Weekend Design & Wellness Project
Create Abstract Art!
That’s it. Go make a mess with some paint on any surface you can find. Yes, you can use the 75 paint sample jars you accumulate trying to find the perfect color for your home office. Have fun and don’t forget that blindfolding yourself makes this activity free from self judgment. Want to make this even more fun? Rope your family, partner or a friend in to join the creative fun. I promise you will start to belly laugh at some point. If not, well, this was a free activity so this is a no money back situation. Enjoy.
Vibrational Healing
The Power of Vibration & Megahertz
Theta waves, Tibetan Singing Bowls, Solfeggio Frequencies and Megahertz create vibration for cell healing, rejuvenation and sleep.
Solfeggio Frequencies - stimulates healing and promote vitality of the conscious and subconscious mind.
174 Hz - relieves pain and stress
285 Hz - heals tissues and organs
396 Hz - release from negative feelings
417 Hz - transformation and fixing broken situations
528 Hz - miracles and DNA repair
639 Hz - interpersonal relationships
741 Hz - solving problems, solutions, creative expression
852 Hz - spiritual enlightenment
963 Hz - activation of the pineal gland and higher spiritual development
Tibetan Singing Bowls create powerful healing properties and provide relaxation
YouTube - How to use a Tibetan Singing Bowl - Nepal
YouTube - How to use a Tibetan Singing Bowl - Sunny Brooks
EXPLORE AND IMPROVE FOCUS, HEALING & MEDITATION PRACTICES
TikTok mediation by tina natalini
1 minute visual meditation (no sound):
Beauty In Chaos
Abstract Art
Photo by: Paul Blenkhorn @ Sensory Art House @sensoryarthouse
Find the beauty in everything. What do you see in this painting? Does it seem as if the artist was happy, sad or indifferent? There are no right or wrong answers to these questions. It is what ever you see and feel.
Art can be a useful tool when working through difficult roadblocks in life. Let’s try to create emotional art. This can be kept as personal as a journal. Creating abstract art is a satisfying form of expression to release anger, fear, anxiety or depression. There are no rules. Try blindfolding yourself for this exercise if you find it difficult to get started and need to work around self criticism.
This is a great tool for young children who are learning about releasing their frustration and anger. Children with divorced parents benefit from this as it is an adjustment going between houses. If you’re with a child or a friend while they experience a strong emotion, gently offer some paper (can even be a newspaper or a grocery bag) and hand them a marker, pencil or paint. Use whatever is accessible to move the paint around. Nothing fancy and no rules allowed. The goal is to move that emotion through the body and onto the page. The beauty comes after. Walk away from the drawing or painting and when you return you’ll see/feel the beauty of that true release of emotion. Throw it away or keep it to serve as a journal where you will see a progression of emotional expression. Once it leaves you, it’s over. No two paintings will be the same. Notice the color, shapes and lines that were created.
Stand at a distance to see what beauty came from this emotional “breakdown” that may lead to a breakthrough. Keep this exercise in mind and use it as often as you need. Share this technique with anyone that may benefit from this experience.
Laughing Yoga
Laughing Yoga or Hasya Yoga
Photo by: Mark Adriane @markadriane
Gelotology, is the study of humor and laughter and its effects on the body. (Dictionary.com)
Benefits of Laughter
Reduces stress hormones
Stimulates immune system
Increases circulation
Invigorates the brain
May prevent heart disease
3 Types of Laughing Yoga
Humming Laughter - Keep your mouth closed and laugh with a “hum.”
Silent Laughter - Make a laughing face without making a sound and either look at yourself in the mirror or at someone else and make funny faces.
Gradient Laughter - Start with a smile, then a giggle and allow it to build gradually into a full belly laugh. Then slow the laughter and bring it back to a smile.
Art Therapy
Photo by: Kelly Sikkema @kellysikkema
HEALING THROUGH ART
Art can create a pathway to healing from a wide variety of diseases and disorders. Hospitals facilitate creative time for patients to serve as both an outlet and a distraction away from their health conditions.
For children, art therapy can act as a vehicle of communication when language skills are still in the developmental stages. Art Therapy has been in practice since 1942, when artist, Adrian Hill discovered the healing benefits of art while recovering from tuberculosis.
Children’s drawings are analyzed through the weight, length and consistency of lines. Color does not always play a major roll since limited color choices at any given moment may effect what a child uses. However, the consistent use of the same colors could be helpful in an analysis of a child’s drawing.
Here are three attributes to identify when analyzing a drawing.
Anger could be indicated through large hands, arms or features
Anxiety could be indicated through the use of birds, bad weather and closed or missing eyes
Impulsivity could be indicated with asymmetrical limbs on a figure or larger figures
Consider using a form of creativity when stress is running high or when dealing with a compromised immune system. This includes parents and care takers since they exert large amounts of energy caring for others and are at risk of becoming depleted if they do not practice self-care.