Mindfulness + Doodling = The Secret to Staying Focused & Present
Doodling is usually viewed as a time-wasting activity or as a response to daydreaming. But it’s time to give doodling the respect it deserves! Research has proven that doodling can enhance focusing skills, increase retention of information, ease feelings of impatience, and even inspire bursts of novel ideas. Combined with the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness, doodling can be especially calming and can help one engage in the present moment.
Dr. Patricia Isis brings mindfulness and doodling together in her new book, The Mindful Doodle Book: 75 Creative Exercises to Help You Live in the Moment. Filled with doodle prompts and mindfulness activities, you can ease anxiety, envision your dreams and aspirations, and express your feelings in a fun, flexible and creative way.
Go ahead, color outside the lines. Experience mindful doodling now with these five free exercises from The Mindful Doodle Book!
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Patricia Isis, PhD, LMHC-QS, ATR-BC, ATCS, holds a PhD in the expressive therapies with an emphasis on art therapy. Dr. Isis is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida and a registered board-certified art therapist and credentialed supervisor for art therapists and mental health counseling interns. Since 1980, Dr. Isis has practiced art psychotherapy in South Florida.
Dr. Isis is the author of The Mindful Doodle Book: 75 Creative Exercises to Help You Live in the Moment, and the researcher and co-author of a recent study published in the American Art Therapy Association Journal.
For over 30 years, Dr. Isis provided clinical art therapy services in public schools to children with emotional and behavioral disabilities. She is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher and has facilitated Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs after training with Dr. John Kabat-Zinn and Dr. Saki Santerelli in 2000. She currently maintains a private practice, conducts research and publications, and consults with individuals, agencies, non-profits and corporations combining expressive arts therapies with mindfulness practices for trainings and workshops.
Dr. Isis is a popular presenter internationally, nationally, and locally. More information is available on her website www.MiamiArtTherapy.com
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Patricia Isis maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Mindful Kids Miami. She receives compensation as a consultant. She receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Isis receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Patricia Isis serves on committees for the American Art Therapy Association and on the Art Therapy Credentialing Board (ATCB) Nominating Committee.
