1. religion and spirituality
2. buddhism

Mindfulness
Visual Art
Rob O’Brien
Art & Life Learning
Workshop
with
www.mandala.com
Personal Mandala
Mindfulness
Making
Teri Welles 2013
No Talent required!
It will be discovered!
Registrations Essential!
Testimonials
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Please register one week prior to workshop
email: rob@artandlifelearning.com.au
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Rob’s gentle, inclusive presentation of material,
both verbal & visual is most useful.
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I got most from interaction with the group and
guidance from a skilled facilitator.
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A kick-a-long for a lapsed creative!
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I was delighted with the finished result. My ‘Major
Work’ really added purpose to the day.
phone: 0439 990 703
NSW 2015 Date:
2 May
Time: 9:00am—4:00pm
9:00am—4:00pm
NSW Venue: Uniting Church Hall
2 Byangum Road
Murwillumbah NSW
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My previous experience of art workshops has
called me to teach some of this.
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I loved creating a Mandala which reflects my inner
self. Also sharing with others.
An opportunity to learn new skills!
Cost (includes m/t; lunch): $95.00 each workshop
Concession:
$70.00 each workshop
Direct Deposit:
Bank:
St George Bank
Name: RA & PD O’Brien
No:
152 393 886
BSB
112 879
Or pay on the day.
The day flowed beautifully. Parameters were set
and adhered to. There was a gentleness plus an
opening into my inner space.
Visual Art
Workshop
with
Personal Mandala
Making
Robyn Esdaile 2013
Two Workshops
Attend one or both workshops learning new skills
at each one.
NSW 2015 Date:
2 May
NSW Venue: Uniting Church Hall
Art & Life Learning
ABN: 80 325 164 732
www.artandlifelearning.com.au
E-mail: rob@artandlifelearning.com.au
Mobile: 0439 990 703
2 Byangum Road
Murwillumbah NSW
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Mindfulness
Visual Art
Workshop
with
Personal Mandala
Making
“If you talk about mindfulness, you’re talking about
awareness and consciousness, like being aware of
what you are doing … right now!” Bruce Brooks
Who should attend?
 All People interested in creative processes to
enhance life or ‘just for fun’!
 Classroom teachers for self reflection and
use with students
 Education professionals interested in the
 A safe working environment - to have fun!
individuals and groups
 Senior students preparing for examinations
 Mindfulness exercises
and planning their future
 Guided image meditation
 Pastels to create visual images & mandalas
 Dialogue between the self and the created art work
 Group interaction skills and techniques
 Techniques to focus inwards
 Visual art colour theory and strategies
(Jung)
ALL MATERIALS
(quality pastels, coloured pencils, black paper, white paper)
SUPPLIED AT WORKSHOP
You may wish to bring your own favourite brushes,
watercolours, pastels, pencils or special paper
 Parents wishing to reflect on their role and
take time for themselves
Delicious Morning Tea & Lunch Provided!
 Health professionals who would like to
broaden interaction skills
“Nourishment of ourselves, others and the natural
world by using the arts to go deeply into our bodies
 Skills to transfer to many life situations
Mandalas symbolise “a safe refuge of inner reconciliation and wholeness”
M Ed (Human Relations & Community Education). Rob has
worked at the cutting edge of social and cultural
change in Australia and the USA as an art animator.
His award winning art work, sometimes described as
‘gentle dynamite’, is published in books and magazines
and hangs in Australian regional galleries. Rob’s workshops support mindful consciousness raising using
visual art to encourage transformational change on the
journey to the centre of the true self within. His workshops are great fun!
arts as a communication tool
 Social workers, Psychologists who work with
You will experience:
Rob O’Brien is an artist and teacher. He holds an
‘Visual art can be a pathway to unconscious knowledge a catalyst for accessing deeper self-knowledge’1.
is of vital importance in this time of human evolution
in our world.” MacDougall, A.
This special workshop introduces techniques and strategies that can support mindfulness learning and personal
growth on the journey towards a healing centre.
1 The Mindful Word
Bronwyn Doherty 2013
Art & Life Learning
ABN: 80 325 164 732
www.artandlifelearning.com.au
E-mail: rob@artandlifelearning.com.au
Mobile: 0439 990 703
Juliet Meurant 2013