Visual Journaling

Visual Journaling
Author: Barbara Ganim
Publisher: Quest Books
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1999-10-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780835607773

Most people who journal use words. But words come from the left brain, which interprets experiences through our learned beliefs and expectations. As this breakthrough book demonstrates, there is a more effective way to journal---using images. Simple drawings, crayon art, even doodles and stick figures can help anyone---even those who believe they "can't draw"---move beyond thought into deep reaches of feeling and intuitive knowing. Barbara Ganim and Susan Fox have developed their Visual Journaling technique into an acclaimed workshop. This book, beautifully illustrated with black and white and color drawings from the journals of students in their workshops, makes this enjoyable tool for personal exploration accessible to everyone. A six-week plan of exercises and interpretive activities teaches readers a lifelong practice that can reduce stress, explore conflicts, and overcome obstacles. Its simple techniques can help everyone gain access to "soul-based" inner wisdom.

Layers of Meaning

Layers of Meaning
Author: Rakefet Hadar
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2021-08-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 081177015X

Express yourself in a visual journal! With the ideas in this book, you will learn to create mixed media pages that express your soul and create a path to healing, internal freedom, and the sparking of passion. “Visual Journey Journaling” is an innovative artistic method taught by Rakefet Hadar and made up of seven elements: Intention, Magical Coincidence, Background, Images, Lines, Color, and Text. Visual Journey Journaling invites you to a fascinating world where you connect with your hidden inner artist to create "soul pages" using simple techniques and subtle guidelines to take a look inside yourself. Rakefet has taught these methods for many years, guiding even inexperienced artists to find and express the stories within themselves. In the first chapter of the book you will learn how to master the seven elements in your journal. There are many fun exercises and a step-by-step tutorial of how to start a simple journal. Next you will learn how to make a soul page with the seven elements. You will explore a variety of materials and how to work with them to find and create your pages. You will learn to build your journal and how to bind it into a finished book. Throughout the book and in the final section, you'll see and find the meanings in Rakefet's stunning private art journal pages and read her stories behind them.

Draw Your Day

Draw Your Day
Author: Samantha Dion Baker
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2018-08-28
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0399581308

An instructive guide to creating an illustrated journal based on artist and Instagram sensation Samantha Dion Baker's unique creative process, featuring information on materials, creative inspiration and instruction, prompts, and helpful tips and tricks. Samantha Dion Baker is a widely admired and followed artist on Instagram, where she shares her "sketch journal," an illustrated daily record of her life, drawn in a fresh, modern style. In Draw Your Day, Baker guides you through her inspirational practice and provides guidance for starting your own. Part instructional guide and part encouraging manifesto about how making art--even art that's not museum-worthy--can make your life more mindful and meaningful, Draw Your Day is ideal for both seasoned artists looking for fresh inspiration, as well as aspiring artists who need a friendly nudge to get started.

The Lazy Genius Way

The Lazy Genius Way
Author: Kendra Adachi
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2020
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0525653910

Be productive without sacrificing peace of mind using Lazy Genius principles that help you focus on what really matters and let go of what doesn't. If you need a comprehensive strategy for a meaningful life but are tired of reading stacks of self-help books, here is an easy way that actually works. No more cobbling together life hacks and productivity strategies from dozens of authors and still feeling tired. The struggle is real, but it doesn't have to be in charge. With wisdom and wit, the host of The Lazy Genius Podcast, Kendra Adachi, shows you that it's not about doing more or doing less; it's about doing what matters to you. In this book, she offers fourteen principles that are both practical and purposeful, like a Swiss army knife for how to be a person. Use them in combination to "lazy genius" anything, from laundry and meal plans to making friends and napping without guilt. It's possible to be soulful and efficient at the same time, and this book is the blueprint. The Lazy Genius Way isn't a new list of things to do; it's a new way to see. Skip the rules about getting up at 5 a.m. and drinking more water. Let's just figure out how to be a good person who can get stuff done without turning into The Hulk. These Lazy Genius principles--such as Decide Once, Start Small, Ask the Magic Question, and more--offer a better way to approach your time, relationships, and piles of mail, no matter your personality or life stage. Be who you already are, just with a better set of tools.

Syllabus

Syllabus
Author: Lynda Barry
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2021-04-16
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 177046543X

Writing exercises and creativity advice from Barry's pioneering, life-changing workshop The award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work What It Is. She believes that anyone can be a writer and has set out to prove it. For the past decade, Barry has run a highly popular writing workshop for nonwriters called Writing the Unthinkable, which was featured in The New York Times Magazine. Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor is the first book to make her innovative lesson plans and writing exercises available to the public for home or classroom use. Barry teaches a method of writing that focuses on the relationship between the hand, the brain, and spontaneous images, both written and visual. It has been embraced by people across North America—prison inmates, postal workers, university students, high-school teachers, and hairdressers—for opening pathways to creativity. Syllabus takes the course plan for Barry’s workshop and runs wild with it in her densely detailed signature style. Collaged texts, ballpoint-pen doodles, and watercolor washes adorn Syllabus’s yellow lined pages, which offer advice on finding a creative voice and using memories to inspire the writing process. Throughout it all, Barry’s voice (as an author and as a teacher-mentor) rings clear, inspiring, and honest.

The Bullet Journal Method

The Bullet Journal Method
Author: Ryder Carroll
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-12
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780008261405

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Transform your life using the Bullet Journal Method, the revolutionary organisational system and worldwide phenomenon. The Bullet Journal Method will undoubtedly transform your life, in more ways than you can imagine' Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morning In his long-awaited first book, Ryder Carroll, the creator of the enormously popular Bullet Journal organisational system, explains how to use his method to: * TRACK YOUR PAST: using nothing more than a pen and paper, create a clear, comprehensive, and organised record of your thoughts and goals. * ORDER YOUR PRESENT: find daily calm by prioritising and minimising your workload and tackling your to-do list in a more mindful and productive way. * PLAN YOUR FUTURE: establish and appraise your short-term and long-term goals, plan more complex projects simply and effectively, and live your life with meaning and purpose. Like many of us, Ryder Carroll tried everything to get organised - countless apps, systems, planners, you name it. Nothing really worked. Then he invented his own simple system that required only pen and paper, which he found both effective and calming. He shared his method with a few friends, and before long he had a worldwide viral movement. The system combines elements of a wishlist, a to-do list, and a diary. It helps you identify what matters and set goals accordingly. By breaking long-term goals into small actionable steps, users map out an approachable path towards continual improvement, allowing them to stay focused despite the crush of incoming demands. But this is much more than a time management book. It's also a manifesto for what Ryder calls "intentional living": making sure that your beliefs and actions align. Even if you already use a Bullet Journal, this book gives you new exercises to become more calm and focused, new insights on how to prioritise well, and a new awareness of the power of analogue tools in a digital world. *** This book has been printed with three different colour designs, black, Nordic blue and emerald. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. The different covers will be assigned to orders at random. ***

The Simple Guide to Visual Journaling

The Simple Guide to Visual Journaling
Author: Cathy Hutchison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2018-02-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781546965251

Want to feel more creative?Or maybe you are just tired of staying inside the lines. The Simple Guide to Visual Journaling is for everyone who ever saw sketch notes and thought: "I wish I could do that!" This book shares an easy method to journal, capture notes, process concepts and explore thoughts visually. If drawing is the language of ideas, then this book can make yours explode with possibility. Best of all, no artistic talent is required. If you can write the letters M and Q you have all the drawing skill you need. Ready to get started? Grab a pen and a notebook, and let's go!

How To Start Journaling

How To Start Journaling
Author: Morgan Steele
Publisher: Morgan Steele
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2024-01-10
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN:

Embark on a transformative journey with "How To Start Journaling," your ultimate guide to cultivating a meaningful and consistent journaling practice. This insightful book, inspired by the wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson and cutting-edge cognitive psychology, offers a unique pathway to self-discovery, reflection, and personal growth. Why This Book? • Break Barriers: Learn to overcome the common hurdles of journaling, like the daunting blank page, and seamlessly integrate this mindful practice into your daily routine. • Relatable Stories: Connect with relatable scenarios and characters like Emily, a busy mother and lawyer, and Jackson, a student, both seeking clarity amidst life's chaos. • Expert Insights: Benefit from a blend of ancient philosophy and modern psychological research, providing you with a rich and practical understanding of journaling's power. • Practical Tools: Discover checklists, easy-to-follow steps, and real-life examples to guide you through developing your journaling habit. • Empathetic Narration: Experience a narrative imbued with empathy, inviting you on a voyage of self-inquiry and emotional wellness. Perfect For: • Individuals new to journaling, seeking a structured and simple approach to start. • Experienced journalers looking to deepen their practice and explore the landscapes of their soul. • Anyone looking to find relief from stress, combat mental blocks, and embrace the joy of crafting their personal story. Join Us: Thank you for considering "How To Start Journaling." Let's turn the page together and embark on a journey to reshape how you perceive and interact with your inner dialogue. Here's to the stories you're about to unfurl and the oasis of calm you're about to carve out in your busy life.

The Dissociation Made Simple Flipchart

The Dissociation Made Simple Flipchart
Author: Jamie Marich, PHD
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2024-07-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

An essential resource for psychologists, therapists, and clinicians to help clients understand dissociation, make sense of their parts, and visualize depersonalization and derealization—a stigma-free guide from the bestselling author of Dissociation Made Simple An interactive dry-erasable tool for use with clients with dissociative identity disorder (DID), complex trauma, PTSD, and dissociative disorders not otherwise specified (DDNOS) This easy-to-use, dry-erasable flip chart helps therapists break down the basics of dissociation: what it is, why it happens, and how it can be understood—and embraced—as a key part of your client’s healing journey. The full-color Dissociation Made Simple Flipchart builds on Jamie Marich, PhD’s, bestselling book and expands your clinical toolkit. Designed to be interactive and user-friendly in-session, it offers easy-to-understand definitions, unique client-centered exercises, flexible language options, and visual activity pages thoughtfully illustrated to meet the needs of clients with different learning styles. Use the Flipchart with clients to: Understand—and go beyond—dissociation and trauma 101 Show how trauma acts on the body and brain Demystify terms like “parts,” “system,” and “alter” Build their “safe-enough” harbor Relate to real-life examples from people with dissociative experiences Understand treatment options and different approaches to dissociative symptoms Practice techniques for grounding, anchoring, settling, and mindfulness Do interactive activities like mapping their parts Challenge myths, biases, and stigma Learn about their dissociative tendencies—and discover what helps them return to the present moment For use with clients with trauma-related dissociation, dissociative identity disorder, DDNOS, and more, the Flipchart is a compassionate and invaluable clinical resource that helps you explore complex concepts with ease—demystifying dissociation and providing a roadmap to understanding, agency, and empowerment.

Grow Yourself Simple Guide

Grow Yourself Simple Guide
Author: Dr. Samuel Shamaun
Publisher: Samuel Shamaun
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2024-03-25
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9603726036

"Grow Yourself: Simple Guide" is an inspiring and practical handbook designed to guide readers through the journey of personal growth and self-improvement. With a focus on simplicity and action, this book offers concise, straightforward advice on cultivating a positive mindset, setting and achieving goals, embracing change, and nurturing relationships. Each chapter is dedicated to a key aspect of personal development, from discovering your passions and building resilience to fostering gratitude and finding joy in everyday life. With engaging anecdotes, reflective exercises, and actionable steps, "Grow Yourself: Simple Guide" empowers readers to embark on a path of self-discovery, overcome obstacles, and unlock their full potential. Whether you're looking to make significant life changes or simply incorporate more happiness and fulfillment into your daily routine, this guide provides the tools and inspiration needed to grow, evolve, and thrive.