When we think of the best ways to reduce stress, we might picture activities such as exercise or meditation. But while these pursuits certainly work for some people, they aren't the only techniques ...

Girija Kaimal likes that you can turn your brain off when you color. The few minutes it takes to fill in a page is enough to break your brain’s cycle of stress, it turns out. “Anyone can do it—it’s ...

Coloring has therapeutic potential to reduce anxiety, create focus or bring about more mindfulness Like meditation, coloring allows the brain to switch off other thoughts and focus Coloring books are ...

Coloring books have been around for ages. However, the idea of adults doing them to relieve stress is fairly new. These days, it’s more or less apropos to kids and adults alike to crack open a ...

A mosaic of a Dionysian scene originally from the Italian port of Ostia (2nd c. CE), now at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (screenshot by the author for Hyperallergic) The book has a social justice ...