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is a necessary volume of excellent teaching AND creative ideas for anyone who is creating anything and who wants to incorporate or begin to incorporate a practice of mindfulness into their creative practice.
I especially liked the chapters on seeing things as they are, Practicing the practice, and contemplating your creations,

Each chapter contains inspiring quotes, creative activities, and guided meditations to guide you in your creative and mindfulness practice, This is a book to be savored and enjoyed bit by bit,

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley and New Harbinger Publications, Inc, for providing me with a copy of "Be, Awake, Create" in exchange for an honest review,

As a creative individual who has more recently been dappling in painting, I found this book to be thoughtprovoking and helpful in getting the intuitivecreative juices flowing.
Essentially, through exercises and meditations, the book defines what it means to be to exist, awaken be conscious and alert, create to bring into existence, and relate to connect.
Noticing the “gaps” within moments where hidden creativity lies, recognizing the connective “flow” towards your present physical state, and enhancing our sensory experiences all contribute to creative expression.
Most importantly, the book highlights the importance of appreciating everyday life, collaborating with others, and telling a story through your art in whichever form that may be.
I will likely refer to the practices in this book again, An interesting read! A fabulous, inspiring book that encourages readers to incorporate the practice of creating into their daily lives, It achieves this through recognising the challenges and opportunities of creating and doesn't limit its advice to a specific art/design/craft/literature medium.
It includes great quotes and the title acts as section names, Each highlighting different activities to explore to build habits and remove selfimposed barriers to creating, A great programme to cultivate artistic expression, mindfulness and creating, A title I will dip into again and again and reread, “The Artists Way for the twentyfirst century, ”
Nancy Coleman, PhD, clinical psychologist, writer, facilitator, and teacher

Settle your mind, connect with the moment, and unleash your creativity with this unique and mindful art journal.
 

In our demanding, fastpaced culture, its increasingly important to find ways to decompress and recuperate from the busyness and stress of life.
More and more, mindfulness and creativity are being recognized as antidotes to the speed and overstimulation of modern society, This beautiful book combines the two, offering both creative and meditative practices to provide a guided journey into contemplative art

for healing, relaxation, deeper connection, and greater wellbeing.


Rather than focusing on any one medium or art form, this unique guide offers basic meditation instructions, and a variety of creative prompts and activitiesfrom collage and coloring to meditative mark making and sketching to photography and perceptual exercisesmaking it perfect for anyone who wants to deepen and cultivate their mindfulness and creativity.


With these artistic and introspective practices, youll put meditation into action, and learn to view yourself and your own creative process without judgment or aggression.
Using Be, Awake, Create, youll see beyond habitual patterns, discover the richness of your world, and recognize the ordinary magic of your own creativity, with greater freshness of expression and spontaneity.


By cultivating awareness and allowing yourself to play in the open space of artistic creation, youll come to discover all of the positive impacts mindfulness and creativity can have on every area of your life.
Creativity is defined as "the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.
originality, progressiveness, or imagination" Dictionary, com.

Ms. Younger has done an excellent job in developing exercises, activities and prompts that encourage creativity, She considers herself a "creator" and uses her creative talents in everything she does, This book is not limited to the visual arts, The author encourages the reader to discover creative ways to express herself in art, music, dance, writing, photography, sewing, and other activities,

Mindfulness meditation is used to develop an awareness of our environment and the world around us, Meditation helps the creator stay focused and be awake to things that might be overlooked, A creator has a mindset that is open to new ideas and ways of doing things,

A few years ago, Ms, Younger had heart bypass surgery and spent many months recovering, During this time, photography became a tool for her recovery, She used her camera to record images of ordinary things around her that she had previously taken for granted, She developed a new way of looking and seeing things that brought her joy and fulfillment,

I think the ideas in this book will definitely spark creativity in the hearts and minds of the readers, The more you put into the activities, the more you will get out of this excellent book, Highly recommended! Rebekah Younger is a creator pure and simple, She has created artwork, knit clothing, interiors, businesses, communities and books, She brings her love of creating to all aspects of her life and shares it with others through teaching mindful creativity, She is also a student of Tibetan Buddhism in the Kagyu Nyingma tradition and teaches programs that combine the dharma art teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche with meditation.
Her greatest joy is witnessing others awakening to things as they are and expressing it through their creations, Her garments have been shown in major museum exhibits of art to wear and on magazine covers, She has a MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College, You can see examples of her creations and testimonia Rebekah Younger is a creator pure and simple, She has created artwork, knit clothing, interiors, businesses, communities and books, She brings her love of creating to all aspects of her life and shares it with others through teaching mindful creativity, She is also a student of Tibetan Buddhism in the Kagyu Nyingma tradition and teaches programs that combine the dharma art teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche with meditation.
Her greatest joy is witnessing others awakening to things as they are and expressing it through their creations, Her garments have been shown in major museum exhibits of art to wear and on magazine covers, She has a MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College, You can see examples of her creations and testimonials for her coaching and classes at: sitelink sitelink,