Fullness of Life: Soul Touch Coloring Journal  is one in a series of uniquely soulful adult coloring books by Deborah Koff-Chapin, creator of the best selling SoulCards decks. Deborah has selected this collection of 38 images from thousands of inspirational Touch Drawings that she created in a range of meaningful settings.  Fullness of Life   focuses on human relatedness with the natural world, communion with life, the elements, trees, caring for the earth, deep ecology, and love of nature. The other SoulTouch coloring books evoke different positive, universal human attributes such as love, creativity, contemplative inwardness, and feminine spirituality. Together the series evokes a sense of balance and wholeness.  These coloring books engage you in an active, co-creative relationship with inspiring images through free-form coloring and journal writing. The text suggests ways to play with color, words and even collage. It provides prompts for writing on the lined-journal side of each page. It also includes suggestions to create an atmosphere for renewal and inspiration as you work with the coloring journal, alone or in a coloring and writing group. Printed on very high quality, heavy weight paper, you have the choice to take the perforated pages out of the book to share the coloring experience with friends or frame your colored art for long term appreciation and for use as gifts.  Soul Touch Coloring Journals ride the current wave of interest in coloring books for art therapy and stress relief; and take them to a new level of depth and creativity!  Fullness of Life Life is the animating spark of presence in the world. The images gathered for this collection were selected to reflect the myriad forms where this life force can be felt. It is my hope that you will use these image to expand your awareness of how interwoven we are with all life. Use this book to make space for respite, renewal and creative expression. Awaken these images through free form coloring and use them as catalysts for reflective writing. May life radiate from within you, and may you open to a greater relationship with the fullness of life in all its forms. Blessings, Deborah Koff-Chapin Experience the joy of creative, free form coloring! Bring these evocative images to life with colored pencils, watercolor or other medium of your choice. Before or after coloring, gaze at an image and write on the journal side of the page. Further suggestions for coloring and writing help you get started, even if you are an inexperienced artist. Relax and have fun as you enliven these images in your own unique way. Included are ideas for holding your own coloring and journaling group with friends, family, colleagues or in social service settings. The 38 drawings in this book are printed on heavy, high quality paper and perforated for easy removal. Deborah Koff-Chapin, BFA Cooper Union, is an artist, vocalist, author, teacher. She has been developing the process of Touch Drawing since she discovered it in revelatory play in 1974. Deborah is creator of SoulCards 1&2 and author of Drawing Out Your Soul and The Touch Drawing Facilitator Workbook. She has produced a DVD, audio CD, slide shows, e-newsletters and online community to support the dissemination of Touch Drawing worldwide. Deborah is on the faculty of California Institute of Integral Studies, She has presented at many programs and conferences including Esalen, Naropa Institute, Omega Institute, JFK School of Arts and Consciousness, School of Visual Arts, The American Art Therapy Association, and The Association for Humanistic Psychology. She has served on the board of directors of The International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. Deborah s workshops and Interpretive Touch Drawing have been integrated into executive and management retreats for hospitals and health systems. She has been Interpretive Artist at numerous conferences including Engaging the Other, Sacred Activism, Sacred in the Arts and Seeds of Compassion with the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Deborah s artwork and essays have been published in numerous magazines, journals and books. Deborah is founding director of The Center for Touch Drawing. She has convened the Annual Touch Drawing Gathering since1997.