Anti-Stress – Meditation Through Coloring

My husband purchased this for me for Christmas and I'd like to leave an honest review. I really want to like this, considering it was made by a nueroscientist and is proven to help you relax. Idk. I just can't get into the geometric shapes. There is no point already to coloring but with this there is REALLY no point. I have always thought coloring was pointless, I have tried and tried to get into coloring but everytime, without a doubt, I get bored extremely fast. This is what happened with this book. I feel like if i truly immerse myself into it and just start coloring I could maybe get into it but I am really just wanting a different coloring book already (which is what happens when my book and I don't click pretty much immediately). I want to love it but so far I am having a hard time enjoying it. =( Maybe I'm doing it wrong..

The coloring book is OK, but the patterns/designs featured are pretty similar to those in other books by the author - e.g., brain-science, meditation, etc. The spine of the book doesn't bend well, so can be difficult to color near the edges where the print is full-page. The book also has designs printed on both sides of the page, so there's bleed-through if you use markers (even though the paper is pretty nice and thick) and pressure from colored pencils leaves indentations on the opposite side as well - meaning that you either have to deal with those issues or choose which pattern you want to color. The explanation of why coloring is therapeutic was interesting, but given that it's the only thing that sets these books apart from their less expensive counterparts, and the other issues I've mentioned, I wouldn't order books from this series again.

I really enjoy stress relieving coloring books! This one has some pages that do kind of stress me out with little images to color or lots of chaos on the page. But the majority of the images I enjoy and do help relieve stress.

These designs are not best for me, the repetition in pattern is a migraine trigger as it affects my vision / brain fog. Amazing price for quality of book

I LOVE this coloring book. Bought it because it was on an "Oprah's favorite things" list. I also love the pencils it came with. The bright colors are fun. They don't sharpen very easily though, so I feel like I'm going through them faster than I'd prefer. But still a good value!