Teens Experience Therapeutic Effects of Creating Mandalas

Cindy Ventura

November 2024

Fort Bend County Libraries’ First Colony Branch Library will have a special Young Adult program for teens (grades 9-12), “Create Your Own Mandala,” on Saturday, November 2, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library.

Young Audiences of Houston teaching artist Cindy Ventura will share the emotional healing benefits of weaving and creating mandalas.

Often used as an instrument for meditation or focusing attention, a traditional mandala is a square containing a circle, and the entire design is symmetrical and balanced. They are commonly seen woven with threads, painted, or etched in sand. The word mandala itself simply means "circle" in Sanskrit.

Creating mandalas allows participants to express emotions through colors, shapes, and the combinations they employ. The process opens the channels of intuition, perception, and active meditation.

In this workshop, Ventura will demonstrate different weaving techniques used to create a mandala. Participants will create a weaving piece (Ojo de Dios) following the ancient technique. Meditation and healing music is incorporated into the class.

Ventura is a bilingual visual artist, yoga instructor, and holistic therapist with an educational background in psychology, yoga, and ancestral fabrics.

multi-colored yarn mandala

Made possible by the Friends of the First Colony Branch Library, this program is free and open to teens in grades 9 through 12.

Seating is limited, and reservations are required. To register online, click here. Participants may also register by calling the library (281-238-2800), or by visiting the library.