Coloring The Mandala Research Paper

Coloring the Mandala was a lot of fun! I work with kids and I color these all the time with them. I also use to color these a lot when I was a child. It felt very relaxing. It was almost as if I was meditating. I allowed myself to completely forget about anything else I had to do and to just focus on coloring the mandala.I put on some music and just began coloring. It was very easy to do. Coloring and painting is something I really enjoy doing so having to color a mandala was more fun than it was work. I did not feel like I had to force myself to complete it. This did not feel like an assignment. Many thoughts went through my head while I was coloring. I spent a lot of time debating on what colors to use. I decided to make it pretty bring and wanted it to really have a
After reading the article I began to realize this. I also found it very interesting that mandala had a religious element to it. I use to just consider them pattern drawings. No that I realize they are used in buddhist and Hindu religious ceremonies, it makes me wonder what other relaxation and stress relieving techniques derive from various religions. As I previously stated, I like to color so this was not difficult to me at all. I honestly do not see how anyone would find this difficult. It you do not like coloring then this may be consider tedious and uninteresting, but not difficult. I would definitely do this again. I would put a lot of effort in choosing which Mandala to do. I wonder if the type of pattern you pick reflects how coloring will affect you. Also I wonder if your choice of pattern says anything about your personality. I have quite a few friends who enjoy coloring so I think it would be a great idea if I invited them to join me next time. We could all spend time coloring a mandala and then after we have all finished, we can discuss how coloring made us feel. All and all I really found this assignment enlightening and