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Hoe sou ‘n mens kon raai dat jy eendag weer na inkleurpotlode en -boeke sou gryp? D\u00edt nadat jy van HB-potlood na Bic-pen na Olivetti-tikmasjien na MS DOS-rekenaar na Microsoft- of Apple-platskerms, waarmee wonderwerke bykans verrig word, gevorder het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die inkleur van prentjies is vanaf kindsbeen ‘n bekende aktiwiteit. Terwyl ‘n mens met groot konsentrasie probeer het om binne die lyntjies te bly, het di\u00e9 eenvoudige aktiwiteit fyn motoriese vaardighede en hand-oog-ko\u00f6rdinasie verbeter, en kreatiwiteit aangewakker. Boonop het dit fokus en geduld verbeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inkleurboeke vir ‘grootmense’ word ‘n stokperdjie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In die 1960’s het inkleurboeke vir volwassenes ‘n vlugtige oplewing beleef met die skep van satiriese en inkleurbare strokiesprente met hoofsaaklik politiek as agtergrond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inkleurboeke vir volwassenes (geen “PG”-klassifikasies en ouerleiding hier betrokke nie!) het oor die w\u00eareld heen rondom 2015 gewild geraak. In 2014 is ongeveer 1 miljoen inkleurboeke vir volwassenes verkoop, en in 2015 het die verkope na meer as 12 miljoen opgeskiet. Dit het daartoe gelei dat van die mees bekende vervaardigers van inkleurpotlode uitdagings ondervind het om voor te bly in die produksie daarvan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘n Groot verskeidenheid inkleurboeke met allerlei temas is vir volwassenes beskikbaar. FOTO: Pexels \/ Charly Mova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Die gewildheid daarvan is vermoedelik aangehelp deur die sukses van ingewikkelde, terapie-geori\u00ebnteerde boeke soos Johanna Basford se Secret Garden<\/a>. Hierdie soort boeke het \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>ook te danke aan sosialemedia-neigings \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>die behoefte na lae-tegnologiese en stresverligtende aktiwiteite aangewakker. Nostalgie het boonop ‘n rol gespeel, en die gebruik van di\u00e9 inkleurboeke het ‘n standhoudende stokperdjie-neiging geword wat tydens die Covid-19 pandemie verder versterk is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snuffel ‘n mens vandag se dae deur die verskeidenheid inkleurboeke vir volwassenes, is die keuse groot \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>om nie eens van die stelle inkleurpotlode, viltpenne en dergelike te praat wat jou so opgewonde soos ‘n kind laat voel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maar waarom is dit so gewild?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bevorder bewustheid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Inkleur dra tot “mindfulness” by \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>die vermo\u00eb om op die oomblik gefokus te bly en dit werklik bewustelik te beleef. Wanneer jy inkleur, fokus jy op kleurkeuses en om binne die lyne \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>en soms doelbewus buite die lyne \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>te bly. Jou fokus kan selfs bydra om steurings om jou uit te skakel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Met di\u00e9 inkleurproses is daar geen kwaai juffrou wat jou met ‘n liniaal oor die kneukels gaan raps nie \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>jy kan onbevange, slegs vir jouself, inkleur. Soms dwaal gedagtes, maar die proses laat jou terugkeer na fokus en konsentrasie waartydens jy die geleentheid kry om van stresvolle gedagtes weg te kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wanneer jy as volwassene op ‘n stel inkleurpotlode moet besluit, hoef jy nie te wonder of dit in jou pennesakkie gaan inpas nie. FOTO: Unsplash \/ Albolfazi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Verminder stres <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Inkleur is ‘n gesonde manier om stres te verlig. Dit kalmeer die brein en laat jou liggaam ontspan \u2013 selfs ‘n angstige hartklop en oppervlakkige asemhaling bedaar, en op ‘n manier voel jy getroos. In di\u00e9 meer ontspanne toestand en terwyl jy inkleur, kan ‘n mens in jou onderbewussyn dit wat stresvol of kommerwekkend is, uitpluis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omhels die onvolmaakte <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Daar is geen regte of verkeerde manier om in te kleur nie. Boonop is dit ‘n nie-mededingende aktiwiteit, met geen druk om teen tyd of vir ‘n eerbewys in te kleur nie. Jy kan vir so lank of so kort inkleur as wat jy wil en hoef nie ‘n prent of ‘n bladsy op een slag te voltooi nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kleur in sonder oordeel of verwagting. Dit maak nie saak of jou prentjie netjies of deurmekaar is nie. Wat wel saakmaak, is dat jy dit geniet en ontspan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bied pouse weg van skermtyd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Inkleur dra by tot die “behandeling” van foonskeidingsangs en verminder skermtyd. Om jou selfoon neer te sit en “digitaal te detoks” is voordelig omdat dit jou brein en liggaam toelaat om te herstel van voortdurende stimulasie. Di\u00e9 voortdurende stimulasie en om kort-kort te kyk of daar ‘n boodskap op jou foon is, lei tot stres, verswak slaapgehalte en ook fokus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skep ek-tyd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Weens die nimmereindigende verpligtinge as volwassene is dit nodig vir selfbehoud om ek-tyd en selfs persoonlike ruimte te skep. Hiervoor is inkleur ideaal. Om die ek-tyd boonop verder te voer, kan jy inkleur waar niemand jou steur nie, of kan jy jou inkleurboek en -potlode s\u00f3 b\u00eare dat niemand anders “jou” boek en potlode onderskep nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Om in te kleur, hou verskeie kognitiewe voordele vir bejaardes in. FOTO: Pexels \/ Jimmy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hou kognitiewe voordele vir bejaardes in<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wanneer ‘n bejaarde inkleur, dra dit by om behendigheid, fyn motoriese vaardighede en hand-oog-ko\u00f6rdinasie te handhaaf. Dit kan ook help om kognitiewe agteruitgang te voorkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kort nadat jy daardie nuwe inkleurboek wat jy met die hand uitgesoek het, se eerste prent met splinternuwe potlode begin inkleur, gaan jy wonder waarom jy dit nie reeds lankal begin het nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bronne:<\/strong> Mayo Clinic Health System<\/a>; Huffpost<\/a>; RestInPieces<\/a> ; Bleeding Cool<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEES OOK:<\/strong> Hobby kept on track for next generation: Model railway enthusiasts go full steam ahead<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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