Making Mandalas For Harmony And Healing

An inspirational exploration of the beautiful and intricate art of mandalas, and their role in spiritual growth and meditation. It includes step-by-step instructions for creating your own designs for traditional and contemporary mandalas, and a guide to natural mandalas such as snowflakes, tree rings and spiral galaxies.

Draws on European, Eastern African and Native American wisdom.

Drawing the traditional circular designs known as mandalas is a meditative practice, a healing exercise in times of crisis, and a pleasurable act of creativity. As a symbol of the Self, the mandala provides a connection to our innermost being. The forty-eight drawings presented here for coloring include designs inspired by forms of nature, Native American and Tibetan sand paintings, Hindu yantras, Turkish mosaics, the illuminations of Hildegarde of Bingen, and the art of M.C. Escher. These mandalas are organized according to the Great Round of Mandala, a scheme of twelve archetypal stages that represents a complete cycle of personal growth. Thus, to do the coloring book from start to finish will carry the reader through a balanced experience of change, guided by the accompanying text.

Short on time but long on stress? Enjoy the theraputic healing power of mandalas. Using a combination of active meditation and coloring therapy, this coloring book provides a simple way to achieve a relaxed, meditative state. If you can color, you can meditate! Set aside 30 minutes to do something just for yourself or turn a stressful situation, like sitting in a waiting room, into an opportunity to decompress and relax. If you're a late night snacker, now you can keep your fingers busy and out of that bag of chips! Simply choose one of the 30 unique designs from this book and begin. Color a beautiful mandala and bring peace and harmony back into your soul. Namaste.

72 mandala designs that invoke a sense of balance, harmony, and well-being in a portable package--an adult coloring book from the author of the popular Coloring Mandalas series. Coloring the circular designs known as mandalas is a creative activity that brings relaxation, healing, and self-understanding. The seventy-two mandalas in this book were designed to invoke a sense of well-being and harmony. Drawing on the theme of completion, the mandalas here embody peace, joy, and fulfillment, and represent a time of reaping rewards and benefits from the work we have performed; of realizing and appreciating our achievements; of resting in the pleasure of having fulfilled a personal creative inspiration. Spending time with these designs can be relaxing and offer a soothing balance to busy days.

Mandalas are circular designs containing lines, patterns, and colors that have been used in personal devotions throughout history and often symbolize a desire to mark or set aside a special time or place. Coloring mandalas is a creative activity that can help us feel connected to ourselves and to the world. In her latest collection of mandalas for coloring, Susanne Fincher focuses on using mandalas as a way to claim our own truths and to find our way in the world. The original designs she presents are associated with being and doing. The “being” mandalas represent a sense of balance, integration, and self-realization. They can be reminiscent of the designs of heraldic shields carried as the emblem of personal power. The “doing” mandalas represent action, energy, and functioning in the world. These mandalas are associated with creativity, ingenuity, teamwork, and productivity. Coloring the mandalas in this book allows you to interact with forms that evoke both steady, centered being, and active, skillful doing. Coloring Mandalas 4 provides a creative and insightful path toward self-knowledge.

Embark on a transformative expedition through the intricate beauty and profound wisdom of mandalas in this captivating exploration of their making, significance, technique, and the ten worlds of life they encompass. In " Live Your Core: Attaining Absolute Happiness through Mandala Mindfulness," renowned mandala artist, Harvard Record Holder, and spiritual guide Dr. Shipra Bhatia takes readers on an enchanting voyage into the heart of this ancient art form. Dr. Bhatia uncovers the universal threads that offer a profound insight into the timeless significance of mandalas across the globe. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, mandalas hold a profound spiritual significance. Dr. Shipra Bhatia explores the ten worlds of life, embodied in a mandala as understood in Buddhist philosophy. From hellish suffering to enlightenment, it demonstrates how mandalas can be powerful tools for self-reflection, healing, and personal growth. Furthermore, Dr. Bhatia provides a comprehensive analysis of her unique mandala creations. She guides readers to unlock the hidden messages and symbols embedded within their compositions. Through careful interpretation and thoughtful reflection, readers can gain deep insights into their subconscious mind, revealing hidden patterns, beliefs, and desires. This book is a transformative guide that invites readers to embark on a soul-stirring expedition through the mesmerizing world of mandalas. Whether you are an artist seeking inspiration or a spiritual seeker yearning for self-discovery, this book will awaken your senses and ignite a deeper connection to the universal truths within us all.

Coloring the circular designs known as mandalas is a creative activity that brings relaxation, healing, and self-understanding. Susanne Fincher's first such coloring book, Coloring Mandalas, presented designs organized according to a scheme of twelve archetypal stages that represents a cycle of personal growth. This sequel focuses on a single one of these stages, "Crystallization," which is associated with the completion of a cycle of growth. Imagine a fully opened rose in a sunny garden, releasing its fragrance as it gently bobs in a summer breeze. This is the feeling of the stage of Crystallization—a time of reaping rewards and benefits from the work we have performed; of realizing and appreciating our achievements; of resting in the pleasure of having fulfilled a personal creative inspiration. Crystallization is also a time of significant spiritual understanding, when our spiritual nature comes together in harmony with our physical nature. The mandalas in this book aim to: • Help us understand ourselves and our place in the scheme of things • Evoke a sense of harmony, order, and fulfillment • Provide relaxation and a soothing balance for hectic lifestyles • Uncover meaning in the ongoing stream of human experience • Deepen our meditation • Enable us to experience the spiritual energy that inspired these sacred circles