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Art therapist Lacy Mucklow and illustrator Angela Porter's "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Color-Calm-Templates-Meditation-Relaxation/dp/1937994775/ref=pd_sim_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=19QC6G0F0HP6PKPHNWFB" target="_blank">Color Me Calm</a>" and "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Color-Me-Happy-Coloring-Templates/dp/1937994767/ref=pd_sim_b_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1VZQK337H0GCD3DP05HX" target="_blank">Color Me Happy</a>" are popular titles. They're working on  "Color Me Stress-Free," to be released in September.

Coloring books are no longer just for the kids. In fact, adult coloring books are all the rage right now. And while researchers and art therapists alike have touted the calming benefits for over a decade, it’s childhood favorite Crayola that’s gotten adult coloring books some serious grown-up attention. The famous crayon makers just launched a set of markers, colored pencils and a collection of adult coloring books, Coloring Escapes, last month.

And though the first commercially successful adult coloring books were published in 2012 and 2013, the once-niche hobby has now grown into a full-on trend, with everyone from researchers at Johns Hopkins University to the editors of Yoga Journal suggesting coloring as an alternative to meditation.

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source: CNN.com

Why Adult Coloring Books Are Good For You  was originally published on praisecleveland.com