Zentangle, which is an easy and interesting art, is a trendy innovative painting art in recent years. Through the learning experience on Zentangle, it can trigger the motivation of the elderly to learn autonomously to enrich their minds and achieve the companionship function to avoid loneliness. The purpose of this study is to explore the motivation and benefits of the older adults in studying Zentangle drawing. Ten older adults were selected to study Zentangle at a community of long-term care station. A qualitative study was used with the in-depth interview method. The results shown that: motivation aspects: The order adults’ initial participation in the Zentangle courses turned from external motivation to be internal. At the beginning, only 1 older adult enjoyed it; 2 rejected; 7 were in difficulty but willing to try. In the end, they found out that Zentangle was not only easy to learn and process, but also was pleasant and relaxing. Coupled with family co-learning, encouragement, sense of accomplishment and peak experience would achieve an inherent motivation with autonomous learning. In addition, according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, it is found that the benefits of the older adults’ learning in Zentangle include: improve sleep quality, promote brain hand-eye coordination and increase memory; allow older adults to enter meditation relaxation quickly, produce pleasure and pressure; improve emotional management ability, learn with family members to enhance family and topics; works appreciate and produce a sense of glory and accomplishment, build self-esteem and self-confidence through sharing; make older adults concentrate, focus, and build the ability to create artistic patterns; learn to observe the body colors, lines, and textures enhance the aesthetic ability; there are often Peak-experiences in drawing to make the soul happy and throbbing. In summary, it is easier for the older adults to learn Zentangle than traditional painting art to ignite the motivation for autonomous learning. Zentangle also provides eighteen obvious benefits for the older adults’ physical and mental health. It is recommended to expand to community care centers for older adults and Evergreen Universities.
