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Knitting and your brain
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Knit yourself new brain cells and change your mental health and wellbeing! This short animated YouTube clip explains the unexpected benefits of knitting and why you should get those needles out again!
Healthy living thanks to knitting - a neuroscientific perspective
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Mindfulness, Mental Health and Knitting
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Wellness, mental health, meditation - most of us are striving to find a better balance in life, and for some of us that may be quite difficult to achieve.Work stress, family demands - who has time for knitting?Several decades of research suggest that you should make time for it. Stress affects your mental health and is a major factor in the development of many chronic diseases. Knitting combines a range of characteristics that make it a great tool to de-stress, develop mindfulness and keep mentally active. So what is it about knitting that makes it so special? The rhythmic, repetitive motion...