How can Colouring be like a vacation for your Brain?

by Sarah Jane Vickery | Apr 3, 2019 | Art of Wellbeing, Popular Posts, Questioning Mind

I’m genuinely surprised at how relaxing it is to colour. I sit down for my ten minute colouring break and next thing I know it’s been half an hour or more! I completely relax and loose track of time. The same thing happens in the colouring classes I teach at Cafe Mila...

Can a Colouring Book, and specifically what illustration I colour, help me decrease stress and anxiety?

by Sarah Jane Vickery | Mar 20, 2019 | Art of Wellbeing, Health Find, Questioning Mind

Did you colour as a child? How about as an adult?! Not so common. Despite how ubiquitous it was in childhood, adult colouring is a very new hobby that has gained in popularity dramatically just this decade. Believe it or the first research on using colouring as...

How to maintain a Growth Mindset when Doubts creep in?

by Sarah Jane Vickery | Mar 8, 2019 | Art of Wellbeing, Questioning Mind

I was listening to Rich Roll and he was discussing the concept of growth mindset with Tom Bilyeu. Tom believed from a young age that his talents were not fixed. He could become skilled at anything that he set his mind to and worked at. I think this is true – I...

Developing a Growth Mindset and not being married to your First Idea

by Sarah Jane Vickery | Mar 5, 2019 | Art of Wellbeing, Engineering Life, Questioning Mind

Your first idea is rarely your best. This is what my professor from design school used to say to use all the time. At first I found it rather frustrating when I had worked on what I thought was a great concept or design, and he’d tell me to re-evaluate my...

How can I break this down to something more manageable?

by Sarah Jane Vickery | Feb 19, 2019 | Art of Wellbeing, Habit Change, Questioning Mind

I’m on the topic of overwhelm still. I really like this analogy. It helps me to picture breaking down a problem into smaller bite size pieces when I feel overwhelmed. It feels just like this when we have a big snow storm in Canada. I never have this problem...

NEW! Coffee, Cake & Colour at Cafe Mila every Monday

by Sarah Jane Vickery | Feb 13, 2019 | Art of Wellbeing, Questioning Mind

Do you find colouring relaxing? Are you in need of a bit of me-time? This is for you! Every Monday I will be hosting Coffee, Cake & Colour at Cafe Mila in Godalming from 10:30-11:30am. Join in! It’s your weekly excuse to pick up your pencils and enjoy...