Mandala Oasis

Creating mandalas provides a Sacred Landing Space that holds, reveals and nurtures the energy, shape and color of whatever I am feeling. By creating freely inside the sacred circle (mandala) the ever-present Creative Spirit reveals to me whatever I need know; and for that I am immensely grateful.

November 21, 2008

Mandala Challenge: Gratitude~Thanksgiving~Forgiveness

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order,...

November 3, 2008

"Peace Within"

Peace ...all around... and within . I imagine this is what "peace cells" would look like under a microscope, wall -to-wall... sho...

October 21, 2008

"Ripples of Peace"

Peace ripples through me when I let go of what might've been and see the beauty of... what is. ~ Cheryl Finley . My first in the Mandal...

October 6, 2008

Mandalas for Peace Project

The Mandalas for Peace Project was inspired by the wonderful, creative beings of love and light at the Mandala Oasis Yahoo Community* . Ev...

September 19, 2008

"Gratitude-joy!"

Ahh...gazing upon this mandala sets my heart aflutter. I realize that this is what my gratitude for joy feels like...and looks like. Thank ...

"Cosmic Sunflower"

What presence the sunflower has. Statuesque. Bold. Dramatic, yet simple. The casual elegance of the sunflower has captured my heart and imag...

September 16, 2008

Swirl

Namaste / Honoring

As I look gaze upon this mandala, I see "honoring" - Namaste - the divine within me, salutes the divine within you. The left side...

"New Vistas"

New vistas beckon... This mandala is a departure for me. What are all those squares doing in my mandala? Afterall... I'm a swirl girl. N...

Mystery

This mandala is a bit of a mystery. I just noticed though, that the curvaceous triangle that evolved as I worked on it is very similar to ...

September 7, 2008

Tasty Tropical Breezes

"The really nice breezes blow through my body, and into my soul. " ~ Astrid Alauda . "Clouds come floating into my life, no ...

September 1, 2008

"I Love What I See"

The Great Vision of my life has courted me...and I say "I do". I love what I see and what It has shown me. I love working to brin...

Colorful Horizons

This mandala adorns a blank page in a brand new turquoise journal, which hold notes, ideas and plans of action for a new project I am birth...

Shower of Light

We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light. ~Mary Dunbar . Th...

Celtic Circle

It's all about perspective. It amazes me how this mandala moves...and is an optical illusion. Sometimes I see the Celtic Cross and somet...

August 30, 2008

"Getting to the Point" - Creativity Prompt

I was in need of shifting from my logical left-brain into my intuitive, spontaneous, creative right-brain. This mandala process has deepene...

Blooming Life!

From the Center ...life begins an egg... a seed... and soon...life blooms...here ....or there And for that... I am deeply grateful

Blooming Butterfly 2

Colorful, vibrant, transformative life! It's blooming out... all over !

Angel of Resoration

After hearing whispers of "restore" in my ear over the last few weeks, I knew that was something for me to surrender to...to give...

July 22, 2008

"Intention's Journey"

Intentions - a Haiku : Our intentions are the atomosphere in which we live our truth out loud ~Cheryl Finley For more on this mandala cli...

"Ultimate Center"

"The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person." ~Norman Vincent Peale "I am, indeed, a king, becau...

"Life...a richly textured journey..."

"...and when you get the choice to sit it our or dance... I hope you dance" ~Lee Ann Womack From her song I Hope You Dance... whi...

"Ode to the Mustard Seed"

"I tell you with certainty, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,...

"Powerful Beyond Measure"

The Magenta Path in this mandala...is it a fork in the road...or... a merging? - Our awareness of where we are with that question is but o...

"Peace.. blooming out all over"

My heart (and face) smiled when I came across the quote below. Surely..it's an ideal recipe for peace...to bloom all over! Here are a fe...

"Spiritual Insight"

"The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light..." ~Luke 11:34 This m...

July 21, 2008

Inspiration: Anne Frank

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~Anne Frank This warms my hear...

July 12, 2008

Creatvity Prompt: "Explore a Practice"

Making mandalas is a practice for me... as is: journaling, blogging, SoulCollage® as well as making jewelry . They are all practices that ...

July 11, 2008

"Blooming Butterfly"

I smile when I look at this...thinking... Surely, this is what a butterfly looks like when it lies on it's back...right? With wings ope...

"Chrysanthemum"

This series of mandals is dedicated my cyber-pal, Leah, and her Creative Every Day Project which keeps us mindful to be and live from our i...

"Beam me up Scotty"

I see this as an aerial view... Depicting my daily comings and goings... And then here comes this...thing descending in the middle of every...

"Dream Catcher"

The mandorlas keep beckoning me... this time in a cluster... to catch and nurture my dreams

"Slices of Life"

gratitude....love...harmony.... joy...peace...intuition.... self-compassion...Grace... gratitude.... All slices of a well-fed life... ....w...

July 10, 2008

"Entangled"

This 'entangled' energy showed up again; and..that's how I was feeling. Too many thoughts at once going on in my head..even new...

"Venus Flytrap"

This week's Inspire Me Thursday prompt: Healing synchronistically corresponds to the Mandala Healing teleclass series I am hosting wit...

"Harmony & Flow"

Elements of harmony.... trust...surrender... and to... Row, row, row your boat "gently" down the stream. rhythm harmony flow

June 30, 2008

"Gyrating with joy...I take flight"

I enter the door... the door of my heart.... the door of my soul.... The place where I "be still and know".... I feel the thrill ...

"Ancient Portal"

Ancient portal.... This feels a bit mysterious.... and ancient to me... I sense that wisdom... and and ideas will speak to me from that dee...

"The Center Beckons..."

An invitation to the enter.... the Center is always there... Its stillness beckons us. It does not clamour for our attention... it just rem...

"Becoming..."

I am entering uncharted territory....entering they mystery... although...the intentions I've set forth are bearing fruit.... so...some ...

"Joy of Expressing"

This is my joy... of expressing life... creativity... love... joy.... and sharing in community . This is my heart... expanding... leaping.....

"Room to Grow"

Giving myself... breathing space... in people, places... and things... Knowing myself. And knowing that I need.... breathing space... room ...

"Lift Off!"

Lift off! The sky... of my imagination.. and passion... is the limit!

"Entering New Territory"

Consciously choosing... Pioneering... entering new territory.... and glorious terrain! Uncharted. Deliberate. Intended. Courageous. Elation!...

June 22, 2008

Intertwined Mandorlas

colorful... connecting mandorlas . I've been drawn to make this shape for over a year now. I made this mandala in Nov. 2007 and I'v...

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