Posts by Chakra Creations

Working on a new blending tool and technique. My first piece of art.

20 years of design, importation and final assembly of high tech electronics was ironically very useful in the recreation of the rock painting kit. The same rules applied, using different countries for their strengths to make a great product. Pen tips are manufactured in Japan. Inks are mixed in Italy. Packaging and partial assembly is…

While waiting for my appointment, I thought back on a memory with a smile…. A quick trip to the store to buy a gift for a friend and leaving with only a toy for my 4 year old son. I was even less thrilled at the mess it would create. At home, I helped him…

In the waiting room at MD Anderson, everyone I was surrounded by was trying to pass time. Some patients would have as many as five appointments a day. Most were not in good health or spirits. We were stressed thinking of the future. We needed a way to escape and pass time.

It is when you least expect it that it all comes to you.  I was at MD Anderson Cancer Center’s waiting room when it finally occurred me.  I knew how to recreate the coloring book!  It would incorporate all the things I loved, kindness, essential oils,  and of course coloring.  Now it seemed so simple…

Outside of work I have a few hobbies.  I teach my son kindness.  I enjoy reading and learning about holistic healing. I have a collection of essential oils that I like to mix for fragrance and health.  I meditate daily.  And occasionally I color.  I knew that whatever I created, it had to include all…

Because of my line of work, I am always creating product and I wanted to recreate the coloring book to have more purpose.  Seemed simple.  It wasn’t!  No matter how much I thought about it, I could not find that perfect idea. 

I may be overthinking.  Yes, I totally agreed adult coloring is helpful in reducing stress and placing you in the present moment.  I also enjoy creating my own piece of art.  But I still feel like there should be more purpose.  What do you do with the finished art?  I try to live a minimalist…

There is much more to adult coloring than I initially gave it credit for.  Use to I would pass by the coloring books at the check out lines and just think, why?  But I now understand its purpose.  This simple activity can place your mind in the here and the now in seconds. First you…