Drawing Meditations offers simple, mindful drawing practices that anyone can enjoy—no artistic skills required.
Join us to reduce stress, boost creativity, and discover a calming ritual that transforms everyday moments into opportunities for presence and joy.
Art & Nature Retreats in 2026
Enjoy a day in the Chiba countryside as you experience Drawing Meditations, local food, fresh air, and conversation.
Mark your calendar for these Saturdays:
WINTER February 14
SPRING April 11
SUMMER July 11
AUTUMN November 14
Articles & News
Retreat Report – November 2025
I was delighted to host five creatives - repeaters and new faces - for the latest Art & Nature Retreat. We calmed our minds by drawing woodgrain. The slow calm repetition of lines with the small challenge of working around knots helps to wash away the frantic city...
Peaceful Pumpkins
Yayoi Kusama is world-famous for her polka dotted art. Some of her most famous artworks are of polka dotted pumpkins. Did you know that she uses this painting technique to help manage her mental health? The repetition of making the dots to soothe and calm her busy...
Single-purpose Vision Board
Yesterday, I was teaching Art Meditation at Kozuka Art Festival. Before the event I was feeling quite nervous - my Japanese is not good enough; I am not a member of this clique of organisers - the usual ego freak-out that I feel when trying a new endeavor. I'm sure I...
ワークブックの日本語版を発表
私が住んでいるコミュニティへリーチを広げることができて、とても嬉しく思います。Claude.aiの助けを借りて、オリジナルのワークブックを日本語に翻訳しました。私自身の日本語スキルはまだ向上中ですが、セッションで使用している実践的なアートセラピー技術の一部をシェアできることを嬉しく思います。 Shop now...
Downloadable Books & Workbooks
Discover Hidden Insights in Your Art
Find healing through art. Interpret your own art through an intuitive lens with this clear three-step method:
1. Note Feelings & Messages
2. Review the Parts
3. Focus on Changes
A compact workbook gives you a framework for doing this over and over again with your own drawings, doodles, and other artworks.
Downloadable PDF. 日本語版 or English edition
Creative Art Meditations
Visualise your breath
Recreate a clear blue sky
Build a mandala
These are three of Kristen’s favorite Drawing Meditations exercises combined into one illustrated PDF. Each exercise worksheet includes instructions, reflection questions, and more. They work equally well in person or online and require minimal materials. No prior experience in art or meditation required.
Intuitive Art with Oracle Cards
Do you have a deck of angel, chakra, wisdom, tarot, or other oracle cards? Let me show you six ways that you can use them to guide your art. Give your cards new life and put a tool in your artbox.
Find insight with the help of your favorite cards. These six exercises will help you to make connections and receive subconscious messages by drawing pictures and using the cards for inspiration, comparison and storytelling. Each exercise has a slightly different focus and process.
Any style of art will work with these techniques – abstract, landscape, tangle art, portraiture. Bring your favorite art supplies, oracle cards, and your imagination.
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ONE LITTLE WORD workshop
Podcast
Season 1: Twelve original meditations from the Drawing Meditation Kit.