Have you ever felt that you could find that one daily activity which could take away the stress and calm your mind?
Try any art form and you will be surprised how a simple brush stroke can calm you.

Welcome to the world of Art.

The habit of nurturing hobbies and encouraging children to engage in creative activities was common during our childhood in the 1980’s and even as adults we found time to enjoy them. The scenario has completely changed today hobbies are fine for children and even they are asked to give them up if they are not going to lead to any sort of career enhancement. Alas! in becoming so hyper focused we have given up the simple joys of the creative process.

We need to be reminded that not just for children but for adults too creative artistic activities should be a part of daily life. Why? You ask. Let us show you how art benefits not only your mind but your physical state of being.

Use of Art as therapy: –

Statistics have shown that use of art therapy has helped reduce anxiety and depression in patients by 73% hence more and more hospitals are opting for art therapy sessions for patients suffering from life threatening, long term illnesses. Art therapy has helped reduce pain and fatigue in cancer patients too. (ref. https://blog.gitnux.com/art-therapy-statistics/)

So much so that Art therapy has become an integral part of the healing process in lots of specialty hospitals. Doctors worldwide are seeing that drawing, coloring or painting have helped their patients heal faster as it helps with their overall emotional wellbeing.

Enhancement of Creative thinking: –

Have you ever felt stuck in trying to find a more innovative solution to your works challenges? Try spending some time just coloring or painting and you will see ideas flowing in more easily after some time. Studies have shown that individuals who are involved in some creative activity are always more innovative thinkers. It follows the simple logic that when your logical mind takes a backseat the creative mind comes forth and this stimulates the brain activity thereby making it easier for you to think out of the box.

Stress Management: –
Painting, Drawing and other such art forms are some very simple ways of slowing down and taking your mind off everyday troubles. Stress has become a part of our lives, the simple activity of picking up a pencil and drawing will help you calm down and bring clarity in your thoughts. Not everyone can sit and meditate, it takes some practice and requires a certain amount of restraint in ignoring external distractions but everyone can draw. You do not have to be an artist to do this. People have found that simple techniques like doodling are easy to learn and practice and do not require much time or resources.
Such small but easy art forms such as doodling or simple sketching are being taken up by more and more people as they can be practiced anywhere.

Improvement in focus and attention span
In today’s hyper active world where attention spans have reduced to seconds people are finding it hard to stick to any activity on a regular basis. How many diets have you tried and failed, how many times have you taken up an exercise regime and given up midway? We are always looking for instant results or tend to get distracted by the next best thing easily. When you take out the time to everyday work on a painting or sketch, slowly creating a complete picture you also learn to persevere and be patient. Artists are often considered fickle but observe how they work at perfecting one color shade for hours together and you will understand how patience is the distinguishing factor behind their success.
When we see the results of our patience it encourages us to try our best in other endeavors of our life too.

The benefits of pursuing art as a hobby are many and we have listed a few important ones for you. Begin your art journey with an open and curious mind and you might end up finding some surprises along the way.