Maria Hancock, Hypnotherapist and mindfulness meditation practitioner. Based in Horley, Surrey, near Crawley in West Sussex and via Skype.
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Creativity and well-being

18/9/2019

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We all want to be happy and have good health, do we not? Pause a moment and think carefully about what you do to ensure your own well-being? Perhaps you like to meet up with friends, go for walks, meditate, listen to music, enjoy a hobby or a sport?  Perhaps you do something creative?

​Creativity has for a long time been accepted as a very beneficial pastime and even used as a form of therapy. Recent research (Journal of Positive Psychology: Tamlin, Conner, DeYoung & Paul, 2016) indicates that engaging in a creative activity once a day can lead to a more positive state of mind. Researchers assessed over 600 people in terms of their emotional well-being and how much time they spent on creativity over 13 days. They found that there was an “upward spiral for well-being and creativity” in those who engaged in being creative. Basically, creative activities created a boost in positive emotions the next day. Further, the study found that creativity may in fact impact both happiness in social relationships and positivity in the workplace..

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    • how to find me
    • Skype
  • Hypnotherapy
    • anxiety and stress
    • confidence
    • depression
    • fears and phobias
    • fertility
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    • IBS/irritable bowel syndrome
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