The Health Benefits of Zentangle

The integration of Zentangle within contemporary healthcare can give people more tools for improving health. When we practice Zentangle we join body, mind and spirit which enhances our tremendous capacity for healing. We can learn to take a more active role in our own health and well-being. The philosophy of Zentangle in Health Care’ is to support and develop ways of bringing the teachings of Meditation into contemporary healthcare settings for those receiving care and for the caregivers.

Zentangle is a form of meditation, which works remarkably to achieve harmony and helps the mind work in sync with the body. How often do we find that we are unable to perform our activities properly and in a satisfying manner because of the confusions and conflicts in our mind weigh down heavily upon us? Moreover, stress which in reality is the #1 killer affecting all parts of our physical, endocrinal and emotional systems can be corrected through the wonderful zentangle practice.

In fact zentangle = meditation, because both work together in achieving the common goal of unity of mind, body and spirit – a state of eternal bliss.  The meditative practices through zentangle help in achieving an emotional balance through detachment.  What it means is that zentangle creates conditions, where you are not affected by the happenings around you. This in turn creates a remarkable calmness and a positive outlook, which also has tremendous benefits on the physical health of the body without spending days and weeks to reach it.

In our Health Care System Zentangle can be enjoyed by those receiving care and for the caregivers.  Creating that meditative state can be accomplished in only a short moment by taking out the paper and pen and creating the patterns over and over again. The easy practice of Zentangle helps you reach this place in the mind, where you are not affected by the happenings around you, emotional and physical health in the Health Care System.

According to the National Institutes of Health, people use meditation for emotional health, such as to address anxiety and stress, as well as for physical problems, including controlling pain and symptoms of chronic diseases. Research has found that meditation may relieve depression and significantly improved psychological distress and well-being.