Introduction
Bioneurography is surely beneficial for your mind and can help with stress and disorganization… but did you know it can literally reshape your brain?
Hi, I am Alma, a visual artist with a deep interest in art therapy and wellness. Particularly through the practice of creative activities. I think it is super important to keep learning new methods and techniques to keep updating our knowledge and professional practice. Once you learn to draw and to paint it doesn’t mean that you are done with your career as an artist. After completing my art therapy course I felt there was more to it and I kept on researching on the topics. I came across bio neurographic art, it is a creative, structured drawing method developed in 2014 by Russian psychologist Pavel Piskarev that uses specific, non-repeating “neuro-lines” and rounded intersections to consciously reorganize thoughts, reduce stress, and create new neural pathways. It combines psychology, art, and mindfulness to help individuals transform inner blocks and emotional tension into visual, harmonious images.
Is Bioneurography effective?
I can speak from my own experience, and I can tell you it is quite challenging. Firstly I’m a trained artist so whatever I create I’m focused on the result I want to achieve and oftentimes, it is an automatic process for me. By this I mean, when you are so used to working with pencils and brushes, you are not fully aware of it, you just do it. Like how a hairdresser might hold his scissors. And for this I think this technique is quite effective. It requires you to slow down on purpose to be aware of each single line. It is quite beneficial for people who struggle to practice traditional meditation.
Another pseudoscience method?
In this period of history, where neuroscience has become quite known and it luckily left the halls of hospitals and research academies. Thanks to the development of this particular field of knowledge, and extensive research and studies, we now know a lot about how our brains work, how much our lifestyle, nutrition, and social life impact our brains and its connective tissues and neuroplasticity. From the past 1–5 years there has been a big interest in the intrinsic connection between culture and mental health. According to many studies, people who have been engaged in cultural activities have improved their mental health and studies have also shown their life expectancy have increased.
Conclusion
In sum, practising art is good for your mental health and your brain. So is bioneurography a scam? I don’t think it is. And neither it is of big importance which technique you prefer, as long as you practice it. And because there is a method to follow while you create bioneurographic art, it really helps for people who need guidance and never picked up a pencil before. Same as when it comes to physical activity, we know that moving your body is good for your brain and your mental health, it doesn’t matter what you practice as long as you do it. So….what are you waiting for to pick up your pencil and start improving your brain and mental health?