Five tips for getting started with mindful doodling:
1. Prepare
Get your mind and body ready for doodling. Organize a comfortable seating arrangement. You can use a beanbag on the floor with a hardback pad of paper or sit at a desk, as you prefer. Aim to make this space as nourishing as possible. Check your lighting, tidy away clutter, and make a happy space. Take a moment to reflect, be mindful of your present emotional state and when you feel ready, begin.
2. Let it go.
There are no mistakes in meditative doodling, merely happy accidents. Your creation does not need to be neat or ‘Instagram worthy’, but a reflection of you. Embrace the wonky lines, missed marks, and splattered shapes. Recognize these surprises and incorporate them in your doodle as you develop. You may even want to make these surprise gifts a focal point of your doodle.
3. Experiment.
Try using different materials. Ink, for example, flows more easily than a pencil, allowing you to focus on lines, shapes, and the free space. Use different textures of paper, colors, and materials. Switch up your doodling as often as you like.
4. Seek inspiration.
There are no rules to mindful doodling, however, you might like to explore with different patterns, shapes, lines, and forms. Research on Pinterest for specific ideas or seek inspiration in the art, nature, and life around you. Harness all your senses to guide your doodling. Mindful doodling is a wonderful sensory experience. Whether it’s the scent of freshly laundered linen or distant bird song, welcome your surroundings into your doodles as much as your internal thoughts and emotions.
5. Don’t overthink it.
Meditative doodling is free, spontaneous, and organic. It is not an exercise to perfect for the future, but a joy for the present. Draw what feels right to you and enjoy the moment.
Source : https://lifegoalsmag.com/a-guide-to-mindful-doodling-as-a-creative-hobby/
