Benefits of coloring for kids and adults!

Coloring is usually thought of as a child's activity but there is so much more to coloring...
According to studies coloring helps children develop and master fine motor skills and finger dexterity. It also helps

• develop mental and motor skills
• encourages creativity
• teaches color recognition
• relieves boredom 

 According to the Huffington Post, 10/13/2014 article entitled, Coloring Isn't Just For Kids. It Can Actually Help Adults Combat Stress, one of the first psychologists to apply coloring as a relaxation technique was Carl G. Jüng in the early 20th century. He did this through mandalas: circular designs with concentric shapes similar to the Gothic churches’ rose windows. They have their origin in India.

When coloring, we activate different areas of our two cerebral hemispheres, says psychologist Gloria Martínez Ayala. "The action involves both logic, by which we color forms, and creativity, when mixing and matching colors. This incorporates the areas of the cerebral cortex involved in vision and fine motor skills [coordination necessary to make small, precise movements]. The relaxation that it provides lowers the activity of the amygdala, a basic part of our brain involved in controlling emotion that is affected by stress."

So enjoy life through color and take a moment to draw... There are free coloring pages by me, Elan, at the bottom that can be printed and colored. Have fun!!!!