As presents are unwrapped on Christmas morning this year, thousands of Australians will receive a gift they didn't know they needed — a colouring-in book. Colouring-in books marketed as stress-busters ...

Colouring works in a similar way as mindfulness by helping people stay focused on the present moment. Jacob Lund/ Shutterstock When we think of the best ways to reduce stress, we might picture ...

Combining centuries-old traditional mandala coloring with cutting-edge computing and brain sensing technologies could lead to new ways of helping people achieve mindfulness. Mandalas are geometric ...

Are we really a nation vibrating with anxiety? The booming sales of colouring books that help calm us down would suggest so The Michael O’Mara publishing empire is housed exactly as you would expect ...