4 Maria Estrada Mandala.ppt

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Mandalas

Mandalas


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What is a Mandala?


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What is a symbol?

A picture that meansmany things


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What is a Mandala?

Originated in Tibet 2000years ago

Tibetans use it to calmthemselves and think aboutthe meaning of life

Intricately illustrated

Used for meditation

Show individual or

cultural uniquenessMany cultures use it Aztec

Asia

Native Americans


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Aztec Calendar

Timekeeping

Religious uses


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Taoist Yin-Yang Symbol

To show oppositionand interdependence


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Native Americans

Medicine wheels

Sand painting


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Why a circle?

What are some things a circle can

symbolize or represent?


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Why a circle?Represents harmony and wholeness of life

Universal shape: eye, sun snowflake, moon, circle of friends,atom, cells, nucleus

A simple representation of WHO YOU ARE

Using symbols that represent you

Peace, love, friendship, etc


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You are going to create your own

symbolic picture representing aspectsof your life.

Your own mandala


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Visualizations

Close your eyes

Picture the scenes Im

going to describe

Open when I say

Write or draw what you

thought about


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Visualization #1

Think about a significant day in yourlife.

Who was there? My parents, siblings,

aunt, uncle, cousins.

Where were you? Sitting by thecampfire next to my mom.

What was happening? The family

shared short stories, myths, memoirs,

and jokes with each other. Why is the day so important to you?

Everyone was united and we shared out

to each other how we appreciated one

another.


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Visualization #2

Think about a series of favorite locations ofyour childhood. -Playhouse, Sequoia, andmy home in Hawthorne.

Why is each place special? What does it

represent? Playhouse: I played with mysiblings and friends, and I was able to actlike someone who I wasn't. I was in another

world. Sequoia: Hiking, swimming,

playing, swinging, cliff diving,exploring! Home: This was my home. Iloved the neighborhood!


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Visualization #3

Envision the people closest to you. Who are they? Grandma, Parents, Sister, Brother

See their faces

View their actions

What have they done or what do they do that

makes them special?

Grandma: Comforting and educative

Mother: Determined & hard worker Father: Educative & understanding

Sister: Talkative & Weird

Brother: Obedient & loving


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Visualization #4

Think about the objects in your life that are mostimportant to you.

What are they? My dog, Whiskey, my

porcelain doll, my gold necklace that I grew up

with, & my accordion. Feel yourself holding them

How do they make you feel? Comfortable and

full of wonderful memories.

Where did you get them? From my family.

Why are they special? They have been around

with me the longest since I remember, or simply

meant a lot to me according to who gave it to

me.


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Visualization #6

See your life as a journey. What does it look like?

Rocky Mountains, rigorous hiking, & swimming across rivers.

Where did the journey begin? At the bottom of amountain in a forest in California.

Where has it led you? At the top of a beautifulmountain where there's a huge rock, & a beautifulview.

Where is it heading? Up toward the sky.

How has the trip been? Tiring, challenging, but joyful.What part was really important, a defining moment?

When I got to the middle & looked up, but knew that Icould make it. Also when i got to the top, and viewedthe most magnificant view of my life.


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Most important symbol

in the middle


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