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Making Art Is Good For Your Health. Here's How To Start A Habit
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Start Your Art
Getting artistic is good for health, and your mental well-being. The creation process helps you:
- Reduce stress and anxiety.
- Improves your mood.
- It helps you be a better problem solver.
- Awakens your imagination.
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Everyone can be an Artist
When we think of 'art' we normally think of a painter, applying the brush on a canvas. But any person, having a creative skill in any activity, can be an artist.
The way a person talks to others, or how one writes, can be a creative expression. The ways a person can express his or her 'art' is infinite.
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Focus on The Act of Creation
Find out what you enjoy, what you loved as a kid, or what engages you, and do that. It can be finger painting, baking, cooking, collaging, oil painting, weaving, writing screenplays, anything that doesn't' make you tired while you do it.
The act of creation is itself a reward, and going for what you love doing without any expectations or stress makes the real art come out.
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Art is Therapy
- Any kind of creation is an act of God, and the creator feels better after the creation has been completed.
- Art is Therapy, and is healthy for you, just like eating well, or regular exercising
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Artists Block
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Mandalas as a form of mediation
Coloring a picture (especially the geometric circles known as mandalas) can be quite beneficial in relieving stress and anxiety.
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What a Mandala is
Mandalas are sacred circles, that have long been used to facilitate meditation in the Indian and Tibetan religions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
The main circle shape of a mandala is filled with a variety of geometric shapes and symbols. These are often repeated in symmetrical patterns using bold color schemes.
Mandalas as art therapy
People who color mandalas may feel a deep sense of calm and well-being. It's a simple tool that doesn't require any expertise, but it can be remarkably soothing.
Mandalas not only focus your attention but also allow you to express your creative side, which many of us neglect in our daily lives.
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Relaxation as an alternative
There are plenty of ways to achieve relaxation without sitting cross-legged on the floor. They’re all rooted in a technique called “the distraction method.”
The method consists of d...
Activities to calm your brain
- Arts and crafts, including but not limited to coloring, pottery and knitting.
- All varieties of yoga.
- Go for a walk. Notice how your breath feels. Notice your feet walking.
- Singing, humming and whistling.
- Free-writing before bed.
- Cooking is filled with basic tasks that let you focus on all sorts of sights, smells, tastes and textures.
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Polymath
..is a kind of well-rounded person who knows a lot of things from several areas life. Academics, politics, health, pop culture, art… everything.
In addition to knowledge, t...
Helpful tips to become a polymath
- Learn Multiple Languages. Learn the basics and common vocabulary roots of the biggest language groups. This will enable you to learn any language.
- Learn How to Write. It all starts with keeping a diary or a dream journal.
- Be Artistic. Know the great works of art and music. Listen to some good music. Learn common techniques of drawing, painting, and sculpture.
- Get Interested in Philosophy. Know something about every major philosopher and theory.
- Learn Some Physics.
- Explore History. History helps you understand the present. It gives you insights into human nature.
- Read as Much as Possible. Know the classics and the most powerful literature works from modern authors.