The Mindfulness Colouring and Activity Book
The Mindfulness Colouring and Activity Book

Author: Gill Hasson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-12-14

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 0857086782

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Colour and Doodle Your Stress Away It’s impossible to stay 'on' all the time. Just as a car engine overheats if you continue to rev it, keeping your mind in high gear puts it under a level of pressure it can't sustain. If you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious or agitated, and unable to think clearly, take your foot of the pedal, and clear your mind with The Mindfulness Colouring and Activity Book, from Gill Hasson, the author of the best-selling book Mindfulness. This portable book contains colouring, games, and activities all designed to give you a break from your everyday concerns, switch off your mind, wind down and relax. They give your mind something specific to focus on, allowing thoughts to flow easily but without any complex thinking or planning. Each activity provides a balance between challenge and skill. The level of engagement keeps your attention so focused that you become fully absorbed in the moment, preventing stressful thoughts from entering your head. The Mindfulness Colouring and Activity Book includes: • Colouring • Zentangles • Optical illusion activities • Origami • Mazes • Word Puzzles • Doodling activities • Drawing games • Observation games

The Art of Mindful Reading
The Art of Mindful Reading

Author: Ella Berthoud

Publisher: Leaping Hare Press

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1782407685

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"The beautiful new book from Salon bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud ... explores how reading mindfully enhances our lives and asks, if reading is our daily nourishment, how best should it be consumed?" - Damian Barr The healing power of reading has been renowned since Aristotle; focus, flow and enlightenment can all be discovered through this universal act. The Art of Mindful Reading embraces the joy of absorbing words on a page, encouraging a state of mind as deeply therapeutic and vital to our wellbeing as breathing. Bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud asks if reading is our daily nourishment how best should it be consumed? How should you read mindfully? And why will reading mindfully help you to read better? She explores how reading mindfully can shape the person you are, give you your moral backbone, and teaches empathy with others. Through meditative exercises, engaging anecdote, and expert insight, she reveals the enriching potential of reading for mindfulness.

Zen Doodling
Zen Doodling

Author: David Williams

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1615647597

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Doodling isn't necessarily a mindless pursuit. There's hidden discipline, order, and joy behind artful scribbles. Idiot's Guides: Zen Doodling gives readers beautiful, full-color instruction and all they need to start using ordered, repeated "tangle" designs that are great creative expressions and works of art unto themselves. The book includes step-by-step instructions for drawing more than 20 doodle forms and patterns.

Find Your Happy Place: A Book of Mindful Activities
Find Your Happy Place: A Book of Mindful Activities

Author: Rodale

Publisher: Rodale Kids

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0593373707

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The ultimate mindfulness activity book for 5-8 year-olds. Includes more than 200 stickers! Jam-packed with exercises to help children manage their breath, thoughts, and feelings, this is the perfect activity book for those seeking tranquility in our turbulent times. Split over two sections that focus on mindfulness and emotions, Find Your Happy Place aims to help kids find calm, be present, and make sense of the jumble of feelings within. Each section is bursting with puzzles, games, drawing prompts, things to color, stickers, and other fun activities!

Mindful Mamas and Papas
Mindful Mamas and Papas

Author: Sally Jade Powis-Campbell

Publisher: Archway Publishing

Published: 2019-03-27

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1480871028

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Frustrated that most parenting books didn’t speak to modern-day mindful parents—especially dads—the author and her husband worked on a parenting guide for mamas and papas. This interactive guide to mindful living includes tips, tricks, and tasty recipes. It’s real, raw, accessible, research-based, and it’s ready to be implemented now. Flip to any page and you’ll find anything from essential oil blends for breathing exercises, mindful meal prep tips, family meditation scripts, smoothie bowl recipes, and more. The author demonstrates that parents can mindfully respond more and mindlessly react less to each other and to their children. Creating moments of stillness to reflect on parenting can be a challenge, but it can also be hugely rewarding. Mindful parenting is not about somehow becoming the perfect parent; it’s about being present in your parenting, with all its imperfections. Whether you’re a mama or a papa, you’ll appreciate the useful methods and achievable steps that will help you bring mindfulness into your life and the lives of your children with this parenting playbook.

The Mindful Magic of Flower Drawing
The Mindful Magic of Flower Drawing

Author: Chloe Wilson

Publisher: Ilex Press

Published: 2024-06-06

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1781579210

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Mindful, achievable and satisfying, this book gives readers a unique way to interact with the natural world around them, whether that's drawing cut flowers in a vase, or wild flowers in their front garden. Start at the beginning of the book and get a back-to-basics guide to line drawing, then move on to accessible step-by-step tutorials for stunning projects such as bouquets, patterns, wreaths and other floral motifs. Artist and educator Chloe Wilson breaks down each flower into easy repeatable elements, and gives plenty of tips on overcoming the fear of the blank page. She also provides plenty of tips on choosing the right materials, finding inspiration and developing your own style, along with ideas for using your drawings to create personalized stationery and artwork to go on your walls, so you can immediately enjoy the benefits of your new hobby in your home.

The Illustrated Book of Mindful Meditations for Mindless Moments
The Illustrated Book of Mindful Meditations for Mindless Moments

Author: Courtney E. Ackerman

Publisher: Adams Media

Published: 2020-12-29

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1507214375

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Make the most of your time and turn any ordinary moment into an opportunity to find peace, increase awareness, and be truly present with this guide to meditating anywhere! Think you don’t have time to meditate? Think again! Instead of trying to carve out a designated daily meditation time, learn to make the most of the boring, mindless tasks you have to complete throughout the day! From the two minutes you spend brushing your teeth to the time it takes you to eat your lunch, you can turn those moments into a quick and easy opportunity for relaxing meditation. Meditation is a great way to destress, reduce anxiety, and improve your overall mood and now it has never been easier to complete throughout the day! In The Illustrated Book of Mindful Meditations for Mindless Moments, you will learn how to turn all of your least favorite tasks into some of the most, calm, peaceful, and mindful moments of your day. Finally, with these bright, engaging illustrations for easy meditations, you can achieve that zen-like state all day long!

Doodle Yourself Happy
Doodle Yourself Happy

Author: Tanja Sharpe

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2023-11-21

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1839976233

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What does happy mean to you? Even though happiness is important to our minds and our bodies, we don't hear people talking about it much. The doodling activities in this book can help you to understand your feelings and find ways to grow a spark of happiness even when things feel tough. This is your book, and you can use it in any way that you like. Featuring 50 fun doodling activities, this creative workbook helps children aged 8+ to work through low mood and sadness and use doodling as a way of inviting more joy, confidence and resilience into their lives. This exploration can be independently led by the child themselves or with guidance from a parent or professional. Based on the author's 15 years of integrative counselling experience, the exercises are inspired by a range of therapeutic approaches including behavioural activation, mindfulness, CBT and positive psychology.

Sketchnoting in School
Sketchnoting in School

Author: Karin Perry

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-11-28

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1475827334

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This book provides everything you need to get started with visual notetaking. Tools, inspiration, how to start, ways to practice, and ways to continue learning. It provides the research behind the benefits of using this tool for your own learning, as well as with your students. This note taking technique can be used by K-12 educators and beyond. The information is applicable to all grade levels and subject areas. The business world has been utilizing this technique for years, it’s time for education to jump on the bandwagon and make the most of creativity to help us learn, understand, and remember.

A Doodle a Day Keeps the Stress Away
A Doodle a Day Keeps the Stress Away

Author: Tamara Michael

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-05-14

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1668058839

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Break the cycles of stress, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts with this fun and easy activity journal that uses interactive doodling prompts from the creative mind of breakout TikTok star Tamara Michael. Did you know that drawing raises happy hormones while reducing stress hormones in our brain? For those tired of staring at their screen and seeking a new outlet to escape, A Doodle a Day Keeps the Stress Away is designed to relieve stress by putting pen to paper. Designed by “TikTok’s favorite art teacher,” Tamara Michael, every page provides an easy, fun prompt to express your creativity. It teaches you facts about doodling, different types of tools, and provides drawing patterns to use as inspiration. Before sending that angry text, doodle your way out of those emotions.