September 2019: Herbal Mandalas
By Christina Wilke-Burbach PhD, RMT, CA
Mind, Soul, and Self LLC
mindsoulandself.com
Intro to 2019 Photo Blog: 2019 is a journey into the world of non-verbal healing and personal growth here at Mind, Soul, and Self LLC. I have come to understand, true ways to heal spiritually, psychologically and emotionally are non-verbal: through art, music, movement, meditative states, and bodywork/energy work. The language of the soul/psyche is symbols, images, colors, vibrations, sensations, and patterns; we communicate this non-verbally. I have been on an incredible personal growth journey of my own the past few years into the world of art. I have become very involved with John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC) in Sheboygan, WI. I am the chair of the JMKAC Indoor Gardens, a member of the Friends of the Arts Council, and a museum docent (teacher/tour guide). I try to take a new art class every month. I started joining my artist husband in his art studio to paint and experiment with making art. Coincidentally, my old office space was located in an art gallery and my current office space is in an entire building of art studios. My preferred social media has become Instagram. I try to post a new photograph every day. I have enjoyed experimenting with art and photography as ways to express myself. So I have decided to have a photoblog this year to complement this personal and professional journey that I am on. I just recently had a revelation regarding my photography and am working on a project I hope to release later this year.
September 2019 Photo Blog: I teach my Holistic Healing with Herbs series once a year (from April to November). Every September/October is the Spiritual Healing with Herbs class. Three days ago I taught this year’s class. As a group, we spent an hour walking the area around my office by the Sheboygan River and Wildcrafted herbs and botanicals. It was magical! We practiced connecting and communicating with nature. When we returned, we crafted herbal mandalas. Below are some of the Mandalas I have created with students over the past few years. Mandalas are a spiritual/personal growth technique to pull the unconscious into the conscious. As you look at our mandalas below, ask yourself…..What do you see? What does this remind you of? How does it feel to be in this space? What words pop into your mind? Happy September! Light and Love, Christina~
