ANDState, relaxation time. And even more free time. The ideal time to devote yourself to new pastimes like Adult coloring books. There are all types, geometrics that recall the classic mandalas or themed, with drawings inspired by the countryside, animals, castles and whoever has more. The aim? Color, simply, like when you were children. And hunter all the stress accumulated during the year.
Coloring books for adults, the perfect summer pastime
There are those who do it with pencils, choosing the most beautiful in specialized stores and ensuring that they have always perfectly pointed to them, tempered in hand. Those who prefer markers and, in order not to make mistakes between fine or thicker tip, choose the models with both. Coloring has become a real therapeutic form, complete with a name in English, Colouring Therapy, and coloring books for adults are the ideal notebooks to let off steam, especially in summer.
The reason? Coloring is a real meditative activity. For a long time art has been recognized as therapy and these books are a therapeutic form à porter: just sit in your favorite corner, pull out pencils or markers and start coloring. Simply. The drawings are complex and elaborate and this is because the mind is busy and busy studying every single detail. Thus doing The problems are put aside And we focus on something else. A world trend of recent years, the libraries of the United States, France and the United Kingdom are full of these particular books, but which has bases in psychology itself.
The benefits of the coloring books recognized since the early 900
Already from the beginning of the twentieth century Carl Gustav Jung, among the fathers of psychoanalysis, had noticed the particular benefits of coloring Mandalas, the particular spiritual circular images of Hindu and Buddhist origin. The reason? As he had noticed in children, when coloring the mind is completely absorbed not only in the act in itself to color, but also in choosing the most suitable nuances combinations, in concentrating not to get out of the edges. The concentration is maximum and everything around, and also inside, disappears.
An observation is not only valid for children but even more for adults: While in fact they color, not only their mind is clear from problems and anxieties, but above all their body physically relaxesalso attenuating any contractions. Relaxing and thus finding one’s balance and reaching almost a meditative state. Not only that, but how it has been highlighted, coloring It is not only a pleasant pastime but also a form of training: in making this action, in fact, They train both hemispheresthe right and the accident.
The first is stimulated as regards the choice of colors, the lowering of the level of cortisol and the raising of endorphins and therefore also of happiness. The left hemisphere, on the other hand, is that of logic and movement: coloring also means being coordinated, being precise, given of the limits, represented by the contours, which must not be overcome. Not only that, but it would also seem that coloring helps to detoxify from digital but it could even improve sleep quality Because the production of melatonin is no longer braked by blue light. Last, but certainly not for importance, It improves self -esteem and the sense of satisfaction and realization in front of a work brought.
20 minutes a day in color
With all these benefits it is no coincidence that therefore Art Therapy books have become real best seller in countries as the United Kingdom and France. But when do you start seeing the first benefits? According to experts We should color about 20 minutes every day to improve the quality of your life.
But be careful: It is essential to choose coloring books for adults, and not those for children. The drawings are in fact more complex and refined, often there are even smaller or thin sections where the concertation must be maximumsometimes they are also accompanied by aphorisms that allow a reflection in the meantime. All this helps the mind to remain busy and occupied. And summer is the perfect time to devote yourself to this new pastime: the book opens, you choose a drawing and you start. And time passes. Also perfect to pack and take on vacation.
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