How Art Reconnects Body, Mind, and Meaning in an Age of Chronic Stress In an era obsessed with well-being, the Western world finds itself trapped in a striking paradox: while mindfulness, self-care, and personal development saturate cultural discourse, societies continue to drift toward chronic stress, physical inactivity, and what public health experts now call “globesity.” Against this backdrop, art is quietly reclaiming one of its most ancient roles, not merely as an objec