Creative Meditation with Colours

Colouring is a form of meditation. You can reshape your thoughts and resolve psychological blocks.  Colouring goes beyond being fun activity. It improves your focus, improves your sleep, controls anxiety and boosts your immunity. If you practice it on a regular basis it will help you stay calm in any situation. 

Adult coloring books can help with a number of emotional and mental health issues. For many, boredom, lack of structure and stress are the greatest triggers.This applies to individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorders, anxiety disorders, stress disorders, depressive disorders, eating and binge eating disorders, anger management issues, and substance abuse issues. 

The complex patterns of the artwork you are coloring can actually induce a semi-hypnotic state while coloring and foster awareness.When thoughts are focused on a simple activity, your brain tends to relax. The difficulties of life evaporate from your awareness…both your body and mind may find this very rewarding. If you practice colouring on a regular basis it will help you stay calm in any situation.

Leading contemporary artist and art therapist Shan Re launched an adult coloring book titled “Creative Meditation with Colours”. She created the book to spread awareness about the importance of art in daily life and the impact of colour on our mind. Each page contains original artwork by the artist which you can colour using colour pencils. The process of colouring has several therapeutic benefits and is popular amongst adults all over the world.  And as an art therapist she helps individuals in self regulation, rehabilitation and emotional well being. The intensity and frequency of her creative output is enormous. Shan’s magical color palette is one of the defining features of her work.

Works by Shan Re

~ Kavya Agarwal