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What people don't tell you about boundaries is that when you fail to set good boundaries (or hold them) - it's actually because of a deeper, inner world issue.
Many people (especially women) are taught to forfeit their own needs for others from a very young age. And inherently what they're learning on a deep level is: "my needs don't matter."
This is like your operating system level - it's how you're wired and therefore cannot be shifted by just thinking "oh, I need better boundaries." That's why you can know it with your mind but still struggle to put those healthy boundaries into action (and then feel guilty about it later on).
If you’re stuck at home in the quarantine with kids and want some good Art Therapy projects to do with them this video is about a smoosh technique my daughter created with dough and a before and after picture for school age kids.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuX6QXjwLxw
Would you like my free worksheet guiding you step by step through this exercise? Grab that here: https://www.mbodiedart.studio/free-asl-worksheet It includes journaling prompts to help you uncover the deeper soul messages in your art!
We all get stuck sometimes in our creative flow. It's totally normal. AND this is my time-tested most effective way to get UN-stuck by turning art making completely on it's head.
1st - always set an intention. What do you most hope to get out of this process?
2nd - create the ugliest thing you can using simple, easy materials you already have on hand.
3rd - observe yourself through the process. Write down the judgments, worries and thoughts you notice arise.
4th - journal about what ugly means to you - it's not the same for everyone. Ugly is actually a personal experience that reflects things back to us.
5th - use your personal definition of ugly to reflect on what matters most to you. It will be the opposite of what you've already written. And if you'd like a step by step guide with journal prompts to take you through this mind-bending exercise, grab that here: https://www.mbodiedart.studio/free-asl-worksheet
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Your Soul speaks through Art...are you ready to listen?
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It will teach you how to make art that contains Soul Messages!!
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Go INSIDE a drawing and see how powerful the meaning can. Listen to Michelle's expert questions as she guides Sara through her own intuitive drawing to pull out the deeper meaning.
I have my Master's in Art Therapy and have been helping women use Art as a Soul Language™ for over a decade.
This clip is from my Mystery School where women join together to create art, find the hidden Soul Messages and integrate them into life.
This is part 2 of Sara's deep dive. We've gone DEEP into the meaning it held for her about her life...now I take her from that dark place back out into her Warrior Goddess archetype where she find the Soul Message this piece has for her (and for the overall meaning of her life).
There is so much meaning in art, if you're willing to take a look. Sara is a brave soul who is always willing to see what Soul Messages are in her art.
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Having trouble getting texture in your watercolor painting? Learn how to get texture in watercolor with the tissue paper technique for watercolors by following this fun and simple painting tutorial. It's a great way to start a watercolor painting and inspire the direction it will go!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Scb7EMG0U
✨ Your Soul speaks through Art...are you ready to listen?
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With a Master's in Art Therapy, Michelle Baker has created a Reflective Painting process that brings expression through painting together WITH purpose and intention. Learn how making art for personal growth can be a fun, and enriching experience.
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✨Your Soul speaks through Art...are you ready to listen?
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I want to take you where no art therapist has gone before, bring you into my painting so you can experience what it's like to go from beginning to middle to end, and all of the wisdom and growth opportunities that come along with doing an art therapy painting process. I'm Michelle, art therapist, owner of Mbodied Art Studio, and for you to really go on this journey with me from beginning to end hit that subscribe button and the bell so you get an alert every time I post a new video.
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Up until now my painting didn't have a head. I've been avoiding putting a face on the body, because I'm unsure of the identity of this person that can harness her power, contain it and not be overwhelmed by it. I've always struggled with spreading myself too thin. I get overwhelmed by ideas and disperse my energy in a lot of different directions. But I couldn't avoid it any longer. I needed to get clear on the Michelle that had this type of success. My original sketch had the sketch looking down at the flame but I ended up tilting it at an angle, because it feels more nurturing like she's actively engaged in tending to the flame. It even reminds me of a mother caring for her child. Once I had the whole figure painted in, it became clear to me she was quite transparent.
Even though my goal is to have success balanced with my family life the woman on this canvas is letting the background define her so much that she's not standing out as her own person. This reflection hit home for me because I have definitely put my business on the back burner for the first 2 to 3 years of my daughters life. So I began something that felt quite difficult and conflicting for me. Layering over and cooling down some of the rainbowy background created by my daughter so that the Michelle I was creating who was successful at harnessing her energy could show up more. And at the time of doing this part of the painting I had no idea how far the cooling down of the background would go and I wouldn't have been ready for it either. In art therapy its always important to notice the order that you do things in. So at this point I have put in the first layer of Michelle, but I have not touched the flame. You don't even know it's there yet. So I would say this is mirroring the importance of having the container, having the holding space before you put all your energy there. The other thing that's interesting because you never dismiss anything in art therapy as
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Would you like to journey into a painting with an art therapist, to find out the deeper meaning that goes into every piece of art? I'm Michelle Baker, art therapist, owner of MBodied Art Studio and lover of personal growth. Let me take you inside my painting so you can really EXPERIENCE the depth and discovery art therapy has to offer.
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✨Your Soul speaks through Art...are you ready to listen?
Get my free Ultimate Guide to Art as a Soul Language™ here: https://www.mbodiedart.studio/ultimate-guide
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In Part 1 of "Creating Boundaries" I started with the question: what do my boundaries look like? And I intuitively choose to work with my relationship and my boundaries with creativity because I actually struggle a lot with being overwhelmed with ideas and wants and maybe little shiny object syndrome.
Using my reflective painting approach, I found my painting took me on a journey of self discovery I didn't expect. I saw the crazy overwhelm of ideas represented in liquid-y paint while the creative spark within me was actually quite different.
Once I saw these 2 different kinds of creativity in tangible form, I had to figure out the boundary for keeping the overwhelm OUT and my natural creative spark IN and protected.
I realized what I need most for this boundary in my life is discernment: learning to tell the difference between the two. And my painting helped me do that! By seeing them clearly in tangible form on my canvas, I began to truly understand how to differentiate from them. Now I can focus on my inner creative spark and do a better job "keeping out" the chaotic ideas that used to overwhelm me.
Music by: Castleshire
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For me, art is a life philosophy. Do you agree? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asg_hX2gGB8
The Reflective Painting process I use in my art therapy has guided me to so much self discovery and perosnal growth, I consider art to be my spiritual guru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSbP3bqjhjk&t=22s
Please share with me if you have used art therapy for self discovery and personal growth in the comments below.
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A big thanks to Karra Cochran for helping explain the magic Michelle's art therapy group Healing heART! There are so many healing and growth benefits from making this type of meaningful art and discussing it within a safe container.
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✨ Your Soul speaks through Art...are you ready to listen?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9wOF3YO4JQ
Painting from your soul...does this resonate with you?
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