In this workshop we will explore the simple contemplative steps for growing a mandala. No prior drawing experience is necessary. Because this workshop will be via Zoom, you will need to collect your own supplies. A list is provided below.

Art supply options to purchase:

• Drawing pad: 11″ X 14″ (best) or 9″ X 12″ (Mix-media preferred)
• Pigma Micron artist ink pen or similar product or black ink pen (non-smudging) or fine-point Sharpie
• Koh-I-Noor Woodless Colour Pencils (12-24 pack from Hobby-Lobby, Michaels or Blick)
• Prismacolor Colorless Blender Pen

On-hand supply options:

• White paper: 10″ X 10″ drawing paper is best but an 8.5″ X 11″ is okay for initial learning
• Black ink pen (non-smudging) or fine point Sharpie markers (or other non-smudging markers)
• other Non-blending coloring options: crayons or colored pencils

Use this list as a guide, and feel free to substitute with any comparable materials you find at home. To print the list, click here.

Please register by October 14. Once we have received your registration, we will send you an invoice for the retreat. Please know we have scholarships available; if you would like to make a request, email S. Carol Ann at sophia@mountosb.org. We strongly encourage you to add sophia@mountosb.org to your email contacts to ensure the delivery of emails regarding your retreat. We look forward to welcoming you online.

Sharon Highberger is a spiritual director and retired chaplain in Topeka, Kansas. She is commissioned by Contemplative Outreach to teach centering prayer and is an oblate of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison. In her book Dancing with Depression, she writes of her spiritual recovery from clinical depression.