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.
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.
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PART I - ENTERING THE CIRCLE: MANDALA INTENSIVE
(30 hours, In-person, experiential training) This Mandala Intensive gives you the tools you need to integrate mandalas into your work as a helping professional and to use mandalas for your own personal growth and spiritual enrichment. You will have opportunities to explore Joan Kellogg’s Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala through art, journaling, and meditation. |
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.
Join our ETCO waitlist to be the first to hear about upcoming offerings.
* You must complete Part I before applying to the CMCP.
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PART II - ENGAGING THE CIRCLE: STUDY & REFLECTION OF THE MANDALA
(40 hours, Independent study & mentoring) 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. |
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:
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.
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.
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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:
* Registration for this advanced Mandala Intensive is limited to persons who have completed Parts I and II of the Creating Mandala Certificate Program. |
register for the cmcp
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:
For additional information and questions, please e-mail the CM team.
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 or PayPal accepted)
For additional information and questions, please e-mail the CM team.
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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.
2024
Ilza Abad Barbosa Rovai
Brasil/Chile (Santiago)
ilzasite.wordpress.com
YouTube @ILzaRovai
IG @ilzarovai
FB @ Ilza Abad Barbosa Rovai
Project: Sacred Geometry and the 9th Archetypal Stage
Angela Assis Nascimento
Denton, TX, USA
aassis_nascimento@hotmail.com
IG @angelaassisnascimento
FB @angela.assis.9
Linkedin @angelaassis
Project: Mandalas in the Boardroom: A Journey to Become a Transpersonal Leader
Lauren Dyer
USA
Project: An Exploration of the Great Round through the Alchemical Vessel of the 12 Holy Days Using the Zodiac and Flower Essences as Guides
Ruth Liesert
Germany
Project: Finding Music to the Stages of the Great Round
Anna Sardina
USA
Project: Deep Dive into Chakra Exploration
Jennifer Storey
Leverett, MA, USA
jenniferstorey@mac.com
IG @jenniferstorey
Project: twice round: examining biography and life cycles with the great round
2022
Sylvia Barnowski
Cochrane, AB - Canada
IG @rainbowsylvia
Project: Maps to Self
Connie Bennett
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
warmikani@gmail.com
Project: The Great Round Play
Lucia Bianconi
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
bianconi@bioqmed.ufrj.br
IG: @lu.bian_terapeuta
Project: The energy of the Orishas from the Sacred Umbanda
Michael Carpenter
Victoria, Canada
mcarp@me.com
Project: 12 Steps, Jung, and the Great Round
Carla Costa e Silva
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
carla.ces@gmail.com
IG: @carlaces
Project: The 13 Original Clan Mothers and the Great Round
Simmi Lammi
Helsinki, Finland
Simmi.Lammi@gmail.com
IG: @SimmiLammi
Project: Surfing ~ A mandala life journey
Dee MacGibbon
Canada
deemacgibbon@protonmail.com
Project: The Glass Stupa Mandala Project
Jennifer "Jenny" Peterson
Project: Self-Compassion & Mandalas Workshop
Carole Simmons
London, England
carolesimmons.com
Project: A journey of reconnection to self and nature through creating mandalas with sacred geometry
2021
Caroline Pereira
Brazil
caroline@almatua.com.br
www.almatua.com.br
IG @almatua_almatua
Project: Mandalas and Career Counseling
Kathy Barclay
Brookhaven, GA
Hagkathleen@mac.com
Project: Creating a mandala journal for personal growth and healing
Kathy Malone
Kansas City, MO
kmalone95@yahoo.com
IG @kathysmandalas
FB @Kathy’s mandalas
Project: Creating Mandalas for Presence, Gratitude and Transformation
Maria Radoje
London UK
maria@musictherapyreimagined.com
musictherapyreimagined.com
IG @mariaradoje
Project: Listening to the Great Round
Michael Carpenter
Victoria, BC, Canada
mcarp@me.com
Project: Tarot in the Round: Using Tarot and the Great Round to support my retirement journey.
Nadine Cadesky
Seattle, WA
nadine.cadesky@comcast.net
Project: Drawing Down the Rabbit Hole and What Came Up
Olga Vasquez
Chicago, IL
tanama07@gmail.com
Project: Tanama Circle Retreats
Pat Cail
Big Canoe, GA
patcailyoga@gmail.com
Project: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation with Tibetan Brass Bowls and Mandalas
2019
Tracy Lowe
Islandgim@gmail.com
Melody Owen
Songsformelody@gmail.com
2016
Kathryn Costa
www.100mandalas.com
kathryn@100mandalas.com
Project: The Goddess Within the Great Round
MelindaJoy Pattison
Project: Mandala Workshop Condensed
Myrian Romero
Cristina Paula e Souza
Marcia Regina Rosa
Project: Developing a module of adult education: Mandala Training – A Creative Path Toward Essence
Paige Scheinberg
Memphis, TN
paige@SHINEONconsulting.com
www.SHINEONconsulting.com
IG @SHINEONwithpaige
FB @SHINEONwithpaige
Project: A Mandala Journal for Creativity Development and Personal Explorations
2014
Gisela Garcia
Caracas, Venezuela
mandalamistico@gmail.com
Project: Mandalas and Fibromyalgia (also presented at the 2015 Conference of the American Art Therapy Association)
Rachelle Oppenhuizen
Holland, MI
racheller.o@gmail.com
Project: Community Building: Dynamics of Group Mandala Creations
John Spaulding
New Orleans, LA
roah@cox.net
Project: Hildegard Mandalas: An Experiment in Visio Divina
Antonia Van Dyken
Grand Rapids, MI
toni.vandyken@comcast.net
Project: An experiential exploration of the myth of Inanna, chakras, and the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala
2012
Susan Johnson
Decatur, GA
johnsonsingeorgia@me.com
Project: Developed materials and themes for creating mandala journals.
Lynn Karegeannes
Asheville, NC
full.life.arts@gmail.com
Project: Researched various threads of symbolism related to mandalas, and developed mandala collage techniques for a workshop setting.
2011
Gail Blate
Columbus, NC
bgblate@gmail.com
www.shiftingyourvision.com
Project: Sewed fabric quilts in archetypal mandala designs.
Liz-Anne Jonassen
Bragg Creek, AB, Canada
lizannejonassen@gmail.com
Project: Crafted twelve small wooden mandalas, each depicting an incident in the story of the Celtic goddess Cerridwen, and its association to the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round.
Marion Rhyne
Concord, NC
mjrhyne@vnet.net
Project: Handcrafted twelve felt mandalas as she explored the qualities of the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round.
2010
Debra Alvis
Bogart, GA (Athens area)
debraalvis@gmail.com
Project: Created workshops integrating yoga and mandalas.
Kathryn Bell
Bloomington, IN
kathrynbell47@aol.com
www.manydimensionshealing.com
Project: Created a curriculum for a series of mandala groups.
Starr Regan DiCiurcio
The Mandala Studio
Queensbury, New York
StarrRegan@aol.com
Project: Created a personal mandala journal exploring her Irish heritage during a trip to Ireland.
Dr.ssa Annalisa Ippolito
Bologna, Italy
+39 06.916.504.236
Annalisa@mandalaweb.info
www.mandalaweb.info
Project: Developed a glossary of terms related to mandalas for her mandala website.
Shelley Szoka
Madison, AL
sandandwaterstudio@gmail.com
Project: Created a series of greeting cards with mandala designs on front for coloring.
2009
Lacy Camp
Athens, GA
Lacymc@bellsouth.net
Lcamp@samaritannega.org
Project: Explored the divine feminine through creation of a series of mandalas.
Wanda Gail Campbell
Huntsville, AL
wgc@hiwaay.net
Project: Facilitated several spirituality workshops using mandalas.
April Forsbrey
Greensboro, NC
aprilforsbreylpc@aol.com
Project: Compared the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round with concepts of deep ecology
Barbara Larsen
Tucker, GA
bajela@mindspring.com
Project: Created a series of twelve circular metalwork brooches based on the mandala forms of the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round.
Vera Shenk
Goshen, IN
vsmuckshenk@aol.com
Project: Exploring the usefulness of mandalas for the understanding of a trauma complex.
2008
Gail Bacher
Memphis, TN
Art21soul@gmail.com
Project: Report on a time limited mandala group with adults.
Barb Davis
Barbgim1@earthlink.net
Glenn Allen, VA
Project: Workshop experience based on Native American Medicine Wheel
Mary Donald
marydonald@verizon.net
Devon, PA
Project: Compared mandalas created daily for several months with concurrent phases of the moon.
Lainey Grace
Richardson, TX
grace.lainey@gmail.com
Project: Mandala as indicator of results of bodywork intervention based on Chinese energy paradigm
Kay Montgomery
Roanoke, VA
Kaymontgomery1@gmail.com
Project: Assessing change: a comparison of mandalas and models of change.
2024
Ilza Abad Barbosa Rovai
Brasil/Chile (Santiago)
ilzasite.wordpress.com
YouTube @ILzaRovai
IG @ilzarovai
FB @ Ilza Abad Barbosa Rovai
Project: Sacred Geometry and the 9th Archetypal Stage
Angela Assis Nascimento
Denton, TX, USA
aassis_nascimento@hotmail.com
IG @angelaassisnascimento
FB @angela.assis.9
Linkedin @angelaassis
Project: Mandalas in the Boardroom: A Journey to Become a Transpersonal Leader
Lauren Dyer
USA
Project: An Exploration of the Great Round through the Alchemical Vessel of the 12 Holy Days Using the Zodiac and Flower Essences as Guides
Ruth Liesert
Germany
Project: Finding Music to the Stages of the Great Round
Anna Sardina
USA
Project: Deep Dive into Chakra Exploration
Jennifer Storey
Leverett, MA, USA
jenniferstorey@mac.com
IG @jenniferstorey
Project: twice round: examining biography and life cycles with the great round
2022
Sylvia Barnowski
Cochrane, AB - Canada
IG @rainbowsylvia
Project: Maps to Self
Connie Bennett
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
warmikani@gmail.com
Project: The Great Round Play
Lucia Bianconi
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
bianconi@bioqmed.ufrj.br
IG: @lu.bian_terapeuta
Project: The energy of the Orishas from the Sacred Umbanda
Michael Carpenter
Victoria, Canada
mcarp@me.com
Project: 12 Steps, Jung, and the Great Round
Carla Costa e Silva
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
carla.ces@gmail.com
IG: @carlaces
Project: The 13 Original Clan Mothers and the Great Round
Simmi Lammi
Helsinki, Finland
Simmi.Lammi@gmail.com
IG: @SimmiLammi
Project: Surfing ~ A mandala life journey
Dee MacGibbon
Canada
deemacgibbon@protonmail.com
Project: The Glass Stupa Mandala Project
Jennifer "Jenny" Peterson
Project: Self-Compassion & Mandalas Workshop
Carole Simmons
London, England
carolesimmons.com
Project: A journey of reconnection to self and nature through creating mandalas with sacred geometry
2021
Caroline Pereira
Brazil
caroline@almatua.com.br
www.almatua.com.br
IG @almatua_almatua
Project: Mandalas and Career Counseling
Kathy Barclay
Brookhaven, GA
Hagkathleen@mac.com
Project: Creating a mandala journal for personal growth and healing
Kathy Malone
Kansas City, MO
kmalone95@yahoo.com
IG @kathysmandalas
FB @Kathy’s mandalas
Project: Creating Mandalas for Presence, Gratitude and Transformation
Maria Radoje
London UK
maria@musictherapyreimagined.com
musictherapyreimagined.com
IG @mariaradoje
Project: Listening to the Great Round
Michael Carpenter
Victoria, BC, Canada
mcarp@me.com
Project: Tarot in the Round: Using Tarot and the Great Round to support my retirement journey.
Nadine Cadesky
Seattle, WA
nadine.cadesky@comcast.net
Project: Drawing Down the Rabbit Hole and What Came Up
Olga Vasquez
Chicago, IL
tanama07@gmail.com
Project: Tanama Circle Retreats
Pat Cail
Big Canoe, GA
patcailyoga@gmail.com
Project: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation with Tibetan Brass Bowls and Mandalas
2019
Tracy Lowe
Islandgim@gmail.com
Melody Owen
Songsformelody@gmail.com
2016
Kathryn Costa
www.100mandalas.com
kathryn@100mandalas.com
Project: The Goddess Within the Great Round
MelindaJoy Pattison
Project: Mandala Workshop Condensed
Myrian Romero
Cristina Paula e Souza
Marcia Regina Rosa
Project: Developing a module of adult education: Mandala Training – A Creative Path Toward Essence
Paige Scheinberg
Memphis, TN
paige@SHINEONconsulting.com
www.SHINEONconsulting.com
IG @SHINEONwithpaige
FB @SHINEONwithpaige
Project: A Mandala Journal for Creativity Development and Personal Explorations
2014
Gisela Garcia
Caracas, Venezuela
mandalamistico@gmail.com
Project: Mandalas and Fibromyalgia (also presented at the 2015 Conference of the American Art Therapy Association)
Rachelle Oppenhuizen
Holland, MI
racheller.o@gmail.com
Project: Community Building: Dynamics of Group Mandala Creations
John Spaulding
New Orleans, LA
roah@cox.net
Project: Hildegard Mandalas: An Experiment in Visio Divina
Antonia Van Dyken
Grand Rapids, MI
toni.vandyken@comcast.net
Project: An experiential exploration of the myth of Inanna, chakras, and the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round of Mandala
2012
Susan Johnson
Decatur, GA
johnsonsingeorgia@me.com
Project: Developed materials and themes for creating mandala journals.
Lynn Karegeannes
Asheville, NC
full.life.arts@gmail.com
Project: Researched various threads of symbolism related to mandalas, and developed mandala collage techniques for a workshop setting.
2011
Gail Blate
Columbus, NC
bgblate@gmail.com
www.shiftingyourvision.com
Project: Sewed fabric quilts in archetypal mandala designs.
Liz-Anne Jonassen
Bragg Creek, AB, Canada
lizannejonassen@gmail.com
Project: Crafted twelve small wooden mandalas, each depicting an incident in the story of the Celtic goddess Cerridwen, and its association to the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round.
Marion Rhyne
Concord, NC
mjrhyne@vnet.net
Project: Handcrafted twelve felt mandalas as she explored the qualities of the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round.
2010
Debra Alvis
Bogart, GA (Athens area)
debraalvis@gmail.com
Project: Created workshops integrating yoga and mandalas.
Kathryn Bell
Bloomington, IN
kathrynbell47@aol.com
www.manydimensionshealing.com
Project: Created a curriculum for a series of mandala groups.
Starr Regan DiCiurcio
The Mandala Studio
Queensbury, New York
StarrRegan@aol.com
Project: Created a personal mandala journal exploring her Irish heritage during a trip to Ireland.
Dr.ssa Annalisa Ippolito
Bologna, Italy
+39 06.916.504.236
Annalisa@mandalaweb.info
www.mandalaweb.info
Project: Developed a glossary of terms related to mandalas for her mandala website.
Shelley Szoka
Madison, AL
sandandwaterstudio@gmail.com
Project: Created a series of greeting cards with mandala designs on front for coloring.
2009
Lacy Camp
Athens, GA
Lacymc@bellsouth.net
Lcamp@samaritannega.org
Project: Explored the divine feminine through creation of a series of mandalas.
Wanda Gail Campbell
Huntsville, AL
wgc@hiwaay.net
Project: Facilitated several spirituality workshops using mandalas.
April Forsbrey
Greensboro, NC
aprilforsbreylpc@aol.com
Project: Compared the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round with concepts of deep ecology
Barbara Larsen
Tucker, GA
bajela@mindspring.com
Project: Created a series of twelve circular metalwork brooches based on the mandala forms of the Archetypal Stages of the Great Round.
Vera Shenk
Goshen, IN
vsmuckshenk@aol.com
Project: Exploring the usefulness of mandalas for the understanding of a trauma complex.
2008
Gail Bacher
Memphis, TN
Art21soul@gmail.com
Project: Report on a time limited mandala group with adults.
Barb Davis
Barbgim1@earthlink.net
Glenn Allen, VA
Project: Workshop experience based on Native American Medicine Wheel
Mary Donald
marydonald@verizon.net
Devon, PA
Project: Compared mandalas created daily for several months with concurrent phases of the moon.
Lainey Grace
Richardson, TX
grace.lainey@gmail.com
Project: Mandala as indicator of results of bodywork intervention based on Chinese energy paradigm
Kay Montgomery
Roanoke, VA
Kaymontgomery1@gmail.com
Project: Assessing change: a comparison of mandalas and models of change.