Utilize the power of imagery and the expressive arts to supercharge your self-care routine. Each show is a different guided visualization experience designed to help you through many of life’s challenges. The last part of each episode includes suggestions for an expressive art practice to continue the work begun in your imagery.
Jennifer L. Cossman, MT-BC, FAMI is a board-certified music therapist and fellow of the Association of Music and Imagery. She utilizes her expertise with the expressive arts to help her clients (and YOU) find the strength within themselves to be fully authentic.
Today we’ll be practicing mindfulness through fully noticing things around us and you’ll get the chance to bring that mindfulness into your home as a collage.
To reflect further or for more inspiration, listen to "Living in the Moment" by Jason Mraz or "Be Here Now" by George Harrison:
- "Living in the Moment": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUFs_1vKYlY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUFs_1vKYlY)
- "Be Here Now": on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He2yrzwgTtI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He2yrzwgTtI) or on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3j5WRdUx0G6fY5oZNYtOTw?si=h4dySS9USUaKXWLEJNiUcw (https://open.spotify.com/track/3j5WRdUx0G6fY5oZNYtOTw?si=h4dySS9USUaKXWLEJNiUcw)
Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere (listed in the order it appears); available at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/)
- Music for Podcasts 1: Featherlight
- Music for Podcasts 2: Reflections
- The Complete Meditations: Morning Walk
- The Complete Meditations: Sunrays
- Music for Yoga: Song for the New Year
- Music for Podcasts 2: In a Moment
- Music for Podcasts 6: The Little Painter Man
- Music for Podcasts 2: Wandering
If you'd like to support the show, please visit https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys (https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys)
22 Jul 2020
Fly Free
In today’s imagery, you’ll be encouraged to let go of anything that may be holding you back and you’ll be given a few options for creating a ritual of letting go.
If you want to make homemade chalk, check out these sites. Be sure to let me know how they work!
– Three Ways to Make Homemade Chalk: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Homemade-Chalk (https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Homemade-Chalk)
– DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint: https://www.argofoodservice.com/recipe/DIY-Homemade-Sidewalk-Chalk-Paint (https://www.argofoodservice.com/recipe/DIY-Homemade-Sidewalk-Chalk-Paint)
To reflect further or for more inspiration, read "Start Close In" by David Whyte:
– Poem recited by David Whyte (read twice in this video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=030YqrN4SFc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=030YqrN4SFc)
– “Start Close In” by David White (words only): https://www.facebook.com/PoetDavidWhyte/posts/start-close-instart-close-indont-take-the-second-stepor-the-thirdstart-with-the-/2128947043797954/ (https://www.facebook.com/PoetDavidWhyte/posts/start-close-instart-close-indont-take-the-second-stepor-the-thirdstart-with-the-/2128947043797954/)
Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere (listed in the order it appears); available at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/)
- Music for Podcasts 1: Featherlight
- Music for Podcasts 2: Reflections
- The Complete Meditations: Insight
- The Complete Meditations: Sightings
- Music for Podcasts 2: In a Moment
- Music for Podcasts 6: The Little Painter Man
- Music for Podcasts 2: Wandering
If you'd like to support the show, please visit https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys (https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys)
15 Jul 2020
The Path
Today we’ll be exploring the concepts of releasing, receiving, and returning and you’ll get the chance to create your own miniature finger labyrinth.
Supplies used for today's art experience:
- A canvas, piece of wood, foam board, or other sturdy, flat surface to build your labyrinth on
- A printout of your favorite labyrinth pattern. Check out www.yourheartjourneys.com/podcast (https://www.yourheartjourneys.com/podcast) for a few options.
– Heavy/thick string
– White glue
– Newsprint or other thin paper
– Mod Podge
– Paintbrushes
– Acrylic paint (craft acrylic paint will be fine)
To reflect further or for more inspiration, listen to "On the Road to Find Out" by Cat Stevens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHo_YwyZ9Ic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHo_YwyZ9Ic)
Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere (listed in the order it appears); available at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/)
- Music for Podcasts 1: Featherlight
- Music for Podcasts 2: Reflections
- The Complete Meditations: Wandering as a Cloud
- Music for Podcasts 2: In a Moment
- Music for Podcasts 6: The Little Painter Man
- Music for Podcasts 2: Wandering
If you'd like to support the show, please visit https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys (https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys)
8 Jul 2020
Little Butterfly
Today we’ll be exploring the process of personal transformation and we are going to figure out how to make some origami butterflies.
Supplies used for today's art experience:
- Any kind of paper
- If your paper is not square, you will also need a ruler, a pencil, and a pair of scissors to cut your paper into a square
To see how to make the origami butterflies, watch this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjEYlMZnhE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjEYlMZnhE)
To reflect further or for more inspiration, listen to "Butterfly" by Jana Stanfield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLu0zbfoLTI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLu0zbfoLTI)
Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere (listed in the order it appears); available at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/)
- Music for Podcasts 1: Featherlight
- Music for Podcasts 2: Reflections
- The Complete Meditations: Morning Walk
- The Complete Meditations: Deep Listening
- The Complete Meditations: Birds
- Music for Podcasts 2: In a Moment
- Music for Podcasts 6: The Little Painter Man
- Music for Podcasts 2: Wandering
If you'd like to support the show, please visit https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys (https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys)
1 Jul 2020
Child of Wisdom
Today we’ll be taking an imagery walk with a friend and you’ll get the chance to create a friendship bracelet to represent the things you learned and shared on your walk.
Supplies used for today's art experience:
- Embroidery thread, yarn, or other large diameter string
- A way to secure your friendship bracelet while you're working on it: safety pin to your shoes, under the clip of a clipboard, pinned to a corkboard, taped to a table, etc.
To reflect further, listen to "Flowers are Red" by Harry Chapin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMEgY57FNo0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMEgY57FNo0)
Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere (listed in the order it appears); available at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/)
- Music for Podcasts 1: Featherlight
- Music for Podcasts 2: Reflections
- The Complete Meditations: Moving Through Light
- Music for Podcasts 2: In a Moment
- Music for Podcasts 6: The Little Painter Man
- Music for Podcasts 2: Wandering
If you'd like to support the show, please visit https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys (https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys)
20 Jun 2020
The Light, The Sea, and Me
Today in our imagery, we will be exploring a shoreline and you’ll be given the opportunity to release some of your stress to the universe through the water. Following the imagery, you’ll have the chance to play with colored water on paper to duplicate the image of the water carrying your stress away.
Supplies used for today's art experience (all "found" supplies):
- Small containers to hold water
- Tap water
- Water-soluble food coloring (if desired). You can color your water with various fruits and vegetables if you don't have food coloring at home.
- Spoon, straw, eyedropper, etc - means of "delivering" the water to your paper... be creative!
- Various types of paper. Can include printer paper, cardstock, mixed media paper, tissue paper (from gift bags), any other kind of paper you want to use!
- A rimmed sheet pan to contain drips and/or a silicone mat
- Paper towels or old towels you don't mind getting stained with food coloring
To reflect further, listen to "The Light and The Sea" by Dar Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGurUxOgQ1I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGurUxOgQ1I)
Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere (listed in the order it appears); available at https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/)
- Music for Podcasts 1: Featherlight
- Music for Podcasts 2: Reflections
- The Complete Meditations: Twilight Dawn
- Music for Podcasts 2: In a Moment
- Music for Podcasts 6: Cloudloop
- Music for Podcasts 6: The Little Painter Man
- Music for Podcasts 2: Wandering
If you'd like to support the show, please visit https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys (https://www.patreon.com/guidedheartjourneys)
1 Jun 2020
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