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Lots of us used to color as kids and… it made us happy. Current research by mental health experts suggests that it might make us adults happy too. Recently, psychologists found that coloring in or out of the lines helps unlock creative potential, and relieve tension and anxiety, something we have a whole lot of in this crazy unpredictable world of ours.

“I recommend it as a relaxation technique,” says Antoni Martinez, a psychologist. “We can use it to enter a more creative, freer state. I recommend it in a quiet environment, even with chill music. Let the color and lines flow.”

According to psychologist Gloria Martínez Ayala: “…coloring has a de-stressing effectbecause when we focus on a particular activity, we focus on it and not on our worries. But it also “brings out our imagination and takes us back to our childhood, a period in which we most certainly had a lot less stress.”

Need more reasons to start coloring?

1. Coloring is considered therapeutic and during stressful times, can help you have a more positive mindset.

Studies show that coloring helps you become more focused and this in turn helps you “chill out” and de-stress. Centering your attention on a single soothing activity is therapeutic and has a beneficial effect on your mood, your energy levels, and your quality of sleep. Studies have found that coloring during cancer treatment had a profound effect on patient’s well- being and research shows this form of therapy often has tangible results decreased symptoms of physical and emotional distress during treatment.

2. Coloring not only allows your to handle stress better but makes you smarter.

Art stimulates communication between various parts of the brain so not only helps you handle handle stress better, it increases the number of brain connections, which is a greater measure of intelligence than brain size.

Adult coloring books are enormously popular and represent 10 of 24 of Amazon’s top selling books of 2015 so give it try!

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by ALETHEIA LUNA | Loner Wolf

Art helps us to unblock, de-stress, and express ourselves to the fullest potential.

In fact, I believe it’s safe to say that art is an expression of the soul.

There are very few crafts in the world that are as universally appealing as coloring. As children we all scribbled through various coloring books (and if you were like me, the walls and floor too … mwahaha). If you have a child you’ve probably enjoyed watching them color in hollowed images of various animals and Disney characters. But what about us adults?

According to the Amazon “bestseller list” right now, adult coloring books are becoming more and more popular as people discover – or rediscover – the amazing benefits of sitting down with a pencil or marker.

In fact, coloring books are even reported to be the best alternative to traditional forms of meditation as they allow the mind to relax, enter into a state of “flow” and slow down the body so that it can unwind.

While coloring may not technically be art therapy (according to this psychologist and art therapist), it is a simple, fun, and beneficial way to harmonize the mind and body.

18 Free Coloring Pages For Adults

I was given a “Creative Therapy Coloring Book” at the beginning of the year as a gift but decided to abandon it in the dusty depths of my book dungeon. When I received it, I thought “This is kind of cool … but weird,” and so I passed up the opportunity. But the other week I stumbled across the book again and thought I would try it out for a change. A few hours later I was enthusiastically hopping on the internet researching far and wide … and what did I find? Other people love this whimsical form of self-expression as well!

So why is coloring so great? Coloring allows you to not only complete a beautiful mini masterpiece, but it also creates a space of silence in your mind. I found that just 10 minutes of solid coloring helped my inner chatter to quiet and eventually cease altogether. Not only that, but coloring actually helped me to become acutely aware of what was going on inside of my mind. That is partly why I was so eager to create this article, because almost ANYONE can benefit from this, and it is a wonderful form of meditation. After 20 minutes I felt grounded and centered with all the stresses of the day faded away.

Below you will find a beautiful selection of free coloring pages for adults. Feel free to download any, or as many, as you like. You may even find that after coloring in a few of these pages you are inspired to create your own unique designs which will be even more beneficial for you.

Have a look!