SETTING AN INTENTION
Materials: your choice of art materials and journal
Purpose: setting an intention for 2015
Instructions:
Sit quietly, focus on your breath, and contemplate these questions.
As I move from this past year into the next:
- What is my intention?
- What is coming in to form in my life and how can I help it along?
- What do I desire?
Breathe, and be with these questions, without necessarily seeking clear answers right away. Notice any colors, shapes, images that spontaneously arrive.
Then, turn to the art materials and explore these questions.
Use any art materials
that attract you – collage, pastels, paint, clay, or anything else.
Work intuitively, following your creative impulses. Don’t worry if it doesn’t make sense just yet.
When your art exploration seems finished, sit with it, and take some time to gaze at it with fresh eyes and curiosity. Turn it so that you can see it
from various angles.
Notice what you see, feel, and imagine.
Write:
Now write your intention. Write it in the present tense, as though it is already happening. Write out whatever
comes, and then re-write, distilling your intention down to its essence, so that it is easy to say, and to remember.
Activate: Stand up and assume a stance that reflects your intention, and state your intention (out loud) like you mean it! This will help you embody it.
Return to your
art, your intention and your stance on a regular basis.
Journal: Write about what you learned. Re-write your intention often.
