Mindful Mark-Making: Creative Health for a Regulated Nervous System
Date: May 23, 2026
From: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location:
The Cabin at Wellness and Movement by YAM
1171 Spartanburg Hwy
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Join us for a relaxing session of mindful art-making! This workshop offers a relaxing and engaging art therapy experience focused on mindfulness and simple mark-making. Using watercolors and basic drawing materials as tools for relaxation, participants will be guided through a series of creative mark-making exercises and grounding techniques, followed by a longer, meditative mandala painting session. The painting sessions will incorporate the basic principles of mindfulness, like non-judgement, patience, and acceptance, to help you stay present and at ease.
Session Outline:
1. Introduction & Welcome (10 minutes): Group members will introduce themselves and their intentions for our time together. The facilitator will introduce the 7 principles of mindfulness and the concept of mindfulness-based art-making.
- Mindful Mark-Making (45 minutes): Participants will be guided in at least 3 methods for using art-making as a mindfulness practice. The facilitator will provide simple, step-by-step instructions while encouraging a free, intuitive process and prompts for breathwork and somatic awareness.
- Break (5 min)
- Mandala Creation (30 min): Participants will create an intuitive, abstract mandala drawing.
- Clean up (10 minutes)
- Closing & Reflection (20 minutes): A moment for participants to reflect on their experience. The
emphasis will be on the process and the resulting feelings, rather than the quality of the images
created during the workshop.
Supplies:
The following materials will be provided to ensure a seamless experience for participants:
- Watercolor paper, paints, brushes, and cups
- Acrylic paint markers, pencils, and pens for mark-making
- Aprons, paper towels, and supplies for cleaning up
Self Investment: $50