In 2021, we learned of a fun Zendala challenge organized by three Certified Zentangle Teachers, Deb and Anica, and avid tangler Jem. We asked them to share with the Zentangle Community a little bit about their experience and how others can participate. We are excited to re-share with you this guest blog post. Enjoy! --- + ---   Jem, Deb and Anica write... We all have favourite tiles - certain shapes, sizes or colours we reach for most often. Perhaps we also have those that stay overlooked and rather neglected? For some tanglers the pre-strung Zendala tiles are used less...

Jen writes... It is the middle of the night, bleary-eyed, I am double-checking my spreadsheet to make sure I am giving the right medicines at the right time.It is the middle of the night, I am holding her hand, trying to say goodbye, but trying to hold on.It is the middle of the night, I am weeping softly into my pillow, because alone, in the middle of the night, is the only time I can empty some of the bucket of tears inside me.These are snapshots of times in my life. I am a caregiver, not as a profession, but...

CZT Jennifer Marchand writes... Encouraging a State of Flow and an Optimal Healing State As an art therapist, we often use structured creative practices to help clients achieve a state of calm and integration, such as making mandalas. Structured and repetitive creative tasks can support shifts in brain activity away from the fast-paced thinking that accompanies daily life and toward slower, more integrative states associated with relaxation, creativity, learning, and healing.  As attention becomes gently focused on the drawing task, many individuals enter what is often described as a flow state, a state of absorbed, effortless attention. In this state,...