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Coloring Book for Adults & Grown Ups

An Easy & Quick Guide to Mastering Coloring for Stress Relieving Relaxation & Health Today!

Jason Potash

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Introduction: The Benefits of Coloring

Its funny how kids have come to own mobile phones while adults own coloring books. Although it may sound a bit silly, coloring is todays latest fad and somehow, between the rush and stress of the modern way of life, studies have shown that adults need this hobby more than children do.

The sole purpose of coloring at school is for children to learn and distinguish different colors. Of course, it is also a way for them to explore their artistic capabilities and from a psychological point of view, its a way for teachers to know the emotional status of their students.

Understand that this is not the case with adults. Coloring as a hobby positively affects the individuals overall well-being, and it starts with its ability to reduce stress.

1. Coloring is the perfect substitute for meditation.

Before, meditation was highly recommended for individuals who need to reduce their stress and anxiety levels. Although these two sound entirely normal for a hardworking adult, these result in irreversible damages to a persons health. Apart from looking too old at an early age, an individual becomes more prone to heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke. Furthermore, the bodys immunity is decreased, while infertility is increased.

Basically, when a person is under stress, the part of the brain thats in full operation is the hypothalamus. This little ball at the center of the brain is responsible for unleashing the survivor in everyone. Whenever its alerted, it will release adrenaline and when this hormone enters the bloodstream, the heart will pump faster, the lungs will take in increased amounts of oxygen and the senses become sharper. In other words, a person transforms into a superhero.

Back in the day, these physiological responses were ideal if a saber tooth tiger was running after you. This is actually the kind of stress humans are naturally born to handle. However, people today encounter the same amount of stress but without the physical exertion. Adrenaline is being released even when the person is merely sitting behind an office desk or behind the wheel. What makes it even worse is the fact that it happens in excess day after day; hence, the development of health complications.

What triggers the alarm of the hypothalamus, however, is the amygdala, and this is what both meditation and coloring relaxes and moderates.

This is the part of the brain responsible for memory, emotions and survival. Its basically the one that determines if an event is dangerous. For example, if when driving on a freeway the car in front of you suddenly stops, the amygdala interprets it as danger. The message will be received by the hypothalamus and since problem- solving skills are also improved by the adrenaline, the body is able to appropriately react by either stepping on the brakes or swerving.

Dont forget, however, that the amygdala is connected to memory. The reason why new drivers are trained at low speeds is because they havent developed the proper association yet to make an act a reflex. As they continue practicing, the sight of a lit tail light will automatically make them step on the brakes. Apparently, the same association is applied to daily things, such as work.

The sight of your office desk could already be associated with survival or fighting; thus, even if its not littered with piles of paper, it could already be enough to trigger stress. It is this association that needs to be regulated to prevent the body from excessively releasing unneeded adrenaline.

Basically, engaging in coloring will lower the amygdalas activity; thus, reducing any feeling of fear and disabling the stress trigger for the hypothalamus. When made a hobby, it will be trained to avoid harshly alarming the body of stress in the long run. This, however, is not where the benefits of coloring stop.

1. The best training for focus is coloring.

This is another reason why coloring reduces stress. The mind is taken away from the worries at hand because the attention of the person is completely on the artwork. If you are not entirely familiar with meditation, this is basically the same objective. The person must pour his consciousness into the now -- the present -- and not anywhere else. Thinking of the future, after all, is the very root of anxiety, and thus, stress.

The difference between meditation and coloring is that in the former, the person has to develop a discipline. Sitting upright in the lotus position and transferring all consciousness to ones breathing is not easy. It will probably take weeks before the activity becomes natural to the person. Whereas with coloring, you only need to decide on what color to use, fill in the blank spaces, and you are automatically in the zone. No other rituals are needed except perhaps sharpening the colored pencils before starting.

1. It prevents the onset of dementia.

Because hands and eyes need full coordination to avoid coloring beyond the lines, uninterrupted focus must be invested. This leads to another health benefit -- the improvement of vision and motor skills. Basically, activities that require the coordination of sight and limb help maintain brain synapses. These connections rust with time, and they degrade faster if not used in challenging, or at least mind-tingling brain activities.

Sometimes, especially when its in the family, it leads to dementia. Once it develops, nothing can ever cure it. Nonetheless, there are ways to prevent or delay its onset. The most popular option is crossword puzzles. This game keeps the mind active and thus, it prevents the development of rust, as explained above. If a person isnt good with words, however, this game can be stressful. Its not that they do not have a rich vocabulary. Some people just didnt score that high in linguistic intelligence, and this is where coloring comes into the picture.