{"id":5432,"date":"2016-07-08T19:48:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T19:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/?p=5432"},"modified":"2020-04-06T10:25:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T14:25:37","slug":"art-journaling-for-healing-doodle-and-de-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/art-journaling-for-healing-doodle-and-de-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Journaling for Healing: Doodle and De-Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Doodle<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, you’re tired, you’re stressed, and it’s too easy to reach for a glass of wine, watch tv, or get caught up for hours on social media. While brainless activity is sometimes important for letting go, when it’s your only go-to for winding down, it can make you feel more empty and bored than when you started. This is where creative self-care<\/a> comes in.<\/p>\n

Whether you consider yourself creative or not, humans are creative by nature.\u00a0Because we are all creative, when we feel out of balance, creative acts can help. Even if you don’t see yourself as “artsy,”\u00a0art\u00a0has been shown to have a calming effect on the brain.<\/a>\u00a0If you just can’t believe that you are creative, check out this amazing talk with neuroscientist Rex Jung<\/a>, a specialist in creativity, for the scientific low-down.<\/p>\n

Careful, repetitive drawing is one of the main ways I use art to slow down my mind and body<\/a> when I feel anxious or upset. Of course I also do it when I’m feeling calm, simply for the enjoyment of making something.<\/p>\n

\"Doodling<\/p>\n

Doodle and Destress<\/h3>\n

Try this: Put on some relaxing music, grab some paper or your art journal, a gel pen, Sharpie, or ball point pen, and try one of the doodle ideas below.<\/p>\n