Color Me Calm: 100 Coloring Templates for Meditation and Relaxation (1) (A Zen Coloring Book)

Very impressed by the quality of artwork contained in this book. From simple easy designs, to intricate and beautiful scenes that will take your mind off any everyday worries. Although I haven't coloured any designs yet, I am keeping it for a stay in hospital that is planned shortly, followed by a long period of recuperation, and this will be absolutely invaluable I am sure. I'm almost looking forward to the day I can start! Would make an ideal gift, or just as a special pick me up just for you!

Bought this as a gift for someone who is going through a tough time. I've been using this method to reduce my anxiety and it works well. This particular book was beautiful and well made. I'm going to get this or one like it when I've filled the current book I've got. You might think colouring in is for children until you take some quiet time out to indulge yourself and notice the benefits. If you can do this with a friend it can increase the sense of calm I think.

Absolutely lovely, the paper is so lovely to colour on, not the thin stuff but good solid paper, the designs are lovely and intricate as well! Requires good concentrate so perfect to take your mind off of things as you focus so much on the colouring!

Received about a week and a half to two weeks ago. Looked thru book. The pictures are very nice. I had planned on giving it to a relative for Christmas, but, I'm contemplating keeping it for myself. Still have to get coloring medium. Don't know if I want pencils which would be too light or crayons which would be too bold.

I bought this for my mother is going through a difficult time caring for my sick father (& herself recently diagnosed with dementia) she says this book has saved her!! She colours a page every day and the results are beautiful ! It really is a wonderful therapy and I have started colouring myself now - it's really therapeutic and satisfying ! This book is top quality - fabulous drawings and perfect quality paper for felt tips.

I absolutely love this colouring book, received it as a christmas gift from my mum and I got her the exact same one as we both enjoy colouring. The designs are beautiful and very unique, the paper is great, thick quality and 100 pictures for the price is fantastic. Some designs are very intricate so I wouldn't recommend this for children - but young and older adults, perfect!

I bought this as a gift. We both love the colour me range. Best adult colouring books we've come across. Brilliant variety of detailed and larger images to suit your mood. Markers work well on these books as the paper isn't too thin. I still recommend putting a blank page below the one you're working on - just in case there IS leakage from a heavier marker

I already have The Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest so wasn't sure what to expect and I am pleasantly surprised. The pictures are in themselves quite interesting for the most part, the book is sturdy and the paper decent quality. Felt tips do bleed a little but the page behind is not meant to be coloured in and so it doesn't matter. I have no issue getting the book to lie flat to colour in. On the whole, this is a nice addition to my colouring books for adults collection and I'm looking forward to the new book in this range coming out in September 15.

購入当時にこちらの英語版が日本語版より100円ぐらい安かったので、こちらを購入しました。 まずは、表紙に「100の塗り絵」とか書いてありますが、実際は81枚の絵が入っています。絵のテーマによって6部に分かれています。マンダラ、水の風景、森の風景、幾何学模様、動植物、自然の模様です。全ての絵がとても美しく、可愛らしいです。 線が細すぎず塗りやすいです。ページも小さ目なので、時間をかけずに仕上げることができます。塗り方のサンプルも多数入っています（しかし、不思議なことに、サンプルは入っていますが、その絵の塗り絵自体が入ってないことがあります）。 全てのページが片面印刷で、裏移りを心配せずに塗れます。 この本は、他の塗り絵にない、いくつかの特徴があります。この特徴について好き嫌いが分かれるのではないかと思います。 - 本の前書や各部の前書があり、塗り絵によって得られるリラックス効果などについて詳しく書いてあります。これを人によっては「くどい」と感じることがあるのではないかと思います。そして、当然英文ですので、興味があって読みたいという方は日本語版にした方がいいかもしれません。 - 各絵のページの右側に色と模様付の縁が印刷されています。私は特にこだわりませんが、人によっては、縁の色合いで塗り絵の色選びが制限されると感じる人もいると思います。 - 本は厚いですので、本の終わりに近いページが完全に平らに開けなくて塗りにくいことがあります。 全体として内容も形もとても良い塗り絵ですので、初心者から上級者まで、全ての方にお勧めです。

Studiato apposta per rilassarsi, e si vede! La divisione in capitoli è facilitata dal colore a bordo pagina, e gli argomenti trattati sono davvero pensati per un momento di calma nella giornata: un percorso che guida il "lettore" a lasciare dietro la porta tutti i pensieri stressanti della giornata. Disegni davvero per tutti i gusti, non troppo complessi, fattibili anche in un solo giorno. Non si ha la paura di rovinare il disegno sul retro della pagina perché ... non c'è! Infatti le immagini sono stampate solo sul lato destro del libro. Mi ha sorpreso non poco lo spessore del libro. Ero convinta fosse più o meno come quelli della Basford (per chi la conosce) invece è almeno il triplo in altezza! Le pagine sono notevolmente più spesse di quelle di un foglio da stampante. I pennarelli ad esempio se usati senza soffermarsi troppo non passano. Ho apprezzato molto anche i consigli all'inizio di ogni capitolo, non solo sul colorare ma anche per esempio sulla musica, anzi i suoni, da ascoltare per rilassarsi. Per chi mastica un po' di inglese è una scoperta in più! Il mio libro preferito della serie rimane fearless ma anche questo non mi ha deluso neanche un po'! Complimenti agli autori. Ps. la copertina del libro è classificata come morbida, ma a parer mio il cartoncino utilizzato è davvero fenomenale, con il tempo certo si usurerà, ma è quasi come una copertina rigida!

I have had a passion for the martial arts and cultural arts all of my life. I recently purchased this interesting color workout (Color me calm: 100 coloring templates for meditation and relaxation by Lacy Mucklow and illustrated by Angela Porter) for a bargain price on Amazon. Though I have been into Zen poetry and other creative activities, this is the first Zen coloring book I have ever purchased. There are many things I really love about this adult coloring book. The introduction gives a brief overview of the beauty of art and color as it relates to meditation and calmness. This fascinating book is organized into six chapters covering the following color templates: The first chapter covers the role mandalas plays in achieving a calm mind. I am familiar with a similar “circle” art in the Japanese “Enso” which are pure circles done with a brush. Chapter two shows various water scenes which are known to produce a relaxing affect. Wooden scenes are the focus of chapter three. Chapter 4 explains and shows geometric patterns. Chapter 5 is about floral and fauna templates and the final chapter natural patterns are covered. I am really enjoying this inspiring and artistic adult coloring book and recommend it for anyone seeking a relaxing and meditative hobby along with actual Zen meditation. Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Zen Poetry Moments: Haiku and Senryu for special occasion ns).

It's boring. The sceneries have lines so rigid that you cannot explore much

I love this colouring book. The pictures to colour are all on the right side of the page which eliminates any awkwardness for right handed people, and it prevents color from bleeding on another picture - even though the markers that I have used have not bled through the page at all. The paper quality is great. I love all the images this book contains as well. The book is divided into sections (eg: Mandelas, Water Scenes, Wooded Scenes, Flora/Fauna, etc.) which makes it easy to find a picture that suits your mood. It may be in my head but I definitely feel calmer after colouring in this book. It is wonderful; I cannot recommend this product enough.