<p>A simple childhood activity has suddenly become incredibly popular with overworked grownups looking to combat stress. Filling in small, varied repeating squares of color by hand instead of staring at a screen of flickering imags turns out to be incredibly soothing and mentally relaxing, a meditation of sorts. <em>Color</em> <em>Meditation</em> by Alexis Seabrook offers approximately 55 beautiful illustrations that include inventive and fascinating repeating patterns as well as complex full-page scenes that reveal their secrets only when careful artists pay attention.</p><p>Alexis's repeating designs, like <em>Raining Cats and Dogs</em>, <em>Counting Sheep</em>,<em>Crowns and Tiaras</em>, and <em>Hot Air</em> <em>Balloons,</em> give users the opportunity to color in calming, repetitive patterns, but switch up the colors in the repeating motifs. Even more exciting are the full-page designs, where readers are instructed to color as they please, but use one color and one color only for the item named in the title until a secret message is revealed. All designs in<em>Colorful Meditation</em> provide an opportunity for both creativity and relaxation.</p><p>Perforated paper allows artists to remove their designs for hanging.</p>