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How can Art-Stream.net help with stress management? Guided Imagery The mind and body respond the same way to imagery as to real experiences. This explains movies and media ever upping the volume on the "visceral" experience. Sex, violence, shocking plot twists and whatever will keep the adrenaline pumping. By evoking the fight or flight instinct, they make you feel you must keep watching. Whether a TV show or the news, ratings are the driving force. This content is stress producing and reinforcing feelings of helplessness. Most of us have toughened up and feel we can block stupid attempts to manipulate us. However, every time you need to block, you spend energy. That energy is better spent strengthening who you are. Positive images can be an effective tool for relieving stress. The reason art stream is so successful as a stress reducing experience is due to anticipatory design science. The information is all pointing to universal and local structure. The non-verbal message is clear. Order, pattern, multiplicity, individuality, orchestration, and suggested infinity all counter apparent chaos. Apparent chaos is a temporary experience of unknown forces. If you get stuck in it, the experience of chaos produces anxiety. The non-verbal reminder of the art-stream experience re-asserts the basic concept that order exists and life has a good chance. You have a good chance. Take a break. Listen to yourself. On your desktop, it's just a bookmark away. Or on your tablet. Or your smartphone. PRACTICE MINDFULNESS: BREATHE: Get your TV to work for you. not against you. SET ASIDE QUIET TIME: KEY TAKEAWAYS: Art stream has been described as a new emerging art form and an art therapy process. Motion art has previously existed as video. With new coding abilities, the web can deliver sequencing sampled art. We would describe art stream as a new emerging art form with impressive art therapy applications. Mental and emotional stability promoting a sense of well-being is a strong foundation for negotiating life's challenges. Feel a connection to the world. Our information age produces a vast amount of signals. These are often conflicting and coded with fight or flight indicators. We accumulate stress due to these unresolved messages. In contrast, well formed signals harmonious to our perception and worldview reduce this stress. Take responsibility for feelings. Recent discoveries linking art in patients' environments and improved rates of healing reinforce the concept of art therapy. Art stream enhances this healing effect by providing vast amounts of harmonious images. As a long play continuing reference, it effects a mantra of unity. As a soothing companion mantra, it is best experienced with a smart TV. |