Introduction to Mandalas

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Mandalas            20/12/14

My interests in art and healing has lead me to explore traditional arts and crafts from Mandalas to Sashiko embroidery , Crochet, Watercolours , and so on, I plan to make a blog post every day and attempt to maintain my discipline for these crafts, and enjoy my journey, which i would like to share with you all. 

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Mandalas, meaning the "Sacred Circle" in Sanskrit have been practised in various cultures, and is a very helpful tool for meditation and healing.

Take a moment to relax doing your own Mandala "doodle". Mandalas can be done in a very precise manner using a compass, and it can also be done freehand. You can draw a circle as a starting point, and using patterns and shapes, like a semicircle, squares, shapes inspired by nature like petals, leaves, and geometric shapes like diamonds and spirals. Build up on layers in a circular manner. It doesn't have to be a very calculated effort, just be guided by your inner feel during the moment. There is no right or wrong way to do it. The shapes that come out help release your personal expression, and at end of the practise one reaches a calmer state then before the start of the Mandala.