Mindful Monday #76 Slow down and draw with me using the Zentangle® Method of drawing.

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Mindful Monday, "What’s that?" you may ask. Well…

Mindful Monday provides an opportunity to take some time for yourself…
to slow down
to breathe
to bring yourself into this moment
a short break from worries of the world
to reset your mind
to find zen
Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts, the founders of Zentangle, define it as “…an easy to learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.”
Why practice the Zentangle Method?
Life today can be overwhelming! Sometimes you just need to slow down, unplug, and relax. This is where The Zentangle Method comes in.
Although this video is not an introduction class, this Mindful Monday practice tile video is created with easy, beginner tangles and I talk you through the journey of the 8 steps of the Zentangle Method. So, it’s a great way to give it a try.

You Can Do This!

If you can draw a dot, a line, an S, a C, and a circle (icso) you have all the skills you need to practice the Zentangle Method. It is that simple! Zentangle was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas and is enjoyed all over the world across a wide range of skills, interests, and ages.

The focus is on the process, not the outcome. The Zentangle Method is a practice (think Yoga or meditation), and it is a tool to increase mindfulness, improve focus and creativity, relieve stress, inspire problem solving and new ideas, and so much more. I've found with my practice and my teaching that developing a practice of drawing with the Zentangle Method can bring one whatever one wants or needs. Are you looking for mindfulness? Stress relief? More patience? More creativity? The list is endless.

A Journey

Zentangle is a practice that is truly about the journey more than the destination. Your journey is one of focus and creativity. Your destination is both an increased sense of well-being and a beautiful image created from structured patterns. The Zentangle Method can also be:
• A path to discovering or rediscovering artistic talents (we all have them).
• A deliberative practice – time to just “be” - with yourself and your Zentangle practice.
• A secret weapon to calm yourself quickly when needed
• A technique to enhance your other works (jewelry, pottery, painting, drawing).
What do you need to draw along with me?
• 1 Original white 3-1/2" square Zentangle tiles (or paper cut to 3-1/2 " square, or a larger piece of paper or a journal with a 3.5" square drawn on it.)
• 1 Sakura Micron 01 (or PN) Black pen (or any black pen - permanent ink - vice water-soluble ink is preferred.)
• 1 Zentangle pencil (truly any pencil will do!)
• 1 tortillion (or blending stump, a cotton swab, or even your finger!)

I'm an advocate of using what you have! No special materials are required for this class other than paper, a pen, a pencil, and a tortillion. You can even get by without a tortillion for blending the graphite!) For paper you can use what you have, just keep the size small (3.5" to 4" square) OR just draw a square about that size on a larger piece of paper. Any pen will do, although I prefer to begin with black, and any pencil will do.

These videos show me drawing each tangle here:

Tripoli:    • Drawing Tripoli: a Zentangle® Pattern | An...  
Doodah:    • Zentangle ® Patterns | Angel Whispers Art ...  
Jetties:    • Zentangle ® Patterns | Angel Whispers Art ...  

The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas.

"Zentangle" is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at www.zentangle.com.

Music: Jingle-017-Peace | Jamendo | License #372208185
Atisbo | Jamendo | License #1030253944
Daisy | Jamendo | License #399519681
Little Things/Calm and Romantic Piano Music | Jamendo | License #786095322
Sunset with You/Beautiful and Relaxing Piano Music| Jamendo | License #736750524
The Inner Voice/Beautiful Inspirational Piano Music | Jamendo | License #758775664
Whispers of the Past/Relaxing Piano Music | Jamendo | Licence #1331514727
Pollux | Epidemic Sound | License #356995664
Near the Moon/Relaxing piano to meditate and sleep | Jamendo | License #601102734

This video is solely the property of Brenda Campbell, a Certified Zentangle Teacher acting with permission from Zentangle, Inc., and may not be copied, recorded, or redistributed without the prior written consent of Brenda Campbell, CZT and Zentangle, Inc. All Zentangle related trademarks are the sole and exclusive property of Zentangle, Inc., and may not be copied, recorded, reproduced, or otherwise used without the express prior written consent of Zentangle, Inc.