Zentangle® is an easy-to-learn art method created by American couple, Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts in 2004.
It is a structured "pattern art". Anyone who can write alphabets, specifically "i, c, o, s" is able to draw Zentangle and achieve moment of tranquillity.

The name Zentangle derived from Japanese word, Zen, which means "mindfulness" in short. By drawing Zentangle pattern art, you can achieve the moment of mindfulness, calmness, and peacefulness. The Zentangle method attracts many people around the world for its philosophy and easiness. The minimal tools and short time required to achieve the finished image is definitely beneficial for today's busy people like us.

"There is no mistake" when drawing Zentangle. No, it is not that you CAN'T make any mistake.  It means, "You should not consider a mistake as a mistake. Let's consider that as an opportunity to create something more exciting."
The word, "MISTAKE" is prohibited in Zentangle.  Even if you think you made a mistake, just let it go and keep drawing. You will create something amazing you never imagined you could achieve. 
Keep filling the tile(paper) with other tangles will override the small "mistake" you thought you made.  In the end, you can't even tell your "mistake". 
It is like a life philosophy I truly love,  "Even if we make mistakes in our lives, it is all okay at the end.  In fact, many times, the mistakes happens for reasons for your better future"
I hope you will have an opportunity to try out this wonderful art method.

ゼンタングルは、アメリカで生まれたパターンアートです。日本語の「禅」と英語の「絡まる」が合体した造語のアート技法。既に名前と描き方まで決まっているパターンを小さい「タイル」と呼ばれる紙に描き集めるアート。

既にパターン(描き方）が決まっていることで次に描くことを考える必要が無いので、描く瞬間（今）に集中することができます。そのことから、描くだけで「マインドフルネスを実践」することが可能な技法です。マインドフルネスと言えば瞑想。絵を描くことで瞑想効果を得られるので、「描くヨガ」などともよばれています。精神面での安定にも役立つと言われ、世界で人気が広まっているアート技法です。描くことで、日常にリラックスタイムを得ることができます。
アメリカでも様々な効果を期待されて治験が進められているアートです。

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