Reading list

From time to time, there are interesting articles about the use of the Zentangle® Method and its effect on everything from ADD to Alzheimers to depression to stress management and more. I'll be updating this page with links.

Today, a post from Linda Farmer at Tangle Patterns:

• On understanding Zentangle

News article on Zentangle and PTSD (August 28, 2015)

Army veteran opens Zentangle meditative drawing art class to heal PSTD and depression

Psychology Today (March 31, 2014)

• Calm Down and Get Your Zentangle On

From Linda Farmer's "Stories" page, 

• How Zentangle changes the life of manic depressive, bipolar tangler

News from Oakland:

• Adults channel mindfulness through Zentangle

Huffington Post, (7/10/2014) 

• Study says Making Art Is Good For Your Brain, And We Say You Should Listen

US Department of Veterans' Affairs, Milwaukee

• Yoga with a Pen

Research: Zentangle and Well-Being

• Assessing the Correlation Between Participating in a Zentangle® Art Class and Well-Being 

Huffington Post, (3/14/2014)

• Why Trying to Be Perfect Won't Help You Achieve Your Goals (And What Will)

New York Times (6/12/2018)

• How I Used Art to Get Through Trauma

Best Years (Fall/ Winter 2018)

• Zen-tastic! Purposeful drawing technique benefits both budding and veteran artists (See pp. 34-35.)

NBC News (4/25/2018)

• How the Japanese art of Kintsugi can help you deal with stressful situations.  A look at the Japanese version of our "No Mistakes" philosophy where artists create beauty with broken pottery.

Tanglepatterns.com (10/8/21)

• Inexpensive Zentangle® Inspired Holiday Season DIY Projects