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Best Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation

November 14, 2019 By Addicted Colorist 2 Comments

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Best Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation

Mandala Coloring Books were one of the first to come to the adult coloring book world because of the relaxation and mindfulness qualities that are part of the Mandala mystique. 

My first exposure to Mandalas was in “Color Me Calm” A Zen Coloring book written by Lucy Mucklow, a licensed art therapist and illustrated by Angela Porter. I loved the simple swirling lines that Angela uses in her drawings and my next book was another by Angela called “Entangled” which combined mandalas and Zentangle which I also like to do.

For the unfamiliar, a mandala is a sacred symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, made from a nest of squares and circles, that represents the cosmos. As the Asian Art Museum put it: “mandalas are not just images to view, but worlds to enter — after recreating the image in their mind’s eye, meditators imaginatively enter its realm.” Huffington Post

For me, mandala’s are just pretty designs that are repeated in a circular fashion that let me stop thinking about which colors to use and how to do shading and just sit down and fill up the spaces with whatever color appeals to me at that time. That is what art therapists suggest, choosing colors that appeal to you in that moment is filling a need you have to evoke the emotion that the color brings you. It can be the traditional meaning of yellow for happiness, blue for calm or a more personal connection, pink reminds you of your mother and you miss her today, green reminds you of a beautiful mountain setting where your husband proposed. That’s for you to decide. I’ve bought and received review copies of several mandala coloring books and I’ll list them below for you to explore.

If you’d like to learn a little more about Mandala’s I recommend Kathy Rausch’s Book Activate Divine Creativity  where she talks about the Life-Changing Magic of the Mandala.

Best Relaxing Mandala Coloring Books for Meditation and Mindfulness

The Art of Mandala by Jason Hamilton

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Color Me Calm: 100 Coloring Templates for Meditation and Relaxation

Best Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation and Mindfulness color me calm

The Color Me series of books are completely unique in the way they are bound. Each book has 100 unique designs with sections of the book following a theme that Lucy Mucklow spells out for you in the short introduction to each chapter. The book is bound in such a way that the pages open fully flat and they are 1 sided images so you really don’t need to worry about bleed-through unless you use sharpies or that sort of marker, just slip a piece of blank paper behind it if you do. The facing page is a repeated flower mandala that I use to test color combinations on. I particularly liked the houses in this book.  While these books are not strictly mandala books, the swirling nature of the illustrations along with the mandala’s will give the same mindful escape.  This book also comes in the smaller portable version with 70 illustrations in a 6″x 7″ format.
Color Me Calm – Portable 
Color Me Happy – Portable
Color Me Stress-Free – Portable
Color Me Fearless – Portable
Color Me To Sleep
Color Me Grateful

Other Mindful Coloring Books illustrated by Angela Porter

Entangled (A Creative Haven Book)

Entangle Best Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation and Mindfulness

Entangled Dragonflies

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Mandala Coloring Books

Tranquil Ocean Mandalas – Just Add Color

Fantastic, quality coloring book from Barrons with 120 large perforated pages of ocean-themed mandalas and illustrations to color. This book also features and accompanying QR code that leads to special relaxing music to play on your device while coloring.

Barron’s has a few books in this same series including:

  • Meditative Mandalas – Just Add Color
  • Just Add Color Mandalas
  • Just Add Color Kaleidoscopes

Angie Grace Mandala Coloring Books For Adults

Best-selling coloring book artist Angie Grace invites you to relax and explore the intricate and exquisite world of stress mending circular whimsical art. Stroke by stroke, shade by shade, tension and worries fade away as you transform Angie’s beautiful black and white lines into your own unique, personal and beautiful keepsake art piece.

Balance by Angie Grace

Centered – Volume II

Breath Volume III by Angie Grace

Transcend Volume 4 by Angie Grace

Angie Grace also has mandala coloring books for those that have vision issues or prefer larger spaces to shade in with pencils or pens. These books with larger spaces may be better for seniors or younger children that find Angie’s patterns too complex and intricate.

Centered – for Crayons and Wide Markers

Transcend – For Crayons And Wide Tipped Markers: Angie’s Gentle Mood Menders 

Balance – For Crayons And Wide Tipped Markers: Angie’s Gentle Mood Menders – Volume 1 

Breathe – For Crayons And Wide Tipped Markers: Angie’s Gentle Mood Menders – Volume 3

100 Magnificent Mandalas Coloring Book

100 magnificent mandalas Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation stress relief and Mindfulness

100+ Unique Mandala Designs and Stress Relieving Patterns for Adult Relaxation, Meditation, and Happiness
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Stress Less Coloring Mandalas

Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation stress relief and Mindfulness stress less coloring mandalas

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Mandala Coloring Book

According to the reviews, this coloring book allows you to use markers without it bleeding through the paper. Markers seem to be the preferred medium for Mandala Coloring.

Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation stress relief and Mindfulness

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Mandalas For Beginners

An Adult Coloring Book with Simple and Easy Designs for Meditation, Mi

mandalas for beginners Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation stress relief and Mindfulness

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Creative Haven Mandala Low-Cost Coloring Books

Creative Haven Books are favorites for price-point, single-sided perforated pages, and decent paper quality.

Snowflake Mandala Coloring Book by Marty Noble

snowflake mandalas Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation stress relief and Mindfulness

I don’t know anyone who isn’t fascinated by snowflakes, their imperfect perfection and uniqueness just speaks to our soul don’t you think? This book really stands out for me.

Snowflake Mandalas Coloring Book US Uk or Canada  Book Depository

Christmas Mandalas by Marty Noble

christmas mandalas Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation stress relief and Mindfulness

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Magical Mandalas by Alberta Hutchinson

Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation stress relief and Mindfulness

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Square Mandalas

Mandala Coloring Books for Relaxation stress relief and Mindfulness

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Paisley Mandalas

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Nature Mandalas

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More Creative Haven Mandalas

  • Kaleidoscope Designs
  • Mandala Tessellations
  • Celestial Mandalas
  • Flower Mandalas on Black Paper
  • Celtic Mandalas
  • Butterfly Mandalas
  • Nature Mandalas
  • Groovy Mandalas
  • Sea Life Mandalas
  • Steampunk Mandalas

Mindfulness Coloring Books

The Mindfulness Coloring Book

Mindfulness Coloring Books for Relaxation and stress relief

Mindfulness Art Therapy Coloring Book Volume II

Mindfulness Coloring Books for Relaxation and stress relief

Colour Me Calm – REALLY Relaxing Colouring Book

Mindfulness Coloring Books for Relaxation and stress relief

Mindful Mandalas

Mindfulness Coloring Books for Relaxation and stress relief

Zen Art Therapy for Adults

Activate Divine Creativity Mandala Doodles Coloring Book

This book by Kerry McQuaide is based on Japanese prints and patterns. This is a smaller format book with one-sided, non-perforated pages on better than average paper. No designs go into the margin.

Interestingly, many of this year’s top books were also in the top 10 for Amazon sales in 2015, you can see that list here. We hope you will find one of these coloring books can help your stress levels and create Zen in your life. If you have a favorite we have missed, please let us know on one of our social media accounts.

Filed Under: Adult Coloring Books Tagged With: Easy Coloring, Easy Coloring Books, Easy to Color, Mandalas, Mindfulness

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  1. Jenny says

    December 26, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    If you haven’t tried them yet. Angie Grace had wide tip versions of Balance, Breathe, Centered and Transcend and they are all wonderful. Nice bold lines with not as many teeny tiny details.

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  2. ColorGaia says

    January 14, 2017 at 12:02 am

    There are a few reasons I think mandalas are so popular with colorists and coloring books artists:

    1. Choosing colors is easier than for other types of pages: the symmetry of mandalas takes a lot of the indecision out of picking colors. When you color a part of a mandala, the symmetry means there are probably corresponding portions that should be the same color.

    2. It’s easy to start coloring a mandala: it can be difficult to pick where to start coloring other types of coloring pages, but I always like to start coloring a mandala from the center.

    3. They are rewarding to color as you go: if you’re coloring a mandala from the inside out, it’s easy to break the mandala down into pieces. You get a sense of completion from finishing the center, then again when you finish an outer ring, and so on until the mandala is complete. With other pages, you don’t really get that sense of satisfaction until the entire page is complete.

    Aside from coloring, mandalas also have a long, rich history. Making your own mandalas can be really fun to (plus you get to color them when you’re finished).

    Thanks for the awesome write up!

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