Publisher's Synopsis
MANDALA MINDFULNESS (US EDITION) - ADULT COLORING BOOK: 100 RELAXING DESIGNS
Welcome to your Mandala coloring book for adults!
MANDALAS & MINDFULNESS
Mandala coloring helps us to practice mindfulness by drawing our attention to focus on the task at hand.
By doing so, we are then able to calm our thoughts, relax our minds and reach a meditative and stress-free state of being whilst creating beautiful images.
In this way, Mandala coloring is a transformative practice, where we can convert and balance our internal energies and emotions into artistic expression on the page.
For this, you are encouraged to use any colors and types of pens, pencils, paints or crayons that you see fit.
MANDALAS & PSYCHOLOGY
Mandalas have been researched in psychology, particularly by swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung, who founded analytic psychology and recognised that the Mandala had positive psychological effects.
Psychology has further recognised that the Mandala can promote psychological health through art and color therapy via their varied geometrical static and abstract patterns.
MANDALAS & CULTURE
'Mandala' is a Sanskrit word that translates to mean 'sacred circle' or 'centre', and originates from Hindu and Buddhist culture, although its forms are found in many parts of the world.
The Mandala is believed to have spiritual significance and to be symbolic of allowing us to become one with the universe by way of alternative meditation, particularly as Mandalas can be found in the natural environment that surrounds us.
MANDALAS & COLOR THERAPY
Mandala color therapy benefits:
- Calms the Central Nervous System
- Relieves stress and anxiety
- Therapeutically heals by minimising negative and racing thoughts
- Keeps the brain relaxed, whilst active and engaged
- Helps us to achieve mindfulness by focusing on the present moment
INSIDE THIS BOOK
Inside this book, you will find geometric and floral themed Mandala designs of varying intricacy for ease of use and progressive skill development; all pages are single sided to avoid color seeping.
Each Mandala per page has been intentionally 'centred' to allow you the freedom to use the surrounding space to note, journal, doodle or sketch in your own way, about how the Mandala has helped you feel, or any other mindful thought or action the Mandala therapy has encouraged within you.
We did not want to include straight lines to enforce writing structure upon you beyond the lines of the Mandalas themselves, as each Mandala therapeutic experience should be your own.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Size: 8.5x11 inches, (near A4)
- Style: Peaceful/Geometric/Floral/Relaxing
- Count: 200 pages, 100 designs
- Color: Color cover, black & white interior
- Ink: Black interior ink with colored ink cover
- Paper: White, 90 GSM paper
Happy Coloring!
