Can colouring really replicate the effects of Meditation? Let's see a Colouring vs Meditation comparison. There are claims by many that colouring is a form of meditation.
When you meditate, your brain enters a relaxed state by focusing on the present and blocking out the nonstop thinking we all experience. As a result, you reach a state of calm that relieves your brain from the daily stresses of life. Don’t take our word for it. Here are some helpful views presented by experts.
Medical Daily shared an article in which Dr.Stan Rodski, a neuropsychologist who also has his own line of adult colouring books. He says that "colouring elicits a relaxing mindset, similar to what you would achieve through meditation". The neuropsychologist further mentions that “like meditation, colouring allows us to switch off our brains from other thoughts and focus on the moment. Tasks with predictable results, such as colouring or knitting, can often be calming.”
It may be hard to believe Dr.Rodski since he owns his own line of adult colouring books. However, he didn’t base his findings off of assumptions. Instead, he used advanced technology to see what actually happens to our bodies when we colour.
Dr.Rodski tells the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, “the most amazing things occurred — we started seeing changes in heart rate, changes in brainwaves.” He also mentions “there are three key elements—repetition, pattern and detail—that prompt positive neurological responses in participants. When you have things that you can predict will happen in a certain way, it's calming for us.”
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