Coloring, advantages and benefits. Why should we start coloring again even though we are now adults?
Why should we start over at to color even if we are now adults? The main reason is very simple: coloring promotes well-being at any age. Maybe when we were children we loved coloring but over time we have left out this activity without realizing it.
The time has come to pick up pencils and crayons and try drawing and coloring on a nice white sheet. There are also numerous coloring books for adults and children and a multitude of drawings ready to be colored downloadable thanks to the internet.
In short, the opportunities to get closer to this pastime are certainly not lacking. And if we are parents or grandparents it will be a pleasure coloring together with children, as well as an opportunity to spend time together in a relaxing and constructive activity.
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Coloring fights stress
Coloring is a relaxing and affordable activity for everyone. There psychology confirms the usefulness of coloring to combat stress. When we focus on a manual activity such as coloring, the mind is relieved of the worries and thoughts that continually torment us for no real reason.
In particular, the activity of coloring stimulates the areas of the brain that deal with emotions taking into account at the same time the importance of sight and coordination of movements. So coloring is not only relaxing, but it is a real training ground for the brain since childhood.
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Coloring the mandalas
Mandalas are symbolic representations of the universe according to the Indian and Eastern tradition. Modern psychology considers mandalas as a representation of our self and the emotions we feel while coloring. Carl G Jung in the last century he applied the art of coloring as a relaxation technique and he did it even starting from mandala as powerful symbols that can have beneficial effects on the mind.
Tibetan monks create with infinite patience and then destroy fantastic mandalas created with thousands of grains of sand. We can create our mandalas with much simpler techniques such as drawing and painting. We can also print pre-drawn mandalas and then color them. You can easily find albums and coloring mandala images for both adults and children. And if we are great little artists, we can try to draw and color our mandalas on small stones.
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Coloring is an art and is good for you as a child
It is a pity that in compulsory school the artistic subjects are most of the time underestimated, given that expressing one's creativity by coloring and drawing is really beneficial and important for the growth of children.
In fact, coloring and dedicating oneself to artistic and creative works in general develops hand-eye coordination, trains the mind to recognize shapes and orient itself in space, favors good relationships with others (think of a four-handed colored drawing), develops patience and a sense of innovation.
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Mindfulness and coloring book
If you're used to thinking of coloring books as simple baby books, it's time to change your mind. They are now on newsstands and in bookstores coloring book for adults too with very detailed designs. With a few touches of color and a lot of patience, you can turn them into real works of art page after page. However, the goal of coloring books designed for adults is not just artistic.
The new coloring books are mainly based on mandalas, gardens, fantasy worlds, flowers and other natural elements in black and white ready to receive new colors. The intent is to bring adults closer to the practice of Mindfulness, that is, the ability to rediscover the awareness of the present moment. The idea is that the mind engaged in the activity of coloring can distract itself for a moment from the events that have troubled it during the day and focus only on something simple, beautiful, satisfying and relaxing.
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Did you love coloring as a child? Would you like to start doing it again?
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