16" x 10" - Acrylic on two canvases. The painting "Pain" represents the facial expression of someone who feels pain. Lindsey understands how complicated and vital it can be for people to learn how to cope with pain, so she dedicated this piece to share insight about how mindfulness can be used for pain management. She asks viewers to consider if pain is emotional, physical, or if it is mind over matter. Lindsey's advice is... Pain is real, so treat yourself kindly and mindfully to cope.
Mindfulness exercises can help people with physical and emotional pain by focusing their thoughts on the present moment without judgment. For example, the body scan is a mindfulness exercise. Its goal is not to cure the pain completely, but to get to know it and learn from it. Learning from pain leads to managing it. Plus, it reduces subsequent symptoms of depression and anxiety. Lindsey suggests downloading a meditation application on your favorite device, or stopping by a meditation class to try the body scan for yourself.
