Coloring Mandalas 1: For Insight, Healing, and Self-Expression (An Adult Coloring Book)

My daughter introduced me to Mandalas on vacation this summer at the beach..... I've always loved to color and now I can do it on an adult level, instead of children's coloring books. Not to say that children cannot be artistic on Mandelas. You learn about the history of Mandalas and they give you hints on coloring..... It is now my choice of relaxation!!!! As my title states, can't wait to purchase the next books, and I've already bought other Mandalas to color..... Love it, love it, love it!!!!!!

I have been coloring and meditating with mandala's for awhile now. I feel more together in body and soul. I have m.s and I find that coloring brings me a sense of peace and comfort. I have read all the information in these mandalas books and I have gotten alot out of them. I totally recommend this book, put on your favorite music, read, meditate and color!

To be honest, when I first got the book I was very disappointed and considered sending it back. The pictures to be colored are not really the quality I was expecting. I changed my mind about keeping the book when I actually started to read. The snippets of information about mandala in different cultures are quite good, as is the brief review of Jungian thought on mandala. I learned quite a few things about something I had thought was simply a tool for meditation. I also learned more about the symbolism of color. As a means to advance my art, it wasn't the incredible book I had hoped for. As a means to advance my inner self, though, it represented a few more steps along the path, and that makes it worth keeping.

I admire the artist(s) for their effort, but much of the art itself just doesn't jive with my taste which didn't motivate me to color at least half. I did use the other half, however... and some of the info in the front matter was interesting. I hate to say anything against creative, well-meaning work like this: the time and energy put into compiling; but I have other coloring products that just have a look that appeal to me more.

I find these "adult coloring books" as a really simple yet effective way to unwind and relax when I am very stressed out. I've found that while the mandalas in this (first book) are simpler than the second book they are as much of a joy to color and take less time.

I learned about coloring mandalas in a meditation class. We were taught to color using your non dominant hand to help the mind really focus and you worries drift away. I loved the variety of pictures available in this book for coloring. They are beautiful and a lot of fun to color.

This review is actually for 3 of the coloring books I ordered from Amazon.1. Angels: I was VERY DISAPPOINTED with the fact this book had, instead of 1 picture per page, A PICTURE ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF EACH PAGE making it IMPOSSIBLE TO color them with anything but colored pencils. I don't use colored pencils, I use extra fine tipped markers as the colors are much more vivid and it just looks so much better! If I am taking the time to use these books for relaxation, it would be nice not to have to do anything but get comfortable, relax and COLOR!! The other 2 books besides "ANGELS" are "GODDESSES" and "MYSTICAL MANDALA" To be able to use each picture in these books, I took them to a shop and had copies made of each page, costing me an additional $4.50 on top of the cost of the books plus shipping and handling. I am very unhappy about the whole ordeal. It's only common sense that whom ever published these books would have thought about people using something other than a colored pencil that didn't leak thru the page to the other side!! The rest of my order of 4 other books was satisfactory, but I'm not sure I will be ordering any type of these books again from Amazon, not knowing if I will have the same problem!!J. Rudhe-Loman

I saw examples of mandalas on a writing website and the website owner recommended I give it a try. I have spent many relaxing hours working with the mandalas in this book. Exploring with color, focusing on an activity that takes me away from noise of the world and into my own thoughts, feeling "artsy" - what a great experience. It's like adult summer camp! Fun!