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Michelle Baker, MA
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...
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Michelle Baker, MA
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...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Secrets to Conquering Creative Blocks
You may not know this but paintings and drawings have a "hard stage." It's in the middle of your process somewhere, you've been trucking...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Desert Landscape Shadows
Create your rocks and ground with warm colors. To begin, paint the "middle color" of your rocks (not the darkest or lightest value). For...
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Michelle Baker, MA
"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...
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Michelle Baker, MA
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...
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Michelle Baker, MA
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,...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Art Therapy and Trauma Recovery
Art Therapy is helpful for people of all ages and its benefits go beyond the field of mental health into many other areas of life....
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Michelle Baker, MA
One Thing Hitler Can Teach Us About Art
Did you know that Hitler banned modern art while he was in power? He declared it was “un-German” and held an exhibition in 1937 called...
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Michelle Baker, MA
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...
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Michelle Baker, MA
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...
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Michelle Baker, MA
A Heart-Centered Business
About a year ago I was dreaming up the idea for MBodied Art Studio with the help of the book, Creating on Purpose: "the spiritual...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Art Therapy to Overcome Emotional Issues
Traumatic events can happen to anyone at any time. People may experience mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety following a traumatic...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Art Therapy for Chronic Illness
When a person is diagnosed with illness, our first instinct is to focus on the physical health and alleviate the pain. In addition to the...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Art for Meditation
Many of you have probably heard about profound the benefits of meditation. But sometimes, people are just too busy they don’t even have...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Interesting Facts About Art Therapy
Art therapy, also referred to as creative arts therapy, uses visual arts to communicate feelings that cannot be expressed by words alone....
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Michelle Baker, MA
Why Adults Are Going Back to Coloring Books
There’s something about a new box of crayons that I can’t help but appreciate, even at the age of 30. I was a big fan of coloring as a...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Using Art Therapy for Victims of Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse is an ongoing concern in the United States. In fact, one out of five women reported that she has experienced sexual abuse at...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Art Therapy Activities to Help You De-Stress
Have you ever wondered how doing a simple art activity like drawing, painting or listening to music helps you relax after a long and...
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Michelle Baker, MA
Art and Healing: How Art Therapy Can Help Divorced Couples Heal
Sometimes, marriages do not succeed. For some people, divorce can be a relief. But for most divorcing couples, it can be a very stressful...
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