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Holistic Reflection of the Self

The CREATING MANDALAS team offers a 100 hour program on the Mandala as a Holistic Reflection of the Self. We have developed this program of study with reference to the work of Joan Kellogg, Carl Jung, Stan Grof, and Joseph Campbell. Moreover, this program is informed by our combined years of experience as counselors, teachers, and creative arts therapists.

The CREATING MANDALAS Certificate Program (CMCP) is comprised of intensive seminars, creative self-expression, case studies, an independent study project with mentorship, and guidance in applying mandala theory in helping relationships, spiritual vocations, educational and personal growth settings. The CREATING MANDALAS
Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of Part I, Part II, and Part III of this training.

Are you interested in deepening your understanding of the circle as a universal symbol of process, integration and wholeness? If so, you will find this program of interest! Application to and acceptance into the
CREATING MANDALAS
Certificate Program is required before registering for Part II and Part III. Learn more - download the flyer here.

PART I - ENTERING THE CIRCLE: MANDALA INTENSIVE

(30 hours, In-person, experiential training)

Your Independent Study of the mandala will be structured in three units to be completed before registering for Part III: Integrating the Circle. Aim to spend about 40 hours completing your assignments for Engaging the Circle. Our graduates spend a few months to a year completing Part II. You will be matched with a mentor from the CREATING MANDALAS team based on your topic of interest. You may call upon your CM mentor for up to 6 hours of support (face to face, by telephone or email). In addition, the mentors may offer group telephone consultations.

Each stage has typical mandalas and special lessons for healing and for understanding the cyclical nature of life. Using a variety of media, you will create your own mandalas for each stage. To deepen your experience we will provide carefully selected musical background that evokes each stage as it is being explored. In addition, lectures will survey the history, anthropology, and psychological significance of mandalas, as well as the meaning of color and form in mandalas. A series of mandalas created by one person will be reviewed to illustrate the progression through time of forms and meaning in mandalas.

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* You must complete Part I before applying to the CMCP.

PART II - ENGAGING THE CIRCLE: STUDY & REFLECTION OF THE MANDALA

(40 hours, Independent study & mentoring)

PART II - UNIT 1

Correspondence Course based on Susanne Fincher’s book Creating Mandalas: For Insight, Healing, and Self-Expression and additional assigned reading materials. You will receive a copy of Susanne’s book along with a self-administered exam to complete and return to your CM mentor for grading and reviewing together.

PART II - UNIT 2

Draw and interpret a personal mandala according to guidelines outlined in Susanne Fincher’s book (this project to be reviewed with your CM mentor).

PART II - UNIT 3

Individual or collaborative study project grounded in experience with or research about mandalas (in consultation with your mentor). This project is an opportunity for you to pursue your curiosity, check out your impressions, and go deeper into your interest in mandalas. It is recommended that you read and research relevant literature, and give careful thought to the project you choose to do. You will design and complete your mandala study project, with support and input from your mentor. Examples of projects could include:

Researching the mandala-making tradition in a culture other than your own, described in a written paper or PowerPoint.

Keeping your own mandala diary and analyzing your mandalas over time to describe your own vocabulary of forms and colors in a slide presentation or CD.

Joining with others to organize and offer a mandala making activity as, in a school, a church, or as part of a community festival, documented by a scrapbook, a published newspaper article, or a web site.

You will have an opportunity to share your project during Part III: Integrating the Circle. Please refer to the code of ethics for research as given by your profession. You may also find guidelines for research on the American Art Therapy Association website arttherapy.org.

• Researching the mandala-making tradition in a culture other than your own, described in a written paper or PowerPoint.

• Keeping your own mandala diary and analyzing your mandalas over time to describe your own vocabulary of forms and colors in a slide presentation or CD.

• Joining with others to organize and offer a mandala making activity as, in a school, a church, or as part of a community festival, documented by a scrapbook, a published newspaper article, or a web site.

PART III - INTEGRATING THE CIRCLE: ADVANCED MANDALA INTENSIVE

(30 hours, In-person, experiential training)

This Advanced Mandala Intensive builds on your understanding of creating and interpreting mandalas and the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala (as presented and explored in Parts I and II of the CMCP). This Mandala Intensive offers:

• Deepening in basic mandala theory as a reflection of health and well being.

• Integrating information on form and color (color combinations and Great Round axes and quadrants).

• Reviewing case material with reference to the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala.

• Practicingempathetic verbal processing of mandalas.

• Observing and sharing feedback with peers about their Part III presentations.

* Registration for this advanced Mandala Intensive is limited to persons who have completed Parts I and II of the Creating Mandala Certificate Program.

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After completing Part I: Entering the Circle, you may apply to the CREATING MANDALAS Certificate Program (CMCP). The Part I Mandala Intensive is typically offered once or twice a year.

To apply for the CMCP, please e-mail the CM team the following:

• Letter of intention stating personal goals for program.

• Resume with job and/or volunteer history.

• Recommendations from two individuals who know your character, work and/or study abilities.

• If you completed Entering the Circle Online, please submit images of your mandalas for Stages 1-12.

• $45 application fee (check orPayPalaccepted)

Please submit application after attending Part I. Applicant may not enroll in Part II and Part III until application is processed and approved.

For additional information and questions, please e-mail the CM team.

cmcp graduates

These graduates of the CREATING MANDALAS Certificate Program (CMCP) have successfully completed the requirements and specialized instruction from the Creating Mandalas team. They have received supervision in the creation of mandalas for insight, healing, and self-expression; have performed an independent study project related to mandalas; and have presented the results of their independent study project to the CREATING MANDALAS team and their peers in the CREATING MANDALAS Certificate Program. On the basis of these successfully completed requirements, they have been awarded a Certificate of Completion in Mandalas: Holistic Reflection of Self, and are qualified to present information about mandalas based on the work of Susanne F. Fincher, MA, LPC, ATR-BC.s.

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Holistic Reflection of the Self

Keeping your own mandala diary and analyzing your mandalas over time to describe your own vocabulary of forms and colors in a slide presentation or CD.

Joining with others to organize and offer a mandala making activity as, in a school, a church, or as part of a community festival, documented by a scrapbook, a published newspaper article, or a web site.

• Keeping your own mandala diary and analyzing your mandalas over time to describe your own vocabulary of forms and colors in a slide presentation or CD.

• Joining with others to organize and offer a mandala making activity as, in a school, a church, or as part of a community festival, documented by a scrapbook, a published newspaper article, or a web site.

• Deepening in basic mandala theory as a reflection of health and well being.

• Integrating information on form and color (color combinations and Great Round axes and quadrants).

• Reviewing case material with reference to the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala.

• Practicingempathetic verbal processing of mandalas.

• Observing and sharing feedback with peers about their Part III presentations.

register for the cm

• Letter of intention stating personal goals for program.

• Resume with job and/or volunteer history.

• Recommendations from two individuals who know your character, work and/or study abilities.

• If you completed Entering the Circle Online, please submit images of your mandalas for Stages 1-12.

• $45 application fee (check orPayPalaccepted)

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