After you have imagined your image – or the colors and shapes that would best express your physical sensation and what you’re feeling – open your eyes and draw! When you’re done, prop up your journal and take a look at it from a distance, then up close again. Many people are surprised by their ability to express themselves via Visual Journaling.
Be aware of judgmental thoughts as you visualize, draw, and observe your final result. If these thoughts begin to intrude, focus again on your breath and bring your awareness back to the area you were previously focusing. If you’ve done this and judgmental thoughts continue to intrude, switch to drawing with your nondominant hand, which will shift you back into your nonjudgmental right-side brain. • Adapted from Visual Journaling : Going Deeper than Words, by Ganim & Fox --Yolanda www.LifeRenewalCounseling.org
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