Have you ever had a feeling that your mind is overflowing? The reason can be a long day of working a lot, or spending much of the time using your phone. Like a battery which has just 1% left, you have the same feelings when your brain is too tired.

Most people think that lying down and doing nothing is the best cure to be relaxed. They call it doing rest. Do you even know that there is a best thing for your brain that is called Active Rest? 

Going to sleep or watching a movie is not active rest. This is just about doing something easy and enjoyable that aids your brain in resetting. Watercolor painting is one of the amazing things to do. It is not compulsory for you to be an artist at all. It is fine if you do not know how to draw something. 

You can have the feeling of a refreshed mind in just a few minutes by using our simple tools that we specially designed for you at ArtVibe Wellness.

What Exactly is Active Rest?

You have to imagine a computer to understand active rest. If the computer is working with many programs, it slows down and becomes hot. It will stay warm if you do not use it but just leave it ON. But if you press the reset button, it will clear all the junk and will restart as fresh. For your mind, the restart button is that active rest. 

Our brains are really working very hard during our passive rest, like watching television or scrolling down on social media. Your brain is processing thousands of words and pictures, and your eyes are moving very fast.

In reality, it is not helping you feel relaxed. Active rest is different as it gives your brain a simple work to do. The simple job is moving your brush with colorful water, stopping the noise in your mind and making you relaxed and calm.

The Science of the “Flow State”

The scientists have found that our brains enter in a special mode known as the Flow State when we do something easy and creative. Being in the zone, as people call it. You forget all of your worries as you enter this state.

You do not have to be worried about what happened yesterday or what is going to happen tomorrow. You will only focus on mixing the yellow and blue paints that will become green. 

This is best for your health. Your body will stop making a chemical known as cortisol when you are in the flow state. Cortisol is the hormone that makes you feel irritable and stressed. Your brain will start making happy chemicals like dopamine.

The reality is that even 15 minutes of creative freshness can reduce a great amount of stress. So, it is a path to stay healthy, and this is the reason that watercolor is just simply more than a hobby. 

Do you feel like your brain needs a break? You don’t need to be an artist to feel better. Our ArtVibe Wellness Watercolor Books come with beautiful patterns already drawn for you. All you have to do is add color and feel the stress melt away.

Why Watercolor is Better Than Drawing 

You may wonder why you cannot just use a pencil and make drawings. You can do it, but watercolor has a special magic in it. Watercolor is all about water and flow.

The good thing is that you cannot control the watercolor with perfection. You will get worried about making a wrong line, or maybe you are tense about making a mistake if you want to use a pencil to draw yourself. This can make you more tense in reality. 

The paint makes actions itself in watercolor. It mixes and expands. It trains your brain to be relaxed and free. The movements are gentle and soft if you are using water. Your breathing becomes constant and deep, and your heartbeats slow down by its help. It is just like enjoying a massage for your emotions. 

Comparing Different Types of Rest

Please read from the table that is given below, why active rest with the help of watercolor is a champion for your brain. As not all the breaks are equal. 

How to Do a 10-Minute Brain Reset

To cure a tired brain, you do not need much time for that. As you have the authority of a “Micro-Reset” wherever you are. You just have to look for a quiet place first, where you can sit for some time. Even a small corner is good for this, and you will not need a big table. Now, open your watercolor book and take out your brush.

Just aim on one small area of the page. And do not try to make artwork. See how the water spreads the color on the page. Observe the different shades of the blue and red color. This is known as mindfulness. 

It elaborates on the mode of being attentive to everything that is happening. You are comforting your thoughtful brain with a rest that is essential. You will experience that you have just woken up from a really good sleep as you will finish it. 

Why Pre-Sketched Books are the Best Tool

A blank page is one of the hardest parts of the art. Just because they do not have the choice of drawing, most people are haunted by this fear. This fear is the exact enemy of the rest. We have solved this problem at ArtVibe Wellness. Already printed, simple and beautiful designs are already given in our books.  

It means that now you do not have to be worried about the drawings and enjoy all the fun of the painting. It will let go of the choice fatigue. When you have to make too many decisions and your brain gets tired, it is called choice fatigue. 

You can skip the hardest part and just join the calming part by using our pre-sketched book. It is the quickest way to put your brain in the Flow State that was explained before. 

The Sensory Experience - Why Your Hands Need to Move

We touch our car steering wheels, keyboards and phone screens. And we spend all day touching the plastics. Our brains feel the absence of the textures that should be real.

Your brain becomes delightful as you pick up a watercolor brush. You will feel the soft bristles of the brush. And you will also feel the texture of the roughness of the high-quality watercolor paper. 

These are the important feelings that send signals to your brain, which make you feel that you are in the real world and that you are safe. It is known as grounding. It is based on the realities that stop depression.

Your brain does not worry about the digital world when your hands are working on the feel of the water and the paper. This is a physical break that helps your brain health. 

How to Fight “Brain Fog” with Color

When you cannot think clearly and positively, this feeling is called the brain fog. It feels like your mind is full with the thick clouds or cotton candy. The reason for this is when you are busy with the same annoying work for a long time, it happens. You need a Sensory Spark to clear that fog. 

Applying the bright watercolor paints, is like a glow for your brain. Your eyes wake up the parts of your brain that make you excited and happy, as you see a brighter pink or a dark orange color.

It removes the dark fog and exchanges it with the light. This is the reason that most people love painting during their lunch breaks. It helps them go back to their work with more power and a clear mind. 

Winning the Battle Against Your “Inner Critic”

“That looks very messy” or “You are not good to do this”, are one of the voices that most of the people have in their heads. It is called an Inner Critic. Whenever we try to do big things, this voice is very loud. But you can order that voice to be quiet as you start doing active rest with the watercolor. 

The designs are already present to help you, so there is no way that you will create a mess, as you are painting pre-sketched designs by ArtVibe Wellness. 

The Inner Critic feels secure because of this. Your brain can really take rest when the critic is silent. You start recognizing that it is good to have fun. To enjoy the calmness brought by the art, you do not need to be a professional artist. 

Using Watercolor for Better Social Connections

This is not just for the time when you are alone. It really can help you become a good family member and a friend. When your loved ones are not around you and you are in a bad mode it means that you are anxious.

You can clear your mind from the stress by just spending 15 minutes for active rest. As it will provide you the opportunity to be loving and humble. 

You can even enjoy watercolor with your parents and kids. Instead of the noises of a video game or the television, this quiet activity lets you be together.

You can enjoy the silence by painting your separate books, while all of you are sharing the same table. It is the best method of bonding as you all are sharing a sensation of creativity and relaxation. 

The “ArtVibe” Morning Routine

Most of the people check their phone by checking emails or reading the bad news. Even before you get out of your bed, doing this starts your brain in a Stress Mode. So how do you start your day?. Instead of all this stress, just think about starting your day with only five minutes of watercolor. 

In the morning, painting a flower or a small leaf, sets a Calm Tone for all of your day ahead. It defines your brain that only YOU are the administrator of your peace, and it is not your phone.

People describe their feeling of being more arranged all day long and not pressured. Before you step out in the world, it is like wearing an armor suit made of peace. 

Why Portable Art is a Game Changer

People think that they are very busy so they do not need to take rest. They are always in a hurry, waiting in the office, in the car or even on the train. This is the reason that a handy watercolor kit is very important.

You can avail the active rest in any place, if you have the kit that fits in your bag. While you are on a flight or waiting for your coffee, you can easily enjoy painting. 

To reset your brain, you can have it as a gift of time, instead of having the disappointment of waiting. With the quality of non-spillage, our water brush pens make it easier. You can keep your Mini Art Studio in your pocket all the time. 

The Long-Term Effects of Art on Memory

Do you know that art can help your memory?. You are using most parts of your brain while painting an image. You use the parts of your brain that hold the emotions, the part that controls your hands, and the part that sees colors. This exercise of the whole brain keeps your mind strong. 

Research shows that people who adopt creative hobbies have a lower risk of losing their memory by getting old. It keeps the wires of your brain healthy and connected.

You are keeping your brain safe for the future, every time when you are painting a page of your watercolor book, you are not just having a relaxed day. 

Turning Your Bed into a Stress-Free Zone

Your bedroom must be the place for you to sleep, but for most of us, it becomes the place where we are stressed. You can start a Nightly Painting Ritual to fix this. Just keep your watercolor book on the night table. 

You should spend a few minutes spreading the colors on a page before turning off the lights. It is an action that works as a bridge between your busy day and the quiet night. It will help in understanding for your brain that the work day is over.

It is much better than the habit of scrolling of bad news that keeps your brain awake. Because it is a relaxing activity in a low light, painting helps your body to produce the natural sleep hormone, melatonin. 

Watercolor for Focus: The “Doodle” Effect

Have you ever noticed that you can listen much better while you are drawing on a piece of paper? This is because a small portion of your brain needs to be busy, while the remaining of it can focus. Watercolor works in the same manner. 

In reality, painting can softly help you out remembering more of whatever you hear, even if you are listening to a boring meeting or a long podcast. It provides an area to your jumpy energy to move.

You allow your ears and your mind to stay engaged, just by giving your hands a simple task. For anyone, who has a hard time sitting still, it is an excellent creative hack. 

The Connection Between Art and Emotional Intelligence

To be capable of knowing all of your own feelings is called emotional intelligence. Usually we do not feel good but do not know the reason.

Painting can help you find this problem. Maybe you are feeling sad if you are selecting the dark and moody colors. And if you are choosing bright colors and doing messy strokes of brush, perhaps you are feeling delighted. 

The paper converts to a mirror for your soul. It provides you a way to express your emotions that are much larger to describe in words.

To process emotions, like great joy, anger and sorrow, art is a very healthy way. You just let all those feelings just paint on a paper rather than keeping them locked inside you. 

Why ArtVibe Wellness is Different

Many art stores are out there, but we do not just sell the equipment at ArtVibe Wellness. We sell the Wellness Tools. We know that our customers want to feel good but they are busy people. Considering this reason, we have chosen the best pens that are easy to use and the best paper that will not drain. 

The moment when you open the box, we want your experience to be amazing. Everyone needs a brain that feels clear and relaxed, as everyone is an artist, these are our beliefs. Our mission is to make an easy, beautiful and enjoyable active rest for everyone in this world. 

Ready to turn your “off” time into “refresh” time? Our ArtVibe kits are small enough to fit in your bag and easy enough for anyone to use. Give your brain the gift of active rest and see the difference for yourself. Shop the ArtVibe Wellness Collection now!

Final thoughts on Your Creative Journey

You have a very important tool and that is your brain. Talking, learning, dreaming and playing, you use it for everything. It needs a real break. Remember that to enjoy watercolor you do not need to be a good artist. The purpose is how you feel while you are making it, the point is not about the image you create. 

There will always be more chores, more news and more emails. This world will always be busy. But you have the strength to press the reset button. You are choosing your health by selecting active rest with watercolor. 

You are choosing happiness for yourself. Next time, if you feel like your brain is too stressed and your backpack is too heavy.

Just pick up a brush. Let the water flow and let the colors mix. You will feel much more like yourself once again and your brain will be thankful to you for this. Everybody needs a little bit of “ArtVibe” in their lives as art is wellness.