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Daily Mandala Practice | April Castoldi | Everyday Spirituality In this episode of Everyday Spirituality we talk with April Castoldi. April\u2019s journey towards a daily mandala practice started with an \u201cArtist\u2019s Date\u201d inspired by the book, \u201cThe Artist\u2019s Way\u201d by Julia Cameron. For April, a mandala practice is part meditative, part transformative, but whatever it is, don\u2019t call it ART.

I loved hearing how creativity, spirituality, and justice are so effortlessly entwined in April\u2019s practice. Whether it\u2019s friends on Facebook, spouses of soldiers, or developmentally or emotionally challenged teens, art can bring people together, stand as witness, and be a voice when we struggle to find one. If you are interested in learning more about April\u2019s mandalas, we published a video where April teaches her mandala practice. You can find it on our website, connect.faith. To learn more about April, visit her website, aprilcastoldi.com

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\u201cPeople cut themselves out of an expression that people can do. If you can make a mark on a piece of paper, you can do it! And it\u2019s fun, too, joy is an important spiritual practice, too. Remember what you felt like when you were a kid and you scribbled with crayons\u2014it can alive and well, please do it\u2014I\u2019ll give you the crayons!\u201d

\u201cI wanted to find something that was more thoughtful than just saying, \u201cThank you for your service,\u201d and carrying on. So, I tried to do drawings that reflected the particular stories I had heard veterans share. I wanted to contribute to the conversation and communicate that I\u2019m a witness.\u201d

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