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JournalingOne of my favorite forms of healing art is journaling, which is the practice of writing in a diary or journal on a regular basis. The process goes beyond just keeping a diary or record of daily events, its about exploring your feelings and thoughts about whats going on in your life. In recent years there, researchers have found that keeping a journal has a positive impact on physical well-being. Psychologist and researcher James Pennebaker (University of Texas-Austin) believes that regular journaling strengthens immune cells, called T-lymphocytes. Pennebaker says that writing about stressful events helps to come to terms with them, thereby reducing the impact of these stressors on physical health. Other research has shown that journaling decreases the symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.
Aside from what the scientists have proven, there are many more benefits to journaling that we journalers have long known. Listed below are some of them. If you haven't journaled before and are interested in beginning, read the articles in this section on various aspects of journaling. Good health and well-being to you.
Benefits of journaling- Clarify your thoughts and feelings - Get to know yourself better by putting your thoughts on paper - Reduce stress - Solve problems more effectively - Track patterns, trends and improvement and growth in your life - Gain surprising and valuable insights into yourself - Get a broader and more accurate perspective on yourself - Provides a safe way to express negative feelings - Can get your creative juices flowing Articles on Journaling A Visual Journaling Guide Joy of Journaling Gratitude Journaling Journaling for Happiness and Spiritual Well Being Well Being Journal Your Journal, Your Journey Back to top of journaling page Back to homepage
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