How being creative calms your mind

Do you ever feel like your head is about to explode from all the tasks on your to-do list, social obligations and other worries? Maybe you've tried meditating to quiet your head. Personally, I don't have enough patience for meditation. Especially when my head is busy, I don't have enough peace in my body to do 'nothing'. At those moments, being creative helps to clear my head.

You could compare being creative with mindfulness exercises. Because you concentrate on what you are doing, you can think of nothing else for a while than the project your hands are working on. Scientific research shows that the stress hormone cortisol decreases when you are creative. It does not matter what kind of creative activity you choose and it is not about the result. It is mainly about the process that has a positive influence on stress.

Even focusing on something creative makes you wonderfully calm!

Inspiration and new ideas

It also works the other way around: if you have peace in your head, there is also room for inspiration and new ideas. I myself find complete peace in nature and that is how new ideas often arise during my walks in the forest. Not only because of the beautiful materials that nature offers, but also because of color combinations, special shapes or patterns from nature.

New ideas often come to me when I take a walk in the woods.

To the forest

That's why I'm taking you to the forest in this video and getting creative with a tree trunk slice. Wood burning is wonderfully relaxing to do. After you've made your drawing with pencil on the wooden surface, all you have to do is trace it with the wood burning device. A very mindful 'job'.

Hopefully I have inspired you to take some time for yourself and get creative.

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Author - Jinske Verpalen from imakin DIY design Do It Yourself but more modern, tougher and headstrong! Jinske translates the latest lifestyle trends into feasible DIY projects. Her mission is to inspire you to get creative (more often) and to show you that DIY is not difficult, but above all a lot of fun. At www.imakin.nl you will find the best all-in-one DIY packages that you can easily get started with yourself. Do it yourself, that will make you happy!