“Sometimes the brush knows what the heart is still learning to say.”

There are moments when talking feels too hard.
When praying feels silent.
When your body’s tired, your spirit’s anxious, and your heart just needs a break.

Have you ever felt this way?

This is when I turn to meditative art. The creative, sacred practice that allows peace to enter without forcing it. Where I am able to meet with God and find some rest.

🌿 What Is Meditative Art?

Meditative art is the gentle practice of creating without judgment, performance, or pressure. It's not about skill. It's about presence. You can't do art wrong so throw that spirit of perfectionism out the window!

You move with your breath. You let color and mark making speak where words can’t. You allow yourself to feel and release.

✨ Why It Heals

In a culture that rewards burnout and hustle, meditative art does something radical:

It invites you to slow down.

To breathe.

To be with what’s real. 

To own what you are feeling and provide space to release all of the big emotions and anxiety in a healthy way.

You’re not fixing yourself — you’re listening to yourself. You're leaning in and learning what God has for you.

This practice is for everyone. But I am hoping those folks that are trading anxiety for alcohol and drugs find their way here. I am hoping that the woman trying to detox from the hustle culture we are surrounded with finds this. I am hoping those looking to strengthen their connection or find trust with God again are brought here.

You don’t need to be “artistic.”
You just need to be honest.

And this is YOUR private sacred time so no one is here to judge your results.

If you can breathe, you can create.

• Paint your breath in soft watercolor.
• Doodle what “peace” looks like.
• Scribble a prayer you’re not ready to say aloud.

This is sacred expression, not performance.

🖌️ My Process (and How to Start Yours)

Here’s what I do when I’m feeling overwhelmed or disconnected:

• Light a candle
• Play instrumental music
• Choose a word (grief, hope, clarity)
• Set a timer for 10 minutes
• Let my brush, pen, or fingers move without rules

Sometimes it’s puddles of color. Sometimes a single phrase. Sometimes just marks, shapes and silence.

🧘 10 Free Meditative Art Prompts

Anytime I start something new it feels a bit weird. I question myself and wonder if I am doing things right and allow all those voices in my head to start throwing me off my game ... AGAIN! Just stop that right now... tell all those little voices to sit down and chill out for a while so you can get busy. I have included some of my favorite prompts to get you started.

These are perfect for journaling, painting, collaging, or mixed media:

1. Draw your current season using only color
2. What does “safe” look like?
3. Scribble your favorite word 100 times
4. Collage the feeling of surrender
5. Paint what forgiveness feels like
6. Use your non-dominant hand to express an emotion
7. Create a prayer without words
8. Sketch the emotion you felt strongest this week
9. Make marks for every breath you take
10. Write then cover up a fear with art (paint over it, collage, layer it)

📚 Favorite Supplies + Tools

1. Watercolor Kit for Beginners  
2. Mixed Media Art Journal
3. Soft Oil Pastels (messy + meditative) 
4. Christian/Spiritual Ambient Playlists on Spotify 
5. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron 

💌 Want More?

I’m building a resource library full of prompts, playlists, and art-based spiritual practices.
If you want early access, join the waitlist here. 

Until then…
light a candle.
pick up the brush.
and meet yourself in the quiet.

Blessings... 

Erin

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