ART & AUDIO SESSION II: 60mins
Audiobook: The Power of Now
PriZEN Meditative Art Project
Large roll paper and parkers provided
listening to an Audiobook, Inmates will participate in a Meditative Art experience.
It's no wonder that The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light.
Watch this evocative interview with Oprah and Eckhart Tolle as part of her Soul Series Videos.
MEDITATIVE ART
Meditative Art brings one to the present moment, makes them aware and attentive, peaceful and quiet, connecting them to their ‘higher self’ or a higher power. These mandalas were created by the women at the Goochland Correctional Facility.
One approach is ego-based, where the sense of “I“ is placed firmly in the center. The “I” is expressing itself: “I create”, “I am the artist”, “I am healing myself through my art work”, etc.
In the second approach the sense of “I” as if moves aside or disappears; what remains is a hollow vessel through which something higher or greater can be expressed. For a believer this can be God, for the naturalists it may be nature, or different colors and shapes that wish to be expressed. In this process the artist is humble and receptive. This is the focus of Meditative Art classes – making ourselves available to that which is perfect to be presented.
