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WILLIAMSJI MAVELI - OLIVE FLORA

WILLIAMSJI MAVELI - OLIVE FLORA

OLIVE FLORA
The aesthetic experience becomes socially embedded and relational. People become happier when given a large bunch of flowers by a loved one as opposed to when given money. The embodied sensory level of flowers seems to be connected to the positive elements of relationships, from romantic and sexual, as well as to generally positive, social interactions.  From this, we can surmise that the aesthetic experience of flowers leads to the embodied and socially embedded experience of feeling connected positively to the world. Finally, on the level of the connection between embodied aesthetics and resilience, resilience can be enhanced by focusing on positive thoughts and emotions. This may be a hint as to the real motivation behind cultivating flowers—to create a positive experience of the world. Indeed, art therapy and nature therapy utilize visual elements such as mandalas and positive images from nature to create a safe place to regulate emotions.

These embodied aesthetic experiences have healing qualities in themselves in that they re-connect to positive, social experiences through stimulating the mind, senses, and body to interact positively with others. We saw that aesthetic experiences enable the regulation of physiological and emotional over- and under-excitation of the organism. This is expressed in theories of creative processes such as art-making or observing, enabling a mindset of ‘flow’ and deep concentration, as well as regulated communication with others. Art-making and observing has been defined as an integrative activity that integrates left and right brain functions, and, as such, creates new neurological pathways between emotional and cognitive areas of the brain, enabling flexibility of thought, as opposed to the rigid, repetitive, or fragmented thinking when under stress or after trauma.
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