The Magic of Mandala: Dive into the Healing Power of Sacred Symmetry
Mandalas can Help Restore Balance Art Therapists often invite participants to create mandalas to bring about a sense of discovery, focus, awareness and peace. One of the pioneers of psychology and psychoanalysis, Carl Jung, drew mandalas for personal growth and used them with his patients to help them move toward wholeness. He shared, “I sketched every morning in a notebook, a small circular drawing, a mandala, which seemed to correspond to my inner situation at the time.” Art Therapists use mandalas to better understand the inner world of our clients and to help contain powerful, difficult emotions. Some clients have a meditative experience and produce insightful views of the self and deeper meaning to life’s situations. The process of making a mandala incorporates both symmetry and flow, and structure with flexibility. As we play and explore through art, within the safety of the circle, the process calls on our ability to be resilient and accept the unexpected. The process also ...
