This painting was painted while in an apartment on the 16th floor in Kuala Lumpur, during the spring of 2020. It felt far from simple. At this point I was guided by fear. What would happen to the world? Well I am not going to go into a list of everything that I feared, we all have a long list. For the first time in my lifetime, and maybe for all of us we shared a fear that is truly global. Is it not strange that while feeling really stuck at that point of time, I somehow found the idea to write a list about what would happen if everything was simple. I wrote the list quickly and forgot about it. The same day I made this painting in my daily art meditation. It has the feeling that life was simple. The other day back in Sweden I was sorting out art meditations and this list fell on the floor. It had probably been one of the most significant pieces of writing that I had ever done for my own personal journey, and I had not recollection that I had written it. Reading the points on my paper I noticed that I was far along on creating simplicity. Far along on understanding what my core values actually where when facing my fear. Still I have points left on the list, and I am not sure if I ever want to do them all. But today I know much more about what really makes me happy, and it in many ways was so much simpler than I thought and in other ways much more difficult. I know that most of us feel far more complexity and uncertainty right now maybe that is why we can gain from trying the exercise: if everything was simple right now... This simple shift in perspective might give you a clue on what really matters to you. For me I need this in my life. Time and opportunity to walk in nature with fresh air. That is a luxury and a necessity for me. If you would like to learn how to do this process of mindfulness, creativity and reflection the online course in art meditation is open and you will learn one and do the exercises offline. You can alos buy the book Create to Relax which is has many exercises I nature and a recipe on how to paint with coffee. Kursen finns även på svenska som konstmeditation. I would love to hear from you. What is on your list? The simple things that helps you in these times. Take Care #slow_down #slowdown #simple_life #simple_living #nature #Create_to_Relax #art_meditation #Zenart

Yesterday evening Swedish time two minutes before the sky had its own show with a thunderstorm the shortlist for Golden Door Awards 2021 was announced. I have listened three times, and yes I am in it. The book Create to Flow that holds a course in creative self discovery filled with excursuses, tools and ideas for anyone that wants to unblock their creativity, expand their creative thinking and listen to their intuition will now be presented towards an international audience. It is a humbling feeling, sitting by the lake after spending the day recording guided meditations for the online courses thinking about how to reach a larger audience as I know that these tools can be a great help for many in their journey of self discovery. If you are curious to find out more about the book If you would like to know more about Golden Door Awards or on Amazon I would also love to say a big thank you to my editor Jacyntha England and everyone that has contributed with words of wisdom to the book Create to Flow. The book does also come to alive as an online course, and I am currently working on enhancing that experience. I can tell you that it is colorful and filled with tools to meditate, create and reflect.

f you want more creativity, curiosity, and flow in your life - this card deck is for you. I created it from a piece of advice from my daughter as I was anxious and grateful to plan a large art exhibition. She asked me to open up my box of possibilities and that is what I have done. Now it is in your hands, ready to inspire your creative thinking. 52 cards filled with color and curiosity. To create the box of my dreams, I asked a few of the smartest and most creative people I know, including inspiring authors and creative innovators to help me along the way. This has infused the box with tremendous wisdom. Apart from wisdom you will find, reflective questions, colors and creative ideas. Like how you would describe your inner icon in words and color. HIS CARD DECK CAN BE USED TO INSPIRE WRITING, DISCUSSIONS, START A MEETING, JOURNALING, PAINTING, OR BE A TOOL FOR PERSONAL GROWTH... You can your own in the shop. It might be the perfect gift for a creative friend. If you are looking for gifts for your company, kindly send us a message and we will quote your prices without VATSwedishartanddesign@gmail.com

En workshop i Kreativ Meditation där du får pröva processen med meditation, skapande och reflektion. I en kreativ miljö på Gamla Kraftstationen med Zenart och konstnär Ingela Johansson. Inga förkunskaper behövs. Lyssna på din intuition, Workshop i Kreativ Meditation med Zenart Workshop i Kreativ Meditation Du får pröva en process för att koppla av, lyssna inåt, minska oro och öka kreativitet. Processen är: meditation, kreativitet och reflektion. Du behöver inte kunna något om meditation eller måleri för att vara med. Efter workshopen har du prövat övningar för att koppla av, lyssna inåt, fokusera och bli mer kreativ. Allt material och fika ingår. Vid fint väder är vi delvis ute. Workshopens längd: 3h Gruppstorlek: 8 - 20 personer Plats: Gamla Kraftstationen, Deje (Vill du/ni göra det till en heldag så kan man äta lunch och besöka Konsthallen efter workshopen.) Datum: 11:e maj kl. 10 - 13 och 23:e maj kl. 18 - 21 Pris: 980 Leds av konstnär Ingela Johansson med över 30 års erfarenhet av att leda grupper i åtta länder. Nyhet: Genom samarbete med Gamla Kraftstationen kan vi nu erbjuda workshopen i en fantastisk kreativ miljö nära naturen. Anmälan till: ingela@zenart.info Telefon: 073 - 877 54 22 More information Det här tyckte andra: "Jag känner mig tryggare med mig själv." Anette Karlsson ""Metoden har hjälpt mig att sortera vad som är viktigt och inte." Frida Magnusson "Jag blev medveten om hur mycket vi påverkas av färger, och hur glad jag blev av färg." Johanna Nilsson 11:e maj kl. 10 - 13 Kreativ Meditation workshop Gamla Kraftstationen, Deje 980:- 23:e maj kl. 18 - 21 Kreativ Meditation workshop Gamla Kraftstationen, Deje 980:- Jag vill anmäla mig till en Workshop i Kreativ Meditation. Du kan även ställa frågor om mer information här. Namn Efternamn Epost Meddelande Skicka in Tack! Anchor 1

Kreativ Meditation är en onlinekurs för att lyssna inåt, få mer fokus, bli mer kreativ och förstå dig själv bättre. Kursen är friskvårdsberättigad. Creative meditation is a powerful method for managing stress and increasing your well-being. CREATIVE MEDITATION, online course A method to manage stress and increase your well-being. By combining meditation, with creativity and reflection, it provides a unique opportunity to express emotions, increase concentration and problem solving ability. The meditation exercises help you focus on the present and relax. Creativity with mindfulness does not require artistic ability but gives you tools to be present and have fun. The online course is structured on two occasions a week for three months. The course includes 24 sessions with exercises, guided meditations via audio files and three live webinars a month with the themes: Focus, Balance and Energy. Each exercise takes about 20 - 30 minutes to complete. You will need a notebook and four pens to participate. The goal of the course is for you to get tools and a habit for health and well-being in everyday life. Course leader: Ingela Johansson, ingela@zenart.info "I feel safer with myself." Anette Karlsson "Wonderfully fun and rewarding course! Creative meditation for me became a tool for reflection, playfulness and creativity. Ingela is incredibly good at eliciting joy and how to make more use of your intuition. After the course, I have continued to use the method and, apart from silence and reflection, it has paid off new insights, perspectives and a lot of joy." Maria Lindblad "Creative meditation doesn't change what happens in life, but how I deal with it." Karen French #healthcare #health KREATIV MEDITATION, online kurs, friskvårdsberättigad Du lär dig en vana att lyssna inåt och fatta beslut utan stress. Processen är: meditation, kreativitet och reflektion. Online kursen är uppbyggd på två tillfällen i veckan under tre månader. Metoden är enkel och effektiv, du behöver 30 min två gånger i veckan. I kursen ingår 24 tillfällen med övningar, video och audiofiler. Du behöver inte kunna något om meditation eller måleri för att vara med. Efter kursen har du en verktygslåda av övningar. Material: anteckningsbok och fyra pennor Mål: Skapa en vana för att lyssna inåt och fatta beslut utan stress. Det här tyckte andra: "Kreativ Meditation förändrar inte vad som händer i livet men hur jag hanterar det." Karen French "Fantastiskt rolig och givande kurs! Kreativ meditation för mig blev ett verktyg för reflektion, lekfullhet och kreativitet. Ingela är otroligt duktig på och locka fram glädjen och hur man kan använda sig mer av sin intuition. Efter kursen har jag fortsatt använda metoden och förutom stillhet och reflektion så har det gett nya insikter, perspektiv och mycket glädje." Maria Lindblad Vill du läsa mer om vad tidigare deltagare tyckt finn s en exploratory study av Dr Mathilde Gautier om metoden. Kursledare Ingela Johansson Jag har arbetat med kreativitet som utbildare, designer och konstnär i Sverige och Sydost Asien. Meditationsintresset startade i tonåren men det var först 2014 som det blev en daglig rutin när jag upptäckte hur mycket enklare det blev att hantera att vara kreativ under tidspress. Utbildad i Silva Metoden samt Positive Inquiry. 2016 startade Zenart, och 2019 kom jag ut med boken "Create to Flow". Hittills har jag haft turen att leda grupper i över 30 år i åtta länder. Börja din resa idag. To the course Du kan även köpa kursen som friskvård på Epassi och Wellnet

The Secret Chamber is an online live workshop to: Let 2025 be the year you reconnect with your dreams and plan your life from the heart.
 In The Secret Chamber, we’ll guide you through a series of creative and reflective exercises designed to help you build your 2025 around what truly matters to you—joy, growth, and connection. The Club for Creative Adventures. An art club for those who want to become more creative and have fun. The Club for Creative Adventures. Sometimes we can long to try something new in our creation such as testing new techniques, materials and getting inspiration from other artists, and meeting like-minded people. A week before each adventure, information about the theme for the upcoming meeting will be sent. There may be surprises as guest speakers. I will take inspiration from the workshops I had in Singapore, Bali and Australia. If this becomes a concept and a group that thrives together, the idea is that we continue to develop together. Location: Bilda, Drottninggatan 40 or at another central location in Karlstad depending on the theme. Time: 18 - 21 Dates for spring semester 2023: 6/2, 6/3, 3/4 and 8/5 Price: SEK 2,600 materials and coffee included Course leader: Ingela Johansson Number in the group: 8 - 12 people Questions and registration to: Swedishartanddesign@gmail.com Reconnect to what you personally crave for Discover ways you can unlock your inner creativity, transforming how you approach both life and work. Imagine that you plan built around your goals, learning, travel, and relationships rather than just work. The power of intuitive painting and visualization in accessing deep-seated desires and aspirations. Insights into your subconscious, revealing the true potential of your desires. How to silence your inner critic and nurture a positive self-dialogue. What Participants Are Saying: 💬 “I loved the trust in the creative process and allowing the right brain to lead.” — Emma 💬 “We are all going through something—we are not alone. I love to see how we can come together with this workshop and help each other gain new perspectives.” — Theresa and Mette 💬 “Reconnection to inner truth and wishes.” — Sol Who are the hosts? 🎨 Ingela Johansson – A storyteller in art. For Ingela, the universality of emotions is what inspires her art. By combining creation with meditation, her brush flows freely, often evoking deep emotional resonance. Ingela teaches art meditation and how to work with Flow. 🎙️ Wolfgang von Geramb – A purpose-driven founder, business strategist, and coach. Since 2017, Wolfgang has supported entrepreneurs in breaking free from restrictive structures to pure paths toward a more fulfilling life. Practical Details: 📅 Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025 🕒 Time: 16:00–18:00 CET 🌐 Location: Online via Zoom 🎟️ Price: 39 Euro What You’ll Need: Pens for writing Acrylic colors, a pad of watercolor paper, and a brush Colors needed: Yellow, Red, Blue, White, and Black If you don’t have acrylics, you can join with ink, gouache, crayons, pens, pastels, or whatever colors are in your drawer Get your ticket today Let 2025 be the year you reconnect with your dreams and plan your life from the heart. TICKET FAQ 1. What is The Secret Chamber? It’s a creative space for intention planning, featuring activities like intuitive painting, Create To Flow cards, and curiosity triggers to help you plan your year and access your deeper desires. 2. Who can attend the workshop? The workshop is open to everyone, especially changemakers, entrepreneurs, and life adorers seeking personal growth and creative exploration. 3. Who are the hosts? 🎨 Ingela Johansson – A storyteller in art. For Ingela, the universality of emotions is what inspires her art. By combining creation with meditation, her brush flows freely, often evoking deep emotional resonance. Ingela teaches art meditation and how to work with Flow. 🎙️ Wolfgang von Geramb – A purpose-driven founder, business strategist, and coach. Since 2017, Wolfgang has supported entrepreneurs in breaking free from restrictive structures to pursue paths toward a more fulfilling life. 4. What materials do I need to bring? Pens to write with Acrylic colors, watercolor paper, and a brush Colors needed: Yellow, Red, Blue, White, and Black Alternatives: Ink, gouache, crayons, pens, pastels, or any colors you have on hand. 5. What will I take away from the workshop? Participants will leave with: A personalized plan for 2025, focused on their goals and aspirations. The opportunity to join the online course Paint Your Dream for further exploration.

Exercise 1, Nature "Nature is satisfied with simplicity." Isaac Newton Part 1 Meditation, 5 min Distractions have become increasingly common in our everyday life. We are interrupted by notifications, messages and constantly being available. The first exercise is an exercise in being here and now. Focus on movement in nature: such as the wind in a branch, waves, or clouds. To keep track of time, you can set a timer on your phone. If you are not in a hurry, it is not necessary to keep track of time. Look, observe and feel. Try to keep your mind on the object you are focused on. Feel free to activate your senses, through scent, texture, color and sound. If your mind wanders use it's imagination to get back to discover more about the colors in a cloud, or how fast it is drifting. Part 2 Creative meditation, 15 min (or however long you want) If time is important, set a timer, otherwise just continue for as long as you want. Choose the colors or pencils that feel right. Draw without requirements, if you get stuck draw the flow and movement of the object you have been meditating on, start painting lines as in the texture. If it's going to be something else, let it be something else. Let the brush and pen go on a journey of discovery. If words come up, write them down, if you feel like taking photos to describe your story, take pictures. When you feel that you are done, stop. During an exercise, you can make as many pictures as you want. Sometimes a picture takes a long time, sometimes you're done quickly.  If it suits you better to write about the experience, do that instead. Our feelings or our intuitive messages sometimes like to show up in a drawing or a meditation. Part 3 Reflection, 5 min How does it feel when everything flows? What is the sensation in motion? What happens in your body when you receive a notification in your phone? Good Luck Ingela

Exercise 6, Resistance and Flow ”If you relax and release, you will see that it puts you through tremendous spiritual growth." Michael A. Singer The law of resistance When we resist and fight against, the resistance usually increases, and when we let go, it flows. Sometimes all the excitement of holding back creates physical and mental reactions. Everything from tension pain to stomach ache. Sometimes we are also not fully aware of what it is in us that creates certain reactions. For example, it took me quite a long time before I understood that when I was really annoyed with my partner, I could comfort myself with food, instead of expressing how I felt because I couldn't deal with the problem. Today I can recognise the pattern and talk about it.  Part 1 Meditation in everyday life, 5 min Mindfulness and calmness can be found in things that we do every day, but it's about how we do them. Try brushing your teeth and be fully aware that you are brushing your teeth. Feel how the brush feels, how the toothpaste tastes and take your time. You can try the same thing if washing the dishes or making the bed. When choosing clothes, consider how the fabric feels against the skin.  When your thoughts wander to something else, just gently bring them back to the task at hand. Part 2 Creative Meditation, 10 min Measure the resistance and then the flow. When you feel that you are done, stop. During an exercise, you can make as many pictures as you want. Sometimes a picture takes a long time, sometimes you're done quickly.  Part 3 Reflection, 5 min Where in the body is the resistance? Where is the flow? What can you do to increase flow? Good Luck Ingela

Exercise 9, Understanding Your Own Choices We know deep down if a choice is right for us or not, we feel it. We can't always express or even explain but still we feel it in our bodies. When we go against the choices, we often get reactions such as pain, tension or other purely physical reactions. If we are stressed we easily override or disregards these feelings, so this is a practice in becoming aware of your own process and gaining tools to become present before making a choice. Begin to become aware of your choices, begin to see them and reflect. The first step is to begin to understand yourself and your actions. One way is to create time for thought and reflection. Time to hang out with yourself, today we will try it by experiencing taste and smell.  Part 2 Meditation, 10 - 20 min Try drinking a cup of coffee, juice or tea. Focus on the taste and aroma. If you want extra fragrance, add, for example, fresh mint to juice or tea, or cardamom to coffee. Try to focus on the experience.  Part 1 Creative Meditation, 10 min Paint or draw and use the colors that feel right. If words come up, write them down. If you don't feel like painting, do something creative that inspires you. Part 3 Reflection What happens when we allow ourselves to just be?  Can you remember when a decision felt right in your body? Good Luck Ingela