Rangoli: beauty, patience and mindfulness
Rangoli workshop at an elementary school for families.
“Whoa, I love Rangoli, can I try it again?”
When running workshops based on cultural traditions, I have observed the following.
Certain ingredients are key when running an experientially rich workshop. The objective, content, participants, teacher, and material. But the most important one is passion. The need to share the passion you feel about the material being taught. If that excitement is strong it is certainly contagious and it passes through. Little side notes and the back and forth with questions and answers add to the experience of the participants. So if you’re teaching a corporate team about Rangoli and it’s various techniques or a group of elementary school children and their parents., the key ingredient of enthusiasm is what makes it shine. Pictured in the post is a workshop on Rangoli run for the team at Warner Media. Also included is a Rangoli workshop for elementary school children at their Fall event. Check out their enthusiastic reactions in this video.
Rangoli is a beautiful art form that uses varied materials; anything from colored sand, rice flour, flowers and petals and floating lamps. All of which can be used to create patterns that are symmetrical or asymmetrical. The more traditional forms of Rangoli use a lot of symbols; some related to nature, to the time of year, the reason for the celebration and of deities being honored. The act of creating a Rangoli design is such a small way to celebrate your creativity and practice mindfulness.
Rangoli workshop on Zoom with Warner Media team.
“This is so intricate and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.”