{"id":186603,"date":"2025-10-20T21:54:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/?p=186603"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:35:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:35:53","slug":"meditative-drawing-and-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/meditative-drawing-and-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditative drawing and tea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recently, together with\u00a0GON, we have been offering\u00a0sessions\u00a0in the field of well-being, one of which focuses on\u00a0meditative drawing\u00a0and in specific zentangles.\u00a0One can see the image to get an impression of how this looked like or\u00a0have a look\u00a0on our instagram.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>

The course we have developed for these sessions\u00a0is highly engaging and surprisingly impactful. It lies at the intersection of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>health, art, and mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>. Its multidisciplinary nature makes it appealing to a wide range of audiences \u2014 although in practice it\u00a0particularly seems to\u00a0resonate with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>children<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Encouraged by the positive response, we plan to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>expand this initiative<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0further. In addition, we are currently working on a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>book<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0that will both\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>deepen the course content<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>present our ideas in a self-study format<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, allowing people to explore these concepts independently.\u00a0So stay tuned!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Some background<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Meditative drawing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0encompasses a range of drawing practices that blend art with mindfulness, offering numerous benefits. It is designed not only to promote\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>well-being and mental clarity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, but also to encourage\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>artistic self-expression<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and enhance\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>drawing skills<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>. As such, it is both\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>meaningful and accessible<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0to people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of artistic experience.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Zentangle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0can be seen as one form of meditative drawing. It is based on the creation of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>repeated structures and patterns<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, which can range from simple to highly intricate. Participants are free to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>invent their own patterns<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>build upon existing ones<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>, allowing for endless possibilities of creativity and focus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

Tea cannot be missing from the experience<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

In our sessions, we combine the calming effect of our teas, meditative drawing, and relaxing music, creating an exceptionally zen, soothing, and health-boosting atmosphere. Especially for children, this provides a necessary alternative to the digital world and helps to cultivate patience and focus.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Recently, together with\u00a0GON, we have been offering\u00a0sessions\u00a0in the field of well-being, one of which focuses on\u00a0meditative drawing\u00a0and in specific zentangles.\u00a0One can see the image to get an impression of how this looked like or\u00a0have a look\u00a0on our instagram. The course we have developed for these sessions\u00a0is highly engaging and surprisingly impactful. It lies at the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":186379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186603"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209980,"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186603\/revisions\/209980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annaherbalism.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}