'Colour Therapy': latest adult coloring book focuses on anti-stress benefits
AFP RELAXNEWS
Mac 9, 2015 09:28 MYT
Mac 9, 2015 09:28 MYT
A growing trend among adults, coloring books are said to help de-stress and unwind and are slowly taking off outside Europe, where the trend originated
A growing trend among adults, coloring books are said to help de-stress and unwind and are slowly taking off outside Europe, where the trend originated.
The latest example, "Colour Therapy: An Anti-Stress Colouring Book," is out this week in Britain before heading to the other side of the Atlantic in June.
A way of passing the time and clearing one's thoughts -- during breaks from "Candy Crush," at least -- coloring books began taking off in France a few years ago and have grown increasingly popular there; among them, books by Lisa Magano have been nearly instant hits and "Secret Garden" (sold in France as "Jardin secret") by Johanna Basford was a success in 2013.
Basford's book also became a popular title in the UK, where the trend is picking up speed.
Excerpt from "Colour Therapy: An Anti-Stress Coloring Book" ©The Colour Therapy Colouring Book (Michael O’Mara Books)
Coloring, claim the publishers, can lower anxiety, stabilize mood, increase attention span and serve as a sleep aid.
"Colour Therapy: An Anti-Stress Coloring Book" released March 5 in the UK, with a US release to follow on June 2.
A few other coloring books to try:
"Secret Garden: An Inky Teasure Hunt and Coloring Book" by Johanna Basford
"Outside the Lines" by Souris Hong-Porretta - with illustrations from Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, Ryan McGuinness and others
"Colour Me Good" by Mel Elliott - spend hours coloring in the faces of Taylor Swift, Ryan Gosling, Benedict Cumberbatch and more.
Excerpt from "Colour Therapy: An Anti-Stress Coloring Book" ©The Colour Therapy Colouring Book (Michael O’Mara Books)