Showing posts with label mandala monday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mandala monday. Show all posts

Monday, 17 August 2026

**LOVE TO COLOUR?** Colouring with Cats ~ Getting Your OM’s on with Mandalas on Monday ~ **Crystal of the Week ~ MALACHITE ~ What Is It Good For?**

A vibrant, whimsical banner themed around relaxation, creativity, and cats features a large glowing mandala at the centre, surrounded by colourful lights, crystals, pencils, and playful signs. Inspirational phrases about breathing, colouring, zen, and mindfulness appear throughout, alongside cat‑themed humour and decorative items like mugs, books, and a “Zen‑O‑Meter.” The overall scene is bright, cosy, and artistic, inviting viewers into a calm, creative Colouring With Cats space at BBHQ.
Mindful Monday Magic with Melvyn: Crystals, Colouring Mandalas, Finding Your OM, and Unleashing Zen Harmonies at BionicBasil.com
A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.
Supurr greetings, meautiful furiends

Happy Monday! Melvyn is here to continue our crystal journey, since we haven't shared a Colouring with Cats post in a while. 

This time, we've got a lovely gemstone to share. 

Crystal of The Week

&

What is Malachite good for?

Malachite is a gorgeous green crystal with swirls, bands, and rosettes in all shades of emerald. It is readily available and is usually one of the first crystals most collectors buy.

A decorative malachite poster displays three forms of the crystal: a rough raw specimen with a textured surface, smooth rounded tumbled stones, and a polished or carved piece showing vivid green banded patterns. Above them is a close‑up of malachite’s swirling layers in multiple shades of green. The layout is clean and symmetrical, highlighting the crystal’s colour, texture, and natural beauty, with labels identifying each form and a title reading “Malachite – Crystal of the Week.”

We have a few tumbled stones at BBHQ, although we were given this larger piece a few years ago. We think it was supposed to be a rather abstract dolphin, although Melvyn said he didn't think it looked very fishy to him! MOL

Melvyn, a cute tabby cat with white fur and dark brown markings, stands on a woven mat indoors, leaning forward to sniff a small green malachite crystal placed in front of him. The malachite has a carved, fish‑like shape and shows its rich green colour and banded pattern. Melvyn’s curious posture and focused expression capture a sweet moment of feline investigation, set against a light wooden floor and simple home surroundings during the Colouring With Cats Mandala feature at BBHQ.

Let's tell mew a little about the gem lore surrounding this very verdant crystal. Malachite is safe to handle in its polished form, but be careful: the raw, unpolished crystal is toxic, so always buy tumbled stones or carvings. 

**Malachite dust is toxic; avoid cutting, grinding or sanding the stone, and avoid inhaling any dust.**

It is purportedly a crystal that can amplify positive and negative energies, is a supurr protection stone, and can assist in grounding spiritual energies. It is also said to be a stone of transformation and can aid mew to be more adventurous, to enable change and to be more open to risk-taking.

It is reported to be good for chakra healing, and its ideal placement is the heart chakra for bringing harmony and balance, although we've read that it's also good for the third eye as it could potentially activate psychic visions, though we'll have to get back to mew on that as we've never tried it. Mew can use it on the other chakra points too; for example, if placed on the solar plexus, it is reported to promote emotional healing and release negative traumas/experiences.

Malachite is also reputed to help clear EMFs and guard against pollution, helping to heal earth energies. So if mew missed our other crystals, which also help with EMF cleansing and protection, click here for orgonite and shungite.  And purrhaps add a few malachite tumble stones to your EMF home defence repertoire.

Another thing we read about this stone is that it can supposedly help draw out deeper feelings and break unwanted ties and/or patterns that mew feel need adjustment in your life. It's also reputed to help release inhibitions and encourage empathy towards others.

It is a crystal of intuition and problem-solving, and can apparently assist with becoming more observant and insightful, with the ability to absorb information more readily. 

As with all the crystals we've mentioned, there's oodles of jewellery made from this gorgeous, lush green stone, so if mew're drawn to it, know mew can get bracelets, earrings and pendants plus the regular tumble stones, and it's not an expensive crystal to buy either.

Even if mew don't want to use your crystal in any specific way, we think malachite is a mighty pretty stone to have in a crystal collection.

A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.

Disclaimer: we are not health or medical practitioners; all crystal info is purely for entertainment purposes only. 

A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.

We hope that mew're ready for the week ahead, so let's jump right in and start as always with our little breathing exercise, which we're sure mew all have down paw by now...  but if mew've forgotten, stop what mew're doing for a moment and take deep, fulfilling breaths; counting to five on the inhale and five on the exhale:

Breathe in
Breathe out

Breathe in
Breathe out

Breathe in
Breathe out

Smooch is here again to offer mew assistance in getting your OM's on and Zen Harmonies happening, so just press play, close your eyes and follow his instructions.



Don't mew feel better already?  I know we do!

A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.

All the mandalas featured are created & designed by us, aka The B Team.

A black‑and‑white mandala titled “Mandala #132” features an intricate circular design made up of repeating geometric shapes and organic floral elements. The pattern radiates outward from a central flower‑like motif, forming symmetrical layers of petals, curves, and fine linework. The outer ring includes wavy lines and dotted accents that add rhythm and texture. The overall design is highly detailed and balanced, intended as a free printable adult colouring mandala for creative relaxation and mindful colouring.

Right-click the image to save and/or print the mandala.


And here's our finished version. This week, because we're sharing the gorgeous malachite crystal, we chose a green palette with a splash of pink.

A vibrant coloured mandala titled “Mandala #132” features intricate symmetrical patterns radiating from a central floral motif. The design is filled with rich greens, soft pinks, deep reds, and black accents, creating strong contrast and visual harmony. Petal‑like shapes, curved lines, and dotted details form concentric layers that build outward in a balanced circular composition. The colours are applied with care, giving the mandala depth, rhythm, and a polished finish, showcasing Cathrine Garnell’s beautifully coordinated palette of greens and pinks.

Coloured on the iPad and then transformed in Prisma, this time we chose the effect - nest.

A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.

Don't forget mew can download** our free Colouring with Cats here:- Books One, Two, Three and Four.

Colouring with Cats Book One ©BionicBasil®Colouring with Cats Book Two ©BionicBasil®Colouring with Cats Book Three ©BionicBasil®Colouring with Cats Book Four ©BionicBasil®

Colouring With Cats Book IV

[**see our download policy here]
A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.

On that note, we'll say bye for now and look forward to seeing mew on Wednesday, when we'll be back with our mid-week news round-up.

If mew missed any other posts, here are the links:



Until then

Keep Calm, Colour OM, and...

Bold, playful lettering spells out “Stay Supurr Zen” in bright pink text with a soft yellow shadow, creating a cheerful, uplifting design. The stylised phrase blends cat‑themed humour with a calming message, giving the graphic a fun, positive, and relaxed vibe.

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 











A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.
Don't forget to subscribe and never miss another mandala! 
A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.
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© [2026] BionicBasil®. All Rights Reserved. No part of this post, characters, or lore may be reproduced, scraped, or rewritten in any form (including AI) without express written permission
A decorative horizontal divider featuring a bright pink‑and‑gold mandala with a paw‑print symbol at its centre. Colourful flowers, crystals, and coloured pencils radiate outward, framed by ornate golden swirls. On each side sit gold circular “Om” symbols, butterflies, and additional floral accents, creating a vibrant, symmetrical design that blends artistic, spiritual, and playful cat‑themed elements.
Graphics created with paid licence www.canva.com  & Prisma IOS App 
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Monday, 8 June 2026

**LOVE TO COLOUR?** Colouring with Cats #123 ~ Getting Your OM’s on with Mandalas on Mondays ~ Crystal of the Week PLUS **Your Crystal Questions Answered** What Is Sunstone Good For?

A vibrant mandala banner in pink, yellow, and white featuring a large ornate central mandala with radiating lines and dotted accents. The background shifts from soft yellow to bright pink in a smooth gradient. Decorative vertical borders with circular motifs frame the sides. Stylised text reads ‘Getting Your OM’s On!’, ‘And Unleash Your Zen Harmonies’, and ‘Mandalas on Monday’. Two Om symbols sit in the lower corners, and the ©BionicBasil® mark appears at the bottom.

Mindful Monday Magic with Melvyn: Colouring Mandalas, Finding Your OM, Sunstones, and Unleashing Zen Harmonies at BionicBasil.com


Supurr Monday greetings, meautiful furiends

Welcome to the start of another fun-packed week at BBHQ. Today, we're continuing our crystal journey, and we've got a lovely gemstone to share, as we were asked: What is Sunstone good for? 

Crystal of The Week

&

What is sunstone good for?

Sunstone is a meautiful crystal in varying tones of yellow, orange and brown. It can be an opaque or a translucent stone, and is usually filled with little white iridescent flashes as mew move it in the light; similar to labradorite stones, although not quite as showy.

They come in polished tumbled stones or raw unpolished specimens, either of which is lovely.A collection of sunstone crystals displayed in various forms, including rough pieces, polished stones, and tumbled gems. The stones range from pale orange to deep reddish‑brown and feature glittery metallic flecks that catch the light. The word ‘Sunstone’ appears above the images.

We have a pawesome palm stone and a couple of smaller polished tumbles at BBHQ, and Melvyn did make us laugh as it was quite a cold day when we took this picture, and he said, "If it's a sunstone, then it must be warm, so I'll just snuggle in bed with it and absorb the heat!"  

And that's the last we saw of it for a while! MOL

A white cat with dark grey and black markings lies on a white surface with eyes closed, gently holding a smooth oval sunstone between his front paws. The warm‑toned crystal rests against his chest as Melvyn appears to be peacefully inspecting or cuddling it.

 Anyhoo, let's hop right in and tell mew a little about the gem lore surrounding these stunning crystals. These stones have a lovely energy and are supposedly meant to bring more joy into your life, so the name is really fitting, as when the sun shines, we all feel better.

So what does this sparkly gem actually do? 

Sunstone is said to support:

Joy & optimism

Confidence & self‑expression

Intuition

Chakra cleansing

Seasonal mood uplift


It is purrportedly a crystal that heightens intuition and allows the true self to shine brightly. So if mew're in need of a little confidence boost, this may help.

Sunstone, as its name suggests, is said to be a great facilitator to connect to all things light and spiritual; including being a supurr cleanser of the light body and aura, it is suggested that it can clear all the chakras, so it can be placed on all chakra points with equal success. And if mew're looking for a specific chakra point, the solar plexus would be a great one to start with, and that's found between the ribcage and belly button.

In other texts we've read, it's said to be a really good stone for facilitating self-empowerment and adding strength and self-sufficiency to your life. So if mew feel these are areas that mew need to work on, this could be the stone for mew.

Another supposedly beneficial attribute is that it can aid in lifting a low mood, especially during the winter months, when sunlight is in short supply and can encourage a more pawstive or optimistic approach to things, increasing interest or enthusiasm where there's a lack.
 
All in all, this is a superb crystal for bringing a lightness, vitality and feel-good factor into your home and purrsonal space, and if mew're looking for a great crystal to meditate with, this is one of them.

Mew can also have lovely jewellery made from sunstone; the P.A. purchased a couple of unset sunstones on one of her trips to Peru and had them set into earrings. She also got some faceted beads to make a bracelet, then she got some moonstone and made a combo bracelet, which she wears most days.


How to Use Sunstone

Carry in pocket

Place on the solar plexus

Use in meditation

Wear as jewellery


If mew're looking for an uplifting stone to add to your collection, this would be a purrfect addition.


 If mew have any crystal questions, email us, DM us or ask us in the comments below.

To check out last time's Crystal of the Week, click the link: Spirit Quartz.

(Disclaimer: we are not health or medical practitioners; all crystal info is purely for entertainment purposes only.) 


We hope that mew're ready for the week ahead, so let's jump right in and start as always with our little breathing exercise, which we're sure mew all have down paw by now...  but if mew've forgotten, stop what mew're doing for a moment and take deep, fulfilling breaths; counting to five on the inhale and five on the exhale:

Breathe in
Breathe out

Breathe in
Breathe out

Breathe in
Breathe out

Smooch is here again to offer mew assistance in getting your OM's on and Zen Harmonies happening, so just press play, close your eyes and follow his instructions.



Don't mew feel better already?  I know we do!


All the mandalas featured are designed and coloured by us, aka The B Team.


Here's today's mandala.
A detailed black‑and‑white circular mandala featuring intricate symmetrical patterns, including floral and geometric motifs arranged in concentric layers. The design is labelled ‘Mandala 123’ at the top, with www.bionicbasil.com displayed at the bottom.
Right-click the image to save and/or print the mandala.

And here's our finished version... we really liked the aqua tones, paired with the pinky-berry shades. We think it looks purretty cool.

A brightly coloured mandala featuring intricate symmetrical patterns in shades of blue, pink, purple, and red. The design radiates outward in layered floral and geometric shapes, outlined in white, and is framed with a white border and a black outer frame.

Coloured on the iPad and then transformed in Prisma, this time we chose the effect - warm stones. 


A horizontal page divider featuring bright vertical light‑spectrum lines in vivid colours against a dark background, creating a sleek, modern visual break between sections.

Don't forget mew can download** our **FREE** Colouring with Cats here: Books One, Two, Three and Four.

A bright pink book cover titled “Colouring With Cats – Getting Your Om On and Unleashing Your Zen Harmonies” features a central mandala with the text “Mandalas on Monday.” The design includes decorative borders, Om symbols, and the note “Book One – featuring 10 beautiful mandalas for you to colour.” The book is by Cathrine Garnell and reflects a relaxing, mindfulness‑themed colouring series from BionicBasil®A light‑blue book cover titled “Colouring With Cats – Getting Your OM On and Unleashing Your Zen Harmonies” features a colourful circular mandala at the centre with the text “Mandalas on Monday.” Pink and white decorative borders frame the design. The cover reads “Book Two – Featuring 30 easy mandalas for you to colour” and credits the author, Cathrine Garnell. The overall style is bright, calming, and mindfulness‑focused.A bright green book cover titled “Colouring With Cats – Getting Your OM On and Unleashing Your Zen Harmonies” features a pink‑and‑purple mandala at the centre with the text “Mandalas on Monday.” Decorative borders frame the design. The cover reads “Book Three – featuring 20 gorgeous mandalas for you to colour” and credits the author, Cathrine Garnell. The overall style is vibrant, calming, and mindfulness‑focused.A purple book cover titled “Colouring With Cats – Getting Your OM’s On and Unleashing Your Zen Harmonics” features a radiant circular mandala at the centre with the text “Mandalas on Monday.” Decorative borders and Om symbols frame the design. The cover reads “Book Four – Featuring 16 of our favourite mandalas for you to colour” and credits the author, Cathrine Garnell. The overall look is vibrant, calming, and mindfulness‑focused.
Colouring With Cats Book IV

[**see our download policy here]


So on that note, we'll say bye for now and look forward to mew stopping by on Wednesday when we're back with our Midweek News Round-Up. 

And if mew missed any posts over the last few days, here are the links:


Sunday Selfies with Fudge



Until then

Keep Calm and Colour OM!

Supurr zen purrs

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team










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