Mandalas

Martha Bartfield's Magic Mandala Coloring Book, Volume One

Whenever I've had an especially stressful day, I like to pull out a coloring book- it reminds me of being a child and how important it is to have a sense of play built into each day.

One of my favorite coloring books, designed by Martha Bartfield, features mandalas (labyrinths are fun to color as well).

Experiment with a lot of different colors and meditate on your current mood to influence your color selection. In the first mandala, I was feeling some angst on the job- hence, the fiery shades of reds and oranges. In the second mandala, colored a few weeks later, I was feeling calm and mellow- thus, the cool shades of yellow, blue, and pink.