Customer Reviews

Peace Mandala Coloring Book

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The Peace Mandala Coloring Book is my favorite of the mandala coloring books by Monique Mandali. The mandalas are fun and the kids captured the "peace" message better than any of us adults could ever do! I'm buying it as a gift for a nine year old and for my 84-year old Mother.

Author, artist, transpersonal psychotherapist and business person all describe what Monique Mandali is, but do not tell you who she is. I've been privileged to meet Monique and I know that she is a seeker traveling her path. Her walking stick is her love for all, especially children. Ms. Mandali offers a series of four coloring books for children and adults. There are three different delights in the original Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book series, each consisting of 22 designs. While the original three books in the series contain designs by the author, the latest (and perhaps greatest) has 25 peace mandalas from children all around the world. The Peace Mandala Coloring Book is very special because the mandalas are designed by children unencumbered by the pressure of adult living. Further, they bring a variety of spiritual as well as geographical cultures to bear. Monique Mandali has given us something special. Not only do we find drawings to color that can aid in health and serenity...Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book Series is additionally special because they represent the best part of Monique Mandali, her love!

We had a great Halloween party last year with the last Mandala coloring book. There's nothing like seeing werewolves, princesses and tofu (two of my friends wearing large white boxes) sitting around a table and coloring beautiful designs. It really helped to get people to meet each other in a mellow way. When we heard this book was out, it was a must for the fall birthdays coming up with our nieces and nephews, as well as for this year's Halloween party. The children are really creative. It's especially interesting to see the designs from the Nepalese children. They're very intricate.

I bought 2 of these books for my 8 and 10 year old daughters based on the 3 prior reviews. They both love art and were not impressed by this book, neither was I. Most of the mandalas are very simplistic so if you want to color anything intricate, then you have to add lines, circles, etc, to the existing designs. Your own kids can probably make their own mandalas to color which will be just as good, or better than the ones in this book. If I had paid only $4.95 or so for this book, then I would up the stars to 3. Don't buy it.

I purchased the whole series. The special charm I feel in this volume is the access offered through a gentle, inviting and intuitive medium to reach and feel the desire for peace expressed from the hearts of children around the world. I don't think it can be described adequately in words, but instead must be experienced. Monique continues to add her own gift, the balances between lines and open forms. The user -- whether a child or adult -- still has the space to doodle, play or design their own contributions and by doing so intuitively reach a greater whole. When its done, I feel that the process still engages my deepest being but now expands the connection across cultures and generations. The freedom to fill in these spaces with whatever textures and designs my heart and spirit create is exactly the essence of what makes them appealing. Imagine. Something so uncomplicated, relaxing, truly pleasureable to young and old alike -- yet still opens the heart to peace, hope and healing. Perhaps they should become a "required" activity at Global Summits, UN talks, and daily breakfast fare on Capital Hill.

This book is excellent for meditative and contemplative coloring. It helps me focus on the divine and peaceful. I have never been able to meditate in a traditional manner but coloring these Mandalas does calm me and help block out the troubling world. I highly recommend this if you need to calm down after a busy day.

While I have enjoyed the first 3 volumes of Monique's mandala coloring books, this one is really special. To have invited children around the world to contribute their own designs and then edit and publish the mandalas for the rest of us to enjoy is a special gift. My grand-daughters loved the mandala drawings produced by other children. It was fun to see what mandalas they chose and how they colored them. I shall color these mandalas myself. What a bargain for only $10.95! I hope there will be more in the series!

I had a great time, the most relaxing thing I have done in months. It brought out the little girl in me. The images are outstanding and very creative.

My mom is 82 years old and with one broken leg is unable to do much. She can however color and and she loves this book. It has given her something to do during her convalescence. It has helped to occupy her mind. Thank you

this book has some great "one world" kind of images and really nice, easy coloring for kids and adults. my 7 year old loves it.