Nurses' Art Full Works/ Breathing Beads

Here are some breathing beads made by Helping Hands for their own self care. Just string together colorful beads leaving a space so that they can move on the string or wire. Attach a small charm or "talisman" to the end of the string. Now, with each movement of each bead breathe in and out slowly. At the end of the strand you will feel relaxed. The number of beads and length of string is up to you. Make it your choice.

Art and Relaxation: The Real Thing

WELL!! It's about lying around, laughing, and doing absolutely nothing but making art and deciding what to eat or where to look next! It inspires living in the moment , which is what we aspire to but it feels as if it saps the body and mind of intention and drive.This is the scary part. We SAY we want more time to ourselves and relaxation (there are thousands of books, classes, blogspots and instructions on how to achieve this state of being) but in fact we don't know what to DO with the unknown, unstructured time. It takes practice to be a human being and not a human doing. I am practicing and hope you give yourself a break today and try 5 minutes of just that...BEING...not doing.