Contemplative Creative Practices
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The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes
by:
Andy Karr
4.06 avg rating β 331 ratings 
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Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool
by:
Lauren Artress
4.06 avg rating β 490 ratings 6. 
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Claiming the Spirit Within: A Sourcebook of Women's Poetry
by:
Marilyn Sewell
4.30 avg rating β 92 ratings 8. 
Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography
by:
David Ulrich
3.98 avg rating β 256 ratings 8. 
The Zen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation
by:
Frederick Franck
4.01 avg rating β 21,926 ratings 
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The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart
by:
Madeline Bruser
4.10 avg rating β 2,034 ratings 
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Drawing the Light from Within: Keys to Awaken Your Creative Power
by:
Judith Cornell
4.29 avg rating β 31 ratings 
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Drawing on the Artist Within: An Inspirational and Practical Guide to Increasing Your Creative Powers
by:
Betty Edwards
4.06 avg rating β 7,435 ratings 17. 
Listening Below the Noise: The Transformative Power of Silence
by:
Anne D. LeClaire
4.05 avg rating β 562 ratings 17. 
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The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom
by:
Joan Halifax
4.14 avg rating β 493 ratings 20. 
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Zen Mandalas: Sacred Circles Inspired by Zentangle
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Suzanne McNeill
4.09 avg rating β 96 ratings 22. 
The Mandala Workbook: A Creative Guide for Self-Exploration, Balance, and Well-Being 4.15 avg rating β 62 ratings
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Spirit Maps: Follow the Exquisite Geometry of Art and Nature Back to Your Center
by:
Joanna Arettam
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 1 rating 
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Writing from the Senses: 59 Exercises to Ignite Creativity and Revitalize Your Writing
by:
Laura Deutsch
3.92 avg rating β 76 ratings 
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Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day 4.28 avg rating β 668 ratings
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Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart
by:
Patricia Donegan
4.23 avg rating β 324 ratings 33. 
Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process
by:
Joe Fassler
4.18 avg rating β 858 ratings 34. 
The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity
by:
Louise DeSalvo
4.26 avg rating β 669 ratings 35. 
Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are
by:
Danny Gregory
4.03 avg rating β 2,487 ratings 36. 
The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
by:
Mark Nepo
4.22 avg rating β 10,390 ratings 37. 
A Book Of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry
by:
CzesΕaw MiΕosz
4.19 avg rating β 2,918 ratings 38. 
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A Book of Women's Altars: How to Create Sacred Spaces for Art, Worship, Solace, Celebration 3.33 avg rating β 36 ratings
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Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World
by:
Bill Plotkin
4.32 avg rating β 694 ratings 45. 
Lectio DivinaβThe Sacred Art: Transforming Words & Images into Heart-Centered Prayer 4.10 avg rating β 155 ratings
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A Year of Living Mindfully: 52 Quotes & Weekly Mindfulness Practices
by:
Richard Fields
4.13 avg rating β 23 ratings 47. 
Looking and Seeing: An Introduction to Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography (Way of Seeing Book 1)
by:
John McQuade
4.23 avg rating β 26 ratings 48. 
Writing Wild: Forming a Creative Partnership with Nature
by:
Tina Welling
4.06 avg rating β 208 ratings 49. 
Illustrating Nature: Right-brain Art in a Left-brain World
by:
Irene Brady
4.15 avg rating β 34 ratings 50. 
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You 4.26 avg rating β 1,082 ratings
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The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred
by:
Phil Cousineau
4.10 avg rating β 1,015 ratings 52. 
Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler
by:
Lavinia Spalding
4.14 avg rating β 303 ratings 53. 
One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
by:
Robert Maurer
4.01 avg rating β 9,374 ratings 54. 
The Muse Is In: An Ownerβs Manual to Your Creativity
by:
Jill Badonsky
4.11 avg rating β 150 ratings 55. 
Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements 4.29 avg rating β 154 ratings
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Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred
by:
Mark Nepo
4.09 avg rating β 877 ratings 
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Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
by:
Thomas Moore
3.98 avg rating β 18,081 ratings 
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In the Sanctuary of Women: A Companion for Reflection and Prayer 4.53 avg rating β 281 ratings
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World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down
by:
Christian McEwen
4.25 avg rating β 266 ratings 63. 
Room to Write: Daily Invitations to a Writer's Life
by:
Bonni Goldberg
3.98 avg rating β 622 ratings 64. 
Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
by:
Leonard Koren
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 7,690 ratings 65. 
Foolsgold: Making Something from Nothing and Freeing Your Creative Process 3.87 avg rating β 143 ratings
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Life Is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally
by:
Patti Digh
3.97 avg rating β 2,514 ratings 
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The Complete Artist's Way : Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
by:
Julia Cameron
4.30 avg rating β 1,860 ratings 
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Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life
by:
Frederic Brussat
4.15 avg rating β 398 ratings 76. 
On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity
by:
Ellen J. Langer
3.74 avg rating β 347 ratings 77. 
Wabi Sabi For Writers: Find Inspiration. Respect Imperfection. Create Peerless Beauty. 3.65 avg rating β 83 ratings
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The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom 4.27 avg rating β 379 ratings
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Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity
by:
Julia Cameron
4.08 avg rating β 2,224 ratings 80. 
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by:
Jon Kabat-Zinn
4.13 avg rating β 52,365 ratings