Focusing on a single colour can help create a sense of
calmness and wellbeing. It helps centre and focus us when we reduce number and
choices of textures, colours, and shapes that usually flood our world. Sitting
and letting yourself sink deeply into a single colour can wake up your senses
in an interesting and inspiring way. Try this Art Therapy Exercise for
exploring a single colour.
Art Therapy Exercise and Colour Meditation
Gather some watercolour paper and a set of watercolours.
Start by getting comfortable, feeling grounded in your chair and noticing your
feet and legs. Take a minute to notice if your feet are tired, energized or
relaxed. Are they cold or warm? Take some time to relax your feet and let them
make contact with the floor. First push your heels then your toes into the
floor. Notice the chair under your legs and buttocks and adjust yourself to get
even more comfortable in your chair. Take a deep breath into your stomach. As
you pause here, staying with your stomach, notice if you sense a colour. Bring
awareness to your back. What are you noticing here? Is your back tense or
feeling relaxed? Now move to your chest. Can you breathe freely? Is your chest
open or closed? Now move your awareness to your hands and arms. Notice if there
is any tension and gently release it. Take time to sense into your hands,
stretching the fingers. Do your hands feel different or similar? Bring
awareness to your neck and head. Release any tension in your jaw and neck area.
Now gently turn inward, sensing into your inner throat,
chest and then resting in the belly area. As you stay Present and aware of
yourself sitting in the chair, give yourself a gentle invitation to focus on a
colour. Take some time to notice where in your body you sense this colour the
strongest, and sit with it for a few minutes. By bringing a quality of
gentleness and acceptance to that part of you, you can hear from its point of
view, what it has to tell you. You might write down or draw its response. Now
while staying in presence, take your watercolours and paint on your paper the
colour that you sense in your body. You may want to start with making circular
movements on the paper or any shapes or lines that feel right. Stay body
centered as you continue to move your hand on the paper.
When you feel finished, you may want do a journaling
exercise. Sit with the one colour and remember three objects that you may own
or have seen that had this colour in them. Paint or write these objects. Now
write or express in images the feelings that you experience with this colour.
When you are ready to bring this exercise to a close, simply return to the
colour that you have been meditating with and use it to create a closing circle
on your paper.
5 comments:
I love working with color and I've always been fascinated with the associations of color, such as healing for green and blue, love for pink, passion for red, etc. I may try out this color meditation soon =-)
BTW: LOVED the video of the blindfold painting! It's inspiring me to try it out at home!!
So nice to see you here! Love your comments. Hugs Karen
Ooooh great post. Love color and its effects on moods, environment...need to try this. Thx for sharing!
Thanks for dropping in Elena. Hugs Karen
Karen,estou encantada com seu blog e material.Sou arte terapeuta no Brasil.Tenho lido seu blog e muito estou aprendendo.
Compartilhei umas fotos de seu blog e citei que são suas.Postei também o link para seu blog.
Obrigada por compartilhar tanto material de qualidade.
Abraços.Eloisa
Meu blog é http://arteinfantil-elartes.blogspot.com.br/
Um abraço.
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