Coloring Mandalas as a Meditation Technique

Susanne Fincher is a licensed professional counselor and registered art therapist based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of two series, Creating Mandalas and Coloring Mandalas (Shambala Publications.)

The printable mandala here is from her book, Coloring Mandalas 2 (Shambala Publications, 2004.)

How to Get Started

1. You will need crayons, pencil crayons, chalks, pastels, paint, or markers in a variety of colors.

2. Print the mandala.

3. Find a quiet and comfortable place.

4. Start coloring. Don't think about your choice of color too much and don't worry about matching colors. Let your instincts guide you. After you've begun with the first color, the rest will follow naturally. As Susanne says on her website creatingmandalas.com, "One color on the mandala invites another, like a guest who asks to bring his friend to your party."

5. Once you have finished, you can learn about interpreting the way you have colored your mandala by reading these articles:

• Interpreting Your Mandala
  
• Healing Effects of Color

You are now ready to try coloring more mandalas and even creating them yourself!

Related Resources

Find Susanne Fincher's mandala books on Pricegrabber

• Susanne Fincher's website
  
• Learn two ways of meditating
  
• Post your finished mandala on the Mandala Project
  
• Quit Smoking on About.com

The printable mandala is from Coloring Mandalas 2 by Susanne F. Fincher; © 2004. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc., www.shambhala.com