Mandala Fridays — The Journey So Far

By Varalakshmi Bharanidharan  |  Mandala Artist & Art Therapist  |  June 2026

Every Friday evening, a small group gathers online — not to learn a technique, but to feel something ancient and begin seeing themselves in it.

Here is the gist of our first three sessions — for those who were there, and for those just beginning to find their way in.

Session 1

The Architecture of Mandala — With Dhyana Sloka

29th May 2026  ·  8:00 – 8:30 PM  ·  Live Online

Session 1 Poster

• The ocean was churned — and different things kept coming up. Jewels. Poison. And finally, nectar.
• Creating mandalas and sacred geometry is the same process. You sit down. You keep going. Things emerge.
• Not everything that comes up is easy. But the churning does not stop — because nectar is waiting.
• And ultimately — the art you create is a witness to that journey. Every stroke is a reflection of you.
• The mandala you make does not just look beautiful. It looks like you.
• Mandala art is a language. A learnt language. This series is your entry into it.
• We closed with the Dhyana Sloka — to begin the journey with intention.

✦ Flower of Life Mandala Breath

Breathe with the geometry as it opens petal by petal on screen.

Inhale · 3 Hold · 3 Exhale · 3

What might be waiting to emerge from within you — if you keep churning?

Session 2

The Mandala Is the Poorna Mantra — The Mathematics of Wholeness

Live Online  ·  8:00 – 8:30 PM

Session 2 — Poornamadam Poornamidam

Poornamadam Poornamidam Poornat Poornamudachyate
Poornasya Poornamadaya Poornameva Vashishyate

That is whole. This is whole. From wholeness, wholeness comes.
Even when wholeness is taken from wholeness — wholeness remains.

• The first dot you place — the Bindu — holds the entire universe. Invisible. Yet complete.
• Every petal, every circle you draw outward is also complete. Nothing is missing. Nothing is extra.
• Creation does not break apart to make something new. It expands from whole to whole.
• Every time you draw outward from your centre — you are recreating that original act of creation.
• Add 100 layers to your mandala — the centre is unchanged. Remove every layer — the centre remains.
• You are always the centre. Always whole. Always complete.

✦ Flower of Life Mandala Breath

When you know each breath is already whole — the breathing changes. The inhale is not reaching. The exhale is not losing. Both are complete.

Inhale · 3 Hold · 3 Exhale · 3

Where in your life have you been waiting to feel complete — when the Bindu inside you has always been whole?

Session 3

Tattva Srishti — The Five Elements Hidden in Every Mandala

5th June 2026  ·  8:00 – 8:30 PM  ·  Live Online

Session 3 Poster — Tattva Srishti · Pancha Bhutas

• Tattva Srishti — Creation through the Five Essences. Earth · Water · Fire · Air · Space.
• These are not just elements of nature. They are the building blocks of everything you are.
• Every mandala pattern already speaks in the language of one of these five elements.
• The square = Earth. The wavy line = Water. The triangle = Fire. The arc = Air. The empty circle = Space — Akasha.
• You have been painting the elements all along. You simply did not have the words for it yet.
• Which element do you reach for most naturally? That is your nature speaking through your hand.
• A pointer sheet was shared after the session — carrying these insights into the week.

✦ Flower of Life Mandala Breath — Through the Elements

The breath became elemental in this session.

Inhale · Space opening Hold · Earth steadying Exhale · Water releasing

Which element are you — and what is your mandala telling you about yourself?