Mindfulness Based Art:
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In Mindfulness-Based Art: The SPARKS Guide for Educators and Counselors, art therapist and visual artist, Margaret Jones Callahan offers step-by-step instructions to bring Mindfulness practices into your art studio, your counselling office, or a classroom. Here, you can discover the basic principles of Mindfulness, find techniques ,and lesson plans for 7 art projects, guidelines for creating a safe class culture and scripts for teaching Mindfulness. “The art room is the only place in the school where I really relax. I can be myself here and say what I want to say.” — Grade 12 photography student .“She shows us how to do it and then helps us do it our way. I don’t get in trouble for not doing it her way.” — Grade 8 student coping with learning challenges speaking about her art teacher |
Margaret is the Co-founder of TruePoint education programs. TruePoint trains you to identify and trust your innate strengths: the power of your natural intelligence, your confidence, and your clear insight. She works in Windhorse Studio, in Indian Harbour, NS.
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