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Activities That Target Particular Brain Functions
Perception & Awareness Memory Fear & Anxiety Sleep Behavioral and Emotional Responses Applying firm, consistent pressure to the body—often using weighted blankets, vests, or squeezing balls—is known as deep pressure. This kind of pressure can help clients relax and feel more rooted because it can have a relaxing influence on the neurological system. Additionally, it can assist in controlling the body’s physiological reactions, such as breathing and heart rate, which is advantageous for patients who struggle with stress or anxiety. The information that the body’s proprioceptors—which are found in the muscles, joints, and tendons—receive is referred to as proprioceptive input. These sensors are in charge of generating the sensation of…
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Five Reasons Why Adult Coloring Is So Good For Us
If you haven’t noticed, adult coloring books have kind of become “a thing”. The question is, why? And why is it only now that this trend has really kicked into high gear? Well, first off, this has a lot to do with the pace and hectic nature of modern life in the western world. People are busier, more distracted, more over-committed, and more divided than at any other time in history. And it is in this context that an activity like adult coloring has emerged as such a soothing, therapeutic counterbalance to all the insanity. Think for a moment about what coloring does for us. First off, it centers you.…