Expressive arts mitigate stress, supports creative thinking, amplifies brain plasticity, and imparts additional mental health benefits.
Empirical data shows that expression all the way through art can facilitate people with depression, anxiety, and stress. Art has also been connected to improved memory, reasoning, and resilience in every age group.
Drawing or coloring mandalas is a form of art therapy that is meditative for many people. The very nature of drawing a mandala is therapeutic and emblematic. While the focal point is coloring in the patterns of the form, people relax as their mind grows quiet, and they may enter into a spiritual space instead of thinking about their worries. It is a good way to relieve stress and increase focus while exercising the brain and expressing creativity.