what is neurographica®?
"NeuroGraphica® is a structured graphic method that combines drawing, cognitive reframing, and systematized algorithms to support self-regulation and personal development. It is an innovative method of transforming the human thinking process and achieving goals through creativity." - Pavel Piskarev, creator and founder Psychology of Creativity Institute
An Actually FUN Way to Work on Self Improvement!
Using simple tools of paper, permanent markers, and colored pencils or highlighters, we are able to engage our mind in a creative way; to help release our old ways of thinking to allow for new, healthier cognitive patterns to emerge and grow. You don't have to be an artist, and you don't have to delve deep into your psyche for Neurpgraphica to work. The beauty is through the simple act of drawing; being focused and in the present allows our brains to facilitate deep change within. Encouraging our brains to think and have our bodies do the unexpected helps us "snap" out of it so we can learn something new.
Drawing is one of the first known forms of communication, and the simple shapes of circles, squares, triangles, and lines can be transformed to complex messages. The human brain naturally uses our hand-eye coordination to convey meaning. Plus it draws on the natural forms around it to pull in our environment.
"But I can't draw." It doesn't matter. The whole premise is about the process, not the product. We aren't drawing works of art, we are drawing works of process. We are using creativity to help ourselves grow, and the only person who has to like the drawing is you. Even my own drawings that have not been my favorite have been powerful.
"We don’t just draw pictures. Each one is a solution to an individual task, in which a psychological fragment is harmonised and connected to the whole during the drawing process." - Pavel Piskarev
Neurographica Specialist - Individual & Group Sessions
I am a NeuroGraphica® Specialist, certified through Pavel Piscarev's Psychology of Creativity Institute. That means I coach you through sessions with defined algorithms. I focus on guiding you through drawings that we select based on your needs, that help you with self-healing, self-discovery, and personal growth.
The Easy Start Course - Individual & Group Sessions
This course focuses on teaching and practicing the fundamentals of NeuroGraphica® drawing: the line, rounding, and conjoining. These are parts within the basic algorithm that all of Neurographica is based upon, so learning and practicing these areas created a basis and ease for you to understand your Neurographica journey.
Sessions
Sessions can be in-person or on-line.
- For individuals I offer a group of sessions on a particular theme. Most are 3, 2-hour long sessions, 1 per week.
- For groups I offer the same, or it can be combined within a retreat or larger gathering. Groups can be done on-line, but in-person is the most engaging.
Contact Me
Go to my Contact page if you have more questions.
How Does It Work?
Every drawing, from the most basic to the most advanced, follows an algorithm. This algorithm has eight steps that are always completed in some combination. With each step there can be variations, especially at the Composition stage. Composition means to compose, to create.
For example, if we draw the NeuroTree, seen above, the creativity and ability to define the topic you want comes in the lines, circles and colors you put within your tree. The roots reperesent your past, the trunk your present, and the future the canopy. But within that framwork, the topic possibilities are endless.
The second drawing above is called the Algorithm for Revealing Intentions. It works a little differently in that you are using the lines to determine where the circles are placed. It works more on your subconscious level, helping you to discover something unknown.
Regardless of the algorithm, we use a combination of the 8 steps to complete your drawing, and your tools are always paper, markers or pens, and colored pencils or highlighters. I guide you through every step, but the topic, the details, the work you do internally, all comes from you.