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You will need: 10 minutes of quiet time, paper, pen and any art materials of your choice.
- Quiet your mind. Close your eyes, and connect with your breath. Notice the gentle rising and falling of your chest. If your thoughts wander, no problem; keep coming back to your breath.
- Open your eyes and ask: What would I like to bring into my life right now? What do I need to let go?
- Set your intention. Think, say, and write your intention: “My intention is to….have, receive, let go of, release, attract ______.” Avoid negative words like “not” and “don’t.”
- Soak into your intention: Feel it deeply. Draw, scribble or write your intention all over your paper. Say it out loud and to yourself; connect the words to a feeling in your body.
- Create it: If you are outside, use small rocks or sticks to write your intention on the earth. If you are inside, write it on sticky notes and put it where you’ll see it all the time.
- Let it go: Release your intention into the universe
- Say thank you to whatever higher power that resonates for you.
- Trust: By continually affirming your intention, your conscious and subconscious will begin directing your behaviors towards manifesting your intention.
- Receive: Observe as your intention unfolds…be sure to say thank you, again and again.
Namaste,
Elizabeth Bryan-Jacobs is a nationally known artist, creativity facilitator and bestselling author, currently pursuing a master’s degree in art therapy. Through her own recipe of art-making, mindfulness and nature, she supports individuals in awakening their inborn creativity. Her combination of practices opens a path inward to inner wisdom and insight that helps transform challenge to change. The result is a greater sense of presence, connection and empowerment, as well as the abiding joy that is the core of the creative process.
Elizabeth is also the author of bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings and Soul Models: Transformative Stories of Courage and Compassion.
Elizabeth’s passion to share the benefits of creativity, mindfulness and nature inspired her to pioneer Creative Awakenings: Where Spirit Meets Science, a series of innovative, transformational seminars. She has shared Creative Awakenings for nearly two decades, privately and at exclusive venues like Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, The Golden Door Spa in San Marcos, CA, the Ojai Valley Spa and Resort as well as with numerous corporations.
To support wellness during challenging times, Elizabeth now offers Awakenings Circles. These online, mindfulness-based creativity programs and practices help guests dig deeply on their journey in connecting with what matters most.
Elizabeth is a renowned sculptor and artist with works in numerous private and corporate collections, including Dell Children’s Hospital and Healthline Media.
Along with her husband, artist Bobby Jacobs, she is also the co-founder of The Spread Your Wings Project, a non-profit devoted to sharing the benefits of community art-making in response to the challenges faced by our nation today. The couple builds massive pairs of angel wings in community with vulnerable populations for fundraising purposes. For more information, visit TheSpreadYourWingsProject.org.
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