In general, mandalas have been used as healing tools, either by performing them, coloring them or contemplating them as a form of conscious meditation. They are concentric discs that expand from a nucleus imitating or reproducing with it a wave of movement that leads to concentration and expansion.

Beyond mysticism, Swiss psychiatrist, psychologist and essayist Carl Jung pioneered its implementation as a therapeutic tool. In addition to using it on his patients, he used it on himself and came to the conclusion that when a mandala is performed, it reflects the state of the psyche at the time, since it was a representation of the patient's mind, and in addition to externalizing the conflict, it provided a path to order and integration. This is where its calming and healing effects come from. Jung said that mandalas were the psychological expression of the whole being.

In my case I discovered mandalas a long time ago, I bought my first box of crayons, adult crayons, because I haven't used crayons since my school days. Then some time passed and I colored the first one. It was a reunion with my inner child, I enjoyed the mixture of colors, of shades, I was transported while I was coloring. And from that first mandala I painted many others with a group that were discovering them too. I explored all the brands of crayons on the market that I could, the pastel tones, the pearly ones, the fluorescent ones, the frosted markers, I bought my folder and kept them. There was a time when I colored at least one a day. I realized that I had a preference for particular colors, I met people who "played" them and I can say that it was a good discovery.

Mandalas are not magical, nor do they represent a portal to the "beyond", but they are a good instrument of healing, relaxation and expansion of consciousness. During the time I painted them I can often say that my power of concentration increased, that I became more creative, my ideas flowed to me easily, my memory improved, I dreamed a lot, with many colors, and sometimes I received many messages through sleep, I projected personal situations through dreams and in general my anxiety level dropped a lot, I am a person who is usually "accelerated" and the mandalas were good therapy to balance me a little.