CROCHET-HEAL BODY, MIND & SPIRIT

"Happiness is found in doing, not merely in possessing"- Napoleon Hill

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Crochet is a very special activity that relaxes the Body, Mind and Spirit.

The rhythm and the Hand Eye Coordination Movement while doing Crochet has a positive effect in the Mind of the "Crocheter"/weaver , who "detaches" from outside worries and fears and concentrates entirely in the soothing activity at hand.

Crochet can help you to:

-Decrease anxiety

-Decrease tension

-Increase Attention

-Increase Concentration

-Increase Relaxation

-Learn to make Beautiful Accessories for yourself and your Loved Ones!!

Studies on Crochet and other Crafting Activities have shown that these activities can help with numerous conditions including:

- Depression

- Irritability

- Anxiety

- Restlessness

- Insomnia

- Physical pain including headaches, muscle aches, and chronic pain

-Memory loss

-Mood swings

- Feelings of uselessness

- Grief

-Addiction including food cravings

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"Clicical Psychologist Ann Futterman-Collier who runs the Well Being Lab at Northern Arizona University, is studying what Arizona Public radio station KNAU call "Textile Therapy"- the emotional benefits of knitting as well as crocheting, weaving and quilting."  

Some of the results found after small Lab studies on people with different levels of stress, reported that "textile handcraft making was associated with the greatest mood repair, increase in positive, decrease in negative mood" - "Using Textile Arts and Handcrafts in Therapy with women: Weaving Lives back Together".