Whitney Ryan
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Free Download: Other Life Journaling Prompts

by Whitney Ryan @whitney_ryan

Dive into the art of journaling and access a free download from a course that contains a few different prompts for you to start with!

Kate Sutton has been a freelance illustrator for the past 15 years. Since graduating from Leeds Metropolitan University with a degree in Graphic Design, she has worked on many wonderful project throughout the years such as regular editorial pieces for The Sunday Times Magazine and t-shirt/textile designs for various companies! Her work is heavily influenced by nature, and she takes a meditative approach to mindfulness as one of her hobbies.

In her online course "Illustrated Life Journal: A Daily Mindful Practice", she teaches students how to document their daily life and express their feelings on paper with drawing prompts and ideas to boost their creativity! Dive in and discover fun ways to fill your journal through illustrative art and creative expression.

She is also one of the teachers of this wonderful course which helps students create personalized bullet journals with hand-drawn illustrations: Illustrated Creative Journal Specialization

In order to get you started with this journaling practice we wanted to provide you with a free download from the course! In the file you will find a list of journal prompts to help get your creativity flowing.

Download U4-02_Other Life Journalling Prompts_EN-ES-PT.pdf

We hope you find joy in this activity and can use it as a creative outlet to practice mindfulness in your everyday life!

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