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5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: Drawing the Breath
This simple, mindfulness drawing meditation will help you be more GROUNDED and CALM by tuning into your breath. This activity will help...
Michelle Baker, MA
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5 Minute Mindfulness Drawing Meditation: How Filled Up Am I?
This simple, mindfulness drawing meditation will help you FEEL into your energy level and assess what you need to be more ENERGIZED and...
Michelle Baker, MA
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"Mapping" a Face
How to draw a face. Michelle and Shannon from MBodied Art Studio teach you the step-by- step way to draw a face that looks good every...
Michelle Baker, MA
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Painting Tree Foliage
Learn a technique for painting 3-dimensional trees! We'll share some color theory, a brush technique and how to use layers to achieve the...
Michelle Baker, MA
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Art ALWAYS Takes You on a Journey
Every time you create a piece of art, it is taking you on a hero's journey. There are profound opportunities to learn and grow each time...
Michelle Baker, MA
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Woodworking as Therapeutic Art
Woodworking is a hobby for some and a profession for others, but it can be a powerful therapeutic tool for just about everyone. In fact,...
Michelle Baker, MA
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prioritize SOUL over STRESS
Here’s the secret: we’ve got it all wrong. What feels important, what we give so much of our time and energy to, it’s NOT the answer. We...
Michelle Baker, MA
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5 Ways MBodied Helps People Who "Can't Make Art!"
“I can’t make art! I’m not creative. Art is for those people, over there with “natural talent.” If these are some thoughts that go...
Michelle Baker, MA
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A Mindfulness Practice
Having a mindfulness practice can really help us be more present and peaceful. But do we have to meditate on a cushion or are there...
Michelle Baker, MA
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Abstract Art is Freedom!
Did you know most kids stop making art around the age of 11 or 12? At this point in cognitive development, kids begin to want their art...
Michelle Baker, MA
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Haven for Introverts
I’m sitting in a roomful of people who are silent, totally absorbed in what they are doing, soft music playing in the background and a...
Michelle Baker, MA
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The Truth about Creativity (and why you don’t make art as often as you plan to)
I know I’m not alone here when I say that my intentions to make art greatly outweigh my actual art making endeavors. I’m not alone...
Michelle Baker, MA
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Quick tip for mixing paint
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Michelle Baker, MA
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3 Myths about painting that keep you from your creativity.
#1 It’s easy for them (and hard for me) The assumption that painting is easy for some and hard for others can keep you from pursuing an...
Michelle Baker, MA
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the ART of ME time
How do I get more “me time”? It’s always on my list and I never seem to get to it! I know I need it but how do I actually make it...
Michelle Baker, MA
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How is painting therapeutic?
Many people who take my acrylic painting class say “it is very therapeutic.” What can be therapeutic about a painting class? First: ...
Michelle Baker, MA
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The ART of Manifesting
Do you know what the art process is, really? When I want to paint a canvas, for example, what are the steps I got through to complete...
Michelle Baker, MA
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A student's perspective: The magic at MBodied
There’s something magical in Michelle’s studio. Some combination of Michelle’s true passion for her art – her actual paintings and, more...
Michelle Baker, MA
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What is Manifesting?
Manifesting is creating what you want in life. In the bible you can read, “God said, let there be light, and there was light.” That’s...
Michelle Baker, MA
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The Best Thing I Did For Myself in 2015
As the year comes to a close, I can say with certainty there is one habit I will definitely continue in the new year. The best thing I...
Michelle Baker, MA
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