article_snippet.sent: " (No. 6); "Balance (Angie's Extreme Stress Menders Volume 1)" by Angie Grace
article_snippet.sent: (No. 9); and "The Mindfulness Colouring Book: Anti-stress Art Therapy for Busy People" by Emma Farrarons
article_snippet.sent: While Farrarons and Basford are based in the UK, the concept is taking off in U.S. too, with the publication of titles like Virginia-based art therapist Lacy Mucklow and illustrator Angela Porter's "Color Me Calm" and "Color Me Happy," created for the minds and motor skills of Mom and Dad, not the kids.
article_snippet.sent: Basford is working on a third title, Farrarons has been commissioned for a second book, and Mucklow and Porter will release "Color Me Stress-Free" in September.
article_snippet.sent: Atlanta-based art therapist Susanne Fincher, who has published several coloring books, said coloring can lift the mood, reduce anxiety and relieve stress.
article_snippet.sent: Art making is a powerful intervention," Fincher wrote in an email.
article_snippet.sent: Mindfulness and meditative coloring are recurring themes in the growing adult coloring book industry.
article_snippet.sent: I sometimes give clients one of my mandala coloring books for homework between sessions with me," Fincher wrote.
article_snippet.sent: Coloring mandalas can empower a client to manage thoughts and feelings on Coloring mandalas own with the positive activity of coloring, instead of, for example, overeating or abusing substances.
article_snippet.sent: The opportunity to craft a mindfulness coloring book for adults was serendipitous for illustrator Farrarons, who had been practicing mindfulness for a few years before getting the offer to create a book.
highlights_snippet.sent: Books with calming, meditative and spiritual themes appeal to adults looking to unwind .