The Mindfulness Colouring Book: Anti-stress Art Therapy for Busy People

Product Information

When you consider knitting in this way, it’s easy to see how it could be used to cultivate mindfulness – and it can be done almost anywhere. Archives Archives Mind Remake Project is a top mental health blog of 2021! Science Daily: Mind & Brain

Ancient peoples developed mandalas to aid with meditation and induce trance states. Tap into the power of these designs that balance your spirit with the world. In addition, there is also an editable version of these colouring mindfulness activities, so that you can add your own positive mental health keywords. What other resources can support mindfulness for children? There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Kalmanowitz, D. & Ho, R.T.H. (2016). Out of our mind. Art therapy and mindfulness with refugees, political violence and trauma. The Art in Psychotherapy, 49, 57-65. The Colour Yourself Calm: A Mindfulness Colouring Book includes a beginner’s guide to practicing simple mindfulness techniques whilst coloring.Fast forward to the early 1900s and this practice had evolved into the first-ever printed advent calendars, a reminder that the greatest celebration of the entire year was approaching. However, coloring also has a deep impact on the mental well-being of both children and adults. Adults can control stress and anxiety through the use of coloring.

Throughout the history of psychology, as with any science, metaphors have proved an invaluable way of connecting the unknown to the known. This dramatic image of a beautiful female face with flowers and vegetation for hair offers something a little different. You can enjoy bringing the face to life while pondering humanity’s integration with nature while you color. In this article, we will look at mindfulness and its relationship to creativity, the benefits of practicing mindfulness through art, and some of the ways you can incorporate creative mindfulness into your daily life. Working on this image will reinforce your connection with the energetic spirit at the center of your physical existence. The deep meaning within this design will not hinder your ability to relax while coloring it. Babouchkina, A. & Robbins, S.J. (2015) Reducing Negative Mood Through Mandala Creation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Art Therapy, 32, 34-39,

The beauty of mindfulness is that it can be practiced in most facets of life – art is just another path to mindfulness for those looking at alternative ways to improve their adeptness in the area. We've even started producing mindfulness colouring activities with different children's names on, so that you can personalise their colouring time, like our Ivy Mindfulness Name Colouring Activity and Roman Mindfulness Name Colouring Activity. Benefits of mindful colouring When you consider its far-reaching benefits, it’s no real surprise that more and more of us are striving to achieve mindfulness. Much contemporary art therapy literature promotes the coloring of mandalas as a method of alleviating stress and anxiety, and improving mood (Mantzios & Giannou, 2018). Seneviratne, K. (2018). Mindful Communication for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Asia. India: SAGE Publishing Ltd.