Stop Look Breathe Create

by Wendy Ann Greenhalgh

Stop Look Breathe Create is a simple, four-step process for exploring mindfulness through creativity, and, in turn, developing creativity through mindful practice. The book covers ten everyday subjects, from "The Ground Beneath Our Feet" to "Returning Home", and for each of these there are three one drawn, one photographic and one written.

The process is based on the effective mindfulness techniques that Wendy Ann has developed in her successful workshops and courses, and the book is lled with simple techniques and ideas to help the reader enjoy their artistic endeavors while being in the moment.

So many people want to tap into their creativity to help them escape the mundanities of modern life and discover untapped talent. This book shows them how to achieve this without any pressure. Stop Look Breathe Creat e offers an oasis of calm in a frenetic world.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art

208 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 2017

Reviews

[Juliet Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I discovered this book when I was halfway through facilitating a recent 'creative writing inspired by nature class'. It proved to be very inspiring for both me and for those who came along to the class.

Billed as 'four easy steps to mindfulness through creativity' this book takes the reader through exercises and ideas on how to develop a creative, mindful approach to drawing, photography and writing.

Beautifully illustrated, the chapters look at topics such as colour, the sky, patterns and textures and 'the beauty in the broken'. The exercises in each chapter help the reader to bring creativity into their daily lives while also developing a mindful attitude. For those who are cynical about too much self conscious mindfulness the exercises are still very interesting and useful.

It's a beautiful book and one that is almost guaranteed to get you out and about and producing creative responses to your experiences.

[Chey]

I didn’t end up doing any of the exercises in this book so I probably didn’t get as much out of it as I could have.

[Lizzytish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting prompts for getting creative. I wasn’t into all the breathing and most of the prompts didn’t apply to me or were adaptable.