Vision Board Workshop April 30, 2009
Vision Boards are getting a lot of attention these days. However, expressive arts therapist and art therapists
have been using them for a long time in their sessions.
They're also called creativity collages, treasure maps, or life collages, and can be created in workshops and individual sessions, either online or at the studio office.
Vision Boards are a simple but powerful tool for gaining clarity in your life and getting what you want. You wouldn't drive a long distance without a map, would you? A vision board is a visual map for your life's journey.
What happens during the workshop?
First, you get clear about all the things you want in life - career success, a house, a baby, romantic love, to lose weight, or whatever they may be.
Then the fun part - gathering images! You choose images that resonate with you and your desires. You won't believe how remarkably relaxing and enjoyable it is to rifle through boxes of pictures and to rip out pictures from magazines!
Next, you sort and adhere the images to a poster board and then add any embellishments you wish. But first you will glue a photo of yourself in the middle of the board. This is to make a statement to yourself that these are your wishes and desires - not your spouse's, kid's, parent's, or society's. These are the things you want to manifest.
Lastly, if time permits, you will reflect about the process and the items on your board by doing a writing exercise.
Once your Board is home with you, place it somewhere where you can refer to it occasionally or every day. Just like the map for your long distance trip, you wouldn't just look at it once and then put it in the trunk of your car.
You have to review it often to make sure you're on track and to get those images in your conscious and unconscious minds.
Will everything on your Vision Board come true?
It may. It may not. But at least you have established the intentions by visualizing your perfect life.
Vision Boards are getting a lot of attention these days. However, expressive arts therapist and art therapists
 Here's a sample of a Vision Board created by actor Donovan Keith who lives in Los Angeles. Check out his blog here.
Click on the picture for a larger view so you can see the details. |
They're also called creativity collages, treasure maps, or life collages, and can be created in workshops and individual sessions, either online or at the studio office.
Vision Boards are a simple but powerful tool for gaining clarity in your life and getting what you want. You wouldn't drive a long distance without a map, would you? A vision board is a visual map for your life's journey.
What happens during the workshop?
First, you get clear about all the things you want in life - career success, a house, a baby, romantic love, to lose weight, or whatever they may be.
Then the fun part - gathering images! You choose images that resonate with you and your desires. You won't believe how remarkably relaxing and enjoyable it is to rifle through boxes of pictures and to rip out pictures from magazines!
Next, you sort and adhere the images to a poster board and then add any embellishments you wish. But first you will glue a photo of yourself in the middle of the board. This is to make a statement to yourself that these are your wishes and desires - not your spouse's, kid's, parent's, or society's. These are the things you want to manifest.
Lastly, if time permits, you will reflect about the process and the items on your board by doing a writing exercise.
Once your Board is home with you, place it somewhere where you can refer to it occasionally or every day. Just like the map for your long distance trip, you wouldn't just look at it once and then put it in the trunk of your car.
You have to review it often to make sure you're on track and to get those images in your conscious and unconscious minds.
Will everything on your Vision Board come true?
It may. It may not. But at least you have established the intentions by visualizing your perfect life.
I have created several vision boards for my own life and found many of the items have come to fruition. The process of visually organizing your life like this is very satisfying. I’ve also enjoyed witnessing the "aha!" moments of others.
After taking this workshop, you may even be so inspired to create a joint one with your family or your partner!
After taking this workshop, you may even be so inspired to create a joint one with your family or your partner!
Vision Board helps you to grow into that person you know you can become…