A Thread of connection- The law of infinite Relations. From the Buddhist Cannon. Suspended above the palace of the God Indra’s palace, who symbolizes all natural forces that protect and nurture life is an enormous net. A brilliant jewel [pearl] is attached to each of the knots that connect the net. Each jewel contains and reflects the image of all of the others jewels in the net which sparkle in the magnificence of its totality. Photo below courtesy of Dharmapala Thangka Centre School of Thangka Painting

"Walking a Holy Path" Our lives are a sacred journey, where we encounter joy, sorrow, growth defeat, grief and celebration. Walking the labyrinth is a meditatitive too, a prayer tool, to help us focus and encounter the presence of the sacred in our lives.

"True healing is not physical -- it is a spiritual awakening to our True Self. If art is used for that purpose then it can be quite healing as it purifies the mind of thoughts that create disease." -Judith Cornell

Jane Hendrickson has learned how to use mandalas for personal insight through her own transformational life experiences.  She is using this insight to introduce them to others by  sharing the healing benefits of sacred art and meditation.

To read "Be Still and Know,” a poem by Jane Hendrickson, click here

As a Mandala facilitator, I serve others by guiding a creative process that expresses their Inner light.

• Certified facilitator of "Mandala circles for Healing"
• Trained by Dr. Judith Cornell at Mt. Madonna Center, CA using Dr. Cornell's books: Drawing the Light from Within, Mandala - Luminous Symbols for Healing, The Mandala Healing Kit
• Served on facilitator teams to mentor interns
• Currently facilitates the Mandala process for Desert Star Addiction Recovery Center,Hospice care centers, Serenity Retreat league Recovery groups, church groups, women’s groups, and troubled teens. In Tucson AZ.
• Co-presented with Maria Dancing Heart “The last Adventure of Life”, a Mandala process used for grief work.
• Licensed healer for the Western States.
• Presented courses on the Labyrinth for self development programs at Pima College "Walking a Holy Path"

Artist And Writer

• Visual and Performing Arts Writer
• Created, Taught And Sold Clay Arts
• Exhibits And Gallery Represented Works
• Internationally Exhibited

Travel Coordinator For The Arts

• Italy
• England
• Russia
• Greece
• Macedonia
• Malta
• Crete

See my web site www.potterytourturkey.com for more information on the "Mandala for Peace Project" or visit the Mandalas & Peace Tour to Turkey

Teaching Career

• Visual Arts teacher for Washington State Schools 30 years.
• Arts Administrator for Washington State Schools-Edmonds School District
• Designer of Arts guidelines for California and Washington State schools
• Coordinator for student travel through the arts.
• Designer of Math and Art Curriculum funded by NEAEA grant recipient of a Math and Arts fellowship for Study in Spain."In the Footsteps of M.C. Escher" Sacred Geometry the meaning of the Mandala, the Golden Rectangle and others.
• Designer of the clay walls and glass windows made by student’s vocational applications for the arts.
• Certified Addiction Counselor
• Development of the program called Mytho-Ceramics Awakening the Imagination through the clay arts. "A Focus on the Fire"
• Program of Body Casting and clay work to facilitate the awakening of women with addictions using the clay arts and body casting.
• Worked with addiction groups using Mandalas and the arts.

Personal Work in Multimedia Exhibits

• Italy
• France
• England
• United States

Publications:

• “A Focus on the Fire-awakening the imagination through the clay arts” published dissertation
• "Mytho-Ceramics curriculum" for teenagers using the clay arts and story for personal growth.
• The Last Adventure of Life, article-"Use of the Mandala" for the last journey. By Maria Dancing Heart.
• Great New American Poets, published poems- “When Does the Magpie Sing”
• "Waking in the Potter’s shed", "Neth", "The Weaver".

Education

• PhD. Depth Psychology, Philosophy, and Mythology- Pacifica Graduate Institute.
• M A. Mythology, Depth Psychology- Pacifica Graduate Institute.
• Leadership Arts and Administration programs- Seattle Pacific University
• MFA Art and Education- Chapman College
• BFA in printmaking- California State College at Northridge California.

Personal Works by Jane Hendrickson

Ceramics - Spirit Rattles by Jane Hendrickson