The adult coloring book trend has become very popular. It’s inexpensive, relaxing, and you can color from the comfort of your home. 

REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY

Coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, the amygdala. It induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind. This generates mindfulness and quietness, which allows your mind to get some rest after a long day at work. 

IMPROVE MOTOR SKILLS AND VISION

Coloring goes beyond being a fun activity for relaxation. It requires the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate. While logic helps us stay inside the lines, choosing colors generates a creative thought process. 

IMPROVE SLEEP 

We know we get a better night’s sleep when avoiding electronics at night, because exposure to the light reduces your levels of the sleep hormone, melatonin. Coloring is a relaxing and electronic-free bedtime ritual that won’t disturb your level of melatonin. 

IMPROVE FOCUS

Coloring requires you to focus, but not so much that it’s stressful. It opens the frontal lobe of your brain, which controls organizing and problem solving, and allows you to put everything else aside and live in the moment, generating focus.

If you’re looking for an uplifting way to unwind after a stressful day at work, coloring is an inexpensive hobby. All you need are some colored pencils or markers and some coloring pages.  Download a free page to color here:  https://www.justcolor.net/