Relaxation methods

Things people do to relax:

1. have a cup of tea
2. eat chocolate
3. have a bubble bath
4. meditate
5. laying down
6. have a nap
7. watch tv
8. have a massage
9. squeeze a stress ball
10. draw
11. colour in
12. make something
13. sew
14. knit
15. organise things
16. yoga
17. stretch
18. run
19. bake
20. write
21. dance
22. listen to music
23. play with a pet
24. smell flowers
25. light a candle
26. laugh
27. talk to a friend
28. book a holiday
29. take deep breaths
30. aromatherapy


I wanted to combine relaxation in with the art pass campaign as their aim is to encourage people to go to a gallery etc to relax.  Therefore I thought of a few different techniques on how people relax and tried to think of a way that I could combine this with an art gallery visit. The main things from the list which could be combined with visiting a gallery were: having a cuppa, eating chocolate, meditating, drawing, colouring, sewing, knitting, writing, listening to music and talk to a friend.

I thought about the creative side of an art gallery and thought encouraging people to be creative whilst in this environment might help them when taking a break from work. I like the idea of colouring in when at a gallery however this would require taking a lot of pencils therefore I thought writing or drawing could be easier and still creative. I thought about creating a little travel journal that comes with your art pass, every place you visit you write about and draw an image of it. This would be a blank booklet and personalised by the owner of it therefore would be provided to every student and would work for their area.