Mandala and Zentangle… Zentangle and mandala… interestingly, I approached both with extreme prejudice. Just like I did to breathing exercises. I thought “I’ve been breathing on my own just fine, what good will these exercises do?”. They did wonders.

I first saw mandalas in coloring books for adults. I always loved crazy detailed drawings, but I was never interested in coloring them. As for drawing them, I thought “Yeah, I’m not that patient”.

I learned later that I was incredibly patient. After started to draw mandalas, I came up with Zentangle patterns on the web (called tangles), but I disregarded them shortly after. I felt like they were limiting me. “I’ll draw my mandalas the way I want them” I thought.

You’d think that a person would learn, right? That she would become aware of things. Obviously someone was saying “Look, when you approach things with prejudice, things go wrong, and you miss stuff that will be good for you”. I was too stubborn to see.

I was wrong about all three. I’m not ashamed of admitting that. All three, breathing exercises, mandalas and Zentangle opened amazing doors for me. Not only on the outside, but on the inside as well. They helped me know myself better.

I decided to continue my journey with drawing. I’ve been doing it ever since I was able to hold a pencil, but thanks to mandala and Zentangle I learned to look at my work differently, and more importantly, how some things should actually be taught.

I think keeping such an experience to myself would be selfish. That’s why I started teaching, so others can experience the change themselves.

I invite you to this wonderful journey.

By the way, if you’re thinking “Can I do that?”, my answer is ABSOLUTELY YES. Because both mandala and Zentangle are art forms that needs no talent whatsoever. If you can hold a pen, then you can do it.