Breathing Through Hard Emotions with Water-Soluble Media: Notice where you feel the emotion in your body. Draw the emotion using lines and scribbles. Notice what’s shifted in your body. Use a wet paint brush to soften the lines of your drawing as you slowly exhale. Notice where feels even the tiniest bit more open. Feel the openness as you continue breathing.
[Suggested Materials: Washable markers, water-soluble oil pastels, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, charcoal]
About the Author
Kara Ashley-Gilmore believes in the use of our innate creativity for our wellness and healing. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Registered & Board Certified Art Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and a mixed-media artist at Mountain Creative Arts Counseling, PLLC, in Hendersonville, NC. She provides individual and group psychotherapy with individuals who feel crushed by the weight of their worries, dread their next panic attack, and live with overactive inner critics. Learn more about her work at www.mountaincreativearts.com.