Cher Kaufmann – författare

It’s time to welcome back your inner child, who remembers doodling with pen and pencil on every available surface. This book encourages readers to pick up a pen again and have some fun. But this isn’t just a drawing, scribble or doodle book; it offers a meditative journey to confidence and joy.

Colouring brings the artist out in everyone–it’s so easy and welcoming. It’s also very good for the mind. Meditation drawing teacher Cher Kaufmann has seen the effects of colouring at work in her classes. She provides students with patterns of mandalas and other designs, some coloured pens, and watches everyone relax. With each stroke of colour, body and thoughts drift into a calm place. Recent studies attest to the power of drawing as well.Whether you have always enjoyed drawing and colouring or are new to it, you’ll find yourself mesmerised by the beautiful pen-and-ink patterns in this collection.

Lavender is calming and relaxing; lemon uplifting and stimulating. But why do each of those scents provoke these particular, visceral responses? In Nature’s Essential Oils, licensed massage therapist and aromatherapist Cher Kaufmann demystifies the how and why behind the uses and effects of essential oils. She explains the environmental factors that impact the chemical make-ups of herbs and other plants, and how they trigger our physical and emotional responses.The book includes recipes for blending oils for home and health, as well as how to select, store, diffuse and apply oils. A valuable resource for readers hoping to expand their knowledge of essential oils and their properties, it also includes a glossary of more than 30 of the most common essential oils for well-being.

Lau Tzu said, “If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” There is no better way to be in the present than to color. Cher Kaufmann believes this to be true and, based on the success of her previous coloring books, her fans agree. In this new book, Kaufmann once again brings her unique style to the topic of peace. She reveals the secrets to finding serenity through active stillness, designed to be practiced in ten minute time-outs from a busy day. More than a coloring book, Peace contains:  Simple drawings to color, evoking peace and calmEasy ten-minute meditations as a path to mindfulnessSoothing sayings and self-affirmations to color  Complete with high-quality paper and perforations that make it easy to tear out pages and share, the latest book in the 10 Minutes a Day series is sure to please.

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky,” said philosopher Rumi, and once again, Cher Kaufmann helps readers to effortlessly open heart and soul through coloring. Love nurtures the fabric of the human condition to create blankets of kindness and small ribbons of appreciation. It may be scary at first to tap into these emotions, but by focusing the mind for just ten minutes at a time, readers will be able to surrender and discover the energy and joy of love. Love is more than a coloring book. It features:  Hand-drawn illustrations and patterns, to color in ten minutes or fewerTen-minute meditations that are accessible and funEndearing quotes to color and internalize  Complete with high-quality paper and perforations that make it easy to tear out pages and share, the latest book in the 10 Minutes a Day series is sure to please.

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness,” says Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. “If you are attentive, you will see it.” In Joy, author and teacher Cher Kaufmann offers readers several ways to become open to joy. Here are uplifting, hand-drawn mantras for readers to color. By interacting on the page with the words through color, the exercise becomes meditative. Kaufmann also provides dozens of her beautiful illustrations to color, simplified here to basic patterns and symbols so they can be completed in just a few minutes. In only ten minutes, readers will be able to tap into the ancient knowledge and deep wisdom of this art through coloring, but also through carefully curated short meditations and tips for attaining bliss.  Research has shown that simply by thinking positively, people can train themselves to have more of these thoughts. The brain regions that regulate happiness literally receive a surge of blood. Like a river on a bed of rocks, this carves out a neural pathway, making it easier for more joy to flow. Bring it on!