In a 2010 study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, revealed the profound impact that art has on your ability to heal yourself.
Here’s a rundown on some of the most important benefits of creativity.
Whether you’re making pottery, knitting sweaters, creating a new dish, of using mandala coloring pages, acts of creativity are good for your physical and mental health. Here is just a sampling of the many ways being creative benefits your health.
You don’t have to wait until you’re not feeling well to start enjoying the benefits of engaging in a creative act, you can start right now. It will help to reduce your risk of many illnesses.
You don’t have to be an artist to enjoy artful ways of de-stressing. Here are some ideas to boost your creativity and reduce your stress.
Sometimes it seems that the more you try to mull over a problem, the trickier it becomes to solve. If you find yourself with this kind of block, here are some creative things you can try to overcome it.
Take a walk, go to your local coffee shop or visit somewhere you’ve never been to before.
Go to see a movie you wouldn’t normally watch and think about how you would have handled the themes differently.
Have a discussion about what you are mulling over. It often helps to get someone else’s perspective to expand your own.
Mentally disassociating yourself from the problem often help you come up with a solution.
Draw a picture of the dilemma, including timelines, people involved and the situation itself.
Visit your local museum, art gallery or botanical gardens, somewhere you can be inspired by the creativity of others.
To get the full benefit of being creative, you should create more than you consume. So turn off the TV and do something more creative instead!