Adult colouring books – a meditative practise?

Last updated on: May 26, 2017 at 10:25 am by Karen Kaiser

Adult colouring books – a meditative practise? 2017-05-26T10:25:11-04:00 Karen Kaiser

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For a long time colouring books have been associated with something that we do and grow out of some time during infancy. It has even been suggested that around “real school” age, we stop encouraging creative activities like coloring and drawing and instead encourage more structured academic activities. It is hard to deny that there is some elements of truth in this statement. This is regrettable, seeing as there has been much debate surrounding the usefulness of this exercise, from both sufferers and mental health professionals alike.

tardis-1 And so it begins with the blue box itself! If you look closely you will see that I used (or tried to use) different shades of blue for the exterior.

However, if you are anything like me, trying to see the appeal of colouring in a dozen of tiny shapes of various contours can be a difficult concept to grasp. Indeed upon…

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