how it feels.

Turning Your Worries Turning Your Worries AroundAround

• Worry is imagination used self Worry is imagination used self destructively.destructively.

• Creative Thinking is imagination used Creative Thinking is imagination used constructively.constructively.

• You can not afford the luxury of a You can not afford the luxury of a negative thought.negative thought.

• Think before you speak. Think before you speak.

What’s Wrong With This What’s Wrong With This PicturePicture

Purpose: Learning to identify the areas of your Purpose: Learning to identify the areas of your life that worry you; turning a negative situation life that worry you; turning a negative situation around through positive picturing.around through positive picturing.

Materials: unlined paper, felt pens, pastels, Materials: unlined paper, felt pens, pastels,

crayons. crayons.

Draw a picture or an aspect of your life that is Draw a picture or an aspect of your life that is worrying you. Choose only one at a time. It can worrying you. Choose only one at a time. It can be any area of your life. Label your picture be any area of your life. Label your picture when you are through. Look at your picture. Ask when you are through. Look at your picture. Ask yourself how you would like the situation to yourself how you would like the situation to feel. Draw a new picture that portrays those feel. Draw a new picture that portrays those feelings. Give the new picture a name. feelings. Give the new picture a name.

From Worrier to WarriorFrom Worrier to Warrior

Purpose: Acquiring tools for doing hand-to-hand Purpose: Acquiring tools for doing hand-to-hand combat with habitual worries, fears , and combat with habitual worries, fears , and anxieties.anxieties.

Materials: unlined paper, felt pens, pastels, or Materials: unlined paper, felt pens, pastels, or crayons.crayons.

Draw a picture of yourself worrying. Around the Draw a picture of yourself worrying. Around the picture write down your top ten worries. Select picture write down your top ten worries. Select your number one worry. Draw it. Now, draw a your number one worry. Draw it. Now, draw a picture of yourself disposing of the worry. Use picture of yourself disposing of the worry. Use whatever weapon or magic tool you wish. Draw a whatever weapon or magic tool you wish. Draw a picture of how you feel being victorious over your picture of how you feel being victorious over your worry. Display your picture where you can see it worry. Display your picture where you can see it often.often.

What You Say is What You What You Say is What You GetGet

Purpose: Identifying the negative statements you Purpose: Identifying the negative statements you make about your health or your life, transforming make about your health or your life, transforming them into life-affirming statements. them into life-affirming statements.

Materials: paper & felt pens.Materials: paper & felt pens.

On the left side of your paper list any negative On the left side of your paper list any negative statements you frequently make about yourself statements you frequently make about yourself or your life. On the right side of the paper, or your life. On the right side of the paper, rewrite each of your negative so it clearly states rewrite each of your negative so it clearly states what you want. Now draw a picture of each of what you want. Now draw a picture of each of your positive beliefs. Caption each picture with your positive beliefs. Caption each picture with the positive statement or affirmation.the positive statement or affirmation.

The Sanskrit word mandala means 'circle'.

Mandala SymbolismMandala Symbolism

..."Only gradually did I discover what the mandala really is: 'Formation, Transformation, Eternal Mind's eternal creation' (Faust, II). And that is the self, the wholeness of the personality, which if all goes well is harmonious, but which cannot

tolerate self-deceptions ".

C. G. Jung

Blue Print for a Healthy Blue Print for a Healthy LifestyleLifestyle

Creating your life with awareness.Creating your life with awareness. The Mandala as an ancient form of The Mandala as an ancient form of

symbolic Healing.symbolic Healing. The Mandala in psychotherapyThe Mandala in psychotherapy The Mandala as a visual representations The Mandala as a visual representations

of one’s inner and outer worlds.of one’s inner and outer worlds.

Possible ThemesPossible Themes

LoveLove FamilyFamily RelationshipsRelationships FriendsFriends WorkWork RecreationRecreation Creative Creative

ExpressionExpression

BodyBody Health Health DietDiet Exercise Exercise Spiritual PracticeSpiritual Practice Interests/HobbiesInterests/Hobbies Self DevelopmentSelf Development

Integration gathers many into one

I could even be called the archetype of wholeness.

While painting them (mandalas), the picture seems to develop out of itself and often in opposition to

one's conscious intentions .

Their basic motif is the premonition of a centre of personality, a kind of central point within the psyche, to which everything is related, by which everything is arranged, and which is itself a source

of energy.

Mandala of Your Life Mandala of Your Life TodayToday

Purpose: Learning to look at your life Purpose: Learning to look at your life through creating mandalas.through creating mandalas.

Materials: unlined paper, colored felt pens, Materials: unlined paper, colored felt pens, pastels, crayons. pastels, crayons.

Draw a border around your page. In the Draw a border around your page. In the center create an image or symbol that center create an image or symbol that represents you.represents you.Radiating outward create a circular design Radiating outward create a circular design that portrays the most significant elements that portrays the most significant elements of your life todayof your life today..

Mandala of a Healthy Mandala of a Healthy LifestyleLifestyle

Purpose: Drawing your life the way you Purpose: Drawing your life the way you want it to be.want it to be.

Materials: unlined paper, colored felt pens, Materials: unlined paper, colored felt pens, pastels, crayons.pastels, crayons.

Draw a border around your page. In the Draw a border around your page. In the center create an image or symbol that center create an image or symbol that represents you. Radiating outward create represents you. Radiating outward create a Mandala of your life the way you want it a Mandala of your life the way you want it to beto be

Your Personal Power Your Personal Power SymbolsSymbols

Purpose: Creating a meaningful symbol of your Purpose: Creating a meaningful symbol of your inner strength and protection in difficult inner strength and protection in difficult situations.situations.

Materials: unlined paper, colored felt pens, Materials: unlined paper, colored felt pens, pastels, crayons or other drawing instruments of pastels, crayons or other drawing instruments of your choice. your choice.

Draw a border around your page. In the center Draw a border around your page. In the center create draw a picture of your personal power create draw a picture of your personal power symbol. This is the symbol that protects you as symbol. This is the symbol that protects you as well as give you strength. Draw the shielding well as give you strength. Draw the shielding protective aspect of this symbol.protective aspect of this symbol.

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