Zen Ensō Meditations

These last two months we have practiced mindfulness through art. This week we began exploring the Zen meditation practice of drawing the ensō, a circle painted in one stroke and using a complete breath. Each ensō represents our uniqueness and individuality in its imperfection. Our next step is to use true Chinese calligraphy brushes to create an ensō and expand it with additional art that represents ourselves. We found this Zen mediation to be restorative and beautiful in their simplicity.