Firstly, I’d like to invite you to take a deep breath.
Breathe in through your nose to the count of 4 and slowly exhale to the count of 4, do this 4 times.
Wonderful, now enjoy some nurturing information to help you during this strange time.
The left hand side of our brains are extremely active during times of stress as we cognitively try to find solutions to the problem we face.
When there is no solution, our mind can loop and the body continually produces cortisol and hormones that ignite our fight, flight or freeze response.
Not a good way to live!
So, how do we move out of that and into a more relaxed space by doing things that stimulate the right hand side of the brain – let’s get creative!
Your left hand brain controls:
- Analytic thought
- Logic
- Language
- Reasoning
- Science and math
- Written
- Numbers and skills
- Right-hand control
Your right hand brain controls:
- Art awareness
- Creativity
- Imagination
- Intuition
- Insight
- Holistic thought
- Music awareness
- 3D forms
- Left-hand control
Art Awareness & Creativity
Draw, doodle, paint, make sculptures out of recycled things, plant something in the garden, make a nature mandala – be creative with what’s around you.
Imagination & Intuition
Tell stories and make them as elaborate as possible. Improve your intuition using practises like meditation, journaling or automatic writing. Ask a question and see what comes. Trust your feeling sense and follow it to do something that your being needs in order to relax the nervous system.
Play music, dance, sing, make shadow puppets or play dress ups.
We have a unique opportunity to shift our focus to our internal world and the private space of our home. What’s something you never had time for? What hobby could you start or study you can partake in that will nourish you and feed your heart and mind?
Talk to friends and family, stay connected and be creative.
Art Mania Studio wishes everyone a safe and healthy time at home.
