Mandala Wisdom
A creative assessment based on drawing, symbol and colour cards
MARI® (Mandala Assessment Research Instrument) will provide a visual picture of your psychological state at this present moment of your life. You will create your free drawing with a mandala (circle), select the mandala symbol and colour cards basing on your intuition, and we will explore the drawing and card readings together.
Mandala Wisdom Workshops include:
1. Mandala Creation and Insight (Group of 2-4 pax)
Target: Aged 18 or above and in search of self-understanding together with friends
Language: Cantonese or English
Duration: 1.5 hours
Date: Private or group (minimum 2 pax) make up class by appointment
2. Mandala Assessment (One-on-one)
Target: Aged 18 or above and in search of self-understanding
Language: Cantonese or English
Duration: 1 hours
Date: By appointment
Both in-person and online session are available. A written report will be provided.
Our facilitator, Joanna To, is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist and certified MARI® practitioner.
Joanna is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist. She first learnt about Carl Jung and Joan Kellogg’s study on Mandala when she was studying in the Master of Expressive Arts Therapy Program at the University of Hong Kong in 2013. She was deeply interested in the study of mandala and became a MARI® Certified Practitioner in 2021. There are only a few qualified practitioners in Hong Kong.
Enquiry: Phone/ WhatsApp (852) 9736 4081
Email: info@artsforchange.co
What is MARI®?
Mandala Assessment Research Instrument, MARI®, is a research-based tool using symbols and colour to explore what is going on with our psychological and emotional state in relation to our developmental stages at the present moment. MARI® is based on the Jungian approach and formulated by Art Therapist, Joan Kellogg.
What we do?
In the individual session, you are invited to create a free drawing with a circle, mandala (Sanskrit for circle). Besides reviewing the drawn mandala and exploring meanings, you will pick symbol cards, match with colours and visualise your choice of cards on the MARI board, the Great Round. Our certified MARI® practitioner will walk you through the process, explore the meaning from the drawn mandala, and the readings from the symbols and colour you have picked.
Create a free drawing mandala with your preferred art materials
Pick your symbols and match with colour
Explore card readings together with your drawn mandala
What’s in it for me?
The assessment process facilitates your self-understanding for personal growth. The process works with both your conscious and unconscious mind to explore possibilities and lead you to reach fuller potential through the creative process.
How does it work?
One-on-one session is 1 hour and the format can be in-person or online. Full version of MARI will be used for the analysis and a written report in English will be provided. For the group session, mini-MARI will be used to ensure sufficient time for sharing and discussion among group members. Group session is 1.5 hours and the format is in-person to leverage group dynamics.
*MARI® images and system are to be treated responsibly and only by MARI® certified partitioners.