Creative Calm: Drawing, painting and gentle crafts for mindfulness and inner peace

by Sandy Cousens

Overview

Creative Calm is a holistic guide for those seeking soul enrichment and a more calming, gentle life through creative practice. 

Written and illustrated by qualified art therapist Sandy Cousens, this book explores the various ways we can connect with our creative selves and find peace and fulfilment.

Key Features:

• Mindfulness and Meditation: Learn techniques to calm your mind and connect with your inner self.
• Practical Art and Craft Projects: Step-by-step guides to unleash your creativity.
• Chakra-Based Approach: Explore the seven chakras and their corresponding creative energies.
• Self-Love and Self-Care: Discover how to nurture yourself through art and mindfulness.
• Social Consciousness: Reflect on the balance between creation and consumption.

The book takes you on a journey through the seven chakras, exploring how each chakra's creative energy can be expressed through art and self-care. Each chapter includes:

• Mindfulness and Meditation Practices: Calm your mind and connect with your inner self.
• Drawing and Watercolor Exercises: Explore various artistic techniques.
• Gentle Craft Projects: Engage in creative activities that promote relaxation and self-expression.

Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists, Creative Calm offers a gentle and inspiring approach to creative practice.

Whether you're seeking a new hobby or a way to reduce stress, buy this book today and find peace and joy through art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446313565
Publisher:	David & Charles
Publication date:	10/01/2024
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sandy Cousens is an artist, art therapist, educator and healer based in Sydney, Australia. She created The Calm Studio on the Gold Coast, where she hosted workshops and events, sharing her love of art as a means of healing and self-expression. She has grown her Instagram following to over 19k followers this year.

Read an Excerpt

Creative awakening

Thank you for joining me on this journey of creative exploration and self-discovery.

This book was inspired by my voyage of self-exploration that started many years ago when life was presenting me with challenge after challenge, leaving me exhausted and feeling there was no way out. Then, one day, in a rare moment of quiet, I found myself doodling on a scrap of paper (as a child, I doodled to forget my worries). I felt a tremendous sense of calm, and I realised that I was ‘in the moment’. I wasn’t thinking about work, my to-do list, family commitments, or anything. From that moment on, I embraced the mindfulness that creativity brought me. I became a ‘creatarian’! 

Creativity has always been a crucial part of who I am and led me to set up an interior design business and art studio. What I hadn’t realised was how creativity could spiritually awaken me. Watching others in my studio experience the joy of painting and drawing inspired me to study art therapy and mindfulness. This learning experience confirmed in my mind that self-love, acceptance and trust in the greater good are fundamental to living a calmer life.

I hope that Creative Calm will help you tap into your innate creativity, nurture self-love and help balance your chakras (energy centres). You don’t need to be ‘good at art’, just remember that you are unique, valuable and worthy. Your potential is limitless! 

Creative joy to you.