Please enjoy the My Doll activity as part of your jorney of self reflection and growth with Paint Yoga. Create your own personal "voodoo doll" of yourself. Use her as imaginary Midol®.
Use physical media like paper, fabric, clay, etc., to sculpt your “self” in doll form, digital drawing programs, or get social with whatever avatar you like online. Choose to create the aspirational self for physical transformation, weight loss, or gain, pain relief visualization, or a companion in any form you like... create anything that is a projection of yourself in your own imagination. If you want to start with a store bought doll, make sure to personalize it. These instructions are intentionally vague so that you can create the doll that best suits your own tastes, desires, and intentions without too much interference of unnecessary boundaries.
Once you have created your drawing, sculpture, avatar… use it to represent your desired changes, treatment, and attention. Develop a relationship with your creation as a projection for your specific issues; massage your doll, dress it in the way you want to be dressed, hold your doll when you want to be held, or perform imaginary treatments on your doll that help you to visualize relief from pain or medical issues (placebo is not a replacement for medical attention!).
Make a “voodoo doll” of yourself so you can tell her your darkest secrets, talk through a difficult subject, or visualize healing. Create a physical or digital avatar or imaginary friend to develop a relationship with; crreate a projection of your inner child so you can give her the attention you might have missed in your younger years, or a friend to console you without burdening your loved ones, etc. I hope this activity will prove useful to you in your journey of self reflection and growth.
Namaste.
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