Blog | Rakefet Hadar

Small Gifts of Hope!- I’m a speaker in the Zen Stitching Summit!

Small Gift of Hope- Full Worksheet Free download!!Hi, my name is Rakefet Hadar. I'm an artist, art therapist and founder of the Soulpages® method of visual journaling SoulPages® is a simple, self care, visual journaling method that is built on seven elements and the...

July personal musings

I know I disappeared in the last few months and only popped in to let you know about classes or training, but I missed talking and sharing what's in my heart. So I decided to try a new practice-Personal newsletter that you will get only once a month and will be like a...

Color Archetypes is finally released!!

It's Finally here! I'm over the moon that after two intense years of creating, the "Color Archetype" book is finally on Amazon!! The "birth" of my new book Exactly four years ago, my first book "Layers of Meaning" came out! The book was a great success...

Discovering the Transformative Benefits of the SoulPages Method

In a fast-paced and often chaotic world, finding moments of self-reflection, self-expression, and inner calm becomes essential for our overall well-being. The SoulPages method offers a creative and introspective approach to personal growth and understanding. Combining...

Seven Secrets of activating your Dreaming child

Seven secrets pop-up replay! We had an amazing experience meeting with 95 women from all around the world! So many Dreaming children showed up! Pls share your art from the class, I can't wait to see your children! These are the art supplies that you will need:...

SoulPages is a mindful art practice

some people will say that mindfulness is the opposite of art creation since you are supposed to delve into just being and not doing. As I see it- art is a special kind of mindfulness practice. Art, for me, is not about doing or creating a beautiful piece; it's about...

SoulPages is the best journaling method that promotes healing and well-being!

SoulPages is a method based on art journaling techniques, creative writing, visualization, and especially lots of creativity and imagination. It was proven that daily art practice could change our lives, increase our well-being and create abundance. Jung...

A daily joyful art practice that can change your life

Many people ask me where they can learn art journaling for beginners My honest answer is that it doesn't matter if you are a beginner or advanced in my special journaling method- SoulPages journaling. If You want to developpe your inner world and learn fun, joyful art...

The benefits of a daily artistic practice

Recently I have been going through a challenging time in my life, and I've decided to start a daily artistic journal practice. I call it "10 minutes SoulPages practice a day" Every day I create for ten minutes only I work quickly without thinking about anything. I...

The meditation qualities of visual journaling

Years ago, I started meditation class, and I discovered that I couldn't meditate! It was hard for me to close my eyes and think of nothing I found it boring just to repeat one word or sound or concentrate on my breath. Finally, I decided to give up, and then I found...

Extracting the gold of childhood trauma

Like many people around me, I also experienced traumatic events in my childhood and adolescence. It took me years to realize that I’m not different or special; we all experience traumatic moments in our childhood, some more than others. but still, we all have our...

Why are mixed media techniques so good for you?

When I started visual journaling, I didn't know what I was doing, I simply enjoyed discovering mixed media techniques on youtube! I loved the vibrancy, energy, and freedom of these techniques. I called my first journal- mixed media art journal. I felt that I wanted to...

How you can improve your life by creating an art diary?

Since I was thirteen, I have written a diary almost daily. Writing to myself helped me upload some of the difficult feelings I felt, It helped me feel less lonely when my parents divorced. It also helped me realize how important self-exploration is. I continued to...

SoulPages journaling is the most fun and healing activity you will ever do

SoulPages is a Visual journaling method developed by Rakefet Hadar in 2015. SoulPages is a powerful tool that allows you to connect to a place of transformation and healing, using various mixed media techniques within a personal journal. Working within the visual...

Activating our dreaming child with the seven elements

An easy art practice that can change your life “I’m not good enough” “I could never do it, it’s too hard for me” “I’m just not creative enough!” These are sentences that we all say to ourselves on a daily basis. But guess what…these sentences are not real! these are...

Using the power of our subconscious with visual art diary and mindful art

Our subconscious is a very powerful part of our brain, It holds lots of beliefs about ourselves that were created when we were very young. belief such as I can't do it, It’s too difficult, I’m not good enough, etc.. The thing most people don't realize is that...

A mindful art therapy journal is the first stage toward healing your childhood wounds

You can start an art therapy journal even if you are not working with a certified therapist. In the SoulPages method, I use mindful art techniques that are very therapeutic and can help us overcome some of our childhood wounds. Art therapy is a modality of...

How can helping others can heal you?- SoulPages might be the answer

In one of the most difficult periods of my life, I found the visual journal and it helped me find my own inner guidance. It was after my mother died and I dealt with grief and shame. In the beginning, I called my journal- an artistic Journal because it was all...

Art journaling for beginners- 3 practices to get you started!

The art journaling world is full of possibilities and sometimes you can feel overwhelmed “how can I start?” In this article I want to suggest 3 simple activities that can kickstart your artistic practice: Meditation art- you can start by simply listening to...

Working daily in your collage journal can transform your life!

Keeping a journal is one of the strongest tools to improve and transform your life. One day, more than 10 years ago, I met with one of my colleagues and she showed me this artistic journal… inside I saw amazing simple collage work. I was hooked and I ran home and...

How can an art therapy journal change your life?

As you know I’m a certified art therapist with an MA from Lesley College in Boston. I started to develop my art journaling method -SoulPages , when I was in my practicum year. I created with one of my clients, a young mother, an art therapy journal where she could...

SoulPages method of art journaling

SoulPages is an amazing art journaling method that involves self-help techniques and mindful art processes. SoulPages method can help you heal and transform your life with only seven simple elements: Intention Magical coincidence Background Image Line color and text...

SoulPages, art journaling, and meditation art

Art journaling is a well-known self-help practice, but recently we hear a lot about the term- meditation art, what does it mean? Meditation art is an art activity that slows up the mind and creates quietness. When we are creating without thinking about the...

The Shamanic worlds

shamanism is magic, and it is giving consent to live out of awareness that the world is magical and mysterious. This openness allowed me to see things I would not have noticed before.
Shamanic Journeying is one of the techniques that has led to my healing, and I use it regularly in my life combined with working in the visual diary.

Altered children’s books as a healing path in the art journaling world

Art journaling has lots of forms and names: visual journal, collage journal, altered book, junk journal, and more. One of the practices that I love the most is altered children's books. Creating inside a loved children's book with the seven elements of visual...

July’s offerings- Discover your special inner place

Guided visualization to discover an inner energetic place-Inner landscapes within me In each of us there are hidden archetypes of places in the world, places that have a special energy for our soul.Every such place has within it "treasures" which awaken our psyche and...

SoulPages Mentor program open event

SoulPages Mentor free event- replay I’m so thrilled to invite you to a live Facebook session to learn about next year’s program and share in meditation with me. Attendees will receive an exclusive discount to the next SoulPages Mentor Training. What does it mean to...

What does is mean to become a SoulPages Mentor?

“Color archetypes” is a spiritual-artistic method to identify and understand the source of energies available to us from the day we were born – core energy, connection energy, and spiritual energy. These three energies, inherent parts of us, navigate and shape our...

Today I have important questions to ask

Who am I? What is my purpose? What will make me happy? Ever since I can remember, I've asked myself these three questions, and my life journey reflects the persistent search for answers. This search has led me on various paths; it led me to meet my first husband, a...

The power of color mantra!

Each and every one of us is born with the built-in ability to change our lives and connect to the energies of health, love, the joy of life, and creativity. All that is required of us is to believe that we can do this in a simple and creative way. In this course, we...

Visualization party!!

May Offering- Connect with Inner Empress archetype!! This is a very strong maternal archetype that is connected to our patterns of giving and receiving from the others in our lives. Let's allow ourselves to connect with this powerful energy and change our patterns of...

What is the best way to travel?

Spring is coming and it’s time for traveling with my visual art diary I love traveling, this is the best time for me to work on my Visual journal. Next week I’m flying with my Husband to Italy and I would love it if you joined me on my visual explorations of Florence...

Color Archetypes- Creating our childhood color maps

Color Archetypes- Creating our childhood color map! We started this course with a live event in April 16th. You can access this for free when you register to the site. In this event, I shared with you my new method Color Archetypes Color archetypes is a...

SoulPages in Tuscany

I wanted to share with you my most memorable moments!! I was traveling for a whole week in Toscana and I felt really blessed for having my visual journal with me. It was almost like a close friend that helped me to reflect on everything that I saw. It helped me to...

My travel materials bag

Do you want to join me in packing my Visual Journal traveling kit? I love to go on vacation, visit new places and then express what I feel in my Visual Journal. I haven't been to Florence since I was 13, so 40 years ago...I think this was the age when I started...

The Transformative book & the Dreaming child

Layers of Meaning-The Book as a transformative force Last week we had a zoom live event to celebrate my book published in the US. In this event, I shared with you my journey in the last eight years, since I started developing my method- SoulPages. And how writing the...