A pocket-sized anti-stress colouring book.

THE ART OF MINDFULNESS: A powerful way to focus on the here and now . . . and create something beautiful, too. Mindfulness is the word of the moment. But how can we reach this deeper state of calm? Enjoy serentiy and tranquility now through the act of coloring in an array of soothing patterns. Put your own brilliant touch on designs filled with flocks on butterflies, lush leaves, and mandalike figures. Each one is beautiful--and peace-giving.

Bring out your inner artist with 30 vibrantly detailed art activities in this whimsical coloring book dedicated to peace, love, and all things groovy!

Inside this little on-the-go coloring book are big dreams for you to color and enjoy. Take it along wherever you go, and you'll always be ready for a relaxing, creative adventure. Each of these 28 imaginative art activities is perfect for decorating with markers, colored pencils, gel pens, or watercolors. With its convenient compact size, this small coloring book is perfectly portable. It's great to use in waiting rooms, during lunch break, at kids soccer practice, and wherever you can find (or need!) a few moments of downtime. Coloring reduces stress and relaxes the mind - no wonder everyone's getting hooked.

Take this perfectly portable little adult coloring book along wherever you go, and you'll always be ready to color whenever inspiration strikes! Inside you'll find dozens of adorable owls, mandalas, flowers, rainbows, hearts, and so many more designs waiting to be filled with your favorite watercolors, colored pencils, markers, crayons, gel pens, or crayons. With a lay-flat, top-edge binding, this compact coloring book is small enough to color anywhere, but big enough for creative fun. Designs printed on one side of high-quality, extra-thick paper with perforated edges.

"John Paul Lederach's work in the field of conciliation and mediation is internationally recognized. He has provided consultation, training and direct mediation in a range of situations from the Miskito/Sandinista conflict in Nicaragua to Somalia, Northern Ireland, Tajikistan, and the Philippines. His influential 1997 book Building Peace has become a classic in the discipline. In this book, Lederach poses the question, "How do we transcend the cycles of violence that bewitch our human community while still living in them?" Peacebuilding, in his view, is both a learned skill and an art. Finding this art, he says, requires a worldview shift. Conflict professionals must envision their work as a creative act-an exercise of what Lederach terms the "moral imagination." This imagination must, however, emerge from and speak to the hard realities of human affairs. The peacebuilder must have one foot in what is and one foot beyond what exists. The book is organized around four guiding stories that point to the moral imagination but are incomplete. Lederach seeks to understand what happened in these individual cases and how they are relevant to large-scale change. His purpose is not to propose a grand new theory. Instead he wishes to stay close to the "messiness" of real processes and change, and to recognize the serendipitous nature of the discoveries and insights that emerge along the way. overwhelmed the equally important creative process. Like most professional peacemakers, Lederach sees his work as a religious vocation. Lederach meditates on his own calling and on the spirituality that moves ordinary people to reject violence and seek reconciliation. Drawing on his twenty-five years of experience in the field he explores the evolution of his understanding of peacebuilding and points the way toward the future of the art." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0616/2004011794-d.html.

#1 National Bestseller • NPR Books Bestseller • #1 Boston Globe Bestseller • #1 San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller • A Publishers Weekly Bestseller • 2016 Best Toy Award from Learning Express A fun and unique pocket-size coloring book designed to channel stress into relaxing, creative accomplishments. Reinforced binding with strong glue allows you to open and lay this book flat to color with intricate detail without breaking the spine. In today’s busy world, finding a moment of peace and calm can be a challenge. Mindful coloring is a simple yet powerful practice that combines the proven, time-honored tradition of thoughtful meditation with the growing popularity of adult coloring books, and shows that any activity, done right, can be an exercise in mindfulness. In The Mindfulness Coloring Book, accomplished illustrator Emma Farrarons presents 70 intricate and beguiling patterns to help you color your way to tranquility. Here are flowers, leaves, butterflies, and birds alongside rolling waves and kaleidoscopic designs. Perfectly sized to fit into a pocket or handbag, and printed on high-quality paper that will ensure hours of bliss, The Mindfulness Coloring Book is ready to help you de-stress wherever you go. So take a few minutes out of your hectic schedule to reset and refresh with mindful coloring—and relive the days when your biggest concern was staying within the lines!