Posts by Steve Mitchell

Karen on cover of May’s Best Holistic Life magazine May 1, 2024

Color Your World: Painting a Path to Mental Wellness – Within the human soul’s eternal search for release, creativity remains a timeless gateway for growth, self-discovery, and healing. Since the early days of cave paintings, creative expression has transcended time, offering people of all ages unique avenues to cope with life’s challenges and heal their inner selves. Most of us are terribly disconnected from our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. We live in a world that encourages us to be externally focused and outwardly driven. But self-love is about consciously directing some of that energy inwardly. Personal journeys like mine
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Best Holistic Life Magazine features Painting Your Soul

Blossoming Afresh: Channeling Spring’s Renewal Through Art April 1, 2024 by Karen Hanlon Blossoming Afresh: Channeling Spring’s Renewal Through Art – April showers bring May flowers. As spring bursts forth with blooms after the dormancy of winter, a sense of rebirth and regeneration sweeps over us. The season offers a symbolic fresh start—an opportunity to blossom anew. In this spirit of renewal, creative expression provides a powerful medium through which we can embrace spring’s promise. Art allows us to break free of old patterns, open our eyes to new possibilities, and reconnect with passions that may have lain fallow. Poet Philip
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5 Ways Painting Your Soul Can Kickstart Your 2024

As January arrives, a sense of renewal sweeps over us, offering a fresh canvas on which to paint our hopes, dreams, and intentions for the year 2024 that lies ahead. Emerging from the emotional toll of the holiday season, this moment presents an opportunity for self-care and personal growth. In this article, we’ll explore five specific ways holistic art therapy can help you kickstart the new year on a positive and refreshing note. 1. Self-Reflection About the Past The start of the year is an ideal time for introspection—a moment to pause and consider lessons from the past year. Holistic
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Best Holistic Life Magazine features Karen Hanlon

Why Paint Your Soul for a Better Life December 1, 2023 by Karen Hanlon Why Paint Your Soul for a Better Life – Explore how holistic art therapy illuminates paths to healing across 8 fundamental life challenges. In today’s world, where stress, anxiety, and health challenges have become commonplace, the pursuit of effective and holistic healing methods is crucial. This quest is especially significant during the heightened emotions of the holiday season. As traditional approaches to therapy and self-care evolve, our refined Painting Your Soul approach to art therapy stands out. Rooted in the transformative power of creative expression, it
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