on the
second evening of this amazing new year, i found myself drawing with color
pencils in one of my kids’ books. they were doing their own art, relaxing, just
before bedtime, so i decided to indulge in my own page. and i found myself in
such peace. yet, an exciting peace; what colors shall i chose, what if i color
outside the lines, will it be very pretty when i m done? ah… all these small exquisite
excitements.. and yet such a peaceful activity.
so this
morning i decided to play the journalist and research what makes these coloring
books, or even just one page, such a great entertainment?
i found
quite a few academic (and non) researches, based on experiments that show
evidence that indeed “structured coloring of a reasonably complex geometric
pattern may induce a meditative state that benefits individuals suffering from
anxiety (Curry et al., 2005)” and “adult
coloring reduces depressive symptoms and anxiety(Flett et al., 2017)”. another research talked on how specifically women benefit
from structured coloring, in comparison to both male getting more relaxed
while drawing free style (Carsley et al., 2015)!
well, the only thing i can suggest is just try it! i loved it! after all this lovely buzz of the Christmas and new year’s festivities, relaxing with a good coloring book and some great color pencils, it was exactly what i needed for a january evening!
well, the only thing i can suggest is just try it! i loved it! after all this lovely buzz of the Christmas and new year’s festivities, relaxing with a good coloring book and some great color pencils, it was exactly what i needed for a january evening!
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| as you can see two of my books are with pictures from Greece! natasa bought them so our kids could learn a bit about the country, while coloring! |
