RELAXING

MANDALA

Avianto Nugroho
MANDALA
A mandala (Sanskrit for “circle”)
is an artistic representation of
higher thought and deeper
meaning given as a geometric
symbol used in spiritual,
emotional, or psychological
work to focus one's attention.
 Mandala is in
every culture and
every aspect of
our life
 In the modern day, the most extensive, ground breaking work on the
meaning and purpose of the mandala was pioneered by the iconic Swiss
psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung who devotes considerable time to the subject
in a number of his works.

To Jung, the mandala was the key to self-understanding and self-acceptance;

by creating mandalas, one could come to know one's self more completely,
recognize unhealthy thoughts and behaviours, and move closer to the
centre of one's actual being, leaving behind the various illusions of the self
which clouded and confined one's psychological and spiritual vision.

In the present day, mandalas appear in significant numbers around the

world in both religious and gained a significant following among those
who use the image to manage stress.
HOW MANDALA WORKS
• Grounding
• Centering
• Releasing
MANDALA BASIC PATTERN
 MANDALA COMBINED PATTERN
When we live in states of
toxic stress, worry, fear and
a whole range of negative
emotions, we influence
our physiological and
psycho-emotional state and
cause our energetic field to
shrink.
 STEP 1

• Breath consciously
• Feel what do you want to express
• Start to draw from the center
 STEP 2

• Complete your Mandala

• Give a title
• Breath. Look at you Mandala.
What do you feel?