The Benefits of Expressive Art and Mental Health
When we create freely, we connect with our inner child and play. Play is one of the most primitive forms of therapy. Expressively creating can be done in a number of ways, such as painting, drawing, creating collages, creating with clay, dancing freely, singing, writing, cooking, and many other things.
Here are some exercises that we can do:
Yoga and mental health
Yoga is a discipline that, through postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation improve our physical and mental health. The purpose is to find tranquility and, for this, the body and the mind must be connected.
It seems that slow, deep breathing combined with movement and other aspects of yoga are at the core of yoga's ability to offer people a greater sense of tranquility.