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5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: Drawing the Breath

This simple, mindfulness drawing meditation will help you be more GROUNDED and CALM by tuning into your breath. This activity will help you de-stress through drawing. It will bring you into the present moment and immediately feel more relaxed. Designed by an art therapist, this intuitive drawing bring self-care together with art and mindfulness for an honest & authentic view of yourself in this moment. #arttherapy #artastherapy #arttherapynearme #arttherapyclassesnearme #den

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Michelle Baker, MA

5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: How Filled Up Am I?

This simple, mindfulness drawing meditation will help you FEEL into your energy level and assess what you need to be more ENERGIZED and filled up! This activity will help you de-stress through drawing. It will bring you into the present moment and immediately feel more relaxed. Designed by an art therapist, this intuitive drawing bring self-care together with art and mindfulness for an honest & authentic view of yourself in this moment. #arttherapy #artastherapy #artandmedita

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Michelle Baker, MA

Painting Tree Foliage

Learn a technique for painting 3-dimensional trees! We'll share some color theory, a brush technique and how to use layers to achieve the look you want. Stippling = dabbing the brush, hold it farther towards the end for looseness Color theory = start with darkest greens and slowly lighten Making a shadow for green = add it's compliment, red Layering = let each layer dry, then add a lighter green to the top section to "ice" it Make sure to keep layers loose (not fully covering

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Michelle Baker, MA

Art ALWAYS takes you on a journey

Every time you create a piece of art, it is taking you on a hero's journey. There are profound opportunities to learn and grow each time you face a challenge and keep going. Michelle shares her first Healing heART painting where she created a painting to answer "What does success look like to me?" and the Divine Wisdom her art was teaching. The best part about this intentional art making process is that each person receives their own wisdom. The "just right" thing they need t

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Michelle Baker, MA

Woodworking as Therapeutic Art

Woodworking is a hobby for some and a profession for others, but it can be a powerful therapeutic tool for just about everyone. In fact, Many military veterans with PTSD have benefited from this particular activity. Most people who try out woodworking for the first time quickly become addicted. Creating something with your own two hands can install a tremendous sense of pride and accomplishment. Giving Yourself a Purpose Everyone needs to feel as if they have a purpose in lif

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Why Most People Don't Make Art: Part II

Find out the last 2 steps of MBodied's system for helping people overcome this common issue with making art. #Westminsterpaintingclass #Westminsterartclass #Westminsterdrawingclass #art #artandcommunity #artclass #learntopaint #learntodraw #artforintroverts #artasmeditation #destresswithart #stressrelief #newhobby #creativity #Denverpaintingclass #Denverartclass #Denverdrawingclass #Denverartstudio #Denverlearntopaint #Denverarttherapy #Denverwomensgroup

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Why Most People Don't Make Art: Part I

What is the reason most people don't make art? MBodied has a 5 part system for overcoming this common issue! Find out steps 1-3 right now! #Westminsterpaintingclasses #Westminsterpainting #Westminsterpaintingclass #artandcommunity #artclassarvada #Westminsterartstudio #ArtStudioWestminster #artastherapy #timeforart #relaxingthroughart #makingtimetomakeart #Westminsterartclass #Art #artclasswestminster #Denverpaintingclass #Denverartclass #Denverdrawingclass #Denverartstudio

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Michelle Baker, MA

Haven for Introverts

I’m sitting in a roomful of people who are silent, totally absorbed in what they are doing, soft music playing in the background and a sense of community and belonging. This is one of my favorite things as an introvert, enjoying the company of others while totally engaged in what I am doing. Now, we’re not silent all the time. We talk, we laugh and engage. The difference is, that’s not the focus of our gathering. We gather to paint, our focus is on creative expression and

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Michelle Baker, MA

3 Myths about painting that keep you from your creativity.

#1 It’s easy for them (and hard for me) The assumption that painting is easy for some and hard for others can keep you from pursuing an interest in art. We have this belief (maybe from watching Bob Ross) that some people can paint effortlessly and this translates to “if it’s hard for me, I must not be meant to do it.” As if there are some chosen few people who are meant to be artists. Truth: Painting is challenging! Painters don’t love painting because it’s easy. Serious

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Michelle Baker, MA

the ART of ME time

How do I get more “me time”? It’s always on my list and I never seem to get to it! I know I need it but how do I actually make it happen? Many people who take painting classes at MBodied say that it’s their “me time”. Whether they planned it that way or not, 2 1/2 hours of painting and listening to music inevitably becomes a much-looked-forward-to me time. Art is naturally centering and self-reflective. You sit down to paint and intrinsically start a dialogue with yoursel

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Michelle Baker, MA

Do you want to feel inspired?

Be encouraged. Find insight. Explore your creativity. Feel enthusiastic. Find a vision. These are some synonyms for being inspired. Sound like something you’re craving? Inspiration is the fuel for my life. I need it, I feed off it, I seek it out. Why? Because it feels amazing to be inspired. It’s tingly excitement for what’s happening and what’s coming next. It’s like being really alive in this moment. I love it! I am offering this wonderful experience to you as w

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A student's perspective: The magic at MBodied

There’s something magical in Michelle’s studio. Some combination of Michelle’s true passion for her art – her actual paintings and, more loosely, her art of shepherding students through learning about painting and themselves – the good conversations in the studio, the freedom to create and learn and make mistakes, and something…magical. I found out about MBodied Art Studio because I wanted to relearn about the art techniques I so loved in high school and then forgot about in

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The Painting Community at MBodied

I love the community that is forming among the painters at MBodied! If you walk in during Introduction to Acrylics or Open Studio you will hear people chatting about life, about their painting process, making jokes or singing along to the music. Other times you hear nothing at all. That silence is the absorbed focus of painting known as the “flow state.” Making art can take you into a deep state of presence where it feels like only you and the painting are there. How coo

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Michelle Baker, MA

A Heart-Centered Business

About a year ago I was dreaming up the idea for MBodied Art Studio with the help of the book, Creating on Purpose: the spiritual technology of manifesting through the chakras” by Anodea Judith and Lion Goodman. The process in this book helps you find a vision that is in line with your life purpose and to the benefit of others. From this place, I envisioned how the studio would feel, what it would provide and how the core of the offerings would be from the heart. When I got

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(720) 443-1994

8781 Sheridan Blvd #6041

Westminster, CO 80031

5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: Drawing the Breath

5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: How Filled Up Am I?

Painting Tree Foliage

Art ALWAYS takes you on a journey

Woodworking as Therapeutic Art

Why Most People Don't Make Art: Part II

Why Most People Don't Make Art: Part I

Haven for Introverts

3 Myths about painting that keep you from your creativity.

the ART of ME time

Do you want to feel inspired?

A student's perspective: The magic at MBodied

The Painting Community at MBodied

A Heart-Centered Business

MBodied Art Studio

(720) 443-1994

8781 Sheridan Blvd #6041

Westminster, CO 80031